Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 20, 1936

On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	98	49	.667	--
Tigers	81	68	.544	18.0
White Sox	78	69	.531	20.0
Senators	78	70	.527	20.5
Indians	76	72	.514	22.5
Red Sox	73	76	.490	26.0
Browns	55	90	.379	42.0
Athletics	51	96	.347	47.0

Games

Tigers 5, Indians 3

Senators 6, Yankees 1

Yankees 3, Senators 2

Athletics 3, Red Sox 1

Athletics 5, Red Sox 4

Browns 8, White Sox 5

Browns 9, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	57	.610	--
Cubs	84	64	.568	6.0
Cardinals	83	64	.565	6.5
Pirates	82	67	.550	8.5
Reds	71	77	.480	19.0
Bees	67	78	.462	21.5
Dodgers	62	84	.425	27.0
Phillies	50	97	.340	39.5

Games

Giants 5, Dodgers 0

Bees 5, Phillies 3

Bees 6, Phillies 5

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 5, Reds 1

Pirates 6, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Arky Vaughan	6
2	Wally Moses	5
2	Leo Norris	5
4	Beau Bell	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buddy Lewis	2
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Moose Solters	4
1	Gus Suhr	4
4	Beau Bell	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Jesse Hill	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Blanton	1.00
2	Jake Wade	0.75
3	Dizzy Dean	0.58
4	Lefty Gomez	0.56
5	Red Ruffing	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Herman Fink	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Red Ruffing	6
2	Jake Wade	6
4	Cy Blanton	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Knott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.381
2	Paul Waner	.376
3	Earl Averill	.375
4	Bill Dickey	.360
5	Gee Walker	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Hal Trosky	41
3	Jimmie Foxx	39
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Joe DiMaggio	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	153
2	Lou Gehrig	146
3	Jimmie Foxx	137
4	Zeke Bonura	135
5	Joe Medwick	134

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	Lefty Grove	2.77
3	Frank Gabler	2.80
4	Danny MacFayden	2.91
5	Dizzy Dean	3.21

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	179
3	Tommy Bridges	168
4	Johnny Allen	166
5	Bobo Newsom	153

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	Arky Vaughan	.524
2	Hal Trosky	.509
3	Paul Waner	.500
4	Luke Appling	.492
5	Babe Phelps	.471

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Mel Ott	5
2	Hal Trosky	5
4	Dolph Camilli	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Suhr	25
2	Hal Trosky	22
3	Fred Sington	21
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	5
1	Lyn Lary	5
3	Jesse Hill	4
3	George Selkirk	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mace Brown	0.81
2	Lefty Grove	1.29
3	Johnny Murphy	1.32
4	Carl Hubbell	1.41
5	Buck Ross	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
1	Earl Whitehill	4
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	Paul Derringer	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	35
2	Bob Feller	32
3	Dizzy Dean	24
4	Tommy Bridges	22
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Peaches Davis	2
2	George Jeffcoat	2
2	Jack Knott	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Phelps	.440
2	Paul Waner	.433
3	Arky Vaughan	.430
4	Luke Appling	.416
5	Wally Moses	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Harlond Clift	8
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Jimmie Foxx	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	34
2	Pinky Higgins	31
3	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Lou Gehrig	29
5	Gus Suhr	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Powell	8
2	Ben Chapman	6
2	Joe Kuhel	6
2	Lyn Lary	6
2	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.26
2	Roy Henshaw	1.69
3	Lefty Grove	1.74
4	Carl Hubbell	1.83
5	Rube Walberg	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	7
2	Johnny Allen	6
2	Paul Derringer	6
4	Ed Brandt	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	63
2	Bob Feller	54
3	Bobo Newsom	45
4	Dizzy Dean	44
5	Tommy Bridges	43

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	.376
3	Earl Averill	.375
4	Bill Dickey	.357
5	Gee Walker	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Hal Trosky	44
3	Jimmie Foxx	41
4	Mel Ott	34
5	Joe DiMaggio	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	168
2	Lou Gehrig	148
3	Joe Medwick	143
4	Zeke Bonura	141
4	Jimmie Foxx	141

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	2.74
3	Frank Gabler	2.86
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.89
5	Danny MacFayden	2.90

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	192
3	Tommy Bridges	179
4	Johnny Allen	166
5	Bobo Newsom	162

Saves

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