On This Day

Monday, July 27, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 33 .653 --
Indians 53 42 .558 9.0
Red Sox 52 44 .542 10.5
Tigers 50 44 .532 11.5
Senators 49 45 .521 12.5
White Sox 48 45 .516 13.0
Athletics 32 62 .340 29.5
Browns 31 62 .333 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 57 33 .633 --
Cardinals 55 37 .598 3.0
Giants 49 44 .527 9.5
Pirates 47 45 .511 11.0
Reds 45 44 .506 11.5
Bees 44 49 .473 14.5
Phillies 35 56 .385 22.5
Dodgers 34 58 .370 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Finney 5
2 Zeke Bonura 4
2 Pinky Higgins 4
4 Jim Bottomley 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 Moose Solters 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
3 Lonny Frey 3
4 Zeke Bonura 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Jordan 1
1 Gus Suhr 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1
1 Eddie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.75
2 Lefty Gomez 0.36
3 Fred Frankhouse 0.18
4 Jim Henry 0.17
5 Cy Blanton 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Harry Kelley 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 Russ Van Atta 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
2 Lefty Gomez 4
2 Jack Wilson 4
4 Russ Van Atta 3
5 Fred Frankhouse 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .376
2 Luke Appling .374
3 Earl Averill .373
4 Lou Gehrig .371
5 Charlie Gehringer .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Jimmie Foxx 29
3 Hal Trosky 26
4 Mel Ott 19
5 Bill Dickey 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 97
1 Hal Trosky 97
3 Goose Goslin 92
4 Joe Medwick 89
5 Earl Averill 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 19
2 Stu Martin 17
2 Billy Werber 17
4 Pepper Martin 16
4 Jake Powell 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.55
2 Larry French 2.63
3 Ben Cantwell 3.06
4 Red Ruffing 3.15
5 Lefty Grove 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 16
2 Wes Ferrell 14
2 Mel Harder 14
4 Carl Hubbell 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 127
2 Dizzy Dean 106
3 Bobo Newsom 101
4 Johnny Allen 99
5 Tommy Bridges 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 8
2 Syl Johnson 7
3 Dizzy Dean 6
3 Bob Smith 6
5 Pat Malone 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .488
2 Earl Averill .471
3 Roy Weatherly .469
4 Heinie Manush .467
5 Gus Mancuso .464

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Tony Cuccinello 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 21
1 Hal Trosky 21
3 Jimmie Foxx 20
4 Luke Appling 19
4 Frankie Hayes 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Roy Hughes 6
3 Gee Walker 5
4 Ben Chapman 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.50
2 Dick Coffman 1.35
3 Denny Galehouse 1.47
4 Schoolboy Rowe 1.54
5 Carl Hubbell 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Harry Kelley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Van Mungo 20
3 Ed Brandt 19
4 Monte Pearson 17
4 Red Ruffing 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Peaches Davis 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .438
2 Joe Medwick .422
3 Hal Trosky .410
4 Roy Weatherly .406
5 Frank Demaree .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
2 Hal Trosky 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 39
2 Luke Appling 33
3 Goose Goslin 32
3 Moose Solters 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 11
2 Gee Walker 9
3 Roy Hughes 8
4 Lou Chiozza 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monte Weaver 1.59
2 Larry French 1.80
3 Schoolboy Rowe 1.95
4 Frank Gabler 2.01
5 Van Mungo 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 6
2 Larry French 5
2 Vern Kennedy 5
2 Schoolboy Rowe 5
2 Red Ruffing 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 43
2 Johnny Allen 38
3 Cy Blanton 37
4 Dizzy Dean 36
5 Red Ruffing 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Larry French 2
1 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .358
2 Luke Appling .354
3 Paul Waner .350
4 Charlie Gehringer .348
5 Frank Demaree .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Hal Trosky 38
4 Wally Berger 29
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 146
3 Lou Gehrig 142
4 Joe Medwick 136
4 George Selkirk 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 39
2 Jake Powell 26
3 Pepper Martin 25
3 Billy Werber 25
5 Roy Hughes 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.73
2 Lefty Grove 2.95
3 Carl Hubbell 2.98
4 Red Ruffing 3.10
5 Cy Blanton 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Wes Ferrell 23
2 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Mel Harder 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 191
2 Van Mungo 172
3 Tommy Bridges 161
4 Bobo Newsom 149
5 Cy Blanton 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 10
2 Dizzy Dean 9
3 Jack Knott 8
3 Bob Smith 8
5 3 tied 7