| Breaking News |  | Saturday, September 12th, 1936: Kunkel Rumored to be Unhappy in Baltimore
It appears to be only a rumor, but earlier today, fans around Baltimore were buzzing with the news that their 31-year old third baseman Jimmy Kunkel had been asking for a trade. "I couldn't imagine him saying bad things about Baltimore or wanting to leave." said one person.
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 | Monday, September 7th, 1936: 5-Hit Game for Bush!
Emmett Bush of the Elite Giants was unstoppable in today's 10-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Crawfords at Tom Wilson Park. He battered them for 5 hits in 5 at-bats.
"Boy, I was on the mark today," said the Baltimore first baseman after the game. "All I had to do was swing, and I connected. It's a great feeling to do this. And besides, 5-5 won't hurt your batting average like 0-5 will."
E. Bush singled in the 2nd, doubled in the 4th, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and singled in the 8th.
In 1936 Bush is batting .288 with 17 home runs and 86 RBIs.
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 | Monday, September 7th, 1936: Newman Earns IND Player of the Week
Last week Lloyd Newman was the toast of Baltimore and the talk of the East -- this week he's the IND Player of the Week.
The standout center fielder sewed up the award with his .417 average (10-24), 2 home runs, 6 RBIs and 5 runs.
Newman currently has a .306 batting average with 163 hits, 7 homers, 67 RBIs, 76 runs scored and a .356 OBP.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 57-97, .370 PCT | | Position in Division | 6th, 54.0 GB | | Record at home | 28-49, .364 PCT | | Record on the road | 29-48, .377 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-8, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 15-17, .469 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 20-29, .408 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 37-68, .352 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 11-15, .423 PCT | | Record in May | 11-18, .379 PCT | | Record in June | 7-20, .259 PCT | | Record in July | 11-16, .407 PCT | | Record in August | 9-18, .333 PCT | | Record in September | 8-10, .444 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .268 - 6th in IND | | On-Base Percentage | .328 - 5th in IND | | Slugging Percentage | .393 - 5th in IND | | On-Base + Slugging | .721 - 5th in IND | | Runs Scored | 708 - 5th in IND | | Hits | 1439 - 5th in IND | | Extra-Base Hits | 439 - 5th in IND | | Home Runs | 90 - 3rd in IND | | Bases-On-Balls | 480 - 5th in IND | | Strikeouts | 477 - 2nd in IND | | Stolen Bases | 26 - 6th in IND |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.96 - 6th in IND | | Starters' ERA | 5.90 - 6th in IND | | Bullpen ERA | 6.16 - 5th in IND | | Runs allowed | 1037 - 6th in IND | | Hits allowed | 1709 - 6th in IND | | Opponents AVG | .310 - 6th in IND | | BABIP | .324 - 6th in IND | | Home Runs allowed | 129 - 6th in IND | | Bases-On-Balls | 655 - 6th in IND | | Strikeouts | 504 - 5th in IND |
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