On This Day

Friday, May 29, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	13	.675	--
Red Sox	25	16	.610	2.5
Tigers	23	18	.561	4.5
Indians	21	17	.553	5.0
White Sox	19	18	.514	6.5
Senators	21	20	.512	6.5
Athletics	12	25	.324	13.5
Browns	9	30	.231	17.5

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	25	13	.658	--
Giants	25	14	.641	0.5
Cubs	19	18	.514	5.5
Pirates	19	19	.500	6.0
Bees	19	21	.475	7.0
Reds	18	21	.462	7.5
Phillies	16	25	.390	10.5
Dodgers	15	25	.375	11.0

Games

Cubs 8, Reds 1

Giants 15, Bees 0

Phillies 10, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 9, Pirates 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cookie Lavagetto	4
1	Johnny Moore	4
1	Burgess Whitehead	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	Gus Mancuso	1
1	Johnny Mize	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	5
2	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Cookie Lavagetto	4
4	Goose Goslin	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Leiber	1
1	Billy Myers	1
1	Tony Piet	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Smith	0.50
2	Mace Brown	0.40
3	Curt Davis	0.38
4	Roy Parmelee	0.36
5	Euel Moore	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Euel Moore	1
1	Red Phillips	1
1	Al Smith	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Parmelee	4
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Whitey Hilcher	3
4	Mace Brown	2
4	2 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.384
2	Joe DiMaggio	.375
3	Johnny Moore	.368
4	Joe Medwick	.363
5	Luke Appling	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Bill Dickey	9
3	Johnny Moore	9
5	Tony Lazzeri	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	51
2	Joe Medwick	41
2	Hal Trosky	41
4	Jimmie Foxx	39
5	3 tied	38

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.38
2	Lloyd Brown	1.90
3	Carl Hubbell	1.94
4	Paul Dean	2.57
5	Monte Pearson	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	8
2	Lefty Grove	7
2	Monte Pearson	7
4	Wes Ferrell	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	58
2	Bobo Newsom	49
3	Dizzy Dean	41
3	Monte Pearson	41
5	Fritz Ostermueller	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	4
2	Don Brennan	3
2	Frank Gabler	3
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.446
2	Johnny Moore	.438
3	Dolph Camilli	.434
4	Earl Averill	.426
5	Billy Sullivan	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Johnny Moore	5
4	Frankie Crosetti	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	22
2	Goose Goslin	20
2	Joe Medwick	20
2	Hal Trosky	20
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	6
2	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Jake Powell	4
4	Lee Handley	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	0.54
2	Johnny Lanning	1.35
3	Ben Cantwell	1.40
4	Bob Smith	1.50
4	Jim Winford	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Jimmie DeShong	3
2	Roy Henshaw	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	23
2	Van Mungo	20
3	Jim Weaver	17
4	Tommy Bridges	15
4	Fritz Ostermueller	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	2
1	Frank Gabler	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.412
2	Luke Appling	.402
3	Johnny Moore	.387
4	Stu Martin	.378
5	Buck Jordan	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Dolph Camilli	6
3	Bill Dickey	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	35
2	Bill Dickey	34
3	Tony Lazzeri	33
4	Luke Appling	29
5	4 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	7
2	Frankie Crosetti	6
2	Jake Powell	6
4	Kiki Cuyler	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Cantwell	1.63
2	Carl Hubbell	1.69
3	Lloyd Brown	1.93
4	Lefty Grove	1.97
5	Monte Pearson	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Monte Pearson	6
3	Danny MacFayden	5
3	Jim Weaver	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	35
2	Bobo Newsom	33
3	Fritz Ostermueller	31
4	Tommy Bridges	30
4	Monte Pearson	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Gabler	3
1	Bob Smith	3
3	Ed Brandt	2
3	Don Brennan	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.369
2	Lou Gehrig	.354
3	Gabby Hartnett	.352
4	Bill Terry	.351
5	Arky Vaughan	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Wally Berger	33
3	Lou Gehrig	31
4	Mel Ott	30
4	Hal Trosky	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	142
2	Joe Medwick	141
3	Hal Trosky	138
4	Moose Solters	133
5	Goose Goslin	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	31
2	Lyn Lary	27
3	Pepper Martin	25
4	Augie Galan	23
5	Jake Powell	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.22
2	Larry French	2.91
3	Carl Hubbell	2.98
4	Lloyd Brown	2.99
5	Dizzy Dean	3.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	31
2	Wes Ferrell	25
2	Lefty Grove	25
4	Carl Hubbell	24
5	Mel Harder	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	191
2	Tommy Bridges	161
3	Lefty Grove	144
3	Carl Hubbell	144
5	Van Mungo	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	9
2	Don Brennan	8
3	Syl Johnson	7
3	Dutch Leonard	7
5	3 tied	6