On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	46	.662	--
White Sox	72	64	.529	18.0
Tigers	72	64	.529	18.0
Indians	71	64	.526	18.5
Senators	72	65	.526	18.5
Red Sox	70	68	.507	21.0
Browns	49	84	.368	39.5
Athletics	48	89	.350	42.5

Games

Tigers 8, White Sox 7

White Sox 8, Tigers 7

Browns 6, Indians 4

Indians 7, Browns 1

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 8, Athletics 3

Senators 6, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	52	.609	--
Cardinals	76	57	.571	5.0
Cubs	76	59	.563	6.0
Pirates	72	63	.533	10.0
Reds	67	66	.504	14.0
Bees	62	71	.466	19.0
Dodgers	55	77	.417	25.5
Phillies	44	88	.333	36.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Bees 1

Bees 4, Dodgers 1

Reds 6, Cubs 2

Giants 6, Phillies 2

Giants 14, Phillies 11

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Pirates 14, Cardinals 1

Reds 8, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gee Walker	7
2	Odell Hale	6
2	Mike Kreevich	6
2	Paul Waner	6
5	5 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
1	Gee Walker	2
3	Earl Averill	1
3	Dick Bartell	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Suhr	5
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Mel Ott	4
2	Gee Walker	4
5	14 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Beau Bell	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	1.17
2	Bob Feller	1.00
3	Bill Weir	0.88
4	Lefty Gomez	0.82
5	Red Ruffing	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	14
2	Bob Feller	10
3	Lefty Gomez	9
4	Denny Galehouse	8
5	2 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Meola	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Vic Sorrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.374
2	Luke Appling	.371
3	Paul Waner	.365
4	Bill Dickey	.364
5	Joe Medwick	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
3	Hal Trosky	36
4	Mel Ott	30
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	132
2	Jimmie Foxx	129
2	Lou Gehrig	129
4	Joe Medwick	126
5	Zeke Bonura	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	31
2	Jake Powell	23
3	Pepper Martin	22
4	Billy Werber	21
5	Roy Hughes	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.35
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
1	Carl Hubbell	22
3	Tommy Bridges	19
3	Vern Kennedy	19
3	Red Ruffing	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	210
2	Dizzy Dean	162
3	Johnny Allen	152
4	Tommy Bridges	150
5	Bobo Newsom	135

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	.477
2	Billy Jurges	.449
3	Ernie Lombardi	.440
4	Wally Moses	.413
5	Bill Knickerbocker	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	4
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	18
2	Jimmie Foxx	16
3	Joe DiMaggio	14
3	Tony Lazzeri	14
3	Red Rolfe	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	5
1	Jake Powell	5
1	Billy Rogell	5
4	Ethan Allen	4
4	Ben Chapman	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Henshaw	0.47
2	Cy Blanton	0.47
3	Fred Frankhouse	1.42
4	Pat Malone	1.50
5	Van Mungo	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	4
1	Carl Hubbell	4
3	Johnny Allen	3
3	Dick Coffman	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	32
2	Dizzy Dean	27
3	Lefty Gomez	26
4	Tommy Bridges	25
4	Lefty Grove	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Frank Gabler	2
1	Pat Malone	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Phelps	.444
2	Ernie Lombardi	.436
3	Gee Walker	.413
4	Paul Waner	.403
5	Cecil Travis	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
2	Gee Walker	8
4	Bob Johnson	6
4	Moose Solters	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	34
2	Moose Solters	31
3	Joe DiMaggio	29
4	Lou Gehrig	28
4	Babe Herman	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Rogell	8
2	Skeeter Newsome	7
2	Jake Powell	7
4	Ethan Allen	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.68
2	Johnny Allen	1.92
3	Rube Walberg	1.93
4	Carl Hubbell	2.03
5	Roy Henshaw	2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	68
2	Johnny Allen	46
3	Tommy Bridges	42
4	Lefty Grove	41
5	Dizzy Dean	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Dick Coffman	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	Pat Malone	3
1	Vic Sorrell	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.385
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Earl Averill	.367
4	Bill Dickey	.359
5	Gee Walker	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
3	Hal Trosky	40
4	Mel Ott	32
5	Earl Averill	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	156
2	Joe Medwick	143
3	Jimmie Foxx	141
4	Lou Gehrig	137
5	Mel Ott	133

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.59
2	Frank Gabler	2.82
3	Larry French	2.83
4	Lefty Grove	2.87
5	Ben Cantwell	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	26
2	Carl Hubbell	25
3	Paul Derringer	22
3	Wes Ferrell	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	248
2	Dizzy Dean	206
3	Tommy Bridges	174
4	Johnny Allen	159
5	Bobo Newsom	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	10
2	Don Brennan	9
2	Pat Malone	9
4	Dizzy Dean	8
5	Syl Johnson	7