On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 90 50 .643 --
Yankees 81 58 .583 8.5
Indians 73 69 .514 18.0
Red Sox 72 71 .503 19.5
White Sox 70 70 .500 20.0
Senators 61 80 .433 29.5
Browns 59 81 .421 31.0
Athletics 55 82 .401 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 52 .641 --
Cardinals 89 53 .627 2.5
Giants 84 54 .609 5.5
Pirates 82 63 .566 11.0
Dodgers 62 78 .443 28.5
Reds 64 82 .438 29.5
Phillies 60 81 .426 31.0
Braves 34 105 .245 56.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lonny Frey 5
1 Jimmy Jordan 5
3 Leo Durocher 4
3 Bud Hafey 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 3
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
1 Joe Medwick 3
4 Jack Burns 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Hughes 2
2 Lonny Frey 1
2 Billy Herman 1
2 Babe Herman 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Thornton Lee 0.67
2 Jesse Haines 0.56
3 Jumbo Brown 0.44
4 George Earnshaw 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Thornton Lee 6
2 Johnny Babich 5
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Jesse Haines 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Van Mungo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .391
2 Joe Medwick .360
3 Gabby Hartnett .350
4 Jimmie Foxx .350
5 Joe Vosmik .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 36
2 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 Wally Berger 32
4 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 166
2 Wally Berger 122
3 Lou Gehrig 117
3 Joe Medwick 117
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 28
2 Mel Almada 21
3 Augie Galan 20
3 Lyn Lary 20
5 Pepper Martin 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.65
2 Bill Swift 2.70
3 Lefty Grove 2.79
4 Ted Lyons 2.83
5 Hal Schumacher 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 26
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Tommy Bridges 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 168
2 Tommy Bridges 152
3 Carl Hubbell 145
4 Cy Blanton 132
5 Paul Dean 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 7
1 Dutch Leonard 7
3 Waite Hoyt 6
3 Syl Johnson 6
3 Allyn Stout 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .528
2 Bill Terry .483
3 Hank Leiber .483
4 Luke Appling .436
5 Gabby Hartnett .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Spud Davis 17
1 Augie Galan 17
3 Harlond Clift 14
3 Gus Mancuso 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Roy Hughes 5
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
3 Jesse Hill 4
3 Jo-Jo White 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 0.00
2 Bobo Newsom 0.63
3 Sad Sam Jones 1.00
3 Ted Lyons 1.00
5 Paul Derringer 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
1 Larry French 4
3 Sugar Cain 3
3 Curt Davis 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Lefty Gomez 17
3 Bill Lee 17
3 Lon Warneke 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 4
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
4 Paul Dean 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .415
2 Gabby Hartnett .413
3 Paul Waner .393
4 Spud Davis .392
5 Hank Leiber .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Lou Gehrig 11
3 Wally Berger 6
3 Bob Johnson 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 34
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 George Selkirk 31
4 Jimmie Foxx 30
5 Moose Solters 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 8
2 Augie Galan 7
2 Jesse Hill 7
2 Roy Hughes 7
5 Jake Powell 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roxie Lawson 1.22
2 Jim Weaver 1.61
3 Mel Harder 1.95
4 Schoolboy Rowe 2.25
4 Ralph Birkofer 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 6
1 Elden Auker 6
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Paul Dean 6
1 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 45
2 Tommy Bridges 39
3 Lefty Gomez 35
3 Schoolboy Rowe 35
5 Paul Dean 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 4
1 Jack Knott 4
3 Waite Hoyt 3
4 Dizzy Dean 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .390
2 Joe Medwick .357
3 Bill Terry .350
4 Jimmie Foxx .347
5 Joe Vosmik .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Wally Berger 34
4 Lou Gehrig 33
5 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 185
2 Wally Berger 128
3 Joe Medwick 127
4 Ripper Collins 125
4 Jimmie Foxx 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Mel Almada 24
2 Jo-Jo White 24
4 Augie Galan 22
4 Lyn Lary 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.68
2 Bill Swift 2.75
3 Lefty Grove 2.77
4 Dizzy Dean 2.87
5 Hal Schumacher 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Tommy Bridges 23
3 Carl Hubbell 23
5 Mel Harder 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 194
2 Tommy Bridges 164
3 Carl Hubbell 155
4 Paul Dean 149
5 Lefty Gomez 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
1 Jack Knott 7
1 Dutch Leonard 7
4 Dizzy Dean 6
4 5 others tied 6