On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 49 .669 --
Tigers 83 68 .550 17.5
White Sox 78 69 .531 20.5
Senators 79 70 .530 20.5
Indians 76 72 .514 23.0
Red Sox 73 77 .487 27.0
Browns 55 92 .374 43.5
Athletics 51 97 .345 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 89 59 .601 --
Cardinals 85 64 .570 4.5
Cubs 85 65 .567 5.0
Pirates 82 68 .547 8.0
Reds 71 78 .477 18.5
Bees 69 79 .466 20.0
Dodgers 63 86 .423 26.5
Phillies 52 97 .349 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 5
1 Buddy Hassett 5
1 Al Simmons 5
1 Birdie Tebbetts 5
5 6 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Alex Kampouris 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Fox 5
1 Don Gutteridge 5
1 Jimmy Ripple 5
1 Al Simmons 5
5 Morrie Arnovich 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 2
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.50
2 Rube Walberg 0.42
3 Denny Galehouse 0.33
3 George Jeffcoat 0.33
5 Benny Frey 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Davis 5
1 Rube Walberg 5
3 Joe Bowman 4
3 Tommy Bridges 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .384
2 Earl Averill .377
3 Paul Waner .375
4 Bill Dickey .359
5 Gee Walker .358

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 148
3 Jimmie Foxx 137
3 Joe Medwick 137
5 2 tied 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 35
2 Jake Powell 26
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Billy Werber 22
5 Roy Hughes 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.26
2 Lefty Grove 2.77
3 Danny MacFayden 2.91
4 Frank Gabler 3.05
5 Dizzy Dean 3.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 231
2 Dizzy Dean 179
3 Tommy Bridges 172
4 Johnny Allen 166
5 Bobo Newsom 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
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 Hal Trosky .512
2 Luke Appling .511
3 Arky Vaughan .482
4 Wally Moses .478
5 Babe Phelps .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Lou Gehrig 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
4 Harlond Clift 4
4 Joe DiMaggio 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 21
1 Gus Suhr 21
1 Hal Trosky 21
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Don Gutteridge 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
2 Lyn Lary 4
2 Gee Walker 4
4 Frankie Crosetti 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.34
2 Lefty Grove 0.75
3 Tommy Bridges 1.00
4 Carl Hubbell 1.17
5 Johnny Murphy 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 22
1 Bob Feller 22
3 Van Mungo 21
4 Bobo Newsom 18
5 Dizzy Dean 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 George Jeffcoat 2
2 Jack Knott 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moses .440
2 Luke Appling .435
3 Babe Phelps .430
4 Paul Waner .429
5 Arky Vaughan .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Dolph Camilli 7
3 Harlond Clift 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 33
2 Al Simmons 31
3 Lou Gehrig 30
3 Gus Suhr 30
5 Mel Ott 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 8
2 Joe Kuhel 7
3 Ben Chapman 6
3 Lyn Lary 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.09
2 Roy Henshaw 1.53
3 Lefty Grove 1.62
4 Carl Hubbell 1.83
5 Wes Ferrell 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 63
2 Bob Feller 54
3 Tommy Bridges 47
4 Dizzy Dean 44
5 Johnny Allen 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Pat Malone 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Cy Blanton 2
4 8 others tied 2