On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	22	10	.688	--
Red Sox	22	12	.647	1.0
Indians	17	13	.567	4.0
Tigers	17	14	.548	4.5
White Sox	13	14	.481	6.5
Senators	16	18	.471	7.0
Athletics	10	19	.345	10.5
Browns	7	24	.226	14.5

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 0

Senators 7, Indians 6

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

Browns 12, Red Sox 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	19	10	.655	--
Cardinals	18	10	.643	0.5
Pirates	15	13	.536	3.5
Reds	15	16	.484	5.0
Cubs	14	15	.483	5.0
Bees	13	16	.448	6.0
Dodgers	12	18	.400	7.5
Phillies	12	20	.375	8.5

Games

Dodgers 11, Cubs 2

Reds 10, Bees 8

Giants 10, Cardinals 7

Pirates 9, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stu Martin	4
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	George McQuinn	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pep Young	2
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Pepper Martin	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	5
2	Rollie Hemsley	4
3	Pepper Martin	3
3	Mel Ott	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Stu Martin	1
1	Tony Piet	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1.11
2	Jim Weaver	0.78
3	Red Ruffing	0.67
4	Van Mungo	0.64
5	Tiny Chaplin	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	Whitey Hilcher	1
1	Roy Mahaffey	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	10
2	Van Mungo	7
2	Jim Weaver	7
4	Red Ruffing	6
5	Tiny Chaplin	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Don Brennan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.397
2	Frank Demaree	.374
3	Zeke Bonura	.369
4	Lou Gehrig	.367
5	Buddy Lewis	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Hal Trosky	8
3	Bill Dickey	7
3	Mel Ott	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	38
2	Mel Ott	34
3	Joe Medwick	30
4	Hal Trosky	29
5	Leo Norris	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	7
2	Jake Powell	6
2	Billy Werber	6
4	Frankie Crosetti	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.83
2	Carl Hubbell	2.02
3	Lefty Gomez	2.03
4	Hal Schumacher	2.10
5	Lloyd Brown	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	Mel Harder	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	50
2	Bobo Newsom	38
3	Dizzy Dean	36
4	Monte Pearson	35
5	Lefty Grove	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	4
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	Pat Malone	3
4	Don Brennan	2
4	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.451
2	Luke Appling	.426
3	Dolph Camilli	.413
4	Stu Martin	.412
5	Buddy Hassett	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
2	Marv Owen	4
2	Pinky Whitney	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	20
2	Joe Medwick	19
3	Luke Appling	16
4	Al Simmons	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Powell	4
2	Stu Martin	3
3	Doc Cramer	2
3	Kiki Cuyler	2
3	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Clark	0.00
2	Bump Hadley	0.57
3	Ben Cantwell	1.47
4	Fritz Ostermueller	1.65
5	Bill Walker	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Johnny Marcum	3
1	Monte Pearson	3
1	Hal Schumacher	3
5	20 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	21
2	Monte Pearson	20
3	Van Mungo	18
4	Dizzy Dean	16
5	4 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dietrich	2
1	Frank Gabler	2
1	Pat Malone	2
4	Ivy Andrews	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Puccinelli	.407
2	Joe Medwick	.394
3	Frank Demaree	.381
4	Zeke Bonura	.373
5	Wally Moses	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Mel Ott	6
2	Hal Trosky	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	31
2	Mel Ott	29
3	Joe Medwick	28
4	Leo Norris	24
4	Moose Solters	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	6
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Billy Werber	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.96
2	Carl Hubbell	1.73
3	Watty Clark	2.00
4	Lloyd Brown	2.18
5	Bill Walker	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Jim Weaver	5
4	Tex Carleton	4
4	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	41
2	Dizzy Dean	34
3	Lefty Grove	30
3	Bobo Newsom	30
5	Tommy Bridges	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	4
2	Pat Malone	3
3	Bill Dietrich	2
3	Frank Gabler	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.373
2	Bill Terry	.354
3	Lou Gehrig	.352
4	Arky Vaughan	.351
5	Gabby Hartnett	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	36
2	Wally Berger	34
3	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Hank Greenberg	30
4	Mel Ott	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	153
2	Joe Medwick	136
3	Moose Solters	129
3	Hal Trosky	129
5	Lou Gehrig	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	30
2	Lyn Lary	27
3	Pepper Martin	26
4	Augie Galan	21
5	Jake Powell	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.27
2	Larry French	2.95
3	Hal Schumacher	2.97
4	Carl Hubbell	3.03
5	Watty Clark	3.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Wes Ferrell	24
4	Mel Harder	23
4	Carl Hubbell	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	192
2	Tommy Bridges	155
3	Lefty Grove	146
3	Schoolboy Rowe	146
5	Lefty Gomez	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	9
2	Syl Johnson	8
2	Dutch Leonard	8
4	Don Brennan	7
4	Jack Knott	7