On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	66	37	.641	--
Yankees	59	42	.584	6.0
White Sox	52	47	.525	12.0
Red Sox	54	49	.524	12.0
Indians	51	51	.500	14.5
Athletics	43	54	.443	20.0
Senators	44	59	.427	22.0
Browns	35	65	.350	29.5

Games

Senators 4, Red Sox 2

Tigers 4, White Sox 1

Athletics 8, Yankees 4

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Indians 10, Browns 7

Indians 7, Browns 7

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	38	.638	--
Cardinals	63	40	.612	3.0
Cubs	67	43	.609	2.5
Pirates	58	51	.532	11.0
Dodgers	48	57	.457	19.0
Phillies	48	58	.453	19.5
Reds	47	60	.439	21.0
Braves	27	78	.257	40.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Braves 5

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Phillies 2, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Knickerbocker	7
2	Wally Berger	5
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	5
2	Tom Carey	5
2	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Ed Coleman	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	6
1	Arky Vaughan	6
3	Hal Trosky	5
4	Harlond Clift	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Boze Berger	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Jesse Hill	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Bush	0.86
2	Lefty Grove	0.75
3	Cy Blanton	0.67
4	Elden Auker	0.57
5	Charlie Root	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Carl Doyle	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
3	Jumbo Brown	5
3	Lefty Gomez	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Johnny Marcum	1
1	Whitey Wilshere	1
1	Tom Zachary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.394
2	Joe Medwick	.371
3	Joe Vosmik	.347
4	Gabby Hartnett	.346
5	Buddy Myer	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	31
2	Wally Berger	25
3	Mel Ott	24
4	Dolph Camilli	21
4	Bob Johnson	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	128
2	Wally Berger	96
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	2.45
2	Cy Blanton	2.69
3	Ted Lyons	2.78
4	Roy Henshaw	2.80
5	Lefty Grove	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	19
1	Wes Ferrell	19
3	Tommy Bridges	17
4	Hal Schumacher	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	117
2	Carl Hubbell	115
3	Tommy Bridges	110
4	Cy Blanton	105
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	5 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.478
2	Buddy Myer	.453
3	Red Rolfe	.422
4	Pinky Higgins	.418
5	Arky Vaughan	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	5
1	Pinky Higgins	5
3	Harlond Clift	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
3	Moose Solters	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Selkirk	22
2	Wally Berger	19
2	Joe Cronin	19
4	Hal Trosky	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	4
1	Billy Werber	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Babe Dahlgren	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Brennan	0.00
2	Tom Zachary	0.93
3	Syl Johnson	0.94
4	Ralph Birkofer	0.95
5	Tommy Bridges	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Ivy Andrews	3
2	Joe Bowman	3
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	22
2	Lefty Grove	21
3	Bill Swift	17
4	Carl Hubbell	16
5	Cy Blanton	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Pat Malone	2
1	Allyn Stout	2
4	Ray Benge	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Higgins	.413
2	Hank Greenberg	.410
3	Arky Vaughan	.400
4	Joe Medwick	.398
5	Mel Almada	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	10
2	Wally Berger	8
2	Lou Gehrig	8
4	Chuck Klein	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	31
1	Pinky Higgins	31
3	Travis Jackson	30
3	Sam Leslie	30
3	George Selkirk	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	8
2	Augie Galan	7
3	Lyn Lary	6
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Birkofer	1.71
2	Charlie Root	1.95
3	Paul Dean	1.98
4	Tom Zachary	2.00
5	Don Brennan	2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	37
2	Lefty Gomez	35
3	Paul Dean	33
3	Wes Ferrell	33
3	Charlie Root	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allyn Stout	3
2	Lloyd Brown	2
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.375
2	Joe Medwick	.345
3	Hank Greenberg	.342
4	Joe Vosmik	.339
5	Doc Cramer	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Wally Berger	34
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Ripper Collins	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	170
2	Wally Berger	137
3	Ripper Collins	127
4	Charlie Gehringer	122
5	Lou Gehrig	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	2.56
2	Hal Schumacher	2.70
3	Cy Blanton	2.71
4	Carl Hubbell	2.72
5	Dizzy Dean	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Tommy Bridges	24
2	Wes Ferrell	24
2	Mel Harder	24
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	182
2	Tommy Bridges	155
3	Paul Dean	148
4	Van Mungo	147
5	Lefty Gomez	143

Saves

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