On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 83 44 .654 --
Yankees 73 52 .584 9.0
Indians 66 62 .516 17.5
White Sox 63 62 .504 19.0
Red Sox 65 65 .500 19.5
Senators 54 73 .425 29.0
Athletics 51 71 .418 29.5
Browns 50 76 .397 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 47 .633 --
Giants 77 49 .611 3.0
Cubs 81 52 .609 2.5
Pirates 75 58 .564 8.5
Dodgers 58 69 .457 22.5
Reds 57 75 .432 26.0
Phillies 54 73 .425 26.5
Braves 33 93 .262 47.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Moore 6
2 Bill Terry 5
3 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Frank Demaree 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Gus Suhr 1
1 George Watkins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Durocher 4
2 Alex Kampouris 3
3 Spud Davis 2
3 Bud Hafey 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Alex Kampouris 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.46
2 Curt Davis 0.45
3 Wes Ferrell 0.40
4 Lefty Grove 0.20
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Hollingsworth 6
2 Curt Davis 5
3 Wes Ferrell 4
4 Lefty Grove 3
5 Huck Betts 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .394
2 Joe Medwick .369
3 Joe Vosmik .350
4 Buddy Myer .342
5 Gabby Hartnett .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 34
2 Wally Berger 30
3 Jimmie Foxx 29
3 Mel Ott 29
5 Lou Gehrig 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 155
2 Lou Gehrig 112
3 Wally Berger 111
4 Joe Medwick 107
5 Ripper Collins 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 28
2 Mel Almada 21
3 Pepper Martin 18
4 Augie Galan 17
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.62
2 Cy Blanton 2.64
3 Lefty Grove 2.68
4 Hal Schumacher 2.80
5 Charlie Root 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Wes Ferrell 21
3 Carl Hubbell 20
4 Tommy Bridges 18
4 Hal Schumacher 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 143
2 Carl Hubbell 137
3 Tommy Bridges 130
4 Cy Blanton 117
5 2 tied 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 6
1 Jack Knott 6
1 Dutch Leonard 6
4 Don Brennan 5
4 6 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .480
2 Pie Traynor .442
3 Red Rolfe .438
4 Terry Moore .420
5 Woody Jensen .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Al Simmons 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Hank Greenberg 18
2 Pie Traynor 18
4 Ed Coleman 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 4
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Jesse Hill 3
2 Terry Moore 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roxie Lawson 0.00
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.33
3 Jack Russell 0.84
4 Tom Baker 1.00
5 Jim Weaver 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 3
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Ralph Birkofer 3
1 Paul Dean 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 22
2 Larry French 19
3 Tommy Bridges 17
4 Dizzy Dean 16
4 Jim Weaver 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Jack Knott 2
1 Russ Van Atta 2
4 Don Brennan 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Moore .395
2 Lou Gehrig .386
3 Arky Vaughan .383
4 Buddy Myer .374
5 Woody Jensen .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Wally Berger 8
4 Hal Trosky 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 George Selkirk 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 31
4 Hank Greenberg 30
4 Hal Trosky 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
1 Billy Werber 5
3 Mel Almada 4
3 Ben Chapman 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Weaver 0.85
2 Tom Baker 1.08
3 Schoolboy Rowe 1.61
4 Cy Blanton 1.88
5 Red Lucas 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
3 Ivy Andrews 5
3 Elden Auker 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 35
2 Dizzy Dean 32
2 Lefty Grove 32
4 Schoolboy Rowe 29
5 Ralph Birkofer 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 3
1 Johnny Marcum 3
1 Russ Van Atta 3
4 Lloyd Brown 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .393
2 Joe Medwick .356
3 Lou Gehrig .344
4 Joe Vosmik .343
5 Hank Greenberg .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Lou Gehrig 34
3 Wally Berger 33
3 Jimmie Foxx 33
5 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 185
2 Lou Gehrig 126
3 Wally Berger 125
4 Ripper Collins 124
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 33
2 Mel Almada 24
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Jo-Jo White 21
5 Augie Galan 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.67
2 Bill Swift 2.67
3 Dizzy Dean 2.70
4 Hal Schumacher 2.77
5 Lefty Grove 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 184
2 Paul Dean 158
3 Tommy Bridges 157
4 Carl Hubbell 154
5 Schoolboy Rowe 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Chief Hogsett 6
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Syl Johnson 6
1 4 others tied 6