On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	37	.626	--
Yankees	55	38	.591	4.0
White Sox	51	42	.548	8.0
Red Sox	51	47	.520	10.5
Indians	47	48	.495	13.0
Athletics	40	51	.440	18.0
Senators	43	57	.430	19.5
Browns	33	62	.347	27.0

Games

Senators 11, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	34	.657	--
Cubs	65	40	.619	3.0
Cardinals	60	39	.606	5.0
Pirates	55	48	.534	12.0
Dodgers	45	56	.446	21.0
Reds	45	57	.441	21.5
Phillies	44	56	.440	21.5
Braves	26	75	.257	40.0

Games

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Dodgers 3, Giants 1

Braves 4, Phillies 0

Cardinals 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Myer	4
2	Wally Berger	3
2	Tony Cuccinello	3
2	Mark Koenig	3
2	Jo-Jo Moore	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Bill DeLancey	1
1	Bud Hafey	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Jake Powell	3
3	Wally Berger	2
3	Jim Bottomley	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buzz Boyle	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Jack Rothrock	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Smith	1.00
2	Ralph Birkofer	0.86
3	Roy Parmelee	0.50
4	Tom Zachary	0.33
5	Jim Bivin	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Roy Henshaw	1
1	Bob Smith	1
1	Tom Zachary	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Birkofer	6
2	Tom Zachary	4
3	Roy Henshaw	3
3	Roy Parmelee	3
3	Bob Smith	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.400
2	Joe Medwick	.375
3	Joe Vosmik	.352
4	Gabby Hartnett	.347
5	Bill Terry	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	30
2	Mel Ott	24
3	Wally Berger	23
4	Dolph Camilli	21
4	Bob Johnson	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	125
2	Joe Medwick	88
3	Wally Berger	86
4	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	13
5	Jo-Jo White	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.61
2	Hal Schumacher	2.64
3	Ted Lyons	2.67
4	Roy Henshaw	2.80
5	Carl Hubbell	2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	113
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	Allyn Stout	5
2	Whit Wyatt	5
5	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.464
2	Moose Solters	.431
3	Arky Vaughan	.429
4	Red Kress	.404
4	Red Rolfe	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	5
2	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
2	Pinky Higgins	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gabby Hartnett	16
2	Goose Goslin	15
2	Travis Jackson	15
2	Jake Powell	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Heusser	0.00
2	Slick Castleman	0.64
3	Dutch Leonard	1.00
4	Roy Henshaw	1.10
5	Johnny Marcum	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	22
2	Earl Whitehill	18
3	Lefty Gomez	16
3	Schoolboy Rowe	16
3	Lon Warneke	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allyn Stout	3
2	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Ray Benge	1
3	Don Brennan	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.416
2	Gabby Hartnett	.411
3	Hank Greenberg	.407
4	Arky Vaughan	.402
5	Pinky Higgins	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	10
2	Wally Berger	7
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
2	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	28
2	Zeke Bonura	27
2	Frank Demaree	27
2	Goose Goslin	27
2	4 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	8
2	Augie Galan	7
3	Ival Goodman	6
3	Lyn Lary	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	1.32
2	Charlie Root	1.71
3	Paul Dean	1.98
4	Curt Davis	1.99
5	Johnny Marcum	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	7
2	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Carl Hubbell	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	34
2	Carl Hubbell	31
2	Charlie Root	31
4	Wes Ferrell	29
4	Johnny Marcum	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	Allyn Stout	3
3	Dick Coffman	2
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.379
2	Joe Medwick	.349
3	Joe Vosmik	.344
4	Hank Greenberg	.341
5	Doc Cramer	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Wally Berger	32
3	Ripper Collins	31
4	Lou Gehrig	30
4	Mel Ott	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	171
2	Ripper Collins	132
3	Wally Berger	127
4	Joe Medwick	124
5	Charlie Gehringer	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Jo-Jo White	26
3	Mel Almada	20
3	Pepper Martin	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Schumacher	2.59
2	Carl Hubbell	2.63
3	Dizzy Dean	2.65
4	Bill Swift	2.87
5	Cy Blanton	2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Tommy Bridges	156
3	Van Mungo	155
4	Paul Dean	147
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