On This Day

Saturday, September 26, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 102 50 .671 --
Tigers 83 70 .542 19.5
White Sox 81 70 .536 20.5
Senators 81 71 .533 21.0
Indians 79 74 .516 23.5
Red Sox 73 79 .480 29.0
Browns 57 95 .375 45.0
Athletics 52 99 .344 49.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 61 .601 --
Cardinals 87 66 .569 5.0
Cubs 86 67 .562 6.0
Pirates 84 69 .549 8.0
Reds 73 80 .477 19.0
Bees 70 82 .461 21.5
Dodgers 66 87 .431 26.0
Phillies 53 99 .349 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Gill 5
2 Lyn Lary 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Johnny Gill 1
1 Lyn Lary 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 5
2 Johnny Gill 4
3 Ed Coleman 3
3 Fred Frankhouse 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Frankhouse 0.45
2 Bill Lee 0.44
3 Bill Swift 0.27
4 Willis Hudlin 0.25
5 Tommy Bridges 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Frankhouse 5
2 Bill Lee 4
3 Tommy Bridges 3
3 Slick Castleman 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .388
2 Earl Averill .375
3 Paul Waner .373
4 Bill Dickey .360
5 Charlie Gehringer .356

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 160
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Zeke Bonura 138
3 Jimmie Foxx 138
3 Joe Medwick 138

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 175
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 .489
2 Wally Moses .476
3 Red Rolfe .462
4 Hal Trosky .442
5 Tommy Thompson .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 5
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Johnny Gill 4
4 Joe DiMaggio 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 22
2 Al Simmons 17
3 Fred Sington 15
3 Gus Suhr 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 7
2 Lyn Lary 6
3 Augie Galan 4
3 Gee Walker 4
5 Jesse Hill 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.64
2 Bill Weir 0.69
3 Cy Blanton 0.96
4 Mike Ryba 1.15
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Dizzy Dean 25
3 Tommy Bridges 22
4 Van Mungo 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 .481
2 Wally Moses .441
3 Babe Phelps .435
4 Paul Waner .419
5 Arky Vaughan .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 37
2 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Al Simmons 31
4 Gus Suhr 30
5 Mel Ott 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 12
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 Carl Hubbell 1.68
5 Danny MacFayden 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
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 48
4 Dizzy Dean 45
5 Johnny Allen 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Clint Brown 3
3 Cy Blanton 2
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 7 others tied 2