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

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

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