On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	43	.669	--
Indians	70	60	.538	17.0
Tigers	70	63	.526	18.5
White Sox	68	63	.519	19.5
Senators	68	63	.519	19.5
Red Sox	66	66	.500	22.0
Browns	48	82	.369	39.0
Athletics	47	84	.359	40.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, White Sox 0

Yankees 6, Indians 4

Browns 3, Athletics 2

Senators 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	49	.617	--
Cardinals	75	53	.586	4.0
Cubs	75	55	.577	5.0
Pirates	68	62	.523	12.0
Reds	63	65	.492	16.0
Bees	58	70	.453	21.0
Dodgers	52	75	.409	26.5
Phillies	43	84	.339	35.5

Games

Dodgers 1, Cubs 0

Reds 3, Bees 0

Giants 2, Cardinals 1

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 5, Phillies 1

Reds 6, Bees 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	5
2	Zeke Bonura	4
2	Lou Chiozza	4
2	Chile Gomez	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Bill Brubaker	1
1	Woody Jensen	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Hughes	4
2	Wally Berger	3
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	Woody Jensen	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Mel Almada	1
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ivy Andrews	1.00
2	Carl Hubbell	0.83
3	Waite Hoyt	0.60
4	Dizzy Dean	0.56
5	2 tied	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Peaches Davis	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	7
2	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Tommy Bridges	5
3	Dizzy Dean	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.375
2	Lou Gehrig	.371
3	Joe Medwick	.366
4	Luke Appling	.365
5	Bill Dickey	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Hal Trosky	36
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Mel Ott	28
5	Joe DiMaggio	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	131
2	Lou Gehrig	127
3	Joe Medwick	126
4	Jimmie Foxx	121
5	Moose Solters	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	30
2	Jake Powell	23
3	Pepper Martin	21
4	Billy Werber	20
5	Roy Hughes	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.36
2	Ben Cantwell	2.82
3	Lefty Grove	2.91
4	Danny MacFayden	3.10
5	Larry French	3.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	22
2	Carl Hubbell	21
3	Tommy Bridges	19
4	Johnny Allen	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	196
2	Dizzy Dean	155
3	Johnny Allen	150
4	Tommy Bridges	146
5	Bobo Newsom	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	9
2	Pat Malone	8
3	Dizzy Dean	7
3	Syl Johnson	7
3	Bob Smith	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.447
2	Cecil Travis	.444
3	Gee Walker	.413
4	Joe Kuhel	.400
5	Bob Johnson	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Bob Johnson	4
4	Earl Averill	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kuhel	17
2	Cecil Travis	16
3	Augie Galan	14
3	Pinky Higgins	14
3	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	6
2	Jake Powell	5
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
4	Ethan Allen	2
4	17 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	0.55
2	Lon Warneke	0.73
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.78
4	Johnny Allen	0.90
5	Johnny Broaca	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Johnny Broaca	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	28
2	Dizzy Dean	27
3	Johnny Allen	26
3	Tommy Bridges	26
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Frank Gabler	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.457
2	Gee Walker	.409
3	Cecil Travis	.402
4	Bill Dickey	.400
4	Jake Powell	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
1	Lou Gehrig	9
3	Mel Ott	7
4	Bob Johnson	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	34
2	Gee Walker	31
3	Beau Bell	28
3	Bob Johnson	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	7
1	Skeeter Newsome	7
1	Jake Powell	7
4	Billy Rogell	6
5	Carl Reynolds	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.52
2	Gene Schott	1.70
3	Johnny Allen	1.74
4	Johnny Broaca	1.87
5	Monte Pearson	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	7
2	Tommy Bridges	6
2	Carl Hubbell	6
4	Johnny Broaca	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	54
2	Johnny Allen	47
3	Tommy Bridges	44
4	Dizzy Dean	40
5	Bill Lee	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	5
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
4	Pete Appleton	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.377
2	Paul Waner	.364
3	Bill Dickey	.362
4	Earl Averill	.360
5	Lou Gehrig	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Hal Trosky	40
4	Mel Ott	30
5	Wally Berger	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	156
2	Joe Medwick	145
3	Jimmie Foxx	137
3	Moose Solters	137
5	Lou Gehrig	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	44
2	Jake Powell	28
3	Roy Hughes	25
4	Pepper Martin	23
5	Billy Werber	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.59
2	Larry French	2.87
3	Ben Cantwell	2.98
4	Lefty Grove	3.03
5	Tex Carleton	3.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Carl Hubbell	25
3	Tommy Bridges	22
3	Wes Ferrell	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	234
2	Dizzy Dean	202
3	Tommy Bridges	179
4	Johnny Allen	160
5	Bobo Newsom	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	9
1	Dizzy Dean	9
1	Bob Smith	9
4	Oral Hildebrand	8
4	Pat Malone	8