On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	72	41	.637	--
Yankees	64	47	.577	7.0
White Sox	57	53	.518	13.5
Indians	59	55	.518	13.5
Red Sox	59	56	.513	14.0
Athletics	49	60	.450	21.0
Senators	48	66	.421	24.5
Browns	41	71	.366	30.5

Games

Senators 15, White Sox 7

Athletics 10, Indians 5

Indians 3, Athletics 0

Tigers 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 14, Browns 2

Browns 14, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	41	.640	--
Cardinals	69	43	.616	3.0
Cubs	72	48	.600	4.0
Pirates	64	55	.538	11.5
Dodgers	54	60	.474	19.0
Phillies	51	65	.440	23.0
Reds	49	69	.415	26.0
Braves	32	83	.278	41.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 0

Cardinals 13, Braves 3

Giants 3, Reds 0

Phillies 13, Cubs 12

Cubs 19, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Demaree	8
2	Phil Cavarretta	7
3	Chuck Klein	5
3	Johnny Moore	5
5	11 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
1	Hal Trosky	2
3	Mel Almada	1
3	Jimmie Foxx	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Phil Cavarretta	5
2	Frank Demaree	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	2 others tied	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Earnshaw	0.86
2	Lloyd Brown	0.80
3	Ralph Birkofer	0.50
3	General Crowder	0.50
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Jim Bivin	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	6
2	Bill Lee	5
3	Lloyd Brown	4
3	Dizzy Dean	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Bowman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.401
2	Joe Medwick	.369
3	Joe Vosmik	.349
4	Doc Cramer	.344
5	Gabby Hartnett	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	32
2	Wally Berger	27
3	Jimmie Foxx	26
4	Mel Ott	25
5	Bob Johnson	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	137
2	Wally Berger	103
3	Joe Medwick	97
4	Jimmie Foxx	93
5	Ripper Collins	90

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.42
2	Hal Schumacher	2.66
3	Lefty Grove	2.70
4	Cy Blanton	2.72
5	Ted Lyons	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	21
2	Wes Ferrell	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Carl Hubbell	18
5	Hal Schumacher	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	127
2	Carl Hubbell	123
3	Tommy Bridges	113
4	Cy Blanton	106
5	2 tied	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	Ethan Allen	.443
2	Gus Mancuso	.440
3	Buck Jordan	.417
4	Arky Vaughan	.407
5	Bill Knickerbocker	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Hal Trosky	5
3	Earl Averill	4
3	Wally Berger	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	24
2	George Selkirk	22
2	Hal Trosky	22
4	Lou Gehrig	21
5	Harlond Clift	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Moose Solters	4
1	Billy Werber	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Milt Galatzer	3
3	Lyn Lary	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Bowman	0.33
2	Red Lucas	0.54
3	Jim Weaver	0.56
4	George Earnshaw	0.67
5	Bill Swift	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sugar Cain	22
2	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Lefty Grove	19
4	Dizzy Dean	14
5	5 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Marcum	3
2	Lloyd Brown	2
2	Paul Derringer	2
2	Bobby Reis	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.425
2	Arky Vaughan	.412
3	Buddy Myer	.381
4	Bill Knickerbocker	.377
5	Chuck Klein	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	9
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Hal Trosky	7
4	Lou Gehrig	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	37
2	George Selkirk	34
3	Wally Berger	32
4	Lou Gehrig	31
5	Billy Herman	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	9
2	Lyn Lary	6
2	Pepper Martin	6
4	Ben Chapman	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Weaver	1.07
2	Ed Heusser	1.27
3	Red Lucas	1.42
4	Tommy Bridges	1.64
5	Slick Castleman	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Carl Hubbell	6
1	Johnny Marcum	6
4	Ivy Andrews	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	36
2	Lefty Grove	34
3	Tex Carleton	29
4	Paul Dean	28
5	Ralph Birkofer	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Marcum	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	.386
2	Hank Greenberg	.350
3	Joe Medwick	.345
4	Joe Vosmik	.342
5	Doc Cramer	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Wally Berger	35
3	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	3 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	173
2	Wally Berger	137
3	Jimmie Foxx	126
4	Lou Gehrig	123
5	Ripper Collins	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Jo-Jo White	23
3	Pepper Martin	22
4	Mel Almada	20
5	Ben Chapman	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.50
2	Hal Schumacher	2.57
3	Dizzy Dean	2.66
4	Cy Blanton	2.75
5	Red Ruffing	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Tommy Bridges	25
3	Wes Ferrell	22
3	Mel Harder	22
3	Hal Schumacher	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	184
2	Tommy Bridges	153
3	Paul Dean	149
4	Carl Hubbell	147
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