On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 12 .625 --
Yankees 22 14 .611 0.0
Indians 18 14 .563 2.0
Tigers 18 16 .529 3.0
Red Sox 18 16 .529 3.0
Senators 17 17 .500 4.0
Athletics 11 21 .344 9.0
Browns 8 22 .267 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 9 .710 --
Cubs 17 13 .567 4.5
Cardinals 19 15 .559 4.5
Dodgers 19 15 .559 4.5
Pirates 21 18 .538 5.0
Reds 16 17 .485 7.0
Phillies 9 22 .290 13.0
Braves 9 23 .281 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric McNair 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
3 Wally Berger 2
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Alex Kampouris 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 6
2 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Syl Johnson 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Terry Moore 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Brandt 0.50
2 Bill Dietrich 0.43
3 Bill Walker 0.40
4 Gene Schott 0.30
5 Gordon Rhodes 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Bob Smith 1
1 Rube Walberg 1
1 Bill Walker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 6
2 Syl Johnson 5
3 Ed Brandt 4
4 Bill Dietrich 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Johnny Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .406
2 Arky Vaughan .404
3 Pepper Martin .377
4 Jimmie Foxx .357
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 34
3 Lonny Frey 32
3 Arky Vaughan 32
5 3 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 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Fox .432
2 Pepper Martin .423
3 Bob Johnson .418
4 Ival Goodman .405
5 Arky Vaughan .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 18
2 Buddy Myer 16
3 Gus Suhr 15
3 Arky Vaughan 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 7
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
2 Ben Chapman 4
4 Roy Hughes 3
4 Terry Moore 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.03
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 Paul Derringer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 20
2 Johnny Allen 18
3 Tommy Bridges 17
3 Syl Johnson 17
3 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 3
2 Clint Brown 1
2 Lloyd Brown 1
2 Paul Dean 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .412
2 Arky Vaughan .406
3 Les Mallon .358
4 Lloyd Waner .357
5 Joe Vosmik .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Bill Dickey 6
2 Bob Johnson 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
2 Arky Vaughan 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 37
2 Arky Vaughan 27
3 Buddy Myer 26
4 Gus Suhr 25
5 Jake Powell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 8
2 Jo-Jo White 5
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
3 Ben Chapman 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.00
2 Tom Zachary 1.59
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.62
4 Bill Swift 1.63
5 Hal Schumacher 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Johnny Allen 4
2 Cy Blanton 4
2 Slick Castleman 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 37
2 Van Mungo 35
3 Dizzy Dean 31
4 Johnny Allen 29
4 Tommy Bridges 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Johnny Welch 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .359
2 Paul Waner .353
3 Charlie Gehringer .351
4 Arky Vaughan .349
5 Hank Greenberg .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
1 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Bob Johnson 37
3 Hal Trosky 37
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Lou Gehrig 143
3 Hal Trosky 135
4 Mel Ott 134
5 Charlie Gehringer 133

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 2.44
2 Carl Hubbell 2.50
3 Dizzy Dean 2.57
4 Lefty Gomez 2.61
5 Hal Schumacher 2.69

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 2 others tied 6