Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 6, 1936

On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	46	.657	--
White Sox	71	63	.530	17.0
Tigers	71	63	.530	17.0
Indians	70	63	.526	17.5
Senators	71	64	.526	17.5
Red Sox	69	67	.507	20.0
Browns	48	83	.366	38.5
Athletics	48	87	.356	40.5

Games

Red Sox 14, Yankees 5

Red Sox 4, Yankees 2

White Sox 15, Indians 1

White Sox 6, Indians 3

Senators 7, Athletics 1

Senators 7, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	52	.603	--
Cardinals	76	55	.580	3.0
Cubs	76	57	.571	4.0
Pirates	70	63	.526	10.0
Reds	65	66	.496	14.0
Bees	61	70	.466	18.0
Dodgers	54	76	.415	24.5
Phillies	44	86	.338	34.5

Games

Reds 5, Cardinals 3

Bees 3, Giants 2

Phillies 7, Dodgers 5

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Reds 8, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jackie Hayes	5
1	Rip Radcliff	5
3	Luke Appling	4
3	Frankie Crosetti	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rip Radcliff	5
2	Johnny Mize	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	11 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	2
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Earl Averill	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	2.20
2	Bill Phebus	0.50
3	George Jeffcoat	0.36
4	Wes Ferrell	0.31
5	Monty Stratton	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Peaches Davis	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	11
2	Clay Bryant	5
2	Wes Ferrell	5
2	George Jeffcoat	5
5	Monty Stratton	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Peaches Davis	1
1	Bob Smith	1
1	Bill Swift	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.372
2	Luke Appling	.368
3	Joe Medwick	.366
4	Bill Dickey	.363
5	Lou Gehrig	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
3	Hal Trosky	36
4	Mel Ott	28
5	Joe DiMaggio	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	131
2	Jimmie Foxx	128
3	Lou Gehrig	127
4	Joe Medwick	126
5	2 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	30
2	Jake Powell	23
3	Pepper Martin	22
4	Billy Werber	21
5	Roy Hughes	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.36
2	Frank Gabler	2.60
3	Lefty Grove	2.87
4	Larry French	3.02
5	Danny MacFayden	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	22
2	Carl Hubbell	21
3	Tommy Bridges	19
3	Vern Kennedy	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	196
2	Dizzy Dean	155
3	Johnny Allen	152
4	Tommy Bridges	146
5	Bobo Newsom	134

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ben Chapman	.439
2	Ernie Lombardi	.435
3	Billy Jurges	.429
4	Wally Moses	.423
5	Cecil Travis	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Harlond Clift	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	18
2	Ben Chapman	17
3	Tony Lazzeri	16
3	Cecil Travis	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	5
1	Jake Powell	5
3	Ethan Allen	4
3	Ben Chapman	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	0.47
2	Roy Henshaw	0.60
3	Rube Walberg	1.11
4	Tex Carleton	1.50
5	Gene Schott	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Peaches Davis	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Larry French	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	28
2	Lefty Grove	25
3	Johnny Allen	24
4	Bob Feller	22
5	Tommy Bridges	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Malone	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Paul Derringer	2
2	Frank Gabler	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.444
2	Cecil Travis	.407
3	Bill Dickey	.394
4	Gee Walker	.393
5	Joe Medwick	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Bob Johnson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	30
1	Gee Walker	30
3	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Jimmie Foxx	26
4	3 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	7
1	Jake Powell	7
1	Billy Rogell	7
4	Ethan Allen	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	1.37
2	Lefty Grove	1.68
3	Gene Schott	1.91
4	Johnny Allen	1.92
5	Carl Hubbell	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	54
2	Johnny Allen	46
3	Lefty Grove	41
4	Tommy Bridges	38
5	Dizzy Dean	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
2	Pat Malone	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.379
2	Bill Dickey	.362
3	Paul Waner	.361
4	Earl Averill	.361
5	Frank Demaree	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Hal Trosky	40
4	Mel Ott	30
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	155
2	Joe Medwick	145
3	Jimmie Foxx	144
4	Lou Gehrig	135
5	Moose Solters	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	44
2	Jake Powell	28
3	Roy Hughes	25
4	Pepper Martin	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.61
2	Frank Gabler	2.82
3	Larry French	2.83
4	Lefty Grove	2.87
5	Ben Cantwell	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	26
2	Carl Hubbell	24
3	Tommy Bridges	22
3	Wes Ferrell	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	234
2	Dizzy Dean	199
3	Tommy Bridges	179
4	Johnny Allen	162
5	Bobo Newsom	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	10
2	Don Brennan	9
2	Pat Malone	9
4	Dizzy Dean	8
4	Oral Hildebrand	8