On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 48 .667 --
White Sox 78 66 .542 18.0
Tigers 78 68 .534 19.0
Senators 77 68 .531 19.5
Indians 76 69 .524 20.5
Red Sox 72 74 .493 25.0
Browns 52 90 .366 43.0
Athletics 49 95 .340 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 87 57 .604 --
Cardinals 82 62 .569 5.0
Cubs 82 63 .566 5.5
Pirates 79 67 .541 9.0
Reds 71 74 .490 16.5
Bees 64 78 .451 22.0
Dodgers 62 82 .431 25.0
Phillies 50 94 .347 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 4
1 Lloyd Waner 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Bill Brubaker 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 5
2 Frank Gabler 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Bill Terry 3
3 Arky Vaughan 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Wade 0.78
2 Frank Gabler 0.29
3 Denny Galehouse 0.23
4 Ed Brandt 0.17
4 2 others tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Frank Gabler 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 Jake Wade 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Wade 7
2 Mace Brown 5
3 Denny Galehouse 3
4 Frank Gabler 2
4 Monty Stratton 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .383
2 Paul Waner .379
3 Earl Averill .376
4 Bill Dickey .360
5 Gee Walker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 41
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 153
2 Lou Gehrig 144
3 Jimmie Foxx 133
4 Zeke Bonura 132
5 Joe Medwick 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 34
2 Jake Powell 26
3 Pepper Martin 22
3 Billy Werber 22
5 Roy Hughes 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.30
2 Frank Gabler 2.80
3 Lefty Grove 2.82
4 Danny MacFayden 2.91
5 Larry French 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 24
2 Dizzy Dean 23
3 Tommy Bridges 21
3 Vern Kennedy 21
5 Johnny Allen 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 221
2 Dizzy Dean 172
3 Johnny Allen 166
4 Tommy Bridges 158
5 Bobo Newsom 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 10
2 Don Brennan 9
2 Pat Malone 9
4 Bob Smith 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .493
2 Babe Phelps .491
3 Luke Appling .475
4 Arky Vaughan .463
5 Hal Trosky .459

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Harlond Clift 5
2 Hal Trosky 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Suhr 22
1 Hal Trosky 22
3 Fred Sington 20
4 Lou Gehrig 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Lyn Lary 4
1 Billy Rogell 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mace Brown 1.13
2 Bill Lee 1.38
3 Lefty Grove 1.38
4 Carl Hubbell 1.41
5 Vern Kennedy 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 29
1 Van Mungo 29
3 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Denny Galehouse 20
5 Bobo Newsom 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Peaches Davis 2
2 Paul Derringer 2
2 George Jeffcoat 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Phelps .475
2 Paul Waner .429
3 Luke Appling .417
4 Gee Walker .415
5 Arky Vaughan .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Harlond Clift 8
4 Mel Ott 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 37
2 Pinky Higgins 30
2 Mel Ott 30
2 Gus Suhr 30
5 Lou Gehrig 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 9
2 Lyn Lary 6
2 Skeeter Newsome 6
2 Billy Rogell 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.59
2 Rube Walberg 1.84
3 Danny MacFayden 1.86
4 Lefty Grove 1.88
5 Mace Brown 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
2 Paul Derringer 6
4 Ed Brandt 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 59
2 Bob Feller 49
3 Johnny Allen 44
3 Dizzy Dean 44
5 Bobo Newsom 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Peaches Davis 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .386
2 Paul Waner .378
3 Earl Averill .375
4 Bill Dickey .359
5 Billy Herman .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 44
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 171
2 Lou Gehrig 147
3 Joe Medwick 140
4 Zeke Bonura 138
4 Jimmie Foxx 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 42
2 Jake Powell 28
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Billy Werber 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.73
3 Frank Gabler 2.90
4 Danny MacFayden 2.92
5 Larry French 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
1 Carl Hubbell 25
3 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Paul Derringer 22
3 Vern Kennedy 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 247
2 Dizzy Dean 194
3 Tommy Bridges 169
4 Johnny Allen 166
5 Bobo Newsom 163

Saves

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