On This Day

Saturday, June 29, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 23 .635 --
Indians 36 25 .590 3.0
Tigers 36 29 .554 5.0
White Sox 31 27 .534 6.5
Red Sox 32 32 .500 8.5
Senators 28 35 .444 12.0
Athletics 25 35 .417 13.5
Browns 19 41 .317 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 18 .700 --
Cubs 36 27 .571 7.5
Cardinals 36 28 .563 8.0
Pirates 38 30 .559 8.0
Dodgers 29 32 .475 13.5
Reds 28 36 .438 16.0
Phillies 25 37 .403 18.0
Braves 19 45 .297 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ski Melillo 6
2 Billy Herman 5
3 Gabby Hartnett 4
3 Joe Medwick 4
3 Billy Werber 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Werber 2
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Bill DeLancey 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 Ski Melillo 4
3 Johnny Burnett 3
3 Earle Combs 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Boze Berger 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Ernie Orsatti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.80
2 Johnny Welch 0.67
3 Waite Hoyt 0.60
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.33
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Johnny Welch 6
4 George Caster 5
5 Carl Hubbell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .392
2 Joe Medwick .369
3 Bob Johnson .359
4 Joe Vosmik .355
5 Buddy Myer .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 23
2 Ripper Collins 17
2 Bob Johnson 17
4 Wally Berger 15
4 Dolph Camilli 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 85
2 Ripper Collins 69
3 Wally Berger 63
4 Bob Johnson 62
5 Buddy Myer 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 14
1 Billy Werber 14
3 Odell Hale 8
3 Pepper Martin 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 1.93
2 Hal Schumacher 1.98
3 Cy Blanton 2.09
4 Dizzy Dean 2.65
5 Mel Harder 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 12
2 Dizzy Dean 11
3 Tommy Bridges 10
3 Paul Derringer 10
3 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 93
2 Tommy Bridges 78
2 Dizzy Dean 78
4 Cy Blanton 76
5 Carl Hubbell 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 6
2 Al Smith 4
3 Don Brennan 3
3 Bill Dietrich 3
3 5 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ripper Collins .475
2 Gabby Hartnett .459
3 Joe Vosmik .455
4 George Watkins .444
5 Buddy Myer .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Ripper Collins 8
3 Wally Berger 7
4 Dolph Camilli 6
4 Charlie Gehringer 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 29
2 Ripper Collins 28
3 Wally Berger 24
4 Buddy Myer 18
4 John Stone 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 4
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Alex Kampouris 3
4 Flea Clifton 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Henshaw 0.00
2 Waite Hoyt 0.83
3 Fay Thomas 1.29
4 Dizzy Dean 1.31
5 Larry French 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 4
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Syl Johnson 4
4 General Crowder 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Marcum 19
2 Lefty Grove 17
2 Carl Hubbell 17
2 Van Mungo 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 3
2 Lloyd Brown 1
2 Clay Bryant 1
2 Curt Davis 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .450
2 Jo-Jo Moore .391
3 Bruce Campbell .390
4 Hank Leiber .388
5 George Watkins .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 12
2 Wally Berger 11
2 Ripper Collins 11
4 Dolph Camilli 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 44
1 Hank Greenberg 44
3 Wally Berger 38
4 Hank Leiber 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 9
2 Stan Hack 5
2 Pepper Martin 5
4 Alex Kampouris 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fay Thomas 1.48
2 Bill Swift 1.79
3 Guy Bush 1.87
4 Waite Hoyt 2.03
5 Larry French 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Mel Harder 6
1 Syl Johnson 6
1 Hal Schumacher 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 38
1 Carl Hubbell 38
3 Tommy Bridges 37
4 Van Mungo 34
5 Lefty Grove 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 4
2 Don Brennan 3
2 Bill Dietrich 3
4 Curt Davis 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .351
2 Hank Greenberg .346
3 Arky Vaughan .344
4 Lou Gehrig .341
5 Joe Vosmik .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 38
1 Lou Gehrig 38
1 Hank Greenberg 38
4 Ripper Collins 36
4 Jimmie Foxx 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 168
2 Ripper Collins 140
3 Wally Berger 137
4 Lou Gehrig 133
5 Hal Trosky 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Jo-Jo White 34
3 Ben Chapman 22
4 Pepper Martin 20
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 2.31
2 Carl Hubbell 2.37
3 Hal Schumacher 2.40
4 Mel Harder 2.55
5 Lefty Gomez 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Mel Harder 27
3 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
3 Hal Schumacher 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 202
2 Van Mungo 186
3 Tommy Bridges 163
4 Schoolboy Rowe 147
5 Carl Hubbell 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 8
2 Lloyd Brown 7
2 Syl Johnson 7
2 Dutch Leonard 7
2 Johnny Murphy 7