On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 59 37 .615 --
Yankees 53 37 .589 3.0
White Sox 51 39 .567 5.0
Red Sox 49 45 .521 9.0
Indians 46 45 .505 10.5
Athletics 39 47 .453 15.0
Senators 40 56 .417 19.0
Browns 31 62 .333 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 33 .649 --
Cubs 62 38 .620 2.0
Cardinals 56 39 .589 5.5
Pirates 55 44 .556 8.5
Dodgers 43 52 .453 18.5
Reds 43 54 .443 19.5
Phillies 40 54 .426 21.0
Braves 25 71 .260 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Leslie 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
1 Red Rolfe 3
1 Moose Solters 3
1 Sam West 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Boyle 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Jesse Hill 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Leslie 3
1 Sam West 3
3 Buzz Boyle 2
3 Rollie Hemsley 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zeke Bonura 1
1 Buzz Boyle 1
1 Rollie Hemsley 1
1 Red Rolfe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 1.00
2 Sugar Cain 0.33
3 Johnny Broaca 0.27
4 Slick Castleman 0.20
5 Sad Sam Jones 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Gene Schott 1
1 Russ Van Atta 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 7
2 Russ Van Atta 4
3 Johnny Broaca 3
4 Sugar Cain 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Munns 1
1 Allyn Stout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .401
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Joe Vosmik .354
4 Gabby Hartnett .347
5 Mel Ott .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 28
2 Mel Ott 24
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 84
2 Joe Medwick 84
4 Mel Ott 83
5 Wally Berger 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 21
2 Mel Almada 16
3 Pepper Martin 14
4 Augie Galan 12
4 Jo-Jo White 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.44
2 Bill Swift 2.57
3 Hal Schumacher 2.67
4 Cy Blanton 2.89
5 Lefty Grove 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 109
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 Chief Hogsett 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .475
2 Gabby Hartnett .449
3 Chuck Klein .439
4 Moose Solters .433
5 Hank Greenberg .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Arky Vaughan 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Pinky Higgins 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 20
1 Arky Vaughan 20
3 Chuck Klein 18
4 Billy Herman 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
2 Pepper Martin 4
2 Billy Werber 4
2 Jo-Jo White 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slick Castleman 0.64
2 Johnny Marcum 0.82
3 Elden Auker 1.17
4 Roy Henshaw 1.25
5 Curt Davis 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lon Warneke 4
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Curt Davis 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lon Warneke 21
2 Paul Dean 18
2 Charlie Root 18
4 Lefty Gomez 17
4 Earl Whitehill 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Allyn Stout 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .417
2 Mickey Cochrane .410
3 Hank Greenberg .402
4 Joe Medwick .400
4 Mel Ott .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 34
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Sam Leslie 30
4 Frank Demaree 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 7
2 Augie Galan 6
2 Lyn Lary 6
2 Pepper Martin 6
5 4 tied 5

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
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Charlie Root 6
2 Lon Warneke 6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .379
2 Joe Medwick .345
3 Mickey Cochrane .343
4 Hank Greenberg .341
5 Doc Cramer .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Lou Gehrig 34
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Wally Berger 32
5 Ripper Collins 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 176
2 Ripper Collins 133
3 Charlie Gehringer 126
4 Wally Berger 124
5 Joe Medwick 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Jo-Jo White 27
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Ben Chapman 20
5 Mel Almada 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 2.59
2 Hal Schumacher 2.59
3 Carl Hubbell 2.60
4 Lefty Gomez 2.87
5 Cy Blanton 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Mel Harder 23
4 Wes Ferrell 22
4 Hal Schumacher 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 183
2 Van Mungo 164
3 Tommy Bridges 154
4 Paul Dean 146
5 Carl Hubbell 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 7
1 Al Smith 7
3 Chief Hogsett 6
3 Syl Johnson 6
3 Dutch Leonard 6