On This Day

Monday, April 27, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 3 .727 --
Red Sox 8 5 .615 1.0
Tigers 6 4 .600 1.5
Yankees 7 5 .583 1.5
Senators 7 7 .500 2.5
White Sox 4 5 .444 3.0
Athletics 3 8 .273 5.0
Browns 3 9 .250 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 3 .727 --
Reds 7 5 .583 1.5
Cubs 6 6 .500 2.5
Dodgers 6 6 .500 2.5
Phillies 6 7 .462 3.0
Pirates 4 5 .444 3.0
Cardinals 4 5 .444 3.0
Bees 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Klein 3
2 Beau Bell 2
2 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 2
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 Stan Hack 1
2 Gabby Hartnett 1
2 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Hughes 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.23
2 Larry French 0.14
3 Russ Van Atta 0.12
4 George Blaeholder 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Hollingsworth 3
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Larry French 1
2 Russ Van Atta 1
2 Lon Warneke 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .457
2 Ernie Lombardi .455
3 Joe Medwick .452
4 Jo-Jo Moore .438
5 Ben Geraghty .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Mel Ott 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 17
2 Hank Leiber 16
2 Hal Trosky 16
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 4
2 Ben Geraghty 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Roy Hughes 3
2 Pepper Martin 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.37
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.48
3 George Blaeholder 0.75
4 Gordon Rhodes 1.00
5 Hal Schumacher 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Al Hollingsworth 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 23
2 Lon Warneke 17
3 Wes Ferrell 16
3 Bobo Newsom 16
5 Johnny Allen 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
2 Al Blanche 1
2 Don Brennan 1
2 Henry Coppola 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .374
2 Joe Medwick .368
3 Bill Terry .347
4 Billy Herman .346
5 Buddy Myer .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
1 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Wally Berger 34
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Lou Gehrig 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 177
2 Wally Berger 130
3 Lou Gehrig 127
4 Joe Medwick 121
4 Hal Trosky 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Lyn Lary 26
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Augie Galan 21
5 Mel Almada 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.43
2 Larry French 2.73
3 Bill Swift 2.79
4 Hal Schumacher 2.83
5 Charlie Root 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Lefty Grove 22
4 Mel Harder 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 196
2 Tommy Bridges 160
3 Lefty Gomez 146
3 Van Mungo 146
5 Schoolboy Rowe 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 8
1 Dutch Leonard 8
3 Jack Knott 7
4 Don Brennan 6
4 2 others tied 6