On This Day

Sunday, June 16, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 19 .642 --
White Sox 27 21 .563 4.5
Tigers 29 23 .558 4.5
Indians 28 23 .549 5.0
Red Sox 26 27 .491 8.0
Senators 25 28 .472 9.0
Athletics 21 29 .420 11.5
Browns 15 35 .300 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 14 .708 --
Pirates 32 23 .582 5.5
Cardinals 30 22 .577 6.0
Cubs 26 23 .531 8.5
Dodgers 24 25 .490 10.5
Reds 21 30 .412 14.5
Phillies 19 29 .396 15.0
Braves 14 34 .292 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Stone 8
2 Buddy Myer 6
3 Wally Berger 5
3 Joe Kuhel 5
5 10 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Leiber 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Belve Bean 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Stone 7
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Buddy Myer 5
4 Earl Averill 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 2
1 Alex Kampouris 2
3 Mickey Haslin 1
3 Buddy Myer 1
3 Jimmie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.50
2 Van Mungo 0.42
3 Fred Frankhouse 0.38
4 Ralph Birkofer 0.38
5 Schoolboy Rowe 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Belve Bean 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Benton 5
1 Fred Frankhouse 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Van Mungo 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .400
2 Bob Johnson .386
3 Joe Medwick .359
4 Wally Moses .347
5 John Stone .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 16
1 Bob Johnson 16
3 Mel Ott 12
4 Zeke Bonura 11
4 4 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 64
2 Bob Johnson 53
3 Joe Medwick 47
4 Buddy Myer 46
5 Mel Ott 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 14
2 Billy Werber 10
3 Ben Chapman 7
3 Odell Hale 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 1.70
2 Hal Schumacher 1.79
3 Roy Parmelee 1.99
4 Cy Blanton 2.09
5 Bill Lee 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 10
2 Cy Blanton 9
2 Dizzy Dean 9
2 Wes Ferrell 9
2 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 81
2 Cy Blanton 76
3 Dizzy Dean 63
4 Tommy Bridges 62
5 Carl Hubbell 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 5
2 Al Smith 4
3 Leon Pettit 3
3 Whit Wyatt 3
5 7 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .429
2 Buddy Myer .426
3 Joe Medwick .426
4 Jo-Jo Moore .426
5 2 tied .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Coleman 6
1 Ernie Lombardi 6
3 Hank Greenberg 5
3 Chuck Klein 5
3 Moose Solters 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 20
2 Ripper Collins 17
2 Bill Dickey 17
2 Bob Johnson 17
2 Pep Young 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 4
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Alex Kampouris 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fay Thomas 0.46
2 Guy Bush 0.98
3 Leon Chagnon 1.04
4 Lloyd Brown 1.35
5 Roy Parmelee 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Van Mungo 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Tommy Bridges 16
3 Carl Hubbell 15
4 Cy Blanton 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
2 Bill Dietrich 2
3 Don Brennan 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .403
2 Arky Vaughan .400
3 John Stone .392
4 Bob Johnson .392
5 Jack Rothrock .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Bob Johnson 9
3 Ed Coleman 8
3 Bill Dickey 8
5 Wally Berger 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Bob Johnson 32
3 Wally Berger 30
3 Buddy Myer 30
5 Pep Young 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 10
2 Billy Werber 7
3 Stan Hack 6
3 Pepper Martin 6
5 Ben Chapman 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leroy Herrmann 1.38
2 Syl Johnson 1.43
3 Bill Swift 1.62
4 Tommy Bridges 1.77
5 Roy Parmelee 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 37
2 Dizzy Dean 34
2 Van Mungo 34
4 Tommy Bridges 29
4 Carl Hubbell 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 4
2 Al Smith 3
3 Bill Dietrich 2
3 Jack Knott 2
5 21 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .354
2 Arky Vaughan .350
3 Lou Gehrig .349
4 Hank Greenberg .348
5 Bob Johnson .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Wally Berger 37
4 Bob Johnson 36
5 Hank Greenberg 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 169
2 Lou Gehrig 136
3 Wally Berger 131
4 Hal Trosky 129
5 Jimmie Foxx 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Jo-Jo White 34
3 Pepper Martin 24
4 Ben Chapman 23
5 Pete Fox 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 2.32
2 Carl Hubbell 2.42
3 Hal Schumacher 2.54
4 Dizzy Dean 2.57
5 Lefty Gomez 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Mel Harder 26
3 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 206
2 Van Mungo 198
3 Tommy Bridges 157
4 Paul Dean 156
5 Red Ruffing 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 9
2 Syl Johnson 7
3 Lloyd Brown 6
3 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Johnny Murphy 6