On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 6 .684 --
Yankees 12 6 .667 0.5
Indians 10 7 .588 2.0
Tigers 9 7 .563 2.5
Senators 11 9 .550 2.5
White Sox 6 9 .400 5.0
Athletics 6 11 .353 6.0
Browns 3 15 .167 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 5 .643 --
Giants 9 6 .600 0.5
Cubs 9 7 .563 1.0
Pirates 8 7 .533 1.5
Phillies 9 10 .474 2.5
Reds 8 9 .471 2.5
Bees 6 9 .400 3.5
Dodgers 6 11 .353 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Ethan Allen 3
3 Tom Carey 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Rick Ferrell 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Leo Norris 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Zeke Bonura 4
3 Frank Demaree 3
3 Leo Norris 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Tony Piet 1
1 Luke Sewell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 0.50
2 Wes Ferrell 0.33
2 Van Mungo 0.33
4 Lefty Gomez 0.30
5 Paul Derringer 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Murphy 5
2 Earl Caldwell 4
2 Van Mungo 4
2 Al Smith 4
2 Lon Warneke 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Winford 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Ferrell .438
2 Billy Herman .420
3 Frankie Crosetti .418
4 Charlie Gehringer .408
5 Jo-Jo Moore .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Hal Trosky 5
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Mel Ott 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 22
2 Leo Norris 21
3 Hank Leiber 18
3 George Puccinelli 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 5
2 Ethan Allen 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Roy Hughes 4
2 Billy Werber 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.26
2 George Blaeholder 0.53
3 Jimmie DeShong 1.50
4 Lefty Gomez 1.62
5 Carl Hubbell 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Pete Appleton 3
2 Ray Benge 3
2 George Blaeholder 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 32
2 Lefty Gomez 21
2 Lefty Grove 21
2 Lon Warneke 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
2 Jack Russell 2
2 Bob Smith 2
4 Al Blanche 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .363
2 Joe Medwick .361
3 Billy Herman .351
4 Bill Terry .348
5 Gabby Hartnett .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Wally Berger 35
2 Hank Greenberg 35
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 Mel Ott 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 173
2 Wally Berger 130
3 Lou Gehrig 125
4 Joe Medwick 121
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Lyn Lary 26
3 Pepper Martin 24
4 Augie Galan 22
5 Mel Almada 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.32
2 Larry French 2.75
3 Bill Swift 2.91
4 Charlie Root 2.94
5 Hal Schumacher 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 23
4 Mel Harder 22
4 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 193
2 Tommy Bridges 161
3 Lefty Gomez 152
4 Van Mungo 146
4 Schoolboy Rowe 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 9
2 Dutch Leonard 8
3 Jack Knott 7
3 Bob Smith 7
5 3 tied 6