On This Day

Saturday, April 25, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 3 .667 --
Red Sox 8 4 .667 -0.5
Tigers 5 4 .556 1.0
Yankees 6 5 .545 1.0
White Sox 4 4 .500 1.5
Senators 6 7 .462 2.0
Athletics 3 7 .300 3.5
Browns 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 3 .727 --
Reds 6 4 .600 1.5
Pirates 4 4 .500 2.5
Cubs 5 5 .500 2.5
Phillies 6 6 .500 2.5
Dodgers 5 6 .455 3.0
Cardinals 3 5 .375 3.5
Bees 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Billy Herman 3
1 Myril Hoag 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Bud Hafey 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 5
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Tony Cuccinello 3
2 Woody Jensen 3
2 Marv Owen 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Geraghty 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Gumbert 0.60
2 Pete Appleton 0.50
3 Lefty Grove 0.40
4 Monte Pearson 0.33
5 Bill Hallahan 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Gumbert 6
2 Pete Appleton 5
2 Pat Malone 5
2 Al Smith 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .463
2 Joe Medwick .447
3 Ben Geraghty .438
3 Jo-Jo Moore .438
5 Beau Bell .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 5
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Mel Ott 4
4 Bill Dickey 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 16
1 Hal Trosky 16
3 Bill Dickey 15
4 Mel Ott 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Geraghty 3
1 Stan Hack 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
1 Billy Werber 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.37
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.48
3 Gordon Rhodes 1.00
4 Hal Schumacher 1.23
5 Lefty Gomez 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Ray Benge 2
2 Joe Bowman 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 23
2 Lon Warneke 16
3 Wes Ferrell 14
4 Lefty Gomez 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
2 Al Blanche 1
2 Don Brennan 1
2 Henry Coppola 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .368
2 Joe Medwick .364
3 Buddy Myer .350
4 Bill Terry .348
5 Joe Vosmik .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
1 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Wally Berger 34
4 Mel Ott 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 176
2 Wally Berger 133
3 Hal Trosky 127
4 Lou Gehrig 124
5 Joe Medwick 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Lyn Lary 28
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Augie Galan 21
5 Mel Almada 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.44
2 Larry French 2.70
3 Bill Swift 2.79
4 Hal Schumacher 2.83
5 Charlie Root 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Mel Harder 23
3 Carl Hubbell 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 193
2 Tommy Bridges 161
3 Lefty Gomez 146
3 Van Mungo 146
5 Schoolboy Rowe 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 8
1 Dutch Leonard 8
3 Jack Knott 7
4 Don Brennan 6
4 2 others tied 6