On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 35 .670 --
Indians 61 48 .560 11.5
White Sox 58 50 .537 14.0
Tigers 57 50 .533 14.5
Red Sox 55 53 .509 17.0
Senators 53 54 .495 18.5
Browns 38 69 .355 33.5
Athletics 36 70 .340 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 42 .607 --
Cubs 63 42 .600 1.0
Giants 60 46 .566 4.5
Pirates 53 52 .505 11.0
Reds 51 53 .490 12.5
Bees 49 57 .462 15.5
Dodgers 42 64 .396 22.5
Phillies 39 66 .371 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leo Durocher 4
2 Tony Cuccinello 3
2 Red Kress 3
2 Wally Millies 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 Gene Moore 1
1 Leo Norris 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
2 Red Kress 3
2 Buddy Lewis 3
4 Frank Demaree 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Kress 1
1 Jack Radtke 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmie DeShong 0.30
2 Ed Brandt 0.29
3 Hal Schumacher 0.20
4 Dizzy Dean 0.17
5 2 tied 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Van Mungo 1
1 Bill Weir 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmie DeShong 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .382
2 Lou Gehrig .379
3 Luke Appling .377
4 Bill Dickey .365
5 Joe Medwick .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Jimmie Foxx 32
2 Hal Trosky 32
4 Mel Ott 25
5 4 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 110
2 Joe Medwick 108
3 Jimmie Foxx 106
3 Lou Gehrig 106
5 Goose Goslin 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 26
2 Pepper Martin 19
3 Billy Werber 18
4 Stu Martin 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.44
2 Larry French 2.61
3 Ben Cantwell 2.82
4 Tex Carleton 3.04
5 Red Lucas 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 19
2 Carl Hubbell 16
3 Vern Kennedy 15
3 Red Ruffing 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 153
2 Dizzy Dean 124
3 Johnny Allen 115
3 Tommy Bridges 115
5 Bobo Newsom 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 8
2 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Syl Johnson 7
2 Bob Smith 7
5 Pat Malone 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .488
2 Eddie Wilson .469
3 Lou Finney .456
4 Al Simmons .455
5 Johnny Mize .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
1 Hal Trosky 6
3 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 25
2 Lou Gehrig 21
3 Zeke Bonura 19
3 Joe Medwick 19
5 Jackie Hayes 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Lanning 0.00
2 Bill Hallahan 0.38
3 Tex Carleton 0.75
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.00
5 Clint Brown 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sugar Cain 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Bill Dietrich 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 26
2 Schoolboy Rowe 22
3 Tommy Bridges 20
4 Dizzy Dean 18
4 Al Smith 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 2
2 Tom Baker 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .495
2 Earl Averill .455
3 Roy Weatherly .419
4 Joe Vosmik .417
5 Lou Finney .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Mel Ott 10
2 Hal Trosky 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Zeke Bonura 38
3 Hal Trosky 36
4 Goose Goslin 35
5 3 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 14
2 Gee Walker 8
3 Ben Chapman 7
3 Roy Hughes 7
5 Lou Chiozza 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 1.08
2 Johnny Lanning 1.09
3 Tex Carleton 1.50
4 Carl Hubbell 1.61
5 Denny Galehouse 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 6
1 Carl Hubbell 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Sugar Cain 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 49
2 Dizzy Dean 43
3 Johnny Allen 39
4 Tommy Bridges 34
5 3 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Baker 2
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Peaches Davis 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .374
2 Lou Gehrig .365
3 Paul Waner .362
4 Billy Herman .356
5 Earl Averill .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Hal Trosky 42
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Wally Berger 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 151
3 Lou Gehrig 146
4 Joe Medwick 145
5 Goose Goslin 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 44
2 Pepper Martin 25
3 Roy Hughes 24
3 Jake Powell 24
5 Billy Werber 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.55
2 Carl Hubbell 2.87
3 Lefty Grove 2.92
4 Dizzy Dean 3.16
5 Tex Carleton 3.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Wes Ferrell 21
3 Mel Harder 21
3 Red Ruffing 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 198
2 Dizzy Dean 197
3 Tommy Bridges 168
4 Bobo Newsom 149
5 Cy Blanton 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 10
2 Don Brennan 9
2 Bob Smith 9
4 Oral Hildebrand 8
4 Jack Knott 8