On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 9 .667 --
Yankees 17 12 .586 2.0
Indians 15 11 .577 2.5
Red Sox 15 12 .556 3.0
Tigers 15 13 .536 3.5
Senators 14 14 .500 4.5
Athletics 8 17 .320 9.0
Browns 5 19 .208 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 8 .704 --
Dodgers 18 12 .600 2.5
Cubs 15 11 .577 3.5
Cardinals 16 13 .552 4.0
Pirates 16 17 .485 6.0
Reds 11 16 .407 8.0
Phillies 8 17 .320 10.0
Braves 8 17 .320 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 3
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 Mel Ott 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Ray Pepper 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 5
2 Ben Chapman 4
3 Joe Vosmik 3
4 Mel Almada 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Allen 0.73
2 Cy Blanton 0.50
3 Wes Ferrell 0.45
4 Jesse Haines 0.38
5 George Blaeholder 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 8
2 Cy Blanton 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
4 George Blaeholder 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tony Freitas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .417
2 Arky Vaughan .394
3 Gee Walker .390
4 Jimmie Foxx .389
5 Pepper Martin .374

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 Arky Vaughan 28
3 Lonny Frey 27
3 Bob Johnson 27
3 Mel Ott 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 9
2 Odell Hale 6
2 Jo-Jo White 6
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 5
4 Billy Myers 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.00
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 Wes Ferrell 6
1 Van Mungo 6
1 John Whitehead 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 56
2 Cy Blanton 50
3 Tommy Bridges 39
4 Johnny Allen 34
4 Dizzy Dean 34

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 Bob Johnson .513
2 Sam West .469
3 Rip Radcliff .420
4 Lonny Frey .415
5 Pepper Martin .408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 19
2 Buddy Myer 17
3 Charlie Gehringer 13
3 Arky Vaughan 13
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 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 Tom Zachary 0.41
3 Ted Lyons 0.50
4 Bill Swift 0.54
5 Johnny Marcum 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Slick Castleman 3
2 Fred Frankhouse 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 27
2 Johnny Allen 25
3 Cy Blanton 20
4 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 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .354
2 Charlie Gehringer .350
3 Paul Waner .349
4 Al Simmons .341
5 Jimmie Foxx .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
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 155
2 Hal Trosky 143
3 Lou Gehrig 140
4 Mel Ott 135
5 Charlie Gehringer 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 34
1 Jo-Jo White 34
3 Pete Fox 24
4 Ben Chapman 21
5 Pepper Martin 20

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