On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 6 .700 --
Indians 12 6 .667 1.0
Red Sox 12 9 .571 2.5
Senators 11 10 .524 3.5
Yankees 11 10 .524 3.5
Tigers 10 11 .476 4.5
Athletics 5 14 .263 8.5
Browns 5 14 .263 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 5 .737 --
Dodgers 14 8 .636 1.5
Cubs 12 7 .632 2.0
Cardinals 12 10 .545 3.5
Pirates 12 13 .480 5.0
Reds 9 13 .409 6.5
Braves 6 14 .300 8.5
Phillies 5 14 .263 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 4
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Hal Trosky 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 2
3 Cookie Lavagetto 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Red Rolfe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 0.67
2 Mel Harder 0.33
3 Ralph Birkofer 0.21
4 General Crowder 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Mel Harder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 4
2 Ralph Birkofer 3
3 Mel Harder 2
4 Jumbo Brown 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .408
2 Arky Vaughan .404
3 Bob Johnson .397
4 Jackie Hayes .379
5 Joe Vosmik .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Mel Ott 8
3 Zeke Bonura 7
3 Bob Johnson 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
1 Hank Greenberg 23
3 Dolph Camilli 22
3 Johnny Moore 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 6
2 Mel Almada 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Billy Myers 4
2 Jo-Jo White 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.67
2 Bill Walker 1.04
3 Hal Schumacher 1.24
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.44
5 Tom Zachary 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Van Mungo 5
1 John Whitehead 5
4 Dizzy Dean 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 46
2 Cy Blanton 39
3 Carl Hubbell 31
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 20 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam West .467
2 Joe Medwick .390
3 Rip Radcliff .378
4 Cliff Bolton .375
4 Charlie Gehringer .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
1 Mel Ott 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 Jo-Jo Moore 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Tony Lazzeri 13
3 Mel Ott 11
4 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 3
2 Dick Bartell 2
2 Lou Finney 2
2 Ival Goodman 2
2 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.33
2 John Whitehead 0.50
3 Fred Frankhouse 0.64
4 Van Mungo 0.90
5 Bill Walker 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Van Mungo 3
1 Roy Parmelee 3
4 Cy Blanton 2
4 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 22
2 Cy Blanton 17
3 Dizzy Dean 16
4 Carl Hubbell 14
4 Schoolboy Rowe 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .359
2 Bill Terry .355
3 Jimmie Foxx .348
4 Paul Waner .347
5 Al Simmons .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Hal Trosky 38
4 Mel Ott 37
5 Bob Johnson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 152
2 Lou Gehrig 146
2 Hal Trosky 146
4 Mel Ott 136
5 2 tied 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Jo-Jo White 32
3 Pete Fox 24
4 Ben Chapman 22
5 Pepper Martin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 2.43
2 Mel Harder 2.44
3 Lefty Gomez 2.45
4 Carl Hubbell 2.47
5 Hal Schumacher 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Schoolboy Rowe 25
3 Mel Harder 24
4 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Lefty Gomez 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 197
2 Dizzy Dean 189
3 Paul Dean 159
4 Tommy Bridges 157
4 Schoolboy Rowe 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 7
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
2 Dolf Luque 6
2 2 others tied 6