On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 11 .645 --
Yankees 21 13 .618 0.5
Indians 17 14 .548 3.0
Senators 17 15 .531 3.5
Red Sox 17 15 .531 3.5
Tigers 17 16 .515 4.0
Athletics 10 20 .333 9.5
Browns 7 22 .241 12.0

Games

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 18 .526 5.5
Reds 15 16 .484 7.0
Phillies 9 20 .310 12.0
Braves 8 22 .267 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ethan Allen 4
2 Jack Burns 3
3 Boze Berger 2
3 Charlie Berry 2
3 29 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Bejma 1
1 Alex Kampouris 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 3
1 Alex Kampouris 3
3 Ollie Bejma 2
3 Boze Berger 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Allen 1.00
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.50
2 Whitey Wilshere 0.50
4 Earl Whitehill 0.40
5 Monte Pearson 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Pretzel Pezzullo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Wilshere 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 5
3 Johnny Allen 4
3 Earl Whitehill 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Euel Moore 1
1 Leon Pettit 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .411
2 Arky Vaughan .392
3 Pepper Martin .381
4 Jimmie Foxx .368
5 Joe Vosmik .359

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 Bob Johnson 32
2 Arky Vaughan 32
5 2 tied 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 Hal Schumacher 1.44
3 Ted Lyons 1.70
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.80
5 Whitey Wilshere 1.84

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 Johnny Allen 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 4
2 Leon Pettit 3
2 Whit Wyatt 3
4 Syl Johnson 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pepper Martin .442
2 Bob Johnson .435
3 Pete Fox .425
4 Paul Waner .419
5 Pep Young .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 Buddy Myer 16
3 Arky Vaughan 16
5 Charlie Gehringer 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 Ted Lyons 0.50
2 Red Ruffing 0.62
3 Cy Blanton 1.25
4 Vito Tamulis 1.44
5 Fritz Ostermueller 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Cy Blanton 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Slick Castleman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 23
2 Johnny Allen 18
3 Tommy Bridges 17
3 Whitey Wilshere 17
5 3 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 .442
2 Joe Vosmik .386
3 Arky Vaughan .383
4 Jimmie Foxx .362
5 Doc Cramer .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Bob Johnson 7
2 Arky Vaughan 7
4 Jimmie Foxx 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 34
2 Arky Vaughan 28
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Gus Suhr 24
5 2 tied 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 Cy Blanton 1.00
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
3 Hal Schumacher 1.38
4 Tom Zachary 1.59
5 Fred Frankhouse 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 5
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Slick Castleman 5
1 John Whitehead 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 42
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Dizzy Dean 33
4 Johnny Allen 31
5 Tommy Bridges 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 4
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2
4 Cy Blanton 1
4 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .355
2 Bill Terry .355
3 Charlie Gehringer .351
4 Arky Vaughan .342
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 Charlie Gehringer 137
4 Hal Trosky 136
5 Mel Ott 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Jo-Jo White 34
3 Pete Fox 23
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 Mel Harder 25
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 201
2 Van Mungo 195
3 Paul Dean 164
4 Schoolboy Rowe 162
5 Tommy Bridges 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