On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 28 .667 --
Indians 47 38 .553 9.5
Red Sox 47 40 .540 10.5
Tigers 45 39 .536 11.0
Senators 44 40 .524 12.0
White Sox 42 40 .512 13.0
Athletics 28 53 .346 26.5
Browns 25 56 .309 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 30 .630 --
Cardinals 51 32 .614 1.0
Pirates 44 39 .530 8.0
Reds 41 39 .513 9.5
Giants 43 41 .512 9.5
Bees 40 44 .476 12.5
Phillies 32 50 .390 19.5
Dodgers 28 55 .337 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Berger 3
1 Zeke Bonura 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Odell Hale 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 4
1 Wally Berger 4
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 Joe Vosmik 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Frankie Pytlak 1
1 Moose Solters 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.89
2 Paul Derringer 0.44
3 Bob Smith 0.43
4 Carl Doyle 0.42
5 Carl Hubbell 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Italo Chelini 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 8
2 Carl Doyle 5
3 Joe Bowman 4
3 Dizzy Dean 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .377
2 Rip Radcliff .375
3 Charlie Gehringer .369
4 Bill Dickey .365
5 Paul Waner .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 26
2 Lou Gehrig 25
3 Hal Trosky 22
4 Bill Dickey 18
5 Mel Ott 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 86
2 Jimmie Foxx 85
3 Joe Medwick 83
4 Hal Trosky 82
5 Bill Dickey 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 17
2 Lyn Lary 15
2 Pepper Martin 15
2 Jake Powell 15
2 Billy Werber 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.58
2 Larry French 2.66
3 Ben Cantwell 2.76
4 Mace Brown 2.88
5 Lefty Grove 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 15
2 Wes Ferrell 13
2 Mel Harder 13
4 Bobo Newsom 12
5 8 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 115
2 Bobo Newsom 99
3 Johnny Allen 90
3 Tommy Bridges 90
5 Dizzy Dean 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 7
1 Syl Johnson 7
3 Bob Smith 6
4 Dizzy Dean 5
4 Pat Malone 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .509
2 John Stone .472
3 Rick Ferrell .463
4 Ernie Sulik .451
5 Paul Waner .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 21
2 Earl Averill 16
3 Luke Appling 14
3 Lou Gehrig 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Lou Chiozza 4
2 Lyn Lary 4
4 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Bryant 0.71
1 Charlie Root 0.71
3 Bob Smith 0.75
4 Denny Galehouse 0.82
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Vern Kennedy 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 25
2 Joe Bowman 17
3 Johnny Allen 14
3 Cy Blanton 14
3 Tommy Bridges 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Passeau 2
1 Schoolboy Rowe 2
3 Tom Baker 1
3 Don Brennan 1
3 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .417
2 Paul Waner .412
3 Hal Trosky .392
4 Lou Gehrig .391
5 John Stone .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Wally Berger 8
3 Bill Dickey 8
3 Hal Trosky 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 32
1 Hal Trosky 32
1 Gee Walker 32
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Goose Goslin 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 10
2 Stu Martin 8
3 Gee Walker 7
4 Roy Hughes 6
4 Billy Werber 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.00
2 Cy Blanton 1.54
3 Frank Gabler 1.75
4 Curt Davis 2.12
5 Jesse Haines 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Ben Cantwell 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 46
2 Johnny Allen 43
3 Bobo Newsom 34
4 Tommy Bridges 33
5 Cy Blanton 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 4
2 Don Brennan 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Jack Knott 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .364
2 Lou Gehrig .361
3 Billy Herman .353
4 Charlie Gehringer .349
5 Joe Medwick .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Wally Berger 31
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 154
2 Joe Medwick 140
3 Goose Goslin 139
4 Jimmie Foxx 138
4 Lou Gehrig 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 37
2 Jake Powell 28
3 Billy Werber 26
4 Pepper Martin 25
5 Augie Galan 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.68
2 Lefty Grove 2.92
3 Carl Hubbell 3.01
4 Ralph Birkofer 3.10
5 Red Ruffing 3.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 Mel Harder 23
4 Carl Hubbell 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 178
2 Tommy Bridges 167
3 Van Mungo 161
4 Bobo Newsom 153
5 Lefty Grove 140

Saves

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