On This Day

Friday, May 3, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 2 .818 --
White Sox 9 4 .692 1.0
Yankees 9 5 .643 1.5
Red Sox 8 5 .615 2.0
Senators 8 6 .571 2.5
Tigers 5 9 .357 5.5
Browns 2 10 .167 7.5
Athletics 2 11 .154 8.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 3 .750 --
Dodgers 10 5 .667 0.5
Cubs 8 5 .615 1.5
Cardinals 7 7 .500 3.0
Reds 7 9 .438 4.0
Braves 5 7 .417 4.0
Pirates 6 9 .400 4.5
Phillies 2 9 .182 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Leiber 3
1 Jo-Jo Moore 3
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 Buzz Boyle 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 3
2 Hank Leiber 2
2 Jo-Jo Moore 2
2 Tony Piet 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 0.71
2 Van Mungo 0.45
3 Jim Weaver 0.20
4 Benny Frey 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Van Mungo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Van Mungo 5
3 Jim Weaver 2
4 Benny Frey 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .446
2 Johnny Moore .392
3 Rollie Hemsley .390
4 Jimmie Foxx .388
5 Bob Johnson .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 6
1 Dolph Camilli 6
1 Johnny Moore 6
1 Mel Ott 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 18
2 Lonny Frey 17
3 Zeke Bonura 16
3 Bob Johnson 16
3 Mel Ott 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 5
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 Billy Myers 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.66
2 Cy Blanton 1.00
3 Wes Ferrell 1.01
4 Hal Schumacher 1.05
5 Bill Walker 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Paul Dean 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 29
2 Cy Blanton 22
2 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Tommy Bridges 19
5 Paul Derringer 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
4 Clay Bryant 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .362
2 Paul Waner .359
3 Lou Gehrig .353
4 Charlie Gehringer .352
5 Al Simmons .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 45
3 Hal Trosky 37
4 Bob Johnson 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 164
2 Hal Trosky 147
3 Hank Greenberg 144
4 Mel Ott 140
5 Ripper Collins 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Jo-Jo White 30
3 Pete Fox 26
4 Ben Chapman 25
5 Pepper Martin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.23
2 Dizzy Dean 2.31
3 Carl Hubbell 2.55
4 Mel Harder 2.64
5 Hal Schumacher 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 25
4 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Hal Schumacher 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 202
2 Dizzy Dean 199
3 Tommy Bridges 163
3 Paul Dean 163
5 Lefty Gomez 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 8
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
2 Dolf Luque 6
2 2 others tied 6