On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	28	18	.609	--
White Sox	24	17	.585	1.5
Indians	24	18	.571	2.0
Tigers	23	20	.535	3.5
Red Sox	23	22	.511	4.5
Senators	20	24	.455	7.0
Athletics	17	24	.415	8.5
Browns	12	28	.300	13.0

Games

Yankees 12, Red Sox 6

Red Sox 4, Yankees 2

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Indians 3, Browns 2

Athletics 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	11	.718	--
Cardinals	26	18	.591	4.5
Pirates	27	20	.574	5.0
Dodgers	23	20	.535	7.0
Cubs	21	19	.525	7.5
Reds	17	24	.415	12.0
Phillies	14	26	.350	14.5
Braves	11	29	.275	17.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 14, Reds 8

Cardinals 5, Cubs 4

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	4
1	Frankie Frisch	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Roy Johnson	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Joe Medwick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Gus Suhr	5
3	Ripper Collins	3
3	Billy Herman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gilly Campbell	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Lee	0.57
1	Van Mungo	0.57
3	Mel Harder	0.38
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.36
5	Lon Warneke	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	6
2	Lon Warneke	5
3	Lefty Gomez	4
3	Bump Hadley	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.405
2	Arky Vaughan	.401
3	Pepper Martin	.361
4	Wally Moses	.359
5	Joe Medwick	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	14
2	Hank Greenberg	12
3	Zeke Bonura	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Mel Ott	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	50
2	Bob Johnson	45
3	Joe Medwick	41
4	Jimmie Foxx	38
5	3 tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	12
2	Billy Werber	10
3	Ben Chapman	7
3	Jo-Jo White	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Schumacher	1.62
2	Cy Blanton	1.71
3	Whitey Wilshere	1.74
4	Roy Parmelee	2.10
5	Bill Swift	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Blanton	8
1	Tommy Bridges	8
1	Wes Ferrell	8
1	Mel Harder	8
1	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	69
2	Cy Blanton	65
3	Tommy Bridges	54
4	Dizzy Dean	52
4	Carl Hubbell	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	4
1	Al Smith	4
3	Leon Pettit	3
3	Whit Wyatt	3
5	6 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.473
2	Mickey Cochrane	.459
3	Alex Kampouris	.457
4	Jack Burns	.451
5	Wally Moses	.442

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	6
2	Bob Johnson	5
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	18
1	Joe Medwick	18
3	Bob Johnson	17
3	Pep Young	17
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	6
2	Ben Chapman	4
3	Luke Appling	2
3	Lou Chiozza	2
3	15 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	0.51
2	Ivy Andrews	0.54
3	Whitey Wilshere	1.23
4	Vern Kennedy	1.35
5	Roy Parmelee	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Bill Dietrich	3
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	19
2	Paul Dean	16
3	Cy Blanton	15
3	Tommy Bridges	15
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	2
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	Curt Davis	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.430
2	Pep Young	.414
3	Joe Medwick	.398
4	Les Mallon	.378
5	Pepper Martin	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Bill Dickey	7
2	Bob Johnson	7
4	Wally Berger	6
4	Lou Gehrig	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Gus Suhr	26
3	Joe Medwick	25
4	Charlie Gehringer	24
4	Bob Johnson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	9
2	Billy Werber	8
3	Ben Chapman	6
4	Roy Johnson	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	1.75
2	Roy Parmelee	1.84
3	Whitey Wilshere	1.93
4	Red Ruffing	1.94
5	Slick Castleman	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Mel Harder	6
3	Tommy Bridges	5
3	Whitey Wilshere	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Blanton	35
2	Johnny Allen	33
3	Dizzy Dean	32
4	Tommy Bridges	30
4	3 others tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	4
2	Al Smith	3
3	Jack Knott	2
4	Clint Brown	1
4	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.355
2	Paul Waner	.355
3	Arky Vaughan	.349
4	Bill Terry	.345
5	Bob Johnson	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Wally Berger	36
3	Bob Johnson	36
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	160
2	Lou Gehrig	146
3	Hal Trosky	132
4	Mel Ott	130
5	Wally Berger	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
2	Jo-Jo White	35
3	Ben Chapman	23
4	Pete Fox	21
4	Pepper Martin	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Harder	2.45
2	Carl Hubbell	2.45
3	Dizzy Dean	2.52
4	Hal Schumacher	2.59
5	Lefty Gomez	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	29
2	Mel Harder	26
3	Tommy Bridges	23
3	Schoolboy Rowe	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	200
2	Van Mungo	195
3	Paul Dean	158
4	Tommy Bridges	154
5	Schoolboy Rowe	146

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