On This Day

Monday, August 12, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 38 .638 --
Cardinals 63 40 .612 3.0
Cubs 67 43 .609 2.5
Pirates 59 51 .536 10.5
Dodgers 48 57 .457 19.0
Phillies 48 58 .453 19.5
Reds 47 61 .435 21.5
Braves 27 78 .257 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Samuel Byrd 3
1 Woody Jensen 3
1 Tom Padden 3
4 Bud Hafey 2
4 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Woody Jensen 2
1 Cookie Lavagetto 2
1 Lew Riggs 2
4 Jim Bottomley 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Lucas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Emmett Nelson 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Birkofer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .396
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 Buddy Myer .468
2 Red Rolfe .446
3 Hank Greenberg .439
4 Jack Rothrock .413
5 Arky Vaughan .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
2 Harlond Clift 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Pinky Higgins 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Selkirk 22
2 Wally Berger 18
3 Harlond Clift 17
3 Lou Gehrig 17
3 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Jesse Hill 3
1 Lyn Lary 3
1 Red Rolfe 3
1 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 0.93
2 Tommy Bridges 1.00
3 Ralph Birkofer 1.17
4 Les Munns 1.23
5 Bucky Walters 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 21
2 Cy Blanton 15
2 Lefty Gomez 15
4 Hal Schumacher 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Allyn Stout 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Ralph Birkofer 1
3 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pinky Higgins .413
2 Arky Vaughan .407
3 Hank Greenberg .406
4 Joe Medwick .398
5 Doc Cramer .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 9
2 Wally Berger 8
3 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Chuck Klein 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 31
2 Travis Jackson 30
2 Sam Leslie 30
2 George Selkirk 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Birkofer 1.77
2 Charlie Root 1.95
3 Paul Dean 1.98
4 Tom Zachary 2.00
5 Bill Walker 2.25

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 .380
2 Joe Medwick .346
3 Hank Greenberg .344
4 Joe Vosmik .339
5 Doc Cramer .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Wally Berger 34
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Ripper Collins 29
4 Mel Ott 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 170
2 Wally Berger 135
3 Ripper Collins 126
4 Lou Gehrig 121
5 Charlie Gehringer 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 34
2 Jo-Jo White 24
3 Mel Almada 20
3 Pepper Martin 20
5 Ben Chapman 19

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