Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 3, 1935

On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	61	37	.622	--
Yankees	54	37	.593	3.5
White Sox	51	39	.567	6.0
Red Sox	50	45	.526	9.5
Indians	46	47	.495	12.5
Athletics	39	48	.448	16.5
Senators	40	57	.412	20.5
Browns	31	62	.333	27.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

Browns 7, White Sox 7

Tigers 5, Indians 4

Tigers 7, Indians 3

Yankees 13, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	62	33	.653	--
Cubs	63	38	.624	2.0
Cardinals	57	39	.594	5.5
Pirates	55	45	.550	9.5
Dodgers	43	54	.443	20.0
Reds	43	55	.439	20.5
Phillies	42	54	.438	20.5
Braves	25	72	.258	38.0

Games

Cubs 11, Reds 3

Giants 3, Braves 2

Phillies 2, Dodgers 1

Phillies 5, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 6, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Odell Hale	5
1	Jo-Jo White	5
3	Rip Radcliff	4
3	Joe Vosmik	4
5	17 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	2
2	Boze Berger	1
2	Samuel Byrd	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Ken O'Dea	3
2	Jo-Jo White	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Jesse Hill	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.80
2	Syl Johnson	0.62
3	Dutch Leonard	0.50
4	Danny MacFayden	0.40
5	Larry French	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	2
2	Larry French	1
2	Lefty Gomez	1
2	Lefty Grove	1
2	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Schoolboy Rowe	6
3	Syl Johnson	5
4	Larry French	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.396
2	Joe Medwick	.378
3	Joe Vosmik	.355
4	Gabby Hartnett	.347
5	Mel Ott	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	30
2	Mel Ott	24
3	Wally Berger	21
3	Bob Johnson	21
5	Dolph Camilli	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	125
2	Joe Medwick	86
3	Ripper Collins	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	Lefty Grove	2.86
5	Cy Blanton	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	Chuck Klein	.455
2	Arky Vaughan	.448
3	Joe Medwick	.439
4	Gabby Hartnett	.422
5	Joe Vosmik	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Wes Ferrell	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Pinky Higgins	4
1	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gabby Hartnett	19
2	Billy Herman	18
2	Arky Vaughan	18
4	Goose Goslin	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	5
2	Pepper Martin	4
2	Jo-Jo White	4
4	Babe Dahlgren	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slick Castleman	0.64
2	Johnny Marcum	0.82
3	Roy Henshaw	1.25
4	Curt Davis	1.27
5	Wes Ferrell	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	4
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Charlie Root	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	20
2	Paul Dean	18
2	Charlie Root	18
4	Lon Warneke	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	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.407
2	Arky Vaughan	.402
3	Hank Greenberg	.400
4	Mel Ott	.395
5	Gabby Hartnett	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	8
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Mel Ott	7
2	Moose Solters	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	36
2	Hank Greenberg	34
3	Zeke Bonura	30
3	Frank Demaree	30
5	Sam Leslie	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	6
1	Lyn Lary	6
1	Tony Lazzeri	6
1	Pepper Martin	6
1	Billy Werber	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	1.32
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	6
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	31
1	Lefty Grove	31
1	Schoolboy Rowe	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	Waite Hoyt	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.374
2	Joe Medwick	.348
3	Joe Vosmik	.344
4	Hank Greenberg	.343
5	Bill Terry	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Lou Gehrig	33
2	Mel Ott	33
4	Wally Berger	32
5	Ripper Collins	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	178
2	Ripper Collins	133
3	Charlie Gehringer	126
4	Wally Berger	124
5	Joe Medwick	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Jo-Jo White	26
3	Pepper Martin	22
4	Ben Chapman	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Dean	2.59
2	Hal Schumacher	2.59
3	Carl Hubbell	2.60
4	Lefty Gomez	2.80
5	Bill Walker	2.86

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	Schoolboy Rowe	145

Saves

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