On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	64	37	.634	--
Yankees	57	40	.588	5.0
White Sox	52	45	.536	10.0
Red Sox	52	48	.520	11.5
Indians	50	50	.500	13.5
Athletics	41	52	.441	19.0
Senators	43	57	.430	20.5
Browns	34	64	.347	28.5

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

Indians 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	66	36	.647	--
Cardinals	62	39	.614	3.5
Cubs	66	42	.611	3.0
Pirates	57	49	.538	11.0
Dodgers	46	56	.451	20.0
Phillies	46	57	.447	20.5
Reds	45	59	.433	22.0
Braves	26	76	.255	40.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Braves 5

Cardinals 3, Cubs 1

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bucher	3
1	Hal Lee	3
3	Dick Bartell	2
3	Tom Carey	2
3	21 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Bud Hafey	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	3
1	Sam Leslie	3
3	Tony Cuccinello	2
3	Travis Jackson	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Odell Hale	2
2	Johnny Babich	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Joe Coscarart	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Swift	1.25
2	Slick Castleman	0.44
2	Russ Van Atta	0.44
4	Paul Dean	0.33
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slick Castleman	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Bobby Reis	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Swift	5
2	Slick Castleman	4
2	Russ Van Atta	4
4	Mel Harder	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.395
2	Joe Medwick	.378
3	Joe Vosmik	.347
4	Gabby Hartnett	.347
5	Hank Greenberg	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	31
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	128
2	Joe Medwick	89
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	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.46
2	Cy Blanton	2.72
3	Ted Lyons	2.78
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	2 tied	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	.560
2	Rabbit Warstler	.415
3	Pete Fox	.404
3	Buddy Myer	.404
3	Al Todd	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Pinky Higgins	4
1	Moose Solters	4
4	Wally Berger	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	16
1	George Selkirk	16
3	Joe Cronin	14
3	Goose Goslin	14
3	3 others tied	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	Don Brennan	0.67
2	Syl Johnson	0.94
3	Tom Zachary	0.96
4	Dutch Leonard	1.06
5	Slick Castleman	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Slick Castleman	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	22
2	Lefty Gomez	17
2	Bill Swift	17
4	Wes Ferrell	15
4	Carl Hubbell	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Malone	2
1	Allyn Stout	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	.430
2	Hank Greenberg	.426
3	Arky Vaughan	.387
4	Doc Cramer	.383
5	Pinky Higgins	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	9
2	Wally Berger	7
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
2	Joe Medwick	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	30
1	Travis Jackson	30
3	Sam Leslie	29
4	Goose Goslin	28
5	2 tied	27

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	Paul Dean	1.98
4	Tom Zachary	2.08
5	Bill Walker	2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Carleton	33
1	Paul Dean	33
1	Wes Ferrell	33
4	Lefty Grove	32
5	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	.377
2	Joe Medwick	.350
3	Hank Greenberg	.343
4	Bill Terry	.340
5	Joe Vosmik	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
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	170
2	Ripper Collins	132
3	Wally Berger	127
4	Charlie Gehringer	120
4	Joe Medwick	120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.57
2	Carl Hubbell	2.74
3	Hal Schumacher	2.74
4	Cy Blanton	2.75
5	Dizzy Dean	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Tommy Bridges	24
2	Mel Harder	24
4	Wes Ferrell	23
5	Hal Schumacher	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	178
2	Tommy Bridges	156
3	Paul Dean	148
4	Van Mungo	147
5	Schoolboy Rowe	145

Saves

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