On This Day

Saturday, May 11, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 6 .700 --
Indians 11 6 .647 1.5
Red Sox 11 8 .579 2.5
Yankees 11 8 .579 2.5
Senators 11 9 .550 3.0
Tigers 8 11 .421 5.5
Athletics 5 14 .263 8.5
Browns 4 13 .235 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 4 .765 --
Dodgers 13 7 .650 1.5
Cubs 10 7 .588 3.0
Cardinals 10 10 .500 4.5
Pirates 10 12 .455 5.5
Reds 8 12 .400 6.5
Braves 6 12 .333 7.5
Phillies 5 11 .313 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ethan Allen 5
2 Lou Chiozza 4
2 Bill DeLancey 4
2 Jackie Hayes 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 2
1 Tony Lazzeri 2
1 Gus Mancuso 2
4 Babe Dahlgren 1
4 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Jackie Hayes 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Jake Powell 1
1 Blondy Ryan 1
1 Danny Taylor 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Allen 0.79
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.67
3 Paul Derringer 0.50
3 Jack Knott 0.50
5 Dizzy Dean 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 11
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Jack Knott 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .429
2 Jimmie Foxx .408
3 Bob Johnson .397
4 Rollie Hemsley .393
5 Jackie Hayes .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Mel Ott 8
3 Zeke Bonura 7
3 Bob Johnson 7
3 Johnny Moore 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Bob Johnson 21
2 Mel Ott 21
4 Dolph Camilli 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 6
2 Mel Almada 4
2 Billy Myers 4
2 Jo-Jo White 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.80
2 Bill Walker 0.81
3 Hal Schumacher 1.24
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.50
5 Lefty Gomez 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Whitehead 5
2 Cy Blanton 4
2 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Van Mungo 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 40
2 Cy Blanton 36
3 Carl Hubbell 27
4 Dizzy Dean 25
4 Paul Derringer 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
1 Whit Wyatt 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .359
2 Bill Terry .355
3 Jimmie Foxx .350
4 Arky Vaughan .348
5 Al Simmons .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Mel Ott 37
3 Hal Trosky 37
5 Bob Johnson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 151
2 Hank Greenberg 150
3 Hal Trosky 146
4 Mel Ott 138
5 Jimmie Foxx 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Jo-Jo White 32
3 Pete Fox 25
4 Ben Chapman 23
5 Pepper Martin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.36
2 Dizzy Dean 2.45
3 Carl Hubbell 2.47
4 Mel Harder 2.52
5 Hal Schumacher 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Schoolboy Rowe 24
4 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Mel Harder 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 202
2 Dizzy Dean 193
3 Paul Dean 164
4 Tommy Bridges 162
5 Schoolboy Rowe 152

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