On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 8 .692 --
Indians 15 10 .600 2.5
Yankees 16 12 .571 3.0
Red Sox 14 12 .538 4.0
Tigers 14 13 .519 4.5
Senators 13 14 .481 5.5
Athletics 8 16 .333 9.0
Browns 5 18 .217 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 8 .692 --
Dodgers 18 11 .621 1.5
Cubs 15 11 .577 3.0
Cardinals 15 13 .536 4.0
Pirates 16 16 .500 5.0
Reds 10 16 .385 8.0
Phillies 8 16 .333 9.0
Braves 8 17 .320 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Chiozza 3
1 Earl Grace 3
1 Gus Mancuso 3
1 Rip Radcliff 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Randy Moore 1
1 Rip Radcliff 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 3
1 Carl Reynolds 3
3 Buzz Boyle 2
3 Lou Chiozza 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Ben Chapman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.50
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.38
3 Paul Dean 0.31
4 Ted Lyons 0.30
5 Fred Frankhouse 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Van Mungo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 4
1 Van Mungo 4
3 Slick Castleman 3
3 Thornton Lee 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Al Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .407
2 Bob Johnson .400
3 Jimmie Foxx .391
4 Gee Walker .380
5 Pepper Martin .368

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
2 Arky Vaughan 27
4 Jimmie Foxx 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 9
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 1.26
5 Whitey Wilshere 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 6
1 Van Mungo 6
1 John Whitehead 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 56
2 Cy Blanton 45
3 Tommy Bridges 39
4 Dizzy Dean 34
5 Carl Hubbell 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3
3 Syl Johnson 2
3 Dutch Leonard 2
3 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam West .459
2 Bob Johnson .447
3 Rip Radcliff .423
4 Lonny Frey .420
5 Pepper Martin .400

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
4 Arky Vaughan 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 6
2 Roy Johnson 4
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 Jo-Jo White 3
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 Tom Zachary 0.41
3 Bill Swift 0.54
4 Monte Pearson 0.56
5 Fred Frankhouse 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Slick Castleman 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 27
2 Tommy Bridges 20
3 Johnny Allen 17
3 Syl Johnson 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Al Smith 2
3 Lloyd Brown 1
3 George Caster 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .355
2 Charlie Gehringer .350
3 Paul Waner .348
4 Arky Vaughan .345
5 Jimmie Foxx .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 157
2 Hal Trosky 143
3 Lou Gehrig 141
4 Charlie Gehringer 134
4 Mel Ott 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Jo-Jo White 34
3 Pete Fox 24
4 Ben Chapman 21
5 Pepper Martin 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.38
2 Carl Hubbell 2.39
3 Dizzy Dean 2.44
4 Mel Harder 2.46
5 Hal Schumacher 2.66

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 Dizzy Dean 195
2 Van Mungo 194
3 Tommy Bridges 166
4 Paul Dean 165
5 Schoolboy Rowe 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 8
2 Jack Russell 7
3 Lloyd Brown 6
3 Dizzy Dean 6
3 3 others tied 6