On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	65	37	.637	--
Yankees	59	40	.596	4.5
White Sox	52	46	.531	11.0
Red Sox	53	48	.525	11.5
Indians	50	51	.495	14.5
Athletics	41	54	.432	20.5
Senators	43	58	.426	21.5
Browns	35	64	.354	28.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Senators 8

Tigers 4, White Sox 0

Yankees 18, Athletics 7

Yankees 7, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	37	.644	--
Cardinals	63	39	.618	3.0
Cubs	66	43	.606	3.5
Pirates	57	50	.533	11.5
Phillies	47	58	.448	20.5
Dodgers	46	57	.447	20.5
Reds	46	59	.438	21.5
Braves	27	76	.262	39.5

Games

Braves 6, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Giants 6, Phillies 3

Phillies 6, Giants 1

Reds 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Red Rolfe	5
3	Ethan Allen	4
3	Ben Chapman	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Selkirk	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	George Selkirk	8
3	Earl Averill	4
3	Wally Berger	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Chile Gomez	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	1.00
1	Paul Derringer	1.00
3	Larry French	0.67
4	Johnny Allen	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	9
2	Paul Derringer	7
3	Ivy Andrews	5
4	Tommy Bridges	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.397
2	Joe Medwick	.374
3	Gabby Hartnett	.347
4	Joe Vosmik	.345
5	Bill Terry	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	31
2	Wally Berger	24
2	Mel Ott	24
4	Dolph Camilli	21
4	Bob Johnson	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	128
2	Wally Berger	90
3	Joe Medwick	89
4	Ripper Collins	84
4	Mel Ott	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	24
2	Mel Almada	17
3	Pepper Martin	14
4	Augie Galan	13
5	4 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	19
2	Wes Ferrell	18
3	Tommy Bridges	17
4	Hal Schumacher	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	117
2	Carl Hubbell	114
3	Tommy Bridges	110
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	.521
2	Buddy Myer	.438
3	Red Rolfe	.435
4	Arky Vaughan	.417
5	Pete Fox	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Pinky Higgins	4
1	Moose Solters	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Selkirk	23
2	Lou Gehrig	20
3	Joe Cronin	17
4	Billy Herman	15
4	Travis Jackson	15

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	Syl Johnson	0.94
2	Ralph Birkofer	0.95
3	Tom Zachary	0.96
4	Dutch Leonard	1.06
5	Slick Castleman	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	4
1	Dizzy Dean	4
3	Ivy Andrews	3
3	Joe Bowman	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	22
2	Tommy Bridges	17
2	Lefty Gomez	17
2	Bill Swift	17
5	2 tied	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	.415
2	Arky Vaughan	.409
3	Hank Greenberg	.406
4	Pinky Higgins	.402
5	Doc Cramer	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	9
2	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Wally Berger	7
3	Chuck Klein	7
3	Joe Medwick	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	31
1	Travis Jackson	31
3	George Selkirk	30
4	Lou Gehrig	29
4	2 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	8
2	Augie Galan	7
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	5
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Birkofer	1.71
2	Charlie Root	1.94
3	Paul Dean	1.98
4	Tom Zachary	2.08
5	Bill Walker	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Johnny Marcum	6
1	Charlie Root	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Carleton	33
1	Paul Dean	33
3	Johnny Allen	32
3	Wes Ferrell	32
3	Lefty Grove	32

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	.379
2	Joe Medwick	.348
3	Hank Greenberg	.343
4	Bill Terry	.339
5	Joe Vosmik	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Wally Berger	33
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Ripper Collins	31
5	Mel Ott	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	170
2	Ripper Collins	132
3	Wally Berger	131
4	Lou Gehrig	122
5	Charlie Gehringer	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Jo-Jo White	24
3	Mel Almada	20
3	Ben Chapman	20
3	Pepper Martin	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.57
2	Hal Schumacher	2.70
3	Dizzy Dean	2.73
4	Carl Hubbell	2.74
5	Cy Blanton	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Tommy Bridges	24
2	Mel Harder	24
4	Wes Ferrell	23
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	182
2	Tommy Bridges	155
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