Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 28, 1935

On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	79	43	.648	--
Yankees	70	52	.574	9.0
Indians	64	58	.525	15.0
White Sox	61	60	.504	17.5
Red Sox	62	61	.504	17.5
Athletics	51	67	.432	26.0
Senators	51	72	.415	28.5
Browns	48	73	.397	30.5

Games

Yankees 9, White Sox 1

Yankees 5, White Sox 2

Indians 2, Red Sox 0

Indians 3, Red Sox 1

Tigers 11, Athletics 0

Senators 10, Browns 2

Browns 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	76	44	.633	--
Giants	74	47	.612	2.5
Cubs	76	50	.603	3.0
Pirates	71	55	.563	8.0
Dodgers	56	67	.455	21.5
Phillies	53	70	.431	24.5
Reds	54	72	.429	25.0
Braves	33	88	.273	43.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Reds 2

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Cubs 5, Braves 2

Pirates 6, Giants 1

Pirates 9, Giants 5

Cardinals 5, Phillies 1

Cardinals 13, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ripper Collins	6
1	Terry Moore	6
3	Travis Jackson	5
3	Woody Jensen	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pepper Martin	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Grace	5
1	Pepper Martin	5
3	Pie Traynor	4
4	Ripper Collins	3
4	10 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Jesse Hill	1
1	Woody Jensen	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Hallahan	1.50
2	Thornton Lee	0.67
3	Ben Cantwell	0.60
4	Roxie Lawson	0.57
5	Cy Blanton	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	6
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Ted Lyons	5
4	Cy Blanton	4
4	6 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.398
2	Joe Medwick	.369
3	Joe Vosmik	.352
4	Hank Greenberg	.343
5	Mel Ott	.342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	148
2	Lou Gehrig	108
3	Wally Berger	107
4	Joe Medwick	105
5	2 tied	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	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.53
2	Lefty Grove	2.59
3	Cy Blanton	2.62
4	Hal Schumacher	2.79
5	Red Ruffing	3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	136
2	Carl Hubbell	135
3	Tommy Bridges	127
4	Cy Blanton	114
5	Schoolboy Rowe	111

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	6
1	Jack Knott	6
3	Chief Hogsett	5
3	Willis Hudlin	5
3	4 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Terry Moore	.500
2	Lou Gehrig	.444
3	Mel Ott	.429
4	Arky Vaughan	.407
5	2 tied	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Pepper Martin	5
3	Mel Ott	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	23
3	George Selkirk	21
4	Hank Greenberg	20
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Almada	3
1	Jocko Conlan	3
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Jesse Hill	3
1	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roxie Lawson	0.00
2	Jim Weaver	0.72
3	Tom Baker	0.95
4	Lefty Grove	1.32
5	Fred Frankhouse	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Ivy Andrews	3
3	Watty Clark	3
3	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	24
2	Sugar Cain	20
2	Carl Hubbell	20
4	Dizzy Dean	19
5	Tommy Bridges	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Knott	3
2	Johnny Marcum	2
2	Bobby Reis	2
2	Russ Van Atta	2
2	Lon Warneke	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.408
2	Hank Greenberg	.391
3	Lou Gehrig	.390
4	Buddy Myer	.373
5	Red Rolfe	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
1	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Wally Berger	8
3	Hal Trosky	8
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	George Selkirk	43
3	Hal Trosky	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	4 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jesse Hill	6
1	Lyn Lary	6
1	Billy Werber	6
4	Mel Almada	5
4	Ben Chapman	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Weaver	1.05
2	Ed Heusser	1.36
3	Tommy Bridges	1.76
4	Lefty Grove	1.86
5	Red Lucas	1.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	37
2	Lefty Grove	35
3	Carl Hubbell	32
4	Tommy Bridges	30
4	Lefty Gomez	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Knott	3
1	Johnny Marcum	3
3	Lloyd Brown	2
3	Paul Derringer	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.385
2	Hank Greenberg	.346
3	Joe Medwick	.346
4	Joe Vosmik	.345
5	Lou Gehrig	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Lou Gehrig	34
4	Wally Berger	33
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	179
2	Wally Berger	132
3	Jimmie Foxx	127
3	Lou Gehrig	127
5	Ripper Collins	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	33
2	Mel Almada	23
2	Pepper Martin	23
4	Jo-Jo White	22
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.48
2	Cy Blanton	2.64
3	Dizzy Dean	2.68
4	Hal Schumacher	2.74
5	Red Ruffing	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Tommy Bridges	24
3	Mel Harder	23
4	Carl Hubbell	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	183
2	Tommy Bridges	161
3	Carl Hubbell	157
4	Paul Dean	154
5	Schoolboy Rowe	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	7
2	Syl Johnson	6
2	Jack Knott	6
2	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Al Smith	6