On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 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
Tigers 16 13 .552 3.0
Red Sox 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 9 .679 --
Cubs 16 11 .593 2.5
Dodgers 18 13 .581 2.5
Cardinals 17 13 .567 3.0
Pirates 17 17 .500 5.0
Reds 11 16 .407 7.5
Phillies 8 17 .320 9.5
Braves 8 18 .308 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Jordan 3
1 Les Mallon 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
1 Joe Medwick 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lonny Frey 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
3 Harry Danning 2
3 Frankie Frisch 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 2
1 Stan Hack 2
3 Pete Fox 1
3 Lonny Frey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.38
2 Bill Swift 0.18
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.12
4 Gordon Rhodes 0.11
5 Schoolboy Rowe 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 3
1 Ray Harrell 3
1 Van Mungo 3
4 Bill Hallahan 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .417
2 Arky Vaughan .400
3 Jimmie Foxx .389
4 Gee Walker .384
5 Pepper Martin .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
1 Bob Johnson 9
3 Zeke Bonura 8
3 Hank Greenberg 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Lonny Frey 30
2 Arky Vaughan 30
4 Mel Ott 28
5 Bob Johnson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 11
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 Fred Frankhouse 1.26
3 Whitey Wilshere 1.36
4 Bill Swift 1.42
5 Lefty Gomez 1.46

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 59
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 .514
2 Pepper Martin .418
3 Rip Radcliff .400
4 Lonny Frey .396
5 Bill Terry .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Ripper Collins 3
2 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Tony Lazzeri 3
2 Arky Vaughan 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 21
2 Arky Vaughan 15
3 Lonny Frey 13
3 Charlie Gehringer 13
3 Buddy Myer 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 8
2 Roy Johnson 4
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 Jo-Jo White 3
5 14 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.41
2 Ted Lyons 0.50
3 Johnny Marcum 0.61
4 Fred Frankhouse 0.95
5 Bill Lee 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Bill Swift 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 25
2 Cy Blanton 20
3 Van Mungo 19
4 Tommy Bridges 15
4 Syl Johnson 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Al Smith 2
3 Lloyd Brown 1
3 Tony Freitas 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .357
2 Charlie Gehringer .351
2 Paul Waner .351
4 Al Simmons .341
5 Jimmie Foxx .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Hal Trosky 38
4 Bob Johnson 35
4 Mel Ott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 158
2 Hal Trosky 140
3 Lou Gehrig 139
4 Mel Ott 136
5 Charlie Gehringer 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 34
1 Jo-Jo White 34
3 Pete Fox 25
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 26
3 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Mel Harder 24
5 Lefty Gomez 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 195
1 Van Mungo 195
3 Tommy Bridges 159
3 Paul Dean 159
5 Schoolboy Rowe 157

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