On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	70	39	.642	--
Yankees	61	46	.570	8.0
Red Sox	58	53	.523	13.0
White Sox	54	51	.514	14.0
Indians	56	54	.509	14.5
Athletics	47	56	.456	20.0
Senators	47	64	.423	24.0
Browns	39	69	.361	30.5

Games

Tigers 6, Yankees 0

Red Sox 5, Browns 2

Browns 4, Red Sox 3

Senators 4, Indians 2

Indians 13, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	41	.631	--
Cardinals	67	43	.609	2.5
Cubs	70	47	.598	3.0
Pirates	63	54	.538	10.0
Dodgers	53	59	.473	17.5
Phillies	50	63	.442	21.0
Reds	49	66	.426	23.0
Braves	32	81	.283	39.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Pirates 0

Dodgers 9, Pirates 3

Giants 8, Reds 4

Cubs 8, Phillies 3

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 9, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Milt Galatzer	6
1	Ski Melillo	6
3	Ethan Allen	4
3	Wally Berger	4
3	15 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leo Durocher	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Jordan	5
1	Heinie Manush	5
3	Leo Durocher	4
3	Ski Melillo	4
3	Eddie Phillips	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Boze Berger	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Joe Medwick	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.80
2	Watty Clark	0.60
3	Ivy Andrews	0.43
4	Paul Dean	0.36
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
4	Ivy Andrews	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Hugh Mulcahy	1
1	Bobby Reis	1
1	Lon Warneke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.407
2	Joe Medwick	.367
3	Doc Cramer	.346
4	Buddy Myer	.345
5	Hank Greenberg	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	31
2	Wally Berger	26
3	Mel Ott	24
4	Jimmie Foxx	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	133
2	Wally Berger	102
3	Joe Medwick	93
4	Ripper Collins	87
5	Mel Ott	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	27
2	Mel Almada	17
3	Pepper Martin	16
4	Augie Galan	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.42
2	Cy Blanton	2.69
3	Lefty Grove	2.74
4	Hal Schumacher	2.77
5	Ted Lyons	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	20
2	Wes Ferrell	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
4	Carl Hubbell	17
5	Hal Schumacher	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	123
2	Carl Hubbell	121
3	Tommy Bridges	113
4	Cy Blanton	105
5	Paul Dean	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	6
2	Chief Hogsett	5
2	Willis Hudlin	5
2	Dutch Leonard	5
2	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.460
2	Buddy Myer	.448
3	Cliff Bolton	.438
4	Ethan Allen	.411
5	Buck Jordan	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	5
2	Earl Averill	4
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	21
2	Harlond Clift	19
2	George Selkirk	19
4	Joe Cronin	17
4	Lou Gehrig	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	6
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Moose Solters	4
4	Frank Demaree	3
5	16 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Lucas	0.54
2	Tommy Bridges	1.04
3	Orville Jorgens	1.05
4	Joe Bowman	1.13
5	Cy Blanton	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Watty Clark	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sugar Cain	19
2	Lefty Gomez	17
3	Ralph Birkofer	16
3	Lefty Grove	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Johnny Marcum	2
1	Bobby Reis	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.452
2	Hank Greenberg	.408
3	Gabby Hartnett	.394
4	Chuck Klein	.369
5	Red Kress	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	9
2	Pinky Higgins	7
2	Arky Vaughan	7
4	Chuck Klein	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	34
2	Arky Vaughan	32
3	Hal Trosky	30
4	George Selkirk	29
5	Billy Herman	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	10
2	Augie Galan	7
3	Ben Chapman	6
3	Lyn Lary	6
3	Pepper Martin	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Heusser	1.23
2	Slick Castleman	1.41
3	Roy Henshaw	1.55
4	Joe Bowman	1.79
5	Bill Swift	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	6
2	Joe Bowman	5
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Wes Ferrell	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	36
1	Lefty Grove	36
3	Charlie Root	30
4	Tex Carleton	29
4	Lon Warneke	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	Allyn Stout	3
3	Lloyd Brown	2
3	Paul Derringer	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.394
2	Hank Greenberg	.353
3	Joe Medwick	.348
4	Buddy Myer	.340
5	Doc Cramer	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Wally Berger	35
3	Lou Gehrig	31
4	Jimmie Foxx	28
5	3 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	173
2	Wally Berger	137
3	Ripper Collins	120
4	Joe Medwick	118
5	Lou Gehrig	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
2	Jo-Jo White	24
3	Pepper Martin	22
4	Mel Almada	20
5	Ben Chapman	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.52
2	Hal Schumacher	2.65
3	Dizzy Dean	2.65
4	Red Ruffing	2.71
5	Cy Blanton	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	29
2	Tommy Bridges	25
3	Mel Harder	23
4	Wes Ferrell	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	180
2	Tommy Bridges	153
3	Paul Dean	149
4	Carl Hubbell	145
4	Van Mungo	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	7
2	Willis Hudlin	6
2	Syl Johnson	6
2	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Al Smith	6