On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	34	.670	--
Indians	59	48	.551	12.0
White Sox	58	48	.547	12.5
Tigers	57	49	.538	13.5
Red Sox	54	53	.505	17.0
Senators	52	53	.495	18.0
Browns	37	69	.349	33.5
Athletics	36	68	.346	33.5

Games

White Sox 9, Indians 7

Tigers 9, Browns 7

Browns 10, Tigers 5

Yankees 4, Athletics 0

Senators 2, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	64	40	.615	--
Cubs	61	41	.598	2.0
Giants	59	45	.567	5.0
Pirates	53	50	.515	10.5
Reds	49	53	.480	14.0
Bees	48	55	.466	15.5
Phillies	39	64	.379	24.5
Dodgers	39	64	.379	24.5

Games

Bees 4, Dodgers 2

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 11, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gee Walker	6
2	Earl Averill	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Billy Herman	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Herman	2
1	Gee Walker	2
3	Beau Bell	1
3	Wally Berger	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	8
2	Jim Bottomley	5
3	Goose Goslin	4
4	Ollie Bejma	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Russell	999.00
2	Pete Appleton	1.00
2	Van Mungo	1.00
4	Tommy Bridges	0.58
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	9
2	Tommy Bridges	7
3	Pete Appleton	6
4	Larry French	5
4	Schoolboy Rowe	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	1
1	Roxie Lawson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.384
2	Lou Gehrig	.381
3	Luke Appling	.373
4	Joe Medwick	.360
5	Rip Radcliff	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	33
2	Jimmie Foxx	32
3	Hal Trosky	31
4	Mel Ott	25
5	3 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	109
2	Joe Medwick	105
3	Goose Goslin	104
4	Jimmie Foxx	103
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	26
2	Pepper Martin	19
3	Stu Martin	17
3	Billy Werber	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.44
2	Larry French	2.61
3	Ben Cantwell	2.83
4	Tex Carleton	3.04
5	Red Lucas	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	18
2	Carl Hubbell	16
3	Vern Kennedy	15
3	Red Ruffing	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	151
2	Dizzy Dean	122
3	Tommy Bridges	115
4	Johnny Allen	106
5	Bobo Newsom	103

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
1	Al Simmons	.500
3	Lou Finney	.477
4	Eddie Wilson	.468
5	Gee Walker	.457

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
1	Mel Ott	6
1	Hal Trosky	6
4	Wally Berger	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	27
2	Zeke Bonura	24
3	Lou Gehrig	21
4	Jackie Hayes	20
5	Joe Medwick	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	8
2	Ben Chapman	5
3	Luke Sewell	4
4	Harlond Clift	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Malone	0.54
2	Tex Carleton	0.75
3	Red Lucas	0.89
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
5	Bill Hallahan	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Kelley	4
1	Danny MacFayden	4
3	Ed Brandt	3
3	Sugar Cain	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	29
2	Dizzy Dean	23
3	Schoolboy Rowe	22
4	Tommy Bridges	20
4	Al Smith	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	2
2	Tom Baker	1
2	Joe Bowman	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.488
2	Earl Averill	.469
3	Lou Finney	.418
4	Roy Weatherly	.409
5	Zeke Bonura	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Hal Trosky	11
3	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Chuck Klein	10
3	Mel Ott	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	40
1	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Hal Trosky	38
4	Goose Goslin	36
5	Earl Averill	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	14
2	Gee Walker	10
3	Roy Hughes	8
4	Ben Chapman	7
5	Harlond Clift	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Malone	1.08
2	Johnny Lanning	1.32
3	Denny Galehouse	1.50
4	Tex Carleton	1.80
5	Carl Hubbell	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	6
1	Harry Kelley	6
1	Vern Kennedy	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	58
2	Dizzy Dean	41
3	Tommy Bridges	34
4	Tex Carleton	33
5	Schoolboy Rowe	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Oral Hildebrand	3
2	Tom Baker	2
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Peaches Davis	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.369
2	Luke Appling	.369
3	Paul Waner	.358
4	Billy Herman	.356
5	Earl Averill	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Hal Trosky	41
4	Mel Ott	32
5	Wally Berger	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	158
2	Lou Gehrig	150
3	Jimmie Foxx	148
4	Joe Medwick	143
5	Goose Goslin	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	44
2	Pepper Martin	25
3	Roy Hughes	24
3	Jake Powell	24
5	Billy Werber	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	2.52
2	Carl Hubbell	2.87
3	Lefty Grove	2.92
4	Red Ruffing	2.97
5	Dizzy Dean	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Carl Hubbell	24
3	Mel Harder	22
3	Red Ruffing	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	199
2	Van Mungo	196
3	Tommy Bridges	172
4	Bobo Newsom	149
5	Cy Blanton	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	10
2	Don Brennan	9
3	Oral Hildebrand	8
3	Jack Knott	8
3	Bob Smith	8