On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 11 .667 --
Red Sox 23 12 .657 0.0
Tigers 19 14 .576 3.0
Indians 17 15 .531 4.5
White Sox 15 14 .517 5.0
Senators 17 18 .486 6.0
Athletics 10 20 .333 10.5
Browns 7 26 .212 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 10 .667 --
Giants 19 12 .613 1.5
Pirates 16 14 .533 4.0
Cubs 15 15 .500 5.0
Reds 15 17 .469 6.0
Bees 14 17 .452 6.5
Dodgers 13 19 .406 8.0
Phillies 13 21 .382 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mule Haas 4
1 Terry Moore 4
3 Elden Auker 3
3 Wally Berger 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Ernie Sulik 1
1 Bucky Walters 1
1 Pinky Whitney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 5
2 Elden Auker 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Bucky Walters 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Chiozza 1
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Stu Martin 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lyons 0.30
2 Jack Tising 0.29
3 Mel Harder 0.25
4 Dizzy Dean 0.22
5 Ray Benge 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Coffman 5
2 Mel Harder 4
3 Tom Baker 3
3 Ted Lyons 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .392
2 Charlie Gehringer .379
3 Zeke Bonura .372
4 Lou Gehrig .371
5 Frank Demaree .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Bill Dickey 8
2 Hal Trosky 8
4 Mel Ott 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 43
2 Mel Ott 35
3 Hal Trosky 33
4 Joe Medwick 32
5 Leo Norris 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 8
2 Billy Werber 7
3 Jake Powell 6
4 Frankie Crosetti 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.83
2 Carl Hubbell 2.02
3 Hal Schumacher 2.10
4 Lloyd Brown 2.30
5 Watty Clark 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Dizzy Dean 6
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 4
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 Pat Malone 3
2 Jack Russell 3
5 4 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Augie Galan .444
2 Luke Appling .438
3 Joe Medwick .415
4 Dolph Camilli .413
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Pinky Whitney 5
3 Johnny Mize 4
3 Marv Owen 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 20
1 Mel Ott 20
1 Pinky Whitney 20
4 Luke Appling 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 4
1 Jake Powell 4
3 Billy Werber 3
4 Doc Cramer 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Kimsey 0.71
2 Watty Clark 0.93
3 Euel Moore 1.50
4 Fritz Ostermueller 1.65
5 Ben Cantwell 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Schumacher 3
2 Tommy Bridges 2
2 Sugar Cain 2
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 22
2 Bobo Newsom 20
3 Van Mungo 16
4 Fritz Ostermueller 15
4 2 others 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 Joe DiMaggio .411
2 Frank Demaree .388
3 Joe Medwick .380
4 Zeke Bonura .376
4 Lou Gehrig .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Bill Dickey 5
3 Lou Gehrig 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 31
2 Joe Medwick 28
3 Mel Ott 27
4 Pinky Whitney 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 7
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Stu Martin 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.08
2 Carl Hubbell 1.73
3 Dizzy Dean 2.11
4 Watty Clark 2.23
5 Bill Walker 2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 36
2 Bobo Newsom 30
3 Johnny Allen 28
3 Dizzy Dean 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 4
2 Bill Dietrich 2
2 Frank Gabler 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .371
2 Arky Vaughan .353
3 Lou Gehrig .353
4 Bill Terry .351
5 Billy Herman .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
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 137
3 Hal Trosky 132
4 Moose Solters 130
5 Lou Gehrig 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Lyn Lary 27
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Augie Galan 22
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 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Mel Harder 23
4 Carl Hubbell 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 194
2 Tommy Bridges 155
3 Lefty Gomez 147
4 Lefty Grove 146
4 Schoolboy Rowe 146

Saves

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