On This Day

Friday, September 25, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 50 .669 --
Tigers 83 69 .546 18.5
Senators 81 70 .536 20.0
White Sox 79 70 .530 21.0
Indians 78 74 .513 23.5
Red Sox 73 79 .480 28.5
Browns 57 93 .380 43.5
Athletics 52 99 .344 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 60 .605 --
Cardinals 87 65 .572 5.0
Cubs 85 67 .559 7.0
Pirates 84 68 .553 8.0
Reds 72 80 .474 20.0
Bees 70 82 .461 22.0
Dodgers 65 87 .428 27.0
Phillies 53 99 .349 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beau Bell 6
2 Odell Hale 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Rollie Hemsley 4
3 Bob Johnson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Johnny McCarthy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Beau Bell 5
2 Earl Averill 4
3 Bob Johnson 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 2
1 Lyn Lary 2
1 John Stone 2
4 Dick Bartell 1
4 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Van Atta 1.50
2 Bill McGee 0.60
3 Al Milnar 0.26
4 Harry Gumbert 0.25
4 Chief Hogsett 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Van Atta 6
2 Al Milnar 5
3 Eddie Smith 4
4 Bill McGee 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .388
2 Earl Averill .378
3 Paul Waner .373
4 Bill Dickey .357
5 Gee Walker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 49
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 158
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Jimmie Foxx 138
3 Joe Medwick 138
5 Zeke Bonura 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 37
2 Jake Powell 26
3 Pepper Martin 23
3 Billy Werber 23
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.31
2 Lefty Grove 2.77
3 Danny MacFayden 2.84
4 Frank Gabler 3.12
5 Dizzy Dean 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 26
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 236
2 Dizzy Dean 188
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 .553
2 Red Rolfe .486
3 Wally Moses .467
4 Babe Phelps .456
5 Tommy Thompson .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 20
2 Gus Suhr 19
3 Don Gutteridge 16
3 Al Simmons 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 6
1 Lyn Lary 6
3 Augie Galan 4
3 Gee Walker 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.64
2 Tommy Bridges 0.67
3 Thornton Lee 1.45
4 Cy Blanton 1.46
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Cy Blanton 3
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Van Mungo 26
3 Dizzy Dean 25
4 Tommy Bridges 19
5 Lon Warneke 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
2 George Jeffcoat 2
2 Jack Knott 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .476
2 Babe Phelps .449
3 Wally Moses .443
4 Paul Waner .419
5 Arky Vaughan .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Dolph Camilli 8
3 Earl Averill 7
3 Harlond Clift 7
3 Hal Trosky 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 35
2 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Gus Suhr 30
4 Al Simmons 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 11
2 Lyn Lary 8
2 Jake Powell 8
4 Ben Chapman 6
4 George Selkirk 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.28
2 Lon Warneke 1.30
3 Lefty Grove 1.62
4 Danny MacFayden 1.72
5 Wes Ferrell 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 8
2 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Cy Blanton 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Bob Feller 49
3 Tommy Bridges 45
3 Dizzy Dean 45
5 Johnny Allen 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Cy Blanton 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Dick Coffman 2
2 7 others tied 2