On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	37	.626	--
Yankees	54	38	.587	4.5
White Sox	51	41	.554	7.5
Red Sox	51	46	.526	10.0
Indians	46	48	.489	13.5
Athletics	40	49	.449	17.0
Senators	41	57	.418	20.5
Browns	33	62	.347	27.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 6

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Browns 10, White Sox 2

Tigers 7, Indians 0

Browns 4, White Sox 1

Senators 11, Yankees 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	64	33	.660	--
Cubs	64	39	.621	3.0
Cardinals	59	39	.602	5.5
Pirates	55	47	.539	11.5
Dodgers	44	55	.444	21.0
Reds	44	56	.440	21.5
Phillies	43	55	.439	21.5
Braves	25	74	.253	40.0

Games

Reds 5, Cubs 1

Dodgers 4, Phillies 1

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Pirates 5

Phillies 5, Dodgers 4

Giants 9, Braves 2

Giants 3, Braves 1

Cubs 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky Higgins	6
1	Sam Leslie	6
3	Ernie Orsatti	5
3	Red Rolfe	5
5	12 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Jack Burns	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harlond Clift	4
1	Travis Jackson	4
1	Sam Leslie	4
4	Wally Berger	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	2
2	Mel Almada	1
2	Dusty Cooke	1
2	Ival Goodman	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	0.67
2	Johnny Marcum	0.56
3	Carl Hubbell	0.50
4	Cy Blanton	0.40
5	Benny Frey	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Joe Bowman	5
2	Johnny Marcum	5
4	Tommy Bridges	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Henshaw	1
1	Ed Linke	1
1	Pretzel Pezzullo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.398
2	Joe Medwick	.378
3	Joe Vosmik	.354
4	Gabby Hartnett	.347
5	Hank Greenberg	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	30
2	Mel Ott	24
3	Wally Berger	22
4	Bob Johnson	21
5	Dolph Camilli	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	125
2	Joe Medwick	88
3	Wally Berger	84
3	Ripper Collins	84
5	Mel Ott	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	23
2	Mel Almada	17
3	Pepper Martin	14
4	Augie Galan	12
4	Jo-Jo White	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.61
2	Hal Schumacher	2.64
3	Ted Lyons	2.67
4	Carl Hubbell	2.86
5	Lefty Grove	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	18
2	Dizzy Dean	17
3	Tommy Bridges	16
3	Hal Schumacher	16
5	Carl Hubbell	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	111
2	Carl Hubbell	110
3	Tommy Bridges	106
4	Van Mungo	98
5	Cy Blanton	97

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	Hank Greenberg	.433
1	Arky Vaughan	.433
3	Joe Medwick	.431
4	Gabby Hartnett	.429
5	Red Kress	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	5
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Wes Ferrell	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	19
2	Gabby Hartnett	18
3	Travis Jackson	17
3	Chuck Klein	17
3	Joe Medwick	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	5
2	Pepper Martin	4
2	Jo-Jo White	4
4	Mel Almada	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Heusser	0.00
2	Slick Castleman	0.64
3	Roy Henshaw	1.14
4	Johnny Marcum	1.20
5	Curt Davis	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
1	Charlie Root	4
3	Ivy Andrews	3
3	Joe Bowman	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	22
2	Lefty Grove	20
2	Charlie Root	20
4	Bill Swift	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Allyn Stout	2
4	Ray Benge	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.420
2	Hank Greenberg	.417
3	Gabby Hartnett	.390
4	Pinky Higgins	.390
5	Joe Vosmik	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	10
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Hank Greenberg	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
2	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	32
1	Hank Greenberg	32
1	Sam Leslie	32
4	Zeke Bonura	29
4	Travis Jackson	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	8
2	Augie Galan	6
2	Ival Goodman	6
2	Lyn Lary	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	1.32
2	Charlie Root	1.71
3	Bill Walker	1.76
4	Paul Dean	1.98
5	Curt Davis	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	7
1	Charlie Root	7
3	Carl Hubbell	6
3	Lon Warneke	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	37
2	Paul Dean	34
3	Carl Hubbell	31
3	Charlie Root	31
3	Schoolboy Rowe	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	3
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	Dutch Leonard	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.378
2	Joe Medwick	.347
3	Joe Vosmik	.346
4	Hank Greenberg	.343
5	Bill Terry	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	175
2	Ripper Collins	133
3	Wally Berger	127
4	Charlie Gehringer	125
5	Joe Medwick	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Jo-Jo White	26
3	Pepper Martin	21
4	Mel Almada	20
4	Ben Chapman	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Schumacher	2.58
2	Carl Hubbell	2.63
3	Dizzy Dean	2.67
4	Lefty Gomez	2.80
5	Bill Walker	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	184
2	Van Mungo	164
3	Tommy Bridges	158
4	Paul Dean	150
5	Schoolboy Rowe	144

Saves

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