On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	81	44	.648	--
Yankees	72	52	.581	8.5
Indians	64	59	.520	16.0
White Sox	62	60	.508	17.5
Red Sox	63	62	.504	18.0
Athletics	51	70	.421	28.0
Senators	52	72	.419	28.5
Browns	49	75	.395	31.5

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 0

Yankees 6, Athletics 2

Yankees 3, Athletics 1

Tigers 5, Browns 1

Senators 3, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	77	46	.626	--
Giants	76	47	.618	1.0
Cubs	77	51	.602	2.5
Pirates	74	55	.574	6.0
Dodgers	57	68	.456	21.0
Phillies	53	71	.427	24.5
Reds	54	73	.425	25.0
Braves	33	90	.268	44.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 2

Giants 9, Phillies 3

Pirates 5, Cubs 0

Cardinals 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Rolfe	5
2	Jo-Jo Moore	4
3	Zeke Bonura	3
3	Lou Finney	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Joe Medwick	1
1	Billy Urbanski	1
1	Johnny Vergez	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Vern Kennedy	3
1	Johnny Vergez	3
4	Paul Dean	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Leo Durocher	1
1	Roy Hughes	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Kennedy	1.25
2	Lefty Gomez	1.17
3	Hal Schumacher	1.14
4	Jumbo Brown	0.71
5	Ralph Birkofer	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Baker	1
1	Ralph Birkofer	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Schumacher	8
2	Lefty Gomez	7
3	Jumbo Brown	5
3	Vern Kennedy	5
5	Larry French	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.399
2	Joe Medwick	.370
3	Joe Vosmik	.350
4	Gabby Hartnett	.347
5	Mel Ott	.343

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	155
2	Lou Gehrig	111
3	Wally Berger	107
3	Joe Medwick	107
5	3 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	27
2	Mel Almada	21
3	Pepper Martin	18
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	2.80
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
4	Hal Schumacher	18

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
1	Dutch Leonard	6
4	Chief Hogsett	5
4	4 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Terry Moore	.469
2	Lou Gehrig	.449
3	Mel Ott	.429
3	Pie Traynor	.429
5	Arky Vaughan	.414

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	28
2	Hank Greenberg	22
3	George Selkirk	21
4	Ed Coleman	19
5	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	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roxie Lawson	0.00
2	Jim Weaver	0.60
3	Tom Baker	0.90
4	Schoolboy Rowe	1.24
5	Lefty Grove	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	4
2	Ivy Andrews	3
2	Elden Auker	3
2	Ralph Birkofer	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	22
1	Schoolboy Rowe	22
3	Jim Weaver	18
4	Tommy Bridges	17
5	Carl Hubbell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Knott	3
1	Russ Van Atta	3
3	Lon Warneke	2
4	Joe Bowman	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.397
2	Buddy Myer	.391
3	Lou Gehrig	.381
4	Red Rolfe	.381
5	Paul Waner	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
1	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Wally Berger	7
3	Hal Trosky	7
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	George Selkirk	43
3	Jimmie Foxx	32
3	Hank Greenberg	32
5	Hal Trosky	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	Tom Baker	1.08
2	Jim Weaver	1.25
3	Ed Heusser	1.42
4	Cy Blanton	1.64
5	Lefty Grove	1.86

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 Gomez	37
2	Lefty Grove	35
3	Schoolboy Rowe	31
4	Dizzy Dean	29
4	Carl Hubbell	29

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	Joe Medwick	.350
3	Hank Greenberg	.344
4	Joe Vosmik	.342
5	Lou Gehrig	.340

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	185
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
2	Pepper Martin	24
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	2.75
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	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	184
2	Tommy Bridges	164
3	Carl Hubbell	154
4	Paul Dean	153
5	Lefty Gomez	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	6
1	Syl Johnson	6
1	Jack Knott	6
1	Dutch Leonard	6
1	2 others tied	6