On This Day

Saturday, April 20, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 2 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 4 1 .800 -0.5
Browns 1 1 .500 1.0
White Sox 2 2 .500 1.0
Senators 2 2 .500 1.0
Yankees 2 3 .400 1.5
Tigers 1 3 .250 2.0
Athletics 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 3 2 .600 --
Dodgers 3 2 .600 0.0
Phillies 2 2 .500 0.5
Cardinals 2 2 .500 0.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 0.5
Braves 2 2 .500 0.5
Pirates 2 3 .400 1.0
Giants 1 2 .333 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Johnny Moore 4
4 Mel Almada 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Lew Riggs 1
1 Sam West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rollie Hemsley 3
1 Ski Melillo 3
1 Johnny Moore 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Odell Hale 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Carleton 0.88
2 Elden Auker 0.75
3 Danny MacFayden 0.57
4 Lefty Gomez 0.38
5 Van Mungo 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 7
2 Van Mungo 5
3 Carl Hubbell 4
3 Syl Johnson 4
3 Danny MacFayden 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Moore .611
2 Arky Vaughan .588
3 Luke Appling .545
4 Jim Bottomley .476
5 Dolph Camilli .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Lonny Frey 2
2 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 George Watkins 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 12
2 Jim Bottomley 7
2 Johnny Moore 7
4 Danny Taylor 6
5 10 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Buzz Boyle 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 13 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.00
1 Johnny Broaca 0.00
1 Paul Dean 0.00
1 Wes Ferrell 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lon Warneke 2
1 Johnny Welch 2
3 Johnny Babich 1
3 Cy Blanton 1
3 26 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 11
2 Carl Hubbell 8
3 Tex Carleton 7
3 Red Ruffing 7
5 8 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Orville Jorgens 1
1 Dutch Lieber 1
1 Leon Pettit 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .364
2 Lou Gehrig .361
3 Charlie Gehringer .358
4 Bill Terry .355
5 Al Simmons .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 50
2 Jimmie Foxx 44
3 Ripper Collins 35
3 Mel Ott 35
3 Hal Trosky 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 168
2 Hal Trosky 143
3 Hank Greenberg 140
4 Mel Ott 138
5 Jimmie Foxx 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Jo-Jo White 28
3 Pete Fox 26
4 Ben Chapman 25
5 Pepper Martin 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.17
2 Carl Hubbell 2.38
3 Mel Harder 2.61
4 Dizzy Dean 2.70
5 Waite Hoyt 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Lefty Gomez 27
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
4 Tommy Bridges 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 194
2 Dizzy Dean 191
3 Lefty Gomez 160
4 Tommy Bridges 156
4 Paul Dean 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 8
1 Jack Russell 8
3 Dizzy Dean 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 3 others tied 6