On This Day

Sunday, September 27, 1936

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1936 World Series

Upcoming Games

September 30, 1936

New York Yankees at New York Giants

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 102 51 .667 --
Tigers 83 71 .539 19.5
White Sox 81 70 .536 20.0
Senators 82 71 .536 20.0
Indians 80 74 .519 22.5
Red Sox 74 80 .481 28.5
Browns 57 95 .375 44.5
Athletics 53 100 .346 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 62 .597 --
Cardinals 87 67 .565 5.0
Cubs 87 67 .565 5.0
Pirates 84 70 .545 8.0
Reds 74 80 .481 18.0
Bees 71 83 .461 21.0
Dodgers 67 87 .435 25.0
Phillies 54 100 .351 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Peerson 6
2 Bob Johnson 5
2 John Stone 5
4 Lou Chiozza 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Morrie Arnovich 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Bob Johnson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Jack Peerson 3
2 George Puccinelli 3
2 John Stone 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 Lou Chiozza 1
2 Joe Glenn 1
2 Stan Hack 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 1.00
1 Van Mungo 1.00
3 Bob Feller 0.60
4 Lon Warneke 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Whitey Moore 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 7
1 Lon Warneke 7
3 Bob Feller 6
4 Guy Bush 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Jeffcoat 1
1 Jake Mooty 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .388
2 Earl Averill .378
3 Paul Waner .373
4 Bill Dickey .362
5 Charlie Gehringer .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Hal Trosky 42
3 Jimmie Foxx 41
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 163
2 Lou Gehrig 152
3 Jimmie Foxx 144
4 Zeke Bonura 138
4 Joe Medwick 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 37
2 Jake Powell 27
3 Pepper Martin 24
4 Billy Werber 23
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.31
2 Lefty Grove 2.77
3 Danny MacFayden 2.84
4 Frank Gabler 3.12
5 Dizzy Dean 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 26
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Vern Kennedy 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 238
2 Dizzy Dean 195
3 Tommy Bridges 175
4 Johnny Allen 166
5 Bobo Newsom 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 11
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 Wally Moses .526
2 Red Rolfe .500
3 Hal Trosky .488
4 Luke Appling .465
5 Arky Vaughan .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Johnny Gill 4
4 Dolph Camilli 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 25
2 Johnny Gill 15
2 Gus Suhr 15
4 Odell Hale 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 7
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
2 Lyn Lary 4
2 Gee Walker 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Weir 0.69
2 Cy Blanton 0.96
3 Mike Ryba 1.15
4 Hal Schumacher 1.50
5 Jimmie DeShong 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 38
2 Dizzy Dean 27
3 Tommy Bridges 22
4 Van Mungo 21
4 Lon Warneke 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 3
2 George Jeffcoat 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Cy Blanton 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .480
2 Wally Moses .433
3 Babe Phelps .431
4 Paul Waner .411
5 Arky Vaughan .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Dolph Camilli 7
2 Harlond Clift 7
4 Earl Averill 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 37
2 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Al Simmons 30
4 Jimmie Foxx 29
4 Gus Suhr 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 11
2 Lyn Lary 8
2 Jake Powell 8
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.90
2 Cy Blanton 1.30
3 Lon Warneke 1.60
4 Carl Hubbell 1.68
5 Paul Derringer 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Van Mungo 6
3 Cy Blanton 5
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 57
2 Bob Feller 55
3 Dizzy Dean 52
4 Tommy Bridges 43
5 Johnny Allen 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 George Jeffcoat 3
4 Dick Coffman 2
4 6 others tied 2