On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 42 .672 --
Indians 69 59 .539 17.0
Tigers 69 62 .527 18.5
White Sox 67 62 .519 19.5
Senators 67 62 .519 19.5
Red Sox 65 65 .500 22.0
Athletics 47 82 .364 39.5
Browns 46 82 .359 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 48 .619 --
Cardinals 74 52 .587 4.0
Cubs 74 54 .578 5.0
Pirates 67 61 .523 12.0
Reds 61 65 .484 17.0
Bees 58 68 .460 20.0
Dodgers 51 74 .408 26.5
Phillies 42 83 .336 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ethan Allen 4
1 Bill Knickerbocker 4
1 Mel Ott 4
4 Joe Cronin 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Terry 3
2 Ethan Allen 2
2 Cecil Travis 2
2 Paul Waner 2
5 24 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Moore 1
1 Marv Owen 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Rabbit Warstler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1.50
2 Jim Weaver 0.78
3 Lefty Grove 0.73
4 Red Bullock 0.38
4 Al Hollingsworth 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Jim Weaver 7
3 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Harry Gumbert 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .377
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 2 tied 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 2.91
4 Danny MacFayden 3.10
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 .465
2 Cecil Travis .426
3 Mel Ott .418
4 Joe Kuhel .415
5 2 tied .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Bob Johnson 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 17
2 Pinky Higgins 16
2 Joe Kuhel 16
2 Cecil Travis 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Skeeter Newsome 6
2 Jake Powell 5
3 Roy Hughes 3
3 Marv Owen 3
5 14 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 0.55
2 Lon Warneke 0.73
3 Johnny Broaca 1.16
4 Johnny Allen 1.27
5 Al Hollingsworth 1.29

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 Lefty Grove 24
3 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Bobo Newsom 22
5 Tommy Bridges 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Frank Gabler 2
1 Pat Malone 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .463
2 Jake Powell .410
3 Beau Bell .405
4 Gee Walker .403
5 Frankie Frisch .400

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 29
4 Beau Bell 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
1 Skeeter Newsome 7
3 Jake Powell 6
3 Billy Rogell 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.52
2 Johnny Broaca 1.87
3 Johnny Allen 1.90
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.98
5 Lefty Grove 1.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Tommy Bridges 39
3 Johnny Allen 38
4 Bill Lee 37
5 Dizzy Dean 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 5
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 .362
3 Bill Dickey .362
4 Earl Averill .361
5 Lou Gehrig .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Jimmie Foxx 42
3 Hal Trosky 40
4 Mel Ott 30
5 Wally Berger 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 157
2 Joe Medwick 144
3 Moose Solters 136
4 Lou Gehrig 135
5 Jimmie Foxx 134

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 Ben Cantwell 2.98
4 Lefty Grove 3.03
5 Al Smith 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Wes Ferrell 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 230
2 Dizzy Dean 203
3 Tommy Bridges 174
4 Bobo Newsom 159
5 Johnny Allen 151

Saves

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