On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 47 .664 --
White Sox 75 64 .540 17.5
Senators 74 66 .529 19.0
Tigers 73 67 .521 20.0
Indians 72 67 .518 20.5
Red Sox 71 69 .507 22.0
Browns 49 86 .363 41.5
Athletics 49 90 .353 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 54 .606 --
Cardinals 79 58 .577 4.0
Cubs 78 61 .561 6.0
Pirates 74 64 .536 9.5
Reds 69 68 .504 14.0
Bees 62 74 .456 20.5
Dodgers 57 79 .419 25.5
Phillies 46 90 .338 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Ogrodowski 6
2 Luke Appling 5
2 Zeke Bonura 5
2 Mike Kreevich 5
2 Babe Phelps 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Gutteridge 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Gutteridge 5
2 Zeke Bonura 4
2 Pat Malone 4
2 Gus Suhr 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Art Garibaldi 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Walker 0.75
2 Van Mungo 0.58
3 Monty Stratton 0.55
4 Cy Blanton 0.42
5 Earl Whitehill 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 7
2 Monty Stratton 6
3 Cy Blanton 5
3 Pat Malone 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Earnshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .378
2 Luke Appling .378
3 Paul Waner .373
4 Gee Walker .363
5 Bill Dickey .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Hal Trosky 37
4 Mel Ott 30
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 141
2 Hal Trosky 138
3 Jimmie Foxx 130
4 Zeke Bonura 129
5 Joe Medwick 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 31
2 Jake Powell 24
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Billy Werber 21
5 Roy Hughes 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.31
2 Frank Gabler 2.73
3 Lefty Grove 2.82
4 Danny MacFayden 2.98
5 Larry French 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 23
2 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Tommy Bridges 20
3 Vern Kennedy 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 217
2 Dizzy Dean 163
3 Johnny Allen 160
4 Tommy Bridges 153
5 Bobo Newsom 138

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Phelps .480
2 Luke Appling .473
3 Paul Waner .452
4 Gee Walker .423
5 Arky Vaughan .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Harlond Clift 5
3 Earl Averill 4
4 Dolph Camilli 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 20
2 Tony Lazzeri 17
2 Mel Ott 17
4 Bill Brubaker 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.82
2 Jim Winford 1.06
3 Carl Hubbell 1.25
4 Paul Derringer 1.30
5 Vern Kennedy 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Cy Blanton 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 36
2 Johnny Allen 30
3 Tommy Bridges 21
4 Dizzy Dean 20
4 Lefty Grove 20

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 .484
2 Gee Walker .408
3 Paul Waner .403
4 Wally Moses .398
5 Arky Vaughan .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Earl Averill 6
3 Harlond Clift 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Zeke Bonura 28
2 Moose Solters 28
4 Luke Appling 27
4 Hal Trosky 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Kelley 1.00
2 Lefty Grove 1.61
3 Rube Walberg 1.80
4 Carl Hubbell 1.83
5 Danny MacFayden 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
2 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Paul Derringer 6
2 Larry French 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 64
2 Johnny Allen 45
3 Lefty Grove 40
4 Dizzy Dean 39
5 Tommy Bridges 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Peaches Davis 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .388
2 Earl Averill .372
3 Paul Waner .371
4 Bill Dickey .364
5 Gee Walker .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
3 Hal Trosky 41
4 Mel Ott 31
5 Earl Averill 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 162
2 Lou Gehrig 147
3 Jimmie Foxx 141
4 Joe Medwick 140
5 Zeke Bonura 138

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.59
2 Frank Gabler 2.83
3 Lefty Grove 2.84
4 Larry French 2.90
5 Ben Cantwell 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
1 Carl Hubbell 25
3 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Paul Derringer 22
3 Wes Ferrell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 252
2 Dizzy Dean 196
3 Tommy Bridges 172
4 Johnny Allen 160
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