On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 48 .669 --
Tigers 80 68 .541 18.5
White Sox 78 67 .538 19.0
Senators 77 69 .527 20.5
Indians 76 71 .517 22.0
Red Sox 73 74 .497 25.0
Browns 53 90 .371 43.0
Athletics 49 96 .338 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 88 57 .607 --
Cardinals 83 63 .568 5.5
Cubs 83 64 .565 6.0
Pirates 80 67 .544 9.0
Reds 71 75 .486 17.5
Bees 65 78 .455 22.0
Dodgers 62 83 .428 26.0
Phillies 50 95 .345 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Demaree 3
1 Bill Dickey 3
1 Lou Finney 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 4
1 Jo-Jo Moore 4
3 Bill Dickey 3
3 Johnny Mize 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 John Mihalic 1
1 Tommy Thevenow 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 1.00
1 Bill Weir 1.00
3 Van Mungo 0.77
4 Buck Ross 0.56
5 Wes Ferrell 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Bill McGee 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 10
2 Bill Weir 7
3 Wes Ferrell 6
4 Carl Hubbell 5
4 Buck Ross 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Heusser 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .382
2 Paul Waner .378
3 Earl Averill .376
4 Bill Dickey .363
5 Lou Gehrig .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 41
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 153
2 Lou Gehrig 145
3 Zeke Bonura 133
3 Jimmie Foxx 133
5 2 tied 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 35
2 Jake Powell 26
3 Pepper Martin 22
3 Billy Werber 22
5 Roy Hughes 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.26
2 Frank Gabler 2.80
3 Lefty Grove 2.82
4 Danny MacFayden 2.91
5 Dizzy Dean 3.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 25
2 Dizzy Dean 23
3 Tommy Bridges 22
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 231
2 Dizzy Dean 172
3 Tommy Bridges 168
4 Johnny Allen 166
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 .530
2 Luke Appling .508
3 Hal Trosky .500
4 Arky Vaughan .492
5 Babe Phelps .482

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Harlond Clift 5
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Hal Trosky 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 22
2 Gus Suhr 21
3 Fred Sington 19
4 Lou Gehrig 18
4 Mel Ott 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 5
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Augie Galan 4
2 Billy Rogell 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mace Brown 0.81
2 Johnny Murphy 1.32
3 Guy Bush 1.35
4 Lefty Grove 1.38
5 Carl Hubbell 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 35
2 Bob Feller 32
3 Tommy Bridges 22
4 Bill Weir 19
5 Dizzy Dean 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Peaches Davis 2
2 George Jeffcoat 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Phelps .439
2 Paul Waner .432
3 Luke Appling .421
4 Arky Vaughan .417
5 Cecil Travis .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Harlond Clift 8
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
4 Earl Averill 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 34
2 Lou Gehrig 28
2 Pinky Higgins 28
4 Joe Kuhel 27
4 Mel Ott 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 8
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 Lyn Lary 6
2 Skeeter Newsome 6
2 Billy Rogell 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.29
2 Roy Henshaw 1.69
3 Carl Hubbell 1.83
4 Rube Walberg 1.84
5 Lefty Grove 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
2 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Paul Derringer 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 63
2 Bob Feller 54
3 Tommy Bridges 48
4 Dizzy Dean 44
5 Johnny Allen 42

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 .385
2 Paul Waner .378
3 Earl Averill .376
4 Bill Dickey .360
5 Lou Gehrig .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 44
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 168
2 Lou Gehrig 147
3 Joe Medwick 141
4 Zeke Bonura 139
5 Jimmie Foxx 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 42
2 Jake Powell 27
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Billy Werber 22
5 Roy Hughes 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.36
2 Lefty Grove 2.80
3 Frank Gabler 2.86
4 Danny MacFayden 2.90
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 26
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 257
2 Dizzy Dean 185
3 Tommy Bridges 179
4 Johnny Allen 166
5 Bobo Newsom 158

Saves

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