On This Day

Wednesday, April 17, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Senators 1 0 1.000 0.0
Red Sox 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0
Browns 0 1 .000 1.0
Yankees 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 1 0 1.000 --
Braves 1 0 1.000 0.0
Dodgers 1 0 1.000 0.0
Reds 1 1 .500 0.5
Pirates 1 1 .500 0.5
Giants 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zeke Bonura 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Eric McNair 3
1 Arky Vaughan 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Hank Erickson 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Goose Goslin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Luke Sewell 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Moose Solters 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.88
2 Guy Bush 0.33
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.33
4 Earl Whitehill 0.31
5 Gordon Rhodes 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Johnny Welch 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 7
2 Guy Bush 4
2 Schoolboy Rowe 4
2 Earl Whitehill 4
5 Gordon Rhodes 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Jack Russell 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Taylor 1.000
1 Billy Urbanski 1.000
3 Goose Goslin .750
3 Gabby Hartnett .750
3 2 others tied .750

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Hank Erickson 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Van Mungo 5
2 Goose Goslin 4
3 Chick Hafey 3
3 Babe Ruth 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Billy Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wes Ferrell 0.00
1 Lefty Gomez 0.00
1 Bill Dietrich 0.00
1 Jack Russell 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 7
2 Mel Harder 6
2 Van Mungo 6
2 Bobo Newsom 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Jack Russell 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .364
2 Lou Gehrig .361
3 Charlie Gehringer .355
4 Bill Terry .353
5 Heinie Manush .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 50
2 Jimmie Foxx 45
3 Ripper Collins 35
3 Mel Ott 35
3 Hal Trosky 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 167
2 Hal Trosky 143
3 Hank Greenberg 139
4 Mel Ott 135
5 Jimmie Foxx 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Jo-Jo White 28
3 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pete Fox 26
5 Pepper Martin 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.26
2 Carl Hubbell 2.34
3 Mel Harder 2.61
4 Dizzy Dean 2.65
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
4 Hal Schumacher 23
4 Lon Warneke 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 195
2 Van Mungo 193
3 Lefty Gomez 160
4 Red Ruffing 156
5 Schoolboy Rowe 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 9
2 Carl Hubbell 8
3 Lloyd Brown 7
3 Dizzy Dean 7
3 Dolf Luque 7