On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 37 .630 --
Yankees 56 40 .583 5.0
White Sox 52 44 .542 9.0
Red Sox 52 48 .520 11.0
Indians 49 50 .495 13.5
Athletics 41 51 .446 18.0
Senators 43 57 .430 20.0
Browns 34 63 .351 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 36 .644 --
Cubs 66 41 .617 2.0
Cardinals 61 39 .610 3.5
Pirates 56 49 .533 11.0
Phillies 46 56 .451 19.5
Dodgers 45 56 .446 20.0
Reds 45 58 .437 21.0
Braves 26 75 .257 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Trosky 5
2 Ethan Allen 4
2 Earl Averill 4
2 Mickey Haslin 4
2 Johnny Moore 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Earl Grace 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 4
1 Bill Terry 4
1 Al Todd 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody Jensen 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 Moose Solters 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 0.33
2 Sugar Cain 0.25
3 Curt Davis 0.18
4 Jack Knott 0.15
5 Johnny Marcum 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 7
2 Ralph Winegarner 5
3 Carl Hubbell 4
4 Fay Thomas 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Orville Jorgens 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .396
2 Joe Medwick .377
3 Joe Vosmik .348
4 Gabby Hartnett .347
5 Hank Greenberg .342

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 24
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 Ted Lyons 2.67
3 Cy Blanton 2.72
4 Roy Henshaw 2.80
5 Hal Schumacher 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 Carl Hubbell 114
2 Dizzy Dean 113
3 Tommy Bridges 106
4 Cy Blanton 101
5 Van Mungo 98

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 .553
2 Arky Vaughan .431
3 Al Todd .419
4 Hal Trosky .413
5 Red Rolfe .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Pinky Higgins 4
1 Moose Solters 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Selkirk 16
2 Billy Herman 15
3 Joe Cronin 14
3 Goose Goslin 14
3 Hal Trosky 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 6
2 Babe Dahlgren 4
2 Augie Galan 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 Don Brennan 0.67
4 Tom Zachary 0.96
5 Dutch Leonard 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 Tex Carleton 18
3 Lefty Gomez 17
4 Wes Ferrell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allyn Stout 3
2 Pat Malone 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Don Brennan 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .427
2 Hank Greenberg .419
3 Doc Cramer .394
4 Arky Vaughan .393
5 Jimmie Foxx .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 9
2 Wally Berger 7
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Chuck Klein 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 30
2 Goose Goslin 28
2 Travis Jackson 28
4 Zeke Bonura 26
4 4 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 1.32
2 Charlie Root 1.71
3 Tom Zachary 2.08
4 Bill Walker 2.14
5 Paul Dean 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 7
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Johnny Marcum 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 33
1 Wes Ferrell 33
3 Lefty Grove 32
4 Paul Dean 31
4 Charlie Root 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .375
2 Joe Medwick .352
3 Hank Greenberg .343
4 Joe Vosmik .340
5 Bill Terry .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 38
2 Wally Berger 32
3 Ripper Collins 31
3 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 168
2 Ripper Collins 132
3 Wally Berger 127
4 Joe Medwick 123
5 Charlie Gehringer 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Jo-Jo White 26
3 Mel Almada 20
3 Ben Chapman 20
3 Pepper Martin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 2.73
2 Carl Hubbell 2.74
3 Hal Schumacher 2.74
4 Cy Blanton 2.75
5 Bill Swift 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Wes Ferrell 23
3 Mel Harder 23
5 Hal Schumacher 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 179
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