On This Day

Monday, August 19, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 70 40 .636 --
Yankees 62 46 .574 7.0
Red Sox 58 53 .523 12.5
White Sox 55 52 .514 13.5
Indians 57 54 .514 13.5
Athletics 48 57 .457 19.5
Senators 47 65 .420 24.0
Browns 39 69 .361 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 41 .634 --
Cardinals 67 43 .609 3.0
Cubs 71 47 .602 3.0
Pirates 63 54 .538 10.5
Dodgers 53 59 .473 18.0
Phillies 50 64 .439 22.0
Reds 49 67 .422 24.0
Braves 32 81 .283 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Selkirk 5
2 Babe Herman 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Jackie Hayes 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 George Selkirk 4
1 Hal Trosky 4
4 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 Tony Piet 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Johnny Vergez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Bowman 0.40
2 John Whitehead 0.30
3 Clyde Shoun 0.18
4 Slick Castleman 0.17
5 Bump Hadley 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Euel Moore 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 3
1 John Whitehead 3
3 Joe Bowman 2
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Johnny Marcum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 31
2 Wally Berger 26
3 Mel Ott 24
4 Jimmie Foxx 23
5 Bob Johnson 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 134
2 Wally Berger 102
3 Joe Medwick 93
4 Ripper Collins 87
4 Mel Ott 87

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 .463
2 Cliff Bolton .433
3 Buddy Myer .431
4 Ethan Allen .429
5 Doc Cramer .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Bud Hafey 4
3 Billy Werber 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Selkirk 21
2 Wally Berger 18
3 Earl Averill 17
3 Hal Trosky 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Moose Solters 4
1 Billy Werber 4
4 Frank Demaree 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Bowman 0.28
2 Red Lucas 0.54
3 Dizzy Dean 0.75
4 Cy Blanton 1.00
5 Orville Jorgens 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Bill Hallahan 3
1 Roy Mahaffey 3
1 Schoolboy Rowe 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Marcum 3
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Paul Derringer 2
2 Bobby Reis 2
5 20 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .455
2 Hank Greenberg .408
3 Bill Knickerbocker .369
4 Chuck Klein .369
5 Joe Medwick .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 9
2 Pinky Higgins 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Chuck Klein 6
3 Arky Vaughan 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 34
2 Wally Berger 33
3 George Selkirk 32
4 Billy Herman 30
4 Arky Vaughan 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 9
2 Augie Galan 7
3 Pepper Martin 6
4 Ben Chapman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Heusser 1.23
2 Red Lucas 1.42
3 Roy Henshaw 1.55
4 Joe Bowman 1.57
5 Slick Castleman 1.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 36
2 Lefty Gomez 33
3 Tex Carleton 30
3 Charlie Root 30
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Johnny Marcum 3
1 Allyn Stout 3
4 Lloyd Brown 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .393
2 Hank Greenberg .353
3 Joe Medwick .346
4 Doc Cramer .340
5 Buddy Myer .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Wally Berger 35
3 Lou Gehrig 31
4 Jimmie Foxx 29
5 Bob Johnson 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 172
2 Wally Berger 137
3 Ripper Collins 119
4 Lou Gehrig 117
5 3 tied 116

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 2.48
2 Hal Schumacher 2.65
3 Dizzy Dean 2.65
4 Cy Blanton 2.71
5 Red Ruffing 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Tommy Bridges 25
3 Wes Ferrell 22
3 Mel Harder 22
5 Hal Schumacher 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 180
2 Tommy Bridges 153
3 Paul Dean 149
4 Carl Hubbell 145
5 Van Mungo 143

Saves

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