On This Day

Wednesday, May 13, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 8 .692 --
Red Sox 18 9 .667 0.5
Indians 15 9 .625 2.0
White Sox 10 10 .500 5.0
Tigers 12 12 .500 5.0
Senators 13 14 .481 5.5
Athletics 8 15 .348 8.5
Browns 4 21 .160 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 8 .636 --
Giants 13 10 .565 1.5
Pirates 12 10 .545 2.0
Cubs 12 11 .522 2.5
Bees 11 12 .478 3.5
Reds 12 14 .462 4.0
Dodgers 10 14 .417 5.0
Phillies 11 16 .407 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lew Riggs 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 Lloyd Waner 3
2 Billy Werber 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Grace 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Al Lopez 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Werber 3
2 Earl Grace 2
2 Lee Handley 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Myril Hoag 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monte Pearson 0.60
2 Al Hollingsworth 0.38
3 Bill Swift 0.11
4 Chief Hogsett 0.10
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1
1 Monte Pearson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 6
2 Fritz Ostermueller 4
3 Al Hollingsworth 3
4 Danny MacFayden 2
5 8 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Zachary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Demaree .412
2 Joe Medwick .398
3 Rick Ferrell .394
4 Lou Gehrig .381
5 George Puccinelli .378

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 27
3 Mel Ott 25
4 Hank Leiber 23
5 Jimmie Foxx 22

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 1.42
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 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 38
2 Dizzy Dean 32
3 Monte Pearson 28
4 Johnny Allen 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Pat Malone 2
3 Jack Russell 2
5 27 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Puccinelli .488
2 Frank Demaree .479
3 Zeke Bonura .442
4 Bill Brubaker .422
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Zeke Bonura 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 17
2 Bill Brubaker 15
3 Leo Norris 14
4 Joe Kuhel 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Hal Lee 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
4 Ethan Allen 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.55
2 Bill Walker 0.95
3 Tommy Thomas 0.96
4 Johnny Murphy 1.42
5 Bill Dietrich 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny MacFayden 3
1 Monte Pearson 3
3 Tex Carleton 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 19
2 Monte Pearson 17
2 Jack Tising 17
4 Fritz Ostermueller 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 2
2 Cy Blanton 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .364
2 Bill Terry .357
3 Arky Vaughan .355
4 Lou Gehrig .351
5 Frank Demaree .349

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 164
2 Wally Berger 127
2 Lou Gehrig 127
4 Joe Medwick 125
5 Hal Trosky 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
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 2.81
3 Hal Schumacher 2.95
4 Red Ruffing 3.05
5 Ted Lyons 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Mel Harder 23
5 Paul Derringer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 197
2 Tommy Bridges 163
3 Lefty Gomez 150
4 Lefty Grove 140
5 Schoolboy Rowe 137

Saves

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