On This Day

Friday, September 18, 1936

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 48 .667 --
White Sox 78 67 .538 18.5
Tigers 79 68 .537 18.5
Senators 77 68 .531 19.5
Indians 76 70 .521 21.0
Red Sox 72 74 .493 25.0
Browns 53 90 .371 42.5
Athletics 49 95 .340 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 87 57 .604 --
Cubs 83 63 .568 5.0
Cardinals 82 63 .566 5.5
Pirates 79 67 .541 9.0
Reds 71 74 .490 16.5
Bees 64 78 .451 22.0
Dodgers 62 82 .431 25.0
Phillies 50 94 .347 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harlond Clift 3
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 Phil Cavarretta 2
2 Augie Galan 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Goose Goslin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 2
1 Odell Hale 2
1 Moose Solters 2
4 Luke Appling 1
4 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Billy Jurges 1
1 Lyn Lary 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 2.00
2 Tommy Bridges 1.43
3 Bob Feller 0.45
4 John Whitehead 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 10
2 Lon Warneke 8
3 Bob Feller 5
4 Bill Dietrich 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Caldwell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .382
2 Paul Waner .379
3 Earl Averill .375
4 Bill Dickey .360
5 Gee Walker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 41
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 153
2 Lou Gehrig 144
3 Zeke Bonura 133
3 Jimmie Foxx 133
5 Joe Medwick 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 35
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 Frank Gabler 2.80
3 Lefty Grove 2.82
4 Danny MacFayden 2.91
5 Larry French 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 24
2 Dizzy Dean 23
3 Tommy Bridges 22
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 Johnny Allen 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 221
2 Dizzy Dean 172
3 Tommy Bridges 168
4 Johnny Allen 166
5 Bobo Newsom 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 10
2 Don Brennan 9
2 Pat Malone 9
4 Bob Smith 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .523
2 Babe Phelps .519
3 Luke Appling .508
4 Hal Trosky .500
5 Arky Vaughan .475

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Harlond Clift 5
2 Hal Trosky 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 22
2 Gus Suhr 21
3 Fred Sington 20
4 Lou Gehrig 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 5
2 Billy Rogell 4
3 Ethan Allen 3
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mace Brown 1.13
2 Guy Bush 1.35
3 Lefty Grove 1.38
4 Vern Kennedy 1.45
5 Carl Hubbell 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Van Mungo 25
3 Tommy Bridges 22
4 Bobo Newsom 19
5 Dizzy Dean 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Peaches Davis 2
2 George Jeffcoat 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Phelps .457
2 Paul Waner .427
3 Luke Appling .421
4 Arky Vaughan .409
5 Gee Walker .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 9
3 Harlond Clift 8
4 Earl Averill 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 34
2 Pinky Higgins 30
3 Lou Gehrig 29
4 Joe Kuhel 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Powell 9
2 Lyn Lary 7
3 Skeeter Newsome 6
3 Billy Rogell 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.29
2 Rube Walberg 1.84
3 Lefty Grove 1.85
4 Danny MacFayden 1.86
5 Mace Brown 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
2 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Paul Derringer 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 54
2 Van Mungo 53
3 Tommy Bridges 48
4 Dizzy Dean 44
5 Johnny Allen 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Peaches Davis 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .385
2 Paul Waner .378
3 Earl Averill .375
4 Bill Dickey .357
5 Charlie Gehringer .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Hal Trosky 44
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 168
2 Lou Gehrig 146
3 Joe Medwick 140
4 Zeke Bonura 139
5 Jimmie Foxx 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 42
2 Jake Powell 27
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Billy Werber 22
5 Roy Hughes 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.73
3 Frank Gabler 2.86
4 Danny MacFayden 2.90
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 247
2 Dizzy Dean 194
3 Tommy Bridges 179
4 Johnny Allen 166
5 Bobo Newsom 158

Saves

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