On This Day

Wednesday, September 23, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 49 .671 --
Tigers 83 69 .546 18.5
Senators 80 70 .533 20.5
White Sox 79 70 .530 21.0
Indians 77 73 .513 23.5
Red Sox 73 78 .483 28.0
Browns 56 92 .378 43.5
Athletics 51 98 .342 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 59 .604 --
Cardinals 85 64 .570 5.0
Cubs 85 66 .563 6.0
Pirates 83 68 .550 8.0
Reds 71 78 .477 19.0
Bees 69 80 .463 21.0
Dodgers 64 86 .427 26.5
Phillies 52 98 .347 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 5
2 Jeff Heath 4
2 Bill Knickerbocker 4
2 Roy Weatherly 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Johnny Gill 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Tony Cuccinello 3
2 Bill Knickerbocker 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Dahlgren 2
1 Joe Kuhel 2
3 Frankie Crosetti 1
3 Jesse Hill 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.77
2 Pete Appleton 0.57
3 Carl Hubbell 0.44
4 Roy Henshaw 0.43
5 Van Mungo 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Van Mungo 5
3 Pete Appleton 4
3 Carl Hubbell 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .388
2 Earl Averill .376
3 Paul Waner .373
4 Bill Dickey .359
5 Gee Walker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 42
3 Jimmie Foxx 39
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 156
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Jimmie Foxx 138
4 Zeke Bonura 137
4 Joe Medwick 137

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.31
2 Lefty Grove 2.77
3 Danny MacFayden 2.91
4 Frank Gabler 3.05
5 Red Lucas 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 26
2 Tommy Bridges 23
2 Dizzy Dean 23
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 236
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 Luke Appling .549
2 Wally Moses .490
3 Babe Phelps .484
4 Hal Trosky .471
5 Arky Vaughan .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 6
1 Hal Trosky 6
3 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Harlond Clift 4
4 Joe DiMaggio 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 24
2 Gus Suhr 22
3 Lou Gehrig 19
3 Al Simmons 19
5 Don Gutteridge 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Lyn Lary 4
2 Gee Walker 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.64
2 Lefty Grove 0.75
3 Tommy Bridges 1.00
4 Johnny Murphy 1.38
5 Wes Ferrell 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
3 Bill Lee 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Van Mungo 26
3 Tommy Bridges 22
4 Bobo Newsom 18
5 2 tied 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 Luke Appling .459
2 Wally Moses .454
3 Babe Phelps .453
4 Paul Waner .419
5 Arky Vaughan .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 8
1 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Harlond Clift 7
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Hal Trosky 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 34
2 Al Simmons 31
3 Gus Suhr 30
4 Lou Gehrig 28
4 Mel Ott 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 9
2 Jake Powell 8
3 Lyn Lary 6
3 Billy Rogell 6
3 George Selkirk 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.22
2 Cy Blanton 1.52
3 Lefty Grove 1.62
4 Wes Ferrell 1.83
5 Danny MacFayden 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 8
2 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Bob Feller 49
3 Tommy Bridges 47
4 Dizzy Dean 44
5 Johnny Allen 38

Saves

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