On This Day

Sunday, May 26, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	20	10	.667	--
Yankees	20	13	.606	1.5
Indians	17	13	.567	3.0
Red Sox	17	14	.548	3.5
Tigers	17	15	.531	4.0
Senators	16	15	.516	4.5
Athletics	9	20	.310	10.5
Browns	6	22	.214	13.0

Games

Yankees 2, Tigers 0

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

Senators 9, Indians 4

Red Sox 8, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	22	9	.710	--
Cubs	17	13	.567	4.5
Dodgers	19	15	.559	4.5
Cardinals	18	15	.545	5.0
Pirates	20	17	.541	5.0
Reds	14	16	.467	7.5
Phillies	8	20	.286	12.5
Braves	8	21	.276	13.0

Games

Cubs 8, Dodgers 3

Pirates 3, Phillies 1

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Reds 6, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Werber	4
2	Ed Boland	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Jimmy Dykes	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Dykes	2
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Leo Durocher	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	3
1	Jack Burns	3
1	Jimmy Dykes	3
1	Stan Hack	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Ed Boland	1
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	Tuck Stainback	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Blanton	0.90
2	John Whitehead	0.80
3	Vito Tamulis	0.62
4	Si Johnson	0.57
4	Ray Prim	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Slick Castleman	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	George Hockette	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	9
2	John Whitehead	8
3	Paul Dean	5
3	Vito Tamulis	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Rhodes	1
1	Al Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.408
2	Arky Vaughan	.403
3	Pepper Martin	.381
4	Jimmie Foxx	.371
5	Gee Walker	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Hank Greenberg	9
4	Zeke Bonura	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Lonny Frey	32
2	Arky Vaughan	32
4	Bob Johnson	31
5	Mel Ott	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Blanton	1.00
2	Bill Swift	1.42
3	Hal Schumacher	1.44
4	Ted Lyons	1.70
5	Fred Frankhouse	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	7
1	John Whitehead	7
3	Tommy Bridges	6
3	Wes Ferrell	6
3	Van Mungo	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	59
1	Van Mungo	59
3	Tommy Bridges	41
4	Dizzy Dean	40
5	Carl Hubbell	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Smith	4
2	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	Pete Fox	.459
2	Pepper Martin	.448
3	Pep Young	.438
4	Bob Johnson	.429
5	Paul Waner	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Bill Dickey	3
3	Bob Johnson	3
3	Jo-Jo Moore	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	19
2	Gus Suhr	17
3	Arky Vaughan	16
4	Buddy Myer	15
5	Lonny Frey	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	7
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Ival Goodman	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	0.41
2	Ted Lyons	0.50
3	Red Ruffing	0.62
4	Cy Blanton	1.25
5	Vito Tamulis	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Slick Castleman	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	23
2	Van Mungo	19
3	Tommy Bridges	17
4	Paul Dean	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Smith	3
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Lloyd Brown	1
2	Tony Freitas	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.424
2	Joe Vosmik	.402
3	Pepper Martin	.393
4	Arky Vaughan	.393
5	Doc Cramer	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Bob Johnson	7
2	Jo-Jo Moore	7
2	Arky Vaughan	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	35
2	Arky Vaughan	29
3	Buddy Myer	28
4	Gus Suhr	24
5	Jake Powell	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	10
2	Roy Hughes	5
2	Jo-Jo White	5
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	0.68
2	Cy Blanton	1.00
3	Hal Schumacher	1.38
4	Ted Lyons	1.75
5	Fred Frankhouse	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	5
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Slick Castleman	5
1	John Whitehead	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	42
2	Van Mungo	39
3	Dizzy Dean	33
4	Tommy Bridges	30
5	Johnny Allen	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Smith	4
2	Syl Johnson	2
2	Dutch Leonard	2
2	Whit Wyatt	2
5	20 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.355
2	Paul Waner	.355
3	Charlie Gehringer	.350
4	Arky Vaughan	.345
5	Jimmie Foxx	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
2	Lou Gehrig	43
3	Hal Trosky	37
4	Bob Johnson	36
5	3 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	161
2	Lou Gehrig	142
3	Hal Trosky	139
4	Charlie Gehringer	136
5	Mel Ott	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	34
1	Jo-Jo White	34
3	Pete Fox	24
4	Ben Chapman	22
5	Pepper Martin	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Harder	2.38
2	Carl Hubbell	2.42
3	Dizzy Dean	2.49
4	Lefty Gomez	2.49
5	Hal Schumacher	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Schoolboy Rowe	26
3	Tommy Bridges	25
3	Mel Harder	25
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	201
2	Van Mungo	195
3	Paul Dean	164
4	Tommy Bridges	161
5	Schoolboy Rowe	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Smith	9
2	Jack Russell	7
3	Lloyd Brown	6
3	Dizzy Dean	6
3	3 others tied	6