On This Day

Tuesday, September 15, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 48 .667 --
White Sox 78 65 .545 17.5
Senators 77 68 .531 19.5
Tigers 76 68 .528 20.0
Indians 75 68 .524 20.5
Red Sox 72 73 .497 24.5
Browns 51 90 .362 43.5
Athletics 49 94 .343 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 56 .603 --
Cardinals 81 61 .570 4.5
Cubs 80 63 .559 6.0
Pirates 77 66 .538 9.0
Reds 71 71 .500 14.5
Bees 64 76 .457 20.5
Dodgers 60 81 .426 25.0
Phillies 49 93 .345 36.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Hal Trosky 4
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 Pinky Higgins 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 2
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 Pinky Higgins 1
2 Bob Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 7
2 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Fred Sington 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Mihalic 1
1 Jake Powell 1
1 George Selkirk 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 1.57
2 Johnny Allen 1.00
3 Monte Pearson 0.30
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.27
5 Earl Whitehill 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 11
2 Jim Henry 6
3 Johnny Allen 4
3 Bill Dietrich 4
3 Earl Whitehill 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .381
2 Earl Averill .376
3 Paul Waner .376
4 Gee Walker .360
5 Bill Dickey .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 40
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 148
2 Lou Gehrig 144
3 Jimmie Foxx 133
4 Zeke Bonura 132
5 Joe Medwick 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 33
2 Jake Powell 26
3 Pepper Martin 22
3 Billy Werber 22
5 Roy Hughes 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.30
2 Lefty Grove 2.82
3 Danny MacFayden 2.91
4 Frank Gabler 2.92
5 Larry French 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 24
2 Dizzy Dean 23
3 Tommy Bridges 21
3 Vern Kennedy 21
5 Johnny Allen 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 221
2 Dizzy Dean 172
3 Johnny Allen 166
4 Tommy Bridges 158
5 Bobo Newsom 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 9
1 Dizzy Dean 9
1 Pat Malone 9
4 Bob Smith 8
5 Syl Johnson 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .477
2 Luke Appling .466
3 Babe Phelps .462
4 Arky Vaughan .448
5 Bill Knickerbocker .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 6
1 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Sington 21
2 Gus Suhr 20
3 Hal Trosky 18
4 Lou Gehrig 17
4 Mel Ott 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Lyn Lary 4
1 Jake Powell 4
1 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.82
2 Paul Derringer 1.11
3 Carl Hubbell 1.41
4 Vern Kennedy 1.45
5 Mace Brown 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 29
1 Van Mungo 29
3 Johnny Allen 25
4 Dizzy Dean 22
5 Lefty Grove 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Peaches Davis 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Vic Sorrell 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Phelps .465
2 Gee Walker .412
3 Paul Waner .406
4 Arky Vaughan .403
5 Luke Appling .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 11
3 Harlond Clift 8
4 Mel Ott 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 34
2 Lou Gehrig 33
3 Pinky Higgins 30
3 Mel Ott 30
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 10
2 Lyn Lary 6
2 Skeeter Newsome 6
2 Billy Rogell 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 1.84
2 Danny MacFayden 1.86
3 Lon Warneke 1.88
4 Lefty Grove 1.88
5 Gene Schott 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 7
1 Carl Hubbell 7
3 Johnny Allen 6
3 Tommy Bridges 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 59
2 Bob Feller 50
3 Dizzy Dean 48
4 Bobo Newsom 46
5 Johnny Allen 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Peaches Davis 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .388
2 Paul Waner .375
3 Earl Averill .370
4 Gee Walker .361
5 Bill Dickey .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 43
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
4 Mel Ott 33
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 168
2 Lou Gehrig 147
3 Joe Medwick 143
4 Zeke Bonura 139
5 Jimmie Foxx 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 42
2 Jake Powell 28
3 Roy Hughes 24
3 Pepper Martin 24
5 Billy Werber 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.73
3 Danny MacFayden 2.91
4 Frank Gabler 3.01
5 Larry French 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
1 Carl Hubbell 25
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Paul Derringer 22
4 Vern Kennedy 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 255
2 Dizzy Dean 194
3 Tommy Bridges 177
4 Johnny Allen 166
5 Bobo Newsom 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 10
2 Don Brennan 9
2 Dizzy Dean 9
2 Pat Malone 9
5 Syl Johnson 7