On This Day

Saturday, June 27, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 21 .677 --
Red Sox 38 29 .567 7.0
Tigers 35 32 .522 10.0
Senators 35 32 .522 10.0
Indians 35 32 .522 10.0
White Sox 30 34 .469 13.5
Athletics 24 40 .375 19.5
Browns 20 41 .328 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 41 24 .631 --
Cubs 39 24 .619 1.0
Giants 37 28 .569 4.0
Pirates 37 28 .569 4.0
Reds 35 30 .538 6.0
Bees 30 37 .448 12.0
Phillies 22 45 .328 20.0
Dodgers 21 46 .313 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 4
1 Odell Hale 4
1 Bill Knickerbocker 4
1 Rip Radcliff 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
1 Ival Goodman 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 1
3 Lou Gehrig 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Crosetti 4
1 Ival Goodman 4
1 Gus Mancuso 4
1 Larry Rosenthal 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 2
2 Roy Hughes 1
2 Luke Sewell 1
2 Roy Weatherly 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Allen 0.56
2 Italo Chelini 0.44
2 Earl Whitehill 0.44
4 Red Ruffing 0.36
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Italo Chelini 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 10
2 Red Ruffing 5
3 Italo Chelini 4
3 Syl Johnson 4
3 Earl Whitehill 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Frank Gabler 1
1 Chad Kimsey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .401
2 Rip Radcliff .376
3 Bill Dickey .372
4 Stu Martin .369
5 Charlie Gehringer .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Hal Trosky 19
3 Lou Gehrig 18
4 Bill Dickey 14
5 Mel Ott 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 70
1 Joe Medwick 70
3 Bill Dickey 64
4 Mel Ott 62
4 Hal Trosky 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 12
1 Stu Martin 12
1 Jake Powell 12
1 Billy Werber 12
5 Tony Piet 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.42
2 Lefty Grove 2.86
3 Red Lucas 2.97
4 Larry French 3.07
5 Hal Schumacher 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 13
2 Paul Derringer 10
2 Wes Ferrell 10
2 Lefty Grove 10
2 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 84
2 Bobo Newsom 75
3 Johnny Allen 71
3 Tommy Bridges 71
5 Dizzy Dean 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 6
2 Syl Johnson 5
3 Dizzy Dean 4
3 Frank Gabler 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .538
2 Dolph Camilli .440
3 Al Simmons .436
4 Frankie Pytlak .432
5 Bob Johnson .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Bob Johnson 6
2 Hal Trosky 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 19
1 Bob Johnson 19
3 Joe Medwick 17
4 Zeke Bonura 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Lyn Lary 5
3 Roy Hughes 4
3 Stu Martin 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.54
2 Roxie Lawson 0.69
3 Jesse Haines 1.35
4 Curt Davis 1.50
5 John Whitehead 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 28
2 Van Mungo 20
3 Tommy Bridges 19
4 Paul Derringer 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Don Brennan 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Jack Knott 2
5 20 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .457
2 Kiki Cuyler .412
3 Dolph Camilli .402
4 Gus Suhr .383
5 Paul Waner .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Ripper Collins 10
3 Bob Johnson 9
3 Hal Trosky 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
1 Jimmie Foxx 31
1 Lou Gehrig 31
1 Joe Medwick 31
5 Goose Goslin 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 8
1 Stu Martin 8
3 Tony Piet 6
4 Ben Chapman 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.83
2 Curt Davis 1.93
3 Ben Cantwell 2.32
4 John Whitehead 2.43
5 Cy Blanton 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Paul Derringer 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
4 Curt Davis 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 40
2 Al Hollingsworth 35
3 Bobo Newsom 33
4 Tommy Bridges 32
5 Harry Kelley 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Jack Knott 3
4 Johnny Broaca 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .372
2 Billy Herman .356
3 Bill Terry .351
4 Jimmie Foxx .345
5 Joe Medwick .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Hal Trosky 33
4 Mel Ott 30
5 Wally Berger 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 144
2 Hal Trosky 140
3 Jimmie Foxx 136
3 Lou Gehrig 136
5 Goose Goslin 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 35
2 Billy Werber 26
3 Augie Galan 25
3 Jake Powell 25
5 Pepper Martin 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.75
2 Larry French 2.83
3 Red Lucas 2.91
4 Carl Hubbell 3.03
5 Paul Dean 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
3 Carl Hubbell 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 182
2 Tommy Bridges 157
3 Lefty Grove 146
4 Lefty Gomez 136
4 Van Mungo 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 9
2 Jack Knott 8
2 Bob Smith 8
4 Dizzy Dean 7
5 2 tied 6