On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 43 .672 --
Indians 70 60 .538 17.5
Tigers 70 63 .526 19.0
Senators 69 63 .523 19.5
White Sox 68 63 .519 20.0
Red Sox 66 67 .496 23.0
Browns 48 82 .369 39.5
Athletics 47 85 .356 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 49 .617 --
Cardinals 75 53 .586 4.0
Cubs 76 55 .580 4.5
Pirates 68 63 .519 12.5
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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ethan Allen 3
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 John Stone 3
4 Mel Almada 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Billy Herman 3
2 Tony Lazzeri 3
4 Ethan Allen 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Bob Seeds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.30
2 Bobo Newsom 0.27
3 Johnny Murphy 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Wilson 6
2 Bobo Newsom 4
3 Larry French 3
4 Pat Malone 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .375
2 Lou Gehrig .368
3 Joe Medwick .366
4 Luke Appling .365
5 Bill Dickey .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Hal Trosky 36
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 125
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 Larry French 3.02
5 Danny MacFayden 3.10

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 134

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .442
2 Cecil Travis .431
3 Joe Kuhel .406
4 Gee Walker .400
5 Joe Medwick .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Bob Johnson 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 19
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
3 Cecil Travis 16
4 Pinky Higgins 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Skeeter Newsome 6
2 Jake Powell 5
3 Ethan Allen 3
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.47
2 Rube Walberg 0.55
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.78
4 Johnny Allen 0.90
5 Johnny Broaca 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 4
2 Johnny Broaca 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Larry French 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 28
2 Johnny Allen 26
2 Bobo Newsom 26
4 Bob Feller 22
5 Tommy Bridges 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 3
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Dick Coffman 2
2 Paul Derringer 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .457
2 Gee Walker .410
3 Cecil Travis .398
4 Bill Dickey .394
5 Beau Bell .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
1 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Bob Johnson 6
3 Moose Solters 6
3 Gee Walker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 34
2 Gee Walker 30
3 Beau Bell 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
3 Lou Gehrig 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
1 Skeeter Newsome 7
1 Jake Powell 7
4 Billy Rogell 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.63
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.64
3 Gene Schott 1.70
4 Johnny Allen 1.74
5 Johnny Broaca 1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 54
2 Johnny Allen 47
3 Dizzy Dean 40
4 Tommy Bridges 38
5 Bill Lee 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 5
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Thornton Lee 3
2 Pat Malone 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Jimmie Foxx 43
3 Hal Trosky 40
4 Mel Ott 30
5 Wally Berger 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 156
2 Joe Medwick 145
3 Jimmie Foxx 141
4 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 2.61
2 Larry French 2.83
3 Ben Cantwell 2.88
4 Lefty Grove 3.03
5 Tex Carleton 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 27
2 Carl Hubbell 24
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 Bobo Newsom 163
5 Johnny Allen 160

Saves

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