On This Day

Friday, July 10, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 24 .684 --
Tigers 42 34 .553 10.0
Red Sox 43 35 .551 10.0
Senators 41 36 .532 11.5
Indians 40 38 .513 13.0
White Sox 36 39 .480 15.5
Athletics 25 48 .342 25.5
Browns 23 48 .324 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 28 .632 --
Cubs 46 27 .630 0.5
Pirates 42 34 .553 6.0
Reds 38 35 .521 8.5
Giants 39 36 .520 8.5
Bees 36 41 .468 12.5
Phillies 28 47 .373 19.5
Dodgers 24 53 .312 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Jake Powell 4
4 Leo Durocher 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 4
2 Lou Gehrig 2
3 Bill Dickey 1
3 Joe DiMaggio 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 6
2 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Bill Dickey 3
4 Cliff Bolton 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Larry Rosenthal 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 1.00
2 Curt Davis 0.50
3 Carl Hubbell 0.44
4 Gene Schott 0.36
5 Red Ruffing 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 5
2 Curt Davis 4
2 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Johnny Marcum 4
2 Gene Schott 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .390
2 Bill Dickey .375
3 Luke Appling .371
4 Rip Radcliff .365
5 Charlie Gehringer .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Hal Trosky 22
4 Bill Dickey 16
5 Mel Ott 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 78
2 Jimmie Foxx 76
3 Hal Trosky 74
4 Bill Dickey 70
5 Goose Goslin 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 16
2 Pepper Martin 14
2 Jake Powell 14
2 Billy Werber 14
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.71
2 Carl Hubbell 2.78
3 Lefty Grove 2.83
4 Red Ruffing 3.05
5 Ben Cantwell 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 14
2 Wes Ferrell 12
3 Paul Derringer 11
3 Jimmie DeShong 11
3 5 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 104
2 Bobo Newsom 97
3 Tommy Bridges 81
3 Dizzy Dean 81
5 Johnny Allen 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 7
2 Syl Johnson 6
3 Dizzy Dean 5
3 Pat Malone 5
3 Bob Smith 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Scarsella .543
2 Marv Owen .526
3 Bill Knickerbocker .450
4 Gee Walker .449
5 Earl Averill .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Hal Trosky 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gee Walker 20
2 Moose Solters 19
3 Hal Trosky 16
4 Joe Kuhel 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 5
2 Lyn Lary 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 Jim Bucher 2
4 16 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Flint Rhem 0.71
2 Cy Blanton 0.79
3 Larry French 0.93
4 Curt Davis 1.44
5 Van Mungo 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 3
2 Johnny Allen 2
2 Elden Auker 2
2 Tommy Bridges 2
2 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Van Mungo 20
3 Cy Blanton 16
3 Red Ruffing 16
5 Johnny Allen 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Kimsey 2
1 Schoolboy Rowe 2
3 Don Brennan 1
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .448
2 Les Scarsella .408
3 Bill Dickey .407
3 Gee Walker .407
5 Lyn Lary .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Bob Johnson 10
2 Hal Trosky 10
4 Jimmie Foxx 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 30
1 Gee Walker 30
3 Earl Averill 29
3 Lou Gehrig 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stu Martin 8
2 Lyn Lary 7
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.75
2 Cy Blanton 1.29
3 Curt Davis 1.57
4 Jesse Haines 2.15
5 Gene Schott 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 5
1 Jimmie DeShong 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Vern Kennedy 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 40
2 Bobo Newsom 35
3 Johnny Allen 33
4 Cy Blanton 30
5 Tommy Bridges 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Don Brennan 3
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 Jack Knott 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .364
2 Paul Waner .354
3 Jimmie Foxx .352
4 Joe Medwick .349
5 Billy Herman .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Wally Berger 30
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 147
2 Joe Medwick 142
3 Jimmie Foxx 140
4 Lou Gehrig 136
5 2 tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 35
2 Jake Powell 27
3 Billy Werber 26
4 Augie Galan 24
4 Pepper Martin 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.65
2 Lefty Grove 2.74
3 Red Ruffing 3.06
4 Curt Davis 3.17
5 Carl Hubbell 3.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Paul Derringer 22
4 Lefty Grove 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 177
2 Tommy Bridges 163
3 Bobo Newsom 153
4 Van Mungo 150
5 Lefty Grove 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 9
1 Jack Knott 9
3 Dizzy Dean 8
3 Bob Smith 8
5 Pat Malone 7