On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 58 37 .611 --
Yankees 52 37 .584 3.0
White Sox 51 37 .580 3.5
Red Sox 49 44 .527 8.0
Indians 45 45 .500 10.5
Athletics 39 47 .453 14.5
Senators 39 55 .415 18.5
Browns 30 61 .330 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 33 .645 --
Cubs 62 36 .633 0.5
Cardinals 55 39 .585 5.5
Pirates 54 44 .551 8.5
Reds 42 53 .442 19.0
Dodgers 41 52 .441 19.0
Phillies 40 53 .430 20.0
Braves 25 69 .266 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Demaree 5
1 Woody Jensen 5
3 Roy Johnson 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Ferrell 2
1 Mel Harder 2
1 Johnny Moore 2
4 Wally Berger 1
4 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Ferrell 4
1 Lloyd Waner 4
3 Marv Owen 3
4 Ivy Andrews 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Blanton 0.50
1 Tommy Bridges 0.50
3 Ray Phelps 0.27
4 Curt Davis 0.27
5 Paul Dean 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Curt Davis 4
4 Paul Dean 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Larry French 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .400
2 Joe Medwick .373
3 Joe Vosmik .355
4 Gabby Hartnett .347
5 Doc Cramer .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 28
2 Mel Ott 23
3 Wally Berger 21
4 Dolph Camilli 20
4 Bob Johnson 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 123
2 Ripper Collins 83
3 Joe Medwick 82
4 Mel Ott 81
5 Wally Berger 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 21
2 Mel Almada 16
3 Pepper Martin 14
4 Augie Galan 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.44
2 Bill Swift 2.52
3 Hal Schumacher 2.67
4 Cy Blanton 2.89
5 Lefty Grove 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 17
2 Dizzy Dean 16
3 Tommy Bridges 15
3 Hal Schumacher 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 108
2 Carl Hubbell 106
3 Tommy Bridges 102
4 Van Mungo 98
5 Cy Blanton 95

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 .453
2 Arky Vaughan .444
3 Gabby Hartnett .434
4 Chuck Klein .409
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 21
2 Billy Herman 20
2 Chuck Klein 20
4 Goose Goslin 17
4 Travis Jackson 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
1 Billy Werber 5
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
3 Pepper Martin 4
3 Jake Powell 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Marcum 1.16
2 Elden Auker 1.17
3 Curt Davis 1.45
4 Jim Weaver 1.65
5 Charlie Root 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
1 Charlie Root 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
4 Tommy Bridges 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 21
1 Charlie Root 21
3 Lon Warneke 20
4 Lefty Gomez 17
4 Bill Lee 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .412
2 Mickey Cochrane .398
3 Billy Herman .395
4 Mel Ott .392
5 Joe Medwick .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
1 Pinky Higgins 8
3 Chuck Klein 7
3 Mel Ott 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 36
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Sam Leslie 29
4 Frank Demaree 28
4 Gabby Hartnett 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 7
1 Billy Werber 7
3 Pete Fox 6
3 Lyn Lary 6
3 Pepper Martin 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.99
2 Les Tietje 1.36
3 Charlie Root 1.59
4 Ted Lyons 1.75
5 Johnny Marcum 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 7
1 Wes Ferrell 7
3 Charlie Root 6
3 Lon Warneke 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 33
2 Johnny Allen 31
2 Carl Hubbell 31
4 Paul Dean 30
4 Charlie Root 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Dick Coffman 2
2 Chief Hogsett 2
2 Dutch Leonard 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .375
2 Mickey Cochrane .347
3 Joe Medwick .343
4 Doc Cramer .342
5 Joe Vosmik .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Lou Gehrig 36
3 Mel Ott 34
4 Wally Berger 32
5 Ripper Collins 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 179
2 Ripper Collins 132
3 Charlie Gehringer 127
4 Wally Berger 124
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Jo-Jo White 28
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Ben Chapman 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 2.53
2 Carl Hubbell 2.57
3 Hal Schumacher 2.58
4 Lefty Gomez 2.84
5 Cy Blanton 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Tommy Bridges 25
3 Mel Harder 23
3 Hal Schumacher 23
5 Wes Ferrell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 182
2 Van Mungo 164
3 Tommy Bridges 157
4 Paul Dean 153
5 Lefty Gomez 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 7
1 Al Smith 7
3 Syl Johnson 6
3 Dutch Leonard 6
5 8 tied 5