On This Day

Tuesday, May 28, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 12 .625 --
Yankees 21 14 .600 0.5
Indians 18 14 .563 2.0
Tigers 18 16 .529 3.0
Senators 17 16 .515 3.5
Red Sox 17 16 .515 3.5
Athletics 11 20 .355 8.5
Browns 8 22 .267 11.0

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 21 18 .538 5.0
Reds 16 16 .500 6.5
Phillies 9 21 .300 12.5
Braves 8 23 .258 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Lou Finney 3
2 Ival Goodman 3
2 Alex Kampouris 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 2
1 Billy Rogell 2
3 Ollie Bejma 1
3 Bill Dickey 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
1 Billy Rogell 4
4 Pinky Higgins 3
4 Alex Kampouris 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Sullivan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Weaver 1.00
2 Bobo Newsom 0.43
3 Lefty Grove 0.33
4 Ted Lyons 0.27
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Weaver 7
2 Bobo Newsom 6
3 Lefty Grove 4
3 Ted Lyons 4
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .411
2 Arky Vaughan .404
3 Pepper Martin .381
4 Jimmie Foxx .361
5 Joe Vosmik .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
1 Bob Johnson 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
4 Zeke Bonura 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 41
2 Bob Johnson 33
3 Lonny Frey 32
3 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 Fred Frankhouse 1.80
4 Whitey Wilshere 1.84
5 Tom Zachary 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 7
1 John Whitehead 7
3 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Paul Derringer 6
3 3 others tied 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 .438
2 Pete Fox .432
3 Bob Johnson .431
4 Ival Goodman .421
5 Paul Waner .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
5 18 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 22
2 Buddy Myer 16
2 Gus Suhr 16
2 Arky Vaughan 16
5 Jake Powell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 7
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Roy Hughes 3
5 17 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 0.62
2 Vito Tamulis 1.44
3 Fritz Ostermueller 1.46
4 Bill Lee 1.50
5 Bill Swift 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Slick Castleman 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 20
2 Johnny Allen 18
3 Tommy Bridges 17
3 Whitey Wilshere 17
5 2 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 Arky Vaughan .415
3 Joe Vosmik .360
4 Les Mallon .358
5 Jimmie Foxx .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
2 Bob Johnson 8
3 Arky Vaughan 7
4 Bill Dickey 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 38
2 Arky Vaughan 28
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Gus Suhr 25
5 Jake Powell 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.00
2 Hal Schumacher 1.38
3 Tom Zachary 1.59
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.62
5 Bill Swift 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 John Whitehead 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 42
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Dizzy Dean 33
4 Johnny Allen 29
4 Tommy Bridges 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2
4 Cy Blanton 1
4 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .358
2 Charlie Gehringer .351
3 Paul Waner .351
4 Arky Vaughan .346
5 Jimmie Foxx .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Bob Johnson 37
3 Hal Trosky 37
5 Hank Greenberg 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 165
2 Lou Gehrig 142
3 Hal Trosky 136
4 Charlie Gehringer 135
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 Carl Hubbell 2.42
2 Mel Harder 2.44
3 Dizzy Dean 2.57
4 Hal Schumacher 2.60
5 Lefty Gomez 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Mel Harder 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 25
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 197
2 Van Mungo 190
3 Paul Dean 164
4 Tommy Bridges 157
4 Schoolboy Rowe 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 9
2 Lloyd Brown 6
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
2 3 others tied 6