On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 46 .662 --
White Sox 73 64 .533 17.5
Indians 71 64 .526 18.5
Tigers 72 65 .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

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Burns 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Red Phillips 3
4 Zeke Bonura 2
4 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Al Simmons 2
3 Luke Appling 1
3 Sugar Cain 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sugar Cain 0.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sugar Cain 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Phillips 2
2 Sugar Cain 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 125

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 .467
3 Wally Moses .413
4 Les Scarsella .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 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 18
2 Jimmie Foxx 16
3 Zeke Bonura 15
4 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 5
1 Jake Powell 5
1 Billy Rogell 5
4 Ben Chapman 4
5 6 tied 3

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 Lefty Grove 25
5 Johnny Allen 24

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 Ernie Lombardi .444
2 Babe Phelps .438
3 Paul Waner .408
4 Cecil Travis .396
5 Bill Dickey .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 28
1 Lou Gehrig 28
1 Moose Solters 28
4 Luke Appling 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Rogell 8
2 Skeeter Newsome 7
2 Jake Powell 7
4 Ethan Allen 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 1.67
2 Lefty Grove 1.72
3 Johnny Allen 1.92
4 Carl Hubbell 2.03
5 Roy Henshaw 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 6
1 Carl Hubbell 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Peaches Davis 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 59
2 Johnny Allen 46
3 Dizzy Dean 40
4 Lefty Grove 39
5 Tommy Bridges 35

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 .383
2 Paul Waner .368
3 Earl Averill .367
4 Bill Dickey .361
5 Gee Walker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
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 136
5 Zeke Bonura 135

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 2.64
2 Frank Gabler 2.82
3 Larry French 2.83
4 Lefty Grove 2.89
5 Ben Cantwell 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Paul Derringer 22
4 Tommy Bridges 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 245
2 Dizzy Dean 197
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