On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 6 .714 --
Indians 13 7 .650 1.5
Red Sox 12 9 .571 3.0
Yankees 13 10 .565 3.0
Tigers 11 12 .478 5.0
Senators 11 12 .478 5.0
Browns 5 14 .263 9.0
Athletics 5 15 .250 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 6 .714 --
Dodgers 16 9 .640 1.0
Cubs 13 8 .619 2.0
Cardinals 13 11 .542 3.5
Pirates 13 14 .481 5.0
Reds 9 13 .409 6.5
Braves 6 14 .300 8.5
Phillies 5 15 .250 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 4
2 Danny Taylor 3
2 Ab Wright 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 3
2 Ben Chapman 2
3 Jim Bucher 1
3 Mickey Cochrane 1
3 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
2 Gee Walker 1
2 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.75
2 Vito Tamulis 0.57
3 Waite Hoyt 0.25
4 Willis Hudlin 0.10
5 Tom Zachary 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Vito Tamulis 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 9
2 Vito Tamulis 4
3 Waite Hoyt 3
4 Clint Brown 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .413
2 Arky Vaughan .400
3 Jimmie Foxx .397
4 Bob Johnson .378
5 Jackie Hayes .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 24
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Lonny Frey 23
2 Johnny Moore 23
2 Arky Vaughan 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 6
2 Jo-Jo White 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.67
2 Bill Walker 1.04
3 Tom Zachary 1.11
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.44
5 Hal Schumacher 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Van Mungo 5
1 John Whitehead 5
4 Tommy Bridges 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 47
2 Cy Blanton 39
3 Tommy Bridges 33
4 Carl Hubbell 31
5 Dizzy Dean 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
1 Whit Wyatt 2
5 22 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .421
2 Jake Powell .382
3 Billy Myers .371
4 Lloyd Waner .371
5 Arky Vaughan .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Jo-Jo Moore 4
1 Arky Vaughan 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 14
1 Arky Vaughan 14
3 Buddy Myer 11
4 Ripper Collins 10
4 Tony Lazzeri 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 3
1 Jo-Jo White 3
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 Zeke Bonura 2
3 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.33
2 Slick Castleman 0.50
2 John Whitehead 0.50
4 Tom Zachary 0.58
5 Fred Frankhouse 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Van Mungo 3
2 Cy Blanton 2
2 Tommy Bridges 2
2 Guy Bush 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 23
2 Cy Blanton 17
3 Tommy Bridges 14
3 Carl Hubbell 14
3 Schoolboy Rowe 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .359
2 Bill Terry .351
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Paul Waner .346
5 Johnny Moore .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Hal Trosky 38
4 Mel Ott 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 153
2 Lou Gehrig 146
2 Hal Trosky 146
4 Mel Ott 132
5 Charlie Gehringer 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Jo-Jo White 33
3 Pete Fox 24
4 Ben Chapman 23
5 Pepper Martin 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 2.44
2 Lefty Gomez 2.45
3 Dizzy Dean 2.46
4 Carl Hubbell 2.48
5 Bill Walker 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 198
2 Dizzy Dean 193
3 Tommy Bridges 166
3 Paul Dean 166
5 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