Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 12, 1936

On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	48	.660	--
White Sox	76	64	.543	16.5
Senators	75	66	.532	18.0
Tigers	74	67	.525	19.0
Indians	72	68	.514	20.5
Red Sox	71	71	.500	22.5
Browns	51	86	.372	40.0
Athletics	49	91	.350	43.5

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 1

Senators 12, Indians 2

Tigers 10, Yankees 1

Browns 6, Red Sox 4

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	83	55	.601	--
Cardinals	80	59	.576	3.5
Cubs	79	61	.564	5.0
Pirates	74	65	.532	9.5
Reds	69	70	.496	14.5
Bees	63	74	.460	19.5
Dodgers	58	80	.420	25.0
Phillies	48	90	.348	35.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 8

Cardinals 10, Dodgers 3

Bees 3, Pirates 2

Cubs 6, Giants 0

Phillies 7, Reds 1

Phillies 7, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	5
1	Art Garibaldi	5
1	Buddy Hassett	5
1	Johnny Moore	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chile Gomez	4
1	Fred Sington	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Jack Burns	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	2
1	Lyn Lary	2
3	Augie Galan	1
3	Jesse Hill	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Bowman	0.88
2	Schoolboy Rowe	0.62
3	Lon Warneke	0.60
4	Mike Meola	0.50
4	Claude Passeau	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Baker	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Bowman	7
2	Mike Meola	6
3	Dizzy Dean	5
3	Schoolboy Rowe	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Benge	1
1	George Jeffcoat	1
1	Jack Knott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.381
2	Earl Averill	.377
3	Paul Waner	.373
4	Gee Walker	.364
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	131
4	Joe Medwick	130
5	Zeke Bonura	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	33
2	Jake Powell	24
3	Pepper Martin	22
4	Billy Werber	21
5	Roy Hughes	20

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	Dizzy Dean	23
1	Carl Hubbell	23
3	Tommy Bridges	20
3	Vern Kennedy	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	217
2	Dizzy Dean	168
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	Luke Appling	.482
2	Paul Waner	.475
3	Babe Phelps	.449
4	Gee Walker	.446
5	Babe Herman	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	6
2	Earl Averill	4
2	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	17
2	Ben Chapman	16
2	Jimmie Foxx	16
4	Bill Brubaker	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	4
1	Lyn Lary	4
1	Billy Rogell	4
1	George Selkirk	4
5	12 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.82
2	Jim Winford	1.06
3	Paul Derringer	1.11
4	Carl Hubbell	1.25
5	Vern Kennedy	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Cy Blanton	3
2	Peaches Davis	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	36
2	Johnny Allen	30
3	Dizzy Dean	25
4	Tommy Bridges	21
5	Lefty Grove	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Peaches Davis	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Pat Malone	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Vic Sorrell	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Phelps	.485
2	Gee Walker	.411
3	Paul Waner	.403
4	Luke Appling	.397
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Harlond Clift	7
4	Earl Averill	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Moose Solters	29
3	Luke Appling	27
3	Ben Chapman	27
3	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Powell	8
2	Billy Rogell	7
3	Lyn Lary	6
3	Skeeter Newsome	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.61
2	Lon Warneke	1.75
3	Rube Walberg	1.80
4	Carl Hubbell	1.86
5	Danny MacFayden	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	7
2	Johnny Allen	6
2	Paul Derringer	6
2	Larry French	6
5	Tommy Bridges	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	55
2	Johnny Allen	45
3	Dizzy Dean	44
4	Lefty Grove	40
5	Tommy Bridges	36

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	.393
2	Earl Averill	.373
3	Paul Waner	.371
4	Gee Walker	.364
5	Bill Dickey	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Hal Trosky	41
3	Jimmie Foxx	40
4	Mel Ott	31
5	2 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	162
2	Lou Gehrig	147
3	Joe Medwick	143
4	Jimmie Foxx	139
5	Zeke Bonura	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	44
2	Jake Powell	27
3	Roy Hughes	25
4	Pepper Martin	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.52
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	251
2	Dizzy Dean	193
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