On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	13	.658	--
Red Sox	25	14	.641	0.5
Tigers	21	17	.553	4.0
White Sox	18	16	.529	5.0
Indians	19	17	.528	5.0
Senators	20	19	.513	5.5
Athletics	11	24	.314	12.5
Browns	9	28	.243	15.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Yankees 4

Browns 8, Indians 5

Tigers 12, White Sox 9

White Sox 9, Tigers 2

Senators 8, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	24	11	.686	--
Giants	23	12	.657	1.0
Cubs	17	17	.500	6.5
Pirates	17	18	.486	7.0
Reds	17	19	.472	7.5
Bees	17	19	.472	7.5
Dodgers	14	23	.378	11.0
Phillies	14	24	.368	11.5

Games

Cubs 10, Reds 4

Giants 7, Dodgers 3

Phillies 7, Bees 2

Cardinals 6, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rip Radcliff	7
2	Tony Piet	6
3	Luke Appling	5
3	Jack Burns	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Appling	5
2	Billy Herman	4
2	Joe Medwick	4
4	Zeke Bonura	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Piet	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Jesse Hill	1
2	Tony Lazzeri	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Birkofer	0.83
2	Mel Harder	0.67
3	Roy Henshaw	0.47
4	Wes Ferrell	0.38
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Henshaw	7
2	Mel Harder	6
3	Ralph Birkofer	5
3	Wes Ferrell	5
5	Elden Auker	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.388
2	Joe Medwick	.378
3	Buck Jordan	.372
4	Charlie Gehringer	.367
5	Earl Averill	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Bill Dickey	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
4	Tony Lazzeri	8
4	Johnny Moore	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	51
2	Tony Lazzeri	38
2	Joe Medwick	38
2	Hal Trosky	38
5	Jimmie Foxx	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	8
1	Jake Powell	8
1	Billy Werber	8
4	Frankie Crosetti	6
4	Buddy Myer	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.38
2	Carl Hubbell	1.77
3	Lloyd Brown	1.90
4	Hal Schumacher	2.43
5	Paul Dean	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
3	Wes Ferrell	6
3	Monte Pearson	6
5	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	57
2	Bobo Newsom	42
3	Dizzy Dean	40
4	Monte Pearson	38
5	Lefty Grove	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	4
2	Frank Gabler	3
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	Pat Malone	3
2	Jack Russell	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Augie Galan	.431
2	Earl Averill	.429
2	Sam Leslie	.429
4	Buddy Lewis	.424
5	Dolph Camilli	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	8
2	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Sam Leslie	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	23
2	Joe Medwick	20
3	Luke Appling	19
4	Bill Dickey	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	4
1	Jake Powell	4
3	Lee Handley	3
3	Buddy Myer	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	0.64
2	Chad Kimsey	0.73
3	Fritz Ostermueller	0.90
4	Jim Winford	1.50
5	Lloyd Brown	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Roy Henshaw	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Monte Pearson	3
1	Hal Schumacher	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	19
2	Cy Blanton	18
3	Bobo Newsom	16
3	Monte Pearson	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Gabler	2
2	Ivy Andrews	1
2	Don Brennan	1
2	Max Butcher	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.406
2	Buddy Lewis	.405
3	Buck Jordan	.389
4	Joe DiMaggio	.376
5	George Puccinelli	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Dolph Camilli	6
3	Bill Dickey	6
3	Johnny Moore	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	36
2	Tony Lazzeri	33
3	Joe Medwick	32
4	Luke Appling	31
5	Jimmie Foxx	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Powell	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Pepper Martin	5
2	Buddy Myer	5
2	Billy Werber	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.41
2	Lloyd Brown	1.88
3	Lefty Grove	1.90
4	Bill Walker	1.91
5	Monte Pearson	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Monte Pearson	5
3	Tex Carleton	4
3	Paul Dean	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	34
2	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Bobo Newsom	30
4	Cy Blanton	27
4	Monte Pearson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	4
2	Frank Gabler	3
3	Bill Dietrich	2
3	Pat Malone	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.371
2	Lou Gehrig	.356
3	Billy Herman	.354
4	Gabby Hartnett	.353
5	Bill Terry	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	39
2	Wally Berger	33
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Mel Ott	30
5	Hal Trosky	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	146
2	Joe Medwick	138
3	Moose Solters	136
4	Hal Trosky	135
5	Lou Gehrig	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	32
2	Lyn Lary	27
3	Pepper Martin	25
4	Augie Galan	22
4	Jake Powell	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.32
2	Larry French	2.86
3	Carl Hubbell	2.97
4	Lloyd Brown	3.01
5	Hal Schumacher	3.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Wes Ferrell	25
2	Lefty Grove	25
4	Carl Hubbell	23
5	Mel Harder	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	190
2	Tommy Bridges	155
3	Lefty Grove	148
4	Schoolboy Rowe	145
5	Lefty Gomez	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	9
2	Don Brennan	7
2	Syl Johnson	7
2	Dutch Leonard	7
5	4 tied	6