On This Day

Saturday, May 4, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 3 .750 --
White Sox 10 4 .714 0.0
Yankees 9 5 .643 1.0
Red Sox 8 6 .571 2.0
Senators 8 7 .533 2.5
Tigers 6 9 .400 4.5
Athletics 3 11 .214 7.0
Browns 2 10 .167 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 3 .750 --
Dodgers 10 6 .625 1.0
Cubs 8 5 .615 1.5
Cardinals 8 7 .533 2.5
Reds 7 9 .438 4.0
Pirates 7 9 .438 4.0
Braves 5 8 .385 4.5
Phillies 2 9 .182 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Charlie Berry 3
2 Spud Davis 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Wally Moses 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Rip Radcliff 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moses 3
1 Luke Sewell 3
3 Charlie Berry 2
3 Jimmie Foxx 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Walker 1.50
2 Cy Blanton 1.00
3 Wes Ferrell 0.54
4 Roy Mahaffey 0.36
5 Joe Sullivan 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Joe Sullivan 1
1 Les Tietje 1
1 Bill Walker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Cy Blanton 6
2 Bill Walker 6
4 Roy Mahaffey 4
5 Joe Sullivan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .450
2 Jimmie Foxx .434
3 Johnny Moore .392
4 Rollie Hemsley .390
5 Burgess Whitehead .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 6
1 Dolph Camilli 6
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Johnny Moore 6
1 Mel Ott 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 18
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Lonny Frey 17
2 Bob Johnson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 5
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.66
2 Bill Walker 0.73
3 Cy Blanton 0.75
4 Hal Schumacher 1.05
5 Whitey Wilshere 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 4
2 Watty Clark 3
2 Paul Dean 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 29
2 Cy Blanton 28
3 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
1 Whit Wyatt 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .360
2 Paul Waner .355
3 Charlie Gehringer .353
4 Lou Gehrig .353
5 Arky Vaughan .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
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 139
5 Charlie Gehringer 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Jo-Jo White 31
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 2.68
5 Bill Walker 2.79

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
4 Paul Dean 160
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