On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 80 44 .645 --
Yankees 70 52 .574 9.0
Indians 64 58 .525 15.0
Red Sox 63 61 .508 17.0
White Sox 61 60 .504 17.5
Athletics 51 68 .429 26.5
Senators 51 72 .415 28.5
Browns 49 74 .398 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 46 .623 --
Giants 75 47 .615 1.0
Cubs 77 50 .606 1.5
Pirates 73 55 .570 6.0
Dodgers 56 68 .452 21.0
Phillies 53 70 .431 23.5
Reds 54 72 .429 24.0
Braves 33 89 .270 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 4
2 Arky Vaughan 3
3 Tom Carey 2
3 Mickey Cochrane 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 4
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Arky Vaughan 3
4 Tom Carey 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Lucas 0.62
2 Bill Hallahan 0.43
3 Tommy Bridges 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Fay Thomas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Lucas 5
1 Fay Thomas 5
3 Tommy Bridges 3
3 Bill Hallahan 3
5 Chief Hogsett 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Van Atta 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .398
2 Joe Medwick .367
3 Joe Vosmik .352
4 Gabby Hartnett .348
5 Mel Ott .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 34
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 154
2 Lou Gehrig 108
3 Wally Berger 107
4 Joe Medwick 106
5 Ripper Collins 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 27
2 Mel Almada 21
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 20
3 Carl Hubbell 19
4 Tommy Bridges 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 137
2 Carl Hubbell 135
3 Tommy Bridges 130
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 .489
2 Lou Gehrig .470
3 Mel Ott .444
4 Arky Vaughan .407
5 Bob Johnson .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Mel Ott 5
3 Al Simmons 5
3 Hal Trosky 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Hank Greenberg 22
3 George Selkirk 21
4 Ed Coleman 18
4 Jimmie Foxx 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 4
2 Jocko Conlan 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roxie Lawson 0.00
2 Jim Weaver 0.60
3 Tom Baker 0.64
4 Willis Hudlin 1.04
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Ivy Andrews 3
2 Elden Auker 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 22
2 Sugar Cain 20
2 Dizzy Dean 20
4 Jim Weaver 18
5 Tommy Bridges 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 3
1 Russ Van Atta 3
3 Lon Warneke 2
4 Joe Bowman 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .403
2 Hank Greenberg .391
3 Lou Gehrig .390
4 Buddy Myer .385
5 Mel Ott .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 George Selkirk 42
3 Hank Greenberg 33
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Weaver 1.25
2 Ed Heusser 1.42
3 Lefty Grove 1.86
4 Schoolboy Rowe 1.89
5 Cy Blanton 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 7
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Red Ruffing 6
4 Ivy Andrews 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 35
2 Tommy Bridges 33
3 Carl Hubbell 32
4 Schoolboy Rowe 31
5 Lefty Gomez 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 3
1 Johnny Marcum 3
1 Russ Van Atta 3
4 Lloyd Brown 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .390
2 Hank Greenberg .347
3 Joe Medwick .347
4 Joe Vosmik .345
5 Lou Gehrig .345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 184
2 Lou Gehrig 127
3 Wally Berger 126
3 Jimmie Foxx 126
5 Ripper Collins 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 33
2 Mel Almada 24
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Jo-Jo White 21
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.53
2 Cy Blanton 2.64
3 Hal Schumacher 2.74
4 Dizzy Dean 2.75
5 Red Ruffing 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Mel Harder 23
4 Wes Ferrell 22
4 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 184
2 Tommy Bridges 164
3 Carl Hubbell 154
4 Paul Dean 150
5 Van Mungo 137

Saves

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