On This Day

Monday, August 3, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 34 .660 --
Indians 57 45 .559 10.0
White Sox 54 46 .540 12.0
Tigers 54 47 .535 12.5
Red Sox 54 49 .524 13.5
Senators 50 51 .495 16.5
Browns 35 65 .350 31.0
Athletics 34 67 .337 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 59 38 .608 --
Cardinals 60 39 .606 0.0
Giants 55 45 .550 5.5
Pirates 51 48 .515 9.0
Reds 48 50 .490 11.5
Bees 47 53 .470 13.5
Phillies 39 60 .394 21.0
Dodgers 37 63 .370 23.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gee Walker 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 2
2 Odell Hale 2
2 Mel Harder 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Knickerbocker 1
1 Roy Weatherly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Bill Knickerbocker 2
2 Marv Owen 2
2 Billy Rogell 2
5 4 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.25
2 Mel Harder 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 3
2 Bob Feller 2
3 Mel Harder 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .382
2 Earl Averill .375
3 Luke Appling .374
4 Rip Radcliff .366
5 Joe Medwick .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Hal Trosky 31
3 Jimmie Foxx 30
4 Mel Ott 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 108
2 Jimmie Foxx 101
2 Joe Medwick 101
4 Lou Gehrig 100
5 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 23
2 Pepper Martin 17
2 Stu Martin 17
2 Billy Werber 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.46
2 Larry French 2.65
3 Ben Cantwell 2.83
4 Red Ruffing 3.12
5 Tex Carleton 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 17
2 Carl Hubbell 15
3 Wes Ferrell 14
3 Mel Harder 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 142
2 Dizzy Dean 115
3 Johnny Allen 103
3 Bobo Newsom 103
5 Tommy Bridges 102

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .500
2 Al Simmons .458
3 Frankie Hayes .458
4 Joe Vosmik .447
5 Roy Weatherly .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
1 Hal Trosky 7
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Jim Bottomley 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 21
2 Earl Averill 20
2 Frankie Hayes 20
2 John Kroner 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 8
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Roy Hughes 4
4 Luke Sewell 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Lanning 0.71
2 Tex Carleton 0.75
3 Pat Malone 0.93
4 Jim Winford 1.59
5 Bill Hallahan 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 5
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Harry Kelley 3
2 Danny MacFayden 3
2 Tommy Thomas 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 26
2 Dizzy Dean 23
3 Schoolboy Rowe 21
4 Cy Blanton 15
4 Al Smith 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Tom Baker 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Don Brennan 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .439
2 Earl Averill .429
3 Roy Weatherly .418
4 Rick Ferrell .413
5 Frank Demaree .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Hal Trosky 11
3 Dolph Camilli 9
3 Chuck Klein 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Hal Trosky 39
3 Earl Averill 36
3 Zeke Bonura 36
5 Luke Appling 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 12
2 Gee Walker 9
3 Roy Hughes 8
4 Lou Chiozza 7
5 Ben Chapman 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 1.07
2 Johnny Lanning 1.23
3 Denny Galehouse 1.67
4 Tex Carleton 1.85
5 Carl Hubbell 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Kennedy 6
1 Claude Passeau 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Sugar Cain 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 52
2 Dizzy Dean 36
3 Cy Blanton 32
4 Chief Hogsett 30
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Passeau 3
2 Tom Baker 2
2 Don Brennan 2
2 Peaches Davis 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .366
2 Luke Appling .361
3 Paul Waner .356
4 Earl Averill .347
5 Charlie Gehringer .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Hal Trosky 42
4 Wally Berger 31
5 Earl Averill 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 163
2 Lou Gehrig 154
3 Jimmie Foxx 150
4 Joe Medwick 141
5 George Selkirk 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 41
2 Jake Powell 25
3 Roy Hughes 24
3 Billy Werber 24
5 Pepper Martin 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 2.60
2 Lefty Grove 2.94
3 Carl Hubbell 2.94
4 Red Ruffing 3.02
5 Tex Carleton 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Wes Ferrell 22
3 Mel Harder 22
3 Red Ruffing 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 196
2 Van Mungo 187
3 Tommy Bridges 163
4 Bobo Newsom 150
5 Cy Blanton 143

Saves

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