Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 9, 1936

On This Day

Wednesday, September 9, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	46	.667	--
White Sox	74	64	.536	18.0
Senators	73	65	.529	19.0
Tigers	72	66	.522	20.0
Indians	71	66	.518	20.5
Red Sox	70	69	.504	22.5
Browns	49	84	.368	40.5
Athletics	48	89	.350	43.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 11, Indians 3

Yankees 12, Indians 9

Senators 11, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	82	53	.607	--
Cardinals	77	57	.575	4.5
Cubs	77	60	.562	6.0
Pirates	72	64	.529	10.5
Reds	68	67	.504	14.0
Bees	62	72	.463	19.5
Dodgers	56	77	.421	25.0
Phillies	45	89	.336	36.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Pirates 7

Cardinals 3, Bees 1

Giants 4, Reds 2

Reds 3, Giants 2

Cubs 10, Phillies 3

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Herman	6
1	Hal Trosky	6
3	Phil Cavarretta	5
3	Leo Durocher	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Kress	2
1	Johnny Moore	2
3	Ben Chapman	1
3	Joe DiMaggio	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Jack Saltzgaver	6
3	Stan Hack	5
3	Bill Knickerbocker	5
5	3 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Bill Brubaker	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Oral Hildebrand	0.50
1	Jim Winford	0.50
3	Larry French	0.44
3	Hal Schumacher	0.44
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Joe Cascarella	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Larry French	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Brandt	6
1	Jim Winford	6
3	Bump Hadley	5
4	Joe Cascarella	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Peaches Davis	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.374
2	Luke Appling	.372
3	Paul Waner	.368
4	Gee Walker	.362
5	Bill Dickey	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
3	Hal Trosky	36
4	Mel Ott	30
5	Joe DiMaggio	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	137
2	Hal Trosky	136
3	Jimmie Foxx	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	2.82
4	Danny MacFayden	2.98
5	Larry French	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	22
1	Carl Hubbell	22
3	Vern Kennedy	20
4	Tommy Bridges	19
4	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	.446
2	Babe Phelps	.435
3	Billy Jurges	.429
4	Paul Waner	.426
5	Les Scarsella	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Harlond Clift	3
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
3	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	20
2	Lou Gehrig	17
3	Jimmie Foxx	16
3	Tony Lazzeri	16
3	Mel Ott	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	5
1	Jake Powell	5
3	Ben Chapman	4
3	Billy Rogell	4
3	George Selkirk	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Blanton	0.93
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.42
3	Pat Malone	1.50
4	Van Mungo	1.62
5	Roy Henshaw	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Joe Cascarella	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	32
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Johnny Allen	24
4	Tommy Bridges	23
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Peaches Davis	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Pat Malone	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Phelps	.465
2	Gee Walker	.408
3	Ernie Lombardi	.404
4	Paul Waner	.403
5	Cecil Travis	.389

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	Lou Gehrig	32
2	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Moose Solters	28
4	Ben Chapman	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Rogell	8
2	Skeeter Newsome	7
2	Jake Powell	7
4	Luke Appling	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Kelley	1.00
2	Lefty Grove	1.61
3	Rube Walberg	1.80
4	Danny MacFayden	2.02
5	Carl Hubbell	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	59
2	Dizzy Dean	40
2	Lefty Grove	40
4	Johnny Allen	37
5	Tommy Bridges	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	3
1	Dick Coffman	3
1	Peaches Davis	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.384
2	Paul Waner	.370
3	Earl Averill	.369
4	Bill Dickey	.360
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	160
2	Lou Gehrig	144
3	Jimmie Foxx	141
3	Joe Medwick	141
5	2 tied	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	Lefty Grove	2.85
4	Larry French	2.90
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	4 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