On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 42 .632 --
Yankees 64 48 .571 7.0
Red Sox 60 56 .517 13.0
White Sox 57 54 .514 13.5
Indians 59 56 .513 13.5
Athletics 50 60 .455 20.0
Senators 49 66 .426 23.5
Browns 42 71 .372 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 42 .635 --
Cardinals 69 43 .616 2.5
Cubs 73 48 .603 3.0
Pirates 64 55 .538 11.0
Dodgers 54 60 .474 18.5
Phillies 51 66 .436 23.0
Reds 50 69 .420 25.0
Braves 32 83 .278 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Marv Owen 4
3 Tom Carey 3
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Babe Dahlgren 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Babe Herman 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Bill Brenzel 1
1 Jocko Conlan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.83
2 Syl Johnson 0.67
3 Bill Dietrich 0.62
4 Tommy Bridges 0.43
5 Russ Van Atta 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stew Bowers 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Ed Linke 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Bill Dietrich 5
2 Al Hollingsworth 5
2 Russ Van Atta 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Hensiek 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .401
2 Joe Medwick .369
3 Joe Vosmik .349
4 Buddy Myer .344
5 Hank Greenberg .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Wally Berger 27
2 Mel Ott 27
4 Jimmie Foxx 26
5 Bob Johnson 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 141
2 Wally Berger 103
3 Joe Medwick 97
4 Jimmie Foxx 93
5 Lou Gehrig 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 27
2 Mel Almada 18
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 124
3 Tommy Bridges 119
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 Jack Knott 5
2 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ethan Allen .432
2 Gus Mancuso .426
3 Buck Jordan .417
4 Billy Herman .409
5 Paul Richards .405

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 Lou Gehrig 22
3 Hal Trosky 20
4 Harlond Clift 19
5 George Selkirk 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Moose Solters 4
2 Jocko Conlan 3
2 Milt Galatzer 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Lucas 0.54
2 Jim Weaver 0.56
3 Joe Bowman 0.62
4 George Earnshaw 0.67
5 2 tied 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sugar Cain 22
2 Russ Van Atta 15
3 Dizzy Dean 14
3 Carl Hubbell 14
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Marcum 3
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Paul Derringer 2
2 Jack Knott 2
2 Bobby Reis 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .423
2 Arky Vaughan .417
3 Gus Mancuso .387
4 Buddy Myer .386
5 Gabby Hartnett .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Hank Greenberg 7
3 Hal Trosky 7
5 Lou Gehrig 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 35
2 Lou Gehrig 34
2 George Selkirk 34
4 Wally Berger 31
5 Hank Greenberg 30

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 Dutch Leonard 1.33
4 Red Lucas 1.42
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 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 36
2 Lefty Grove 34
3 Paul Dean 28
4 Ralph Birkofer 27
5 3 tied 26

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 .385
2 Hank Greenberg .348
3 Joe Medwick .342
4 Joe Vosmik .342
5 Buddy Myer .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Wally Berger 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 32
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 175
2 Wally Berger 137
3 Jimmie Foxx 125
4 Lou Gehrig 121
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Jo-Jo White 23
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Mel Almada 21
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 159
3 Paul Dean 149
4 Carl Hubbell 148
5 Lefty Gomez 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 7
2 Syl Johnson 6
2 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Al Smith 6
5 8 tied 5