On This Day

Monday, May 20, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 8 .680 --
Indians 15 9 .625 1.5
Yankees 16 11 .593 2.0
Red Sox 13 12 .520 4.0
Tigers 14 13 .519 4.0
Senators 13 14 .481 5.0
Athletics 8 16 .333 8.5
Browns 5 18 .217 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 8 .680 --
Dodgers 17 11 .607 1.5
Cubs 15 10 .600 2.0
Cardinals 15 12 .556 3.0
Pirates 16 15 .516 4.0
Reds 10 15 .400 7.0
Phillies 7 16 .304 9.0
Braves 7 17 .292 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 3
1 Rick Ferrell 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Mule Haas 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ferrell 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Woody Jensen 3
1 Red Rolfe 3
4 Pete Fox 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody Jensen 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1
1 Billy Werber 1
1 Ab Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.38
1 Bump Hadley 0.38
3 Lefty Grove 0.33
4 Bill Dietrich 0.31
4 Carl Fischer 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Bill Dietrich 4
2 Carl Fischer 4
4 Johnny Broaca 3
4 Bump Hadley 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .412
2 Bob Johnson .400
3 Jimmie Foxx .391
4 Gee Walker .380
5 Pepper Martin .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
1 Bob Johnson 9
3 Zeke Bonura 8
3 Mel Ott 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 30
2 Bob Johnson 27
3 Jimmie Foxx 26
3 Lonny Frey 26
3 Arky Vaughan 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 7
2 Odell Hale 6
2 Jo-Jo White 6
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.86
2 Tom Zachary 1.11
3 Bill Walker 1.20
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.32
5 Whitey Wilshere 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 6
1 John Whitehead 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Dizzy Dean 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 52
2 Cy Blanton 45
3 Tommy Bridges 39
4 Dizzy Dean 34
5 Carl Hubbell 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Whit Wyatt 3
2 Leon Pettit 2
2 Jack Russell 2
2 Al Smith 2
2 Rube Walberg 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam West .459
2 Sam Leslie .458
3 Bob Johnson .447
4 Lonny Frey .413
5 Rip Radcliff .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
3 Bob Johnson 4
4 Ripper Collins 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 20
2 Buddy Myer 18
3 Charlie Gehringer 13
3 Arky Vaughan 13
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 4
1 Roy Johnson 4
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 Jo-Jo White 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 Tom Zachary 0.41
3 Fred Frankhouse 0.47
4 Slick Castleman 0.50
5 Bill Swift 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Ray Benge 2
3 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 23
2 Tommy Bridges 20
3 Johnny Allen 17
3 Cy Blanton 17
5 Syl Johnson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Hal Trosky 38
4 Bob Johnson 36
4 Mel Ott 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 157
2 Lou Gehrig 144
3 Hal Trosky 143
4 Charlie Gehringer 134
5 Mel Ott 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Jo-Jo White 34
3 Pete Fox 24
4 Ben Chapman 20
5 Pepper Martin 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.38
2 Mel Harder 2.46
3 Dizzy Dean 2.48
4 Carl Hubbell 2.56
5 Hal Schumacher 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Schoolboy Rowe 25
3 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Mel Harder 24
5 Lefty Gomez 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 198
2 Van Mungo 196
3 Tommy Bridges 166
4 Paul Dean 161
5 Schoolboy Rowe 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 7
1 Al Smith 7
3 Lloyd Brown 6
3 Dizzy Dean 6
3 2 others tied 6