On This Day

Wednesday, May 8, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 4 .765 --
Indians 10 4 .714 1.5
Red Sox 9 7 .563 3.5
Yankees 9 7 .563 3.5
Senators 10 8 .556 3.5
Tigers 7 10 .412 6.0
Athletics 4 12 .250 8.5
Browns 2 12 .143 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 3 .786 --
Dodgers 11 7 .611 2.0
Cubs 8 7 .533 3.5
Cardinals 9 8 .529 3.5
Pirates 9 10 .474 4.5
Reds 8 10 .444 5.0
Braves 6 10 .375 6.0
Phillies 3 10 .231 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Lombardi 6
2 Lew Riggs 5
3 Samuel Byrd 4
3 Ival Goodman 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
1 Sam West 2
3 Beau Bell 1
3 Samuel Byrd 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Samuel Byrd 4
1 Gilly Campbell 4
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 Randy Moore 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gilly Campbell 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Billy Myers 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.85
2 Tony Freitas 0.80
3 Schoolboy Rowe 0.50
4 Monte Pearson 0.43
5 Fred Frankhouse 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Henry Coppola 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 11
2 Schoolboy Rowe 9
3 Slick Castleman 4
3 Fred Frankhouse 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 1
1 Ed Linke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .452
2 Jimmie Foxx .410
3 Rollie Hemsley .400
4 Burgess Whitehead .375
5 Johnny Moore .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Bob Johnson 7
4 Zeke Bonura 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 21
2 Mel Ott 20
3 Zeke Bonura 18
3 Dolph Camilli 18
3 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 6
2 Billy Myers 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.73
1 Bill Walker 0.73
3 Hal Schumacher 1.01
4 Gene Schott 1.13
5 Fred Frankhouse 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 4
1 Van Mungo 4
1 John Whitehead 4
4 Tommy Bridges 3
4 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 40
2 Cy Blanton 30
3 Tommy Bridges 24
4 Carl Hubbell 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
1 Whit Wyatt 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .357
2 Bill Terry .357
3 Lou Gehrig .351
4 Arky Vaughan .348
5 Al Simmons .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
1 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Bob Johnson 38
4 Mel Ott 37
4 Hal Trosky 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 157
2 Hank Greenberg 146
2 Hal Trosky 146
4 Mel Ott 139
5 Jimmie Foxx 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Jo-Jo White 31
3 Pete Fox 25
4 Ben Chapman 24
5 Pepper Martin 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 2.28
2 Lefty Gomez 2.39
3 Carl Hubbell 2.52
4 Mel Harder 2.57
5 Hal Schumacher 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Lefty Gomez 25
3 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 210
2 Dizzy Dean 195
3 Tommy Bridges 166
4 Paul Dean 161
5 Schoolboy Rowe 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