On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 10 .643 --
Indians 16 11 .593 1.5
Yankees 17 13 .567 2.0
Red Sox 16 13 .552 2.5
Tigers 16 14 .533 3.0
Senators 15 14 .517 3.5
Athletics 8 18 .308 9.0
Browns 6 19 .240 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 9 .690 --
Dodgers 19 13 .594 2.5
Cubs 16 12 .571 3.5
Cardinals 17 14 .548 4.0
Pirates 18 17 .514 5.0
Reds 12 16 .429 7.5
Phillies 8 18 .308 10.5
Braves 8 19 .296 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Vosmik 5
2 Jim Bucher 4
2 Odell Hale 4
2 John Stone 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moe Berg 1
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Ray Pepper 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Mancuso 5
2 John Stone 4
2 Gus Suhr 4
2 Tommy Thompson 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 Woody Jensen 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Schumacher 0.71
2 Paul Derringer 0.50
3 Mel Harder 0.45
4 Dizzy Dean 0.40
5 Lefty Gomez 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Les Munns 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 5
1 Mel Harder 5
1 Hal Schumacher 5
1 Jim Weaver 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .421
2 Arky Vaughan .402
3 Pepper Martin .385
4 Gee Walker .385
5 Jimmie Foxx .376

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 35
2 Arky Vaughan 31
3 Lonny Frey 30
4 Mel Ott 29
5 Bob Johnson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 11
2 Odell Hale 6
2 Billy Myers 6
2 Jo-Jo White 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.00
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.26
3 Bill Swift 1.42
4 Hal Schumacher 1.44
5 Bill Lee 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 6
1 Wes Ferrell 6
1 Van Mungo 6
1 John Whitehead 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 59
2 Cy Blanton 50
3 Tommy Bridges 39
4 Dizzy Dean 38
5 Johnny Allen 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 .541
2 Pepper Martin .424
3 Lonny Frey .385
3 Les Mallon .385
5 Paul Waner .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Ripper Collins 3
2 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Tony Lazzeri 3
5 18 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 23
2 Gus Suhr 16
3 Arky Vaughan 15
4 Charlie Gehringer 14
4 Buddy Myer 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 7
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 Roy Hughes 3
2 Woody Jensen 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 0.41
2 Red Ruffing 0.45
3 Ted Lyons 0.50
4 Johnny Marcum 0.61
5 Fred Frankhouse 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Bill Swift 3
4 Cy Blanton 2
4 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 25
2 Van Mungo 19
3 Dizzy Dean 18
4 Lefty Gomez 16
4 Whitey Wilshere 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Al Smith 2
3 Lloyd Brown 1
3 Tony Freitas 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .355
2 Charlie Gehringer .352
3 Paul Waner .352
4 Arky Vaughan .343
5 Hank Greenberg .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Hal Trosky 38
4 Bob Johnson 35
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 160
2 Hal Trosky 140
3 Lou Gehrig 139
4 Charlie Gehringer 135
4 Mel Ott 135

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 Mel Harder 2.38
2 Carl Hubbell 2.39
3 Lefty Gomez 2.44
4 Dizzy Dean 2.49
5 Hal Schumacher 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Schoolboy Rowe 26
3 Mel Harder 25
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 Lefty Gomez 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 199
2 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