On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	76	43	.639	--
Yankees	67	51	.568	8.5
Indians	62	58	.517	14.5
White Sox	60	57	.513	15.0
Red Sox	62	59	.512	15.0
Athletics	51	64	.443	23.0
Senators	50	69	.420	26.0
Browns	45	72	.385	30.0

Games

White Sox 9, Yankees 8

Yankees 7, White Sox 5

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 13, Athletics 7

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	74	44	.627	--
Giants	74	45	.622	0.5
Cubs	75	49	.605	2.0
Pirates	69	55	.556	8.0
Dodgers	54	66	.450	21.0
Phillies	53	68	.438	22.5
Reds	53	70	.431	23.5
Braves	32	87	.269	42.5

Games

Reds 3, Dodgers 2

Pirates 10, Giants 2

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Gehrig	6
1	Jesse Hill	6
3	Luke Appling	5
3	Red Rolfe	5
3	Pie Traynor	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
1	Lou Gehrig	2
3	Babe Herman	1
3	Woody Jensen	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	6
2	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Hank Greenberg	4
3	Marv Owen	4
3	George Selkirk	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	1.14
2	Monte Pearson	0.55
3	General Crowder	0.42
4	George Blaeholder	0.38
5	Bill Walker	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Birkofer	1
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	Chief Hogsett	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	8
2	Monte Pearson	6
3	Ralph Birkofer	5
3	General Crowder	5
5	Bill Walker	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.400
2	Joe Medwick	.372
3	Joe Vosmik	.347
4	Gabby Hartnett	.344
5	Mel Ott	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	33
2	Mel Ott	29
3	Jimmie Foxx	28
4	Wally Berger	27
5	Lou Gehrig	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	146
2	Wally Berger	106
3	Joe Medwick	105
4	Lou Gehrig	104
5	Jimmie Foxx	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	27
2	Mel Almada	20
3	Pepper Martin	17
4	Augie Galan	15
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.56
2	Lefty Grove	2.60
3	Ted Lyons	2.69
4	Cy Blanton	2.69
5	Hal Schumacher	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	22
2	Wes Ferrell	19
2	Carl Hubbell	19
4	Tommy Bridges	18
5	Hal Schumacher	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	136
2	Carl Hubbell	130
3	Tommy Bridges	127
4	Cy Blanton	110
5	Paul Dean	106

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	Mel Ott	.455
2	Arky Vaughan	.444
3	Jocko Conlan	.425
4	Gus Mancuso	.412
5	Lou Gehrig	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Mel Ott	5
3	Hal Trosky	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	25
2	Lou Gehrig	24
3	Hank Greenberg	18
4	Hal Trosky	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	3
1	Jocko Conlan	3
1	Pepper Martin	3
1	Moose Solters	3
1	Billy Werber	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Weaver	0.72
2	Lefty Grove	1.04
3	Tom Baker	1.20
4	Fred Frankhouse	1.33
5	Dizzy Dean	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Bill Hallahan	3
2	Bill Lee	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sugar Cain	20
2	Dizzy Dean	19
3	Tommy Bridges	17
4	Ralph Birkofer	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Knott	2
1	Johnny Marcum	2
1	Bobby Reis	2
1	Russ Van Atta	2
1	Lon Warneke	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.418
2	Hank Greenberg	.412
3	Gus Mancuso	.389
4	Buddy Myer	.386
5	Lou Gehrig	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
1	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Hal Trosky	8
4	Wally Berger	7
4	Mel Ott	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	George Selkirk	39
3	Hal Trosky	35
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	Hank Greenberg	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	9
2	Mel Almada	6
2	Augie Galan	6
2	Lyn Lary	6
2	Pepper Martin	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Weaver	1.05
2	Ed Heusser	1.47
3	Tommy Bridges	1.80
4	Red Lucas	1.90
5	Lefty Grove	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Carl Hubbell	6
2	Schoolboy Rowe	6
4	Ivy Andrews	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	39
2	Lefty Gomez	37
3	Tommy Bridges	34
4	Dizzy Dean	31
4	Carl Hubbell	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Marcum	3
2	Lloyd Brown	2
2	Paul Derringer	2
2	Chief Hogsett	2
2	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.383
2	Joe Medwick	.348
3	Hank Greenberg	.345
4	Lou Gehrig	.344
5	Joe Vosmik	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Lou Gehrig	36
3	Jimmie Foxx	34
4	Wally Berger	32
4	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	178
2	Wally Berger	131
3	Lou Gehrig	128
4	Jimmie Foxx	127
5	Joe Medwick	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	33
2	Mel Almada	23
2	Pepper Martin	23
4	Jo-Jo White	22
5	Ben Chapman	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.50
2	Dizzy Dean	2.68
3	Hal Schumacher	2.70
4	Cy Blanton	2.72
5	Red Ruffing	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Tommy Bridges	25
3	Mel Harder	22
3	Carl Hubbell	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	183
2	Tommy Bridges	165
3	Paul Dean	153
4	Carl Hubbell	152
5	Lefty Gomez	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	7
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Syl Johnson	6
2	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Al Smith	6