On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 42 .672 --
Indians 69 58 .543 16.5
Tigers 68 62 .523 19.0
White Sox 67 62 .519 19.5
Senators 66 62 .516 20.0
Red Sox 64 65 .496 22.5
Athletics 47 81 .367 39.0
Browns 46 81 .362 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 48 .616 --
Cardinals 74 52 .587 3.5
Cubs 74 53 .583 4.0
Pirates 66 61 .520 12.0
Reds 60 65 .480 17.0
Bees 58 67 .464 19.0
Dodgers 51 74 .408 26.0
Phillies 42 82 .339 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 4
2 Jake Powell 3
3 Ethan Allen 2
3 Frank Demaree 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Seeds 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Seeds 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 Billy Herman 1
3 Merv Shea 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 George Selkirk 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 1.00
2 Johnny Broaca 0.67
3 Bill Dietrich 0.43
4 Frank Gabler 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lon Warneke 7
2 Bill Dietrich 6
3 Johnny Broaca 4
4 Slick Castleman 1
4 Frank Gabler 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .378
2 Lou Gehrig .376
3 Luke Appling .370
4 Joe Medwick .370
5 Bill Dickey .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Hal Trosky 36
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Mel Ott 28
5 Joe DiMaggio 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 130
2 Lou Gehrig 127
3 Joe Medwick 125
4 Jimmie Foxx 118
5 Zeke Bonura 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 29
2 Jake Powell 22
3 Pepper Martin 21
4 Billy Werber 20
5 Roy Hughes 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.41
2 Ben Cantwell 2.82
3 Lefty Grove 3.02
4 Danny MacFayden 3.06
5 Larry French 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 22
2 Carl Hubbell 20
3 Tommy Bridges 19
4 Vern Kennedy 18
4 Red Ruffing 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 192
2 Dizzy Dean 150
3 Johnny Allen 141
3 Tommy Bridges 141
5 Bobo Newsom 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 9
2 Pat Malone 8
3 Dizzy Dean 7
3 Syl Johnson 7
3 Bob Smith 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .475
2 Cecil Travis .455
3 Wally Moses .429
3 Gee Walker .429
5 Joe DiMaggio .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
4 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 16
1 Pinky Higgins 16
1 Joe Kuhel 16
1 Gee Walker 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Skeeter Newsome 6
2 Jake Powell 5
3 Roy Hughes 3
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 0.55
2 Lon Warneke 0.73
3 Johnny Broaca 1.16
4 Danny MacFayden 1.42
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Johnny Broaca 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 30
2 Dizzy Dean 22
2 Bobo Newsom 22
4 Tommy Bridges 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Frank Gabler 2
1 Pat Malone 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .458
2 Gee Walker .423
3 Bill Dickey .415
4 Jake Powell .410
5 Cecil Travis .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
1 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Mel Ott 7
4 Goose Goslin 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 33
2 Gee Walker 32
3 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Zeke Bonura 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 8
2 Skeeter Newsome 7
3 Jake Powell 6
4 Pepper Martin 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.55
2 Johnny Broaca 1.87
3 Danny MacFayden 1.95
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.98
5 Gene Schott 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 6
1 Tommy Bridges 6
1 Carl Hubbell 6
4 Johnny Broaca 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Johnny Allen 42
3 Tommy Bridges 39
4 Bill Lee 37
5 Dizzy Dean 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Thornton Lee 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .376
2 Paul Waner .363
3 Earl Averill .362
4 Bill Dickey .361
5 Lou Gehrig .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Jimmie Foxx 43
3 Hal Trosky 40
4 Mel Ott 30
5 Wally Berger 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 157
2 Joe Medwick 144
3 Lou Gehrig 136
4 Jimmie Foxx 135
4 Moose Solters 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 43
2 Jake Powell 27
3 Roy Hughes 26
4 Pepper Martin 23
5 Billy Werber 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.64
2 Larry French 2.87
3 Lefty Grove 3.05
4 Al Smith 3.11
5 Curt Davis 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Paul Derringer 22
3 Wes Ferrell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 232
2 Dizzy Dean 203
3 Tommy Bridges 174
4 Bobo Newsom 164
5 Johnny Allen 151

Saves

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