On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 48 .664 --
White Sox 76 64 .543 17.5
Senators 75 66 .532 19.0
Tigers 74 68 .521 20.5
Indians 74 68 .521 20.5
Red Sox 72 71 .503 23.0
Browns 51 88 .367 42.0
Athletics 49 93 .345 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 84 56 .600 --
Cardinals 81 60 .574 3.5
Cubs 80 62 .563 5.0
Pirates 75 66 .532 9.5
Reds 70 71 .496 14.5
Bees 64 75 .460 19.5
Dodgers 59 81 .421 25.0
Phillies 49 91 .350 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Moore 6
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Jo-Jo Moore 5
2 Hal Trosky 5
5 9 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Mel Ott 2
2 Jake Powell 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Jake Powell 5
3 Mel Ott 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Finney 2
1 Pinky Higgins 2
3 Ethan Allen 1
3 Doc Cramer 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.55
2 Gene Schott 0.83
3 Rube Walberg 0.62
4 Johnny Murphy 0.44
5 Jim Weaver 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 17
2 Gene Schott 5
2 Rube Walberg 5
2 Bill Weir 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Roy Henshaw 1
1 Monte Pearson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .381
2 Earl Averill .377
3 Paul Waner .373
4 Bill Dickey .362
5 Gee Walker .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Hal Trosky 38
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 144
2 Hal Trosky 141
3 Jimmie Foxx 133
4 Joe Medwick 130
5 2 tied 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 33
2 Jake Powell 25
3 Pepper Martin 22
3 Billy Werber 22
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 2.91
5 Larry French 3.09

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 170
3 Johnny Allen 162
4 Tommy Bridges 153
5 Bobo Newsom 138

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .491
2 Babe Phelps .463
3 Paul Waner .452
4 Gee Walker .424
5 Mel Ott .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 6
1 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Mel Ott 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 18
2 Lou Gehrig 18
4 Gus Suhr 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Lyn Lary 4
1 Jake Powell 4
1 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.82
2 Paul Derringer 1.11
3 Carl Hubbell 1.25
4 Cy Blanton 1.53
5 Vern Kennedy 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Rube Walberg 4
3 Cy Blanton 3
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 36
2 Bob Feller 34
3 Dizzy Dean 27
4 Johnny Allen 21
4 Tommy Bridges 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Peaches Davis 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Vic Sorrell 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Phelps .486
2 Gee Walker .404
3 Luke Appling .402
4 Paul Waner .398
5 Wally Moses .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Joe DiMaggio 11
3 Harlond Clift 7
3 Mel Ott 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Mel Ott 29
3 Hal Trosky 29
5 Pinky Higgins 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 9
2 Billy Rogell 7
3 Lyn Lary 6
3 Skeeter Newsome 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.61
2 Lon Warneke 1.75
3 Rube Walberg 1.84
4 Carl Hubbell 1.86
5 Danny MacFayden 1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 55
2 Bob Feller 51
3 Dizzy Dean 46
4 Johnny Allen 41
5 Lefty Grove 40

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 .375
3 Paul Waner .373
4 Bill Dickey .363
5 Gee Walker .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 42
3 Jimmie Foxx 41
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 165
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Joe Medwick 143
4 Jimmie Foxx 140
5 Zeke Bonura 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 42
2 Jake Powell 27
3 Roy Hughes 25
4 Pepper Martin 24
5 Billy Werber 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.52
2 Lefty Grove 2.84
3 Frank Gabler 2.85
4 Danny MacFayden 2.92
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
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 251
2 Dizzy Dean 194
3 Tommy Bridges 172
4 Johnny Allen 162
5 Bobo Newsom 157

Saves

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