On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 44 .659 --
Yankees 74 53 .583 10.0
Indians 68 62 .523 17.5
White Sox 64 63 .504 20.0
Red Sox 65 67 .492 21.5
Senators 55 75 .423 30.5
Athletics 51 73 .411 31.5
Browns 52 77 .403 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 47 .638 --
Cubs 83 52 .615 2.5
Giants 78 50 .609 4.0
Pirates 77 58 .570 8.5
Dodgers 58 71 .450 24.5
Reds 58 76 .433 27.0
Phillies 54 75 .419 28.5
Braves 33 95 .258 49.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 6
2 Jack Burns 5
2 Red Kress 5
2 Marv Owen 5
2 Joe Vosmik 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Earl Grace 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Joe Vosmik 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 3
2 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 Moose Solters 2
4 Leo Durocher 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elden Auker 2.00
2 Tommy Bridges 0.64
3 Bill Lee 0.57
4 Gene Schott 0.43
5 2 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 9
2 Earl Whitehill 5
3 Elden Auker 4
3 Bill Lee 4
5 8 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 2
2 Jimmie DeShong 1
2 Roxie Lawson 1
2 Bobo Newsom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .402
2 Joe Medwick .371
3 Joe Vosmik .353
4 Buddy Myer .341
5 Gabby Hartnett .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 34
2 Wally Berger 31
2 Jimmie Foxx 31
4 Mel Ott 29
5 Lou Gehrig 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 156
2 Wally Berger 116
3 Lou Gehrig 112
4 Joe Medwick 109
5 Ripper Collins 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 28
2 Mel Almada 21
3 Augie Galan 18
3 Pepper Martin 18
5 Jo-Jo White 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.54
2 Bill Swift 2.62
3 Lefty Grove 2.68
4 Hal Schumacher 2.87
5 Ted Lyons 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Wes Ferrell 21
3 Carl Hubbell 20
4 Tommy Bridges 19
4 Hal Schumacher 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 146
2 Tommy Bridges 139
3 Carl Hubbell 137
4 Cy Blanton 122
5 Paul Dean 118

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 Pie Traynor .458
2 Mickey Cochrane .452
3 Red Rolfe .443
4 Bill Terry .426
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Augie Galan 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
5 Joe Medwick 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 17
2 Ed Coleman 16
2 Ripper Collins 16
2 Lou Gehrig 16
2 Goose Goslin 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 4
1 Jesse Hill 4
1 Jo-Jo White 4
4 Mel Almada 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roxie Lawson 0.46
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.50
3 Jumbo Brown 0.64
4 Ivy Andrews 1.22
5 Johnny Welch 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 4
1 Elden Auker 4
1 Paul Dean 4
4 Ralph Birkofer 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 20
2 Dizzy Dean 19
2 Lon Warneke 19
4 Paul Dean 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 2
1 Russ Van Atta 2
3 Don Brennan 1
3 Phil Collins 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .405
2 Joe Stripp .392
3 Terry Moore .389
4 Lou Gehrig .386
5 Billy Herman .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Wally Berger 8
4 Hal Trosky 7
5 Earl Averill 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 Hank Greenberg 31
3 George Selkirk 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Moose Solters 6
2 Augie Galan 5
2 Jesse Hill 5
2 Lyn Lary 5
2 Jo-Jo White 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Weaver 1.45
2 Schoolboy Rowe 1.61
3 Cy Blanton 1.88
4 Red Lucas 1.96
5 Ivy Andrews 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 6
1 Elden Auker 6
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
1 Red Ruffing 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 33
1 Dizzy Dean 33
3 Schoolboy Rowe 29
4 Lon Warneke 28
4 Jim Weaver 28

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 .398
2 Joe Medwick .359
3 Joe Vosmik .349
4 Lou Gehrig .341
5 Hank Greenberg .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Wally Berger 34
3 Lou Gehrig 34
5 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 185
2 Wally Berger 130
3 Ripper Collins 126
3 Lou Gehrig 126
5 Jimmie Foxx 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 32
2 Mel Almada 24
2 Jo-Jo White 24
4 Pepper Martin 21
5 Augie Galan 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.57
2 Lefty Grove 2.66
3 Bill Swift 2.70
4 Dizzy Dean 2.75
5 Hal Schumacher 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Mel Harder 23
4 Paul Dean 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 184
2 Tommy Bridges 166
3 Paul Dean 161
4 Carl Hubbell 154
5 Schoolboy Rowe 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Chief Hogsett 6
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Syl Johnson 6
1 3 others tied 6