On This Day

Monday, May 11, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 7 .708 --
Red Sox 17 8 .680 0.5
Indians 15 9 .625 2.0
White Sox 10 10 .500 5.0
Tigers 11 11 .500 5.0
Senators 13 14 .481 5.5
Athletics 8 15 .348 8.5
Browns 3 20 .130 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 7 .667 --
Pirates 12 9 .571 2.0
Giants 12 10 .545 2.5
Cubs 12 10 .545 2.5
Reds 11 13 .458 4.5
Bees 10 12 .455 4.5
Phillies 10 15 .400 6.0
Dodgers 9 14 .391 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dixie Walker 5
2 Zeke Bonura 4
2 Leo Norris 4
4 Ethan Allen 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Jack Burns 1
2 Johnny Moore 1
2 Leo Norris 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 8
2 Jack Burns 4
2 Mike Kreevich 4
2 Dixie Walker 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Marv Owen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.78
2 Al Smith 0.40
3 John Whitehead 0.27
4 Tiny Chaplin 0.25
4 Bucky Walters 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Tiny Chaplin 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 John Whitehead 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 7
2 John Whitehead 4
3 Harry Gumbert 3
3 Bucky Walters 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Gabler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Demaree .409
2 Rick Ferrell .407
3 Joe Medwick .393
4 Lou Gehrig .389
5 Billy Herman .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Bill Dickey 7
3 Hal Trosky 6
4 Chuck Klein 5
4 Mel Ott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 34
2 Leo Norris 25
2 Mel Ott 25
4 Jimmie Foxx 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 6
2 Billy Werber 5
3 Ethan Allen 4
3 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.95
2 Danny MacFayden 1.59
3 Lefty Gomez 1.69
3 Joe Sullivan 1.69
5 Hal Schumacher 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Ray Benge 4
2 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Wes Ferrell 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 38
2 Dizzy Dean 28
3 Johnny Allen 27
4 Lefty Grove 26
4 Bobo Newsom 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Pat Malone 2
3 Jack Russell 2
5 25 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .476
2 George Puccinelli .465
3 Frank Demaree .449
4 Bill Brubaker .432
5 Buck Jordan .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Zeke Bonura 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 17
2 Leo Norris 15
3 Rick Ferrell 13
3 Joe Kuhel 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Pepper Martin 3
3 Ethan Allen 2
3 Frankie Crosetti 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 0.47
2 Danny MacFayden 0.67
3 Bill Walker 0.95
4 Ed Brandt 1.17
5 Johnny Murphy 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 2
1 George Blaeholder 2
1 Tex Carleton 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Tising 17
2 Tommy Bridges 15
2 Dizzy Dean 15
2 Lefty Grove 15
2 Van Mungo 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 3
2 Cy Blanton 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .365
2 Arky Vaughan .358
3 Bill Terry .356
4 Gabby Hartnett .353
5 Lou Gehrig .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Wally Berger 34
3 Lou Gehrig 32
3 Hank Greenberg 32
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 165
2 Wally Berger 127
2 Lou Gehrig 127
4 Joe Medwick 126
5 Hal Trosky 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Lyn Lary 26
3 Pepper Martin 25
4 Augie Galan 23
5 Jake Powell 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.34
2 Larry French 2.75
3 Hal Schumacher 2.95
4 Red Ruffing 3.05
5 Bill Swift 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Mel Harder 23
5 Paul Derringer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 193
2 Tommy Bridges 163
3 Lefty Gomez 154
4 Van Mungo 141
4 Schoolboy Rowe 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 8
1 Dutch Leonard 8
1 Bob Smith 8
4 Jack Knott 7
5 4 tied 6