On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 35 .615 --
Yankees 51 35 .593 2.5
White Sox 47 36 .566 5.0
Indians 44 42 .512 9.5
Red Sox 46 44 .511 9.5
Athletics 38 46 .452 14.5
Senators 38 52 .422 17.5
Browns 28 58 .326 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 31 .648 --
Cubs 59 35 .628 1.0
Cardinals 54 35 .607 3.5
Pirates 51 41 .554 8.0
Dodgers 40 49 .449 17.5
Reds 40 52 .435 19.0
Phillies 37 51 .420 20.0
Braves 23 67 .256 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Klein 6
2 Mel Almada 4
2 Charlie Berry 4
2 Rick Ferrell 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Lefty Grove 4
4 Lou Gehrig 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Myers 2
1 Billy Werber 2
3 Mel Almada 1
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wes Ferrell 1.00
2 Lon Warneke 0.80
3 Johnny Marcum 0.50
4 Tommy Bridges 0.44
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 7
1 Whitey Wilshere 7
3 Johnny Marcum 5
4 Tommy Bridges 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Zachary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .392
2 Joe Medwick .376
3 Joe Vosmik .359
4 Bill Terry .345
5 Jimmie Foxx .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 27
2 Mel Ott 22
3 Wally Berger 20
3 Bob Johnson 20
5 Ripper Collins 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 117
2 Ripper Collins 81
3 Mel Ott 80
4 Joe Medwick 79
5 Wally Berger 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 20
2 Mel Almada 15
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 11
3 Pepper Martin 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.25
2 Bill Swift 2.66
3 Hal Schumacher 2.73
4 Cy Blanton 2.82
5 Lefty Grove 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 16
2 Dizzy Dean 15
3 Tommy Bridges 14
3 Mel Harder 14
3 Hal Schumacher 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 105
2 Carl Hubbell 99
3 Van Mungo 98
4 Tommy Bridges 97
5 Cy Blanton 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
4 Willis Hudlin 4
4 Al Smith 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Vosmik .455
2 Joe Medwick .453
3 Jimmie Foxx .447
4 Doc Cramer .431
5 Pinky Higgins .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 6
2 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Pinky Higgins 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 20
2 Frank Demaree 19
3 Billy Herman 18
4 Leo Durocher 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
1 Augie Galan 4
1 Billy Werber 4
4 Ival Goodman 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Charlie Root 1.21
3 Bucky Walters 1.56
4 Bill Walker 1.59
5 Wes Ferrell 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lon Warneke 5
2 Charlie Root 4
3 Tommy Bridges 3
3 Guy Bush 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 24
2 Charlie Root 22
2 Lon Warneke 22
4 Wes Ferrell 21
5 Johnny Marcum 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .422
2 Gabby Hartnett .418
3 Joe Medwick .400
4 Tony Cuccinello .398
5 Billy Herman .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 10
2 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Hank Greenberg 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Goose Goslin 33
3 Pinky Higgins 32
4 Sam Leslie 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 7
2 Pete Fox 6
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 5
3 Augie Galan 5
3 Lyn Lary 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.03
2 Johnny Allen 1.06
3 Charlie Root 1.64
4 Mace Brown 1.69
5 Curt Davis 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 7
1 Lon Warneke 7
3 Elden Auker 6
3 Wes Ferrell 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 37
2 Johnny Allen 31
2 Lefty Grove 31
4 Johnny Marcum 30
5 Lon Warneke 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Schoolboy Rowe 3
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 Chief Hogsett 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .367
2 Bill Terry .346
3 Mickey Cochrane .344
4 Doc Cramer .342
5 Joe Medwick .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Ripper Collins 33
3 Mel Ott 33
5 Wally Berger 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 178
2 Ripper Collins 134
3 Charlie Gehringer 123
4 Wally Berger 121
4 Lou Gehrig 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Jo-Jo White 29
3 Ben Chapman 21
4 Pepper Martin 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.51
2 Dizzy Dean 2.59
3 Hal Schumacher 2.62
4 Lefty Gomez 2.74
5 Cy Blanton 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 27
2 Tommy Bridges 24
2 Mel Harder 24
4 Hal Schumacher 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 183
2 Van Mungo 167
3 Tommy Bridges 154
4 Paul Dean 153
5 2 tied 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 7
1 Al Smith 7
3 Syl Johnson 6
3 Dutch Leonard 6
5 9 tied 5