On This Day

Saturday, September 21, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 92 52 .639 --
Yankees 83 59 .585 8.0
Indians 76 69 .524 16.5
Red Sox 74 72 .507 19.0
White Sox 70 73 .490 21.5
Senators 64 81 .441 28.5
Browns 60 84 .417 32.0
Athletics 56 85 .397 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 96 52 .649 --
Cardinals 91 54 .628 3.5
Giants 85 57 .599 8.0
Pirates 84 64 .568 12.0
Reds 67 82 .450 29.5
Dodgers 63 81 .438 31.0
Phillies 61 84 .421 33.5
Braves 35 108 .245 58.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Finney 5
1 Sam Leslie 5
3 Johnny Cooney 4
3 Doc Cramer 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Herman 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Wally Berger 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lonny Frey 4
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Travis Jackson 4
1 Hal Trosky 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Huck Betts 2.00
2 Tommy Bridges 0.89
3 Monte Pearson 0.70
4 Elden Auker 0.57
5 Johnny Marcum 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Henry Coppola 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 8
2 Monte Pearson 7
3 Huck Betts 6
4 Johnny Marcum 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lon Warneke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .386
2 Joe Medwick .357
3 Gabby Hartnett .349
4 Joe Vosmik .349
5 Jimmie Foxx .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 36
2 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 Wally Berger 33
4 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 168
2 Wally Berger 124
3 Lou Gehrig 118
4 Joe Medwick 117
5 Ripper Collins 113

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.63
2 Bill Swift 2.70
3 Lefty Grove 2.73
4 Hal Schumacher 2.89
5 Larry French 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 27
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Tommy Bridges 21
4 Paul Derringer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 177
2 Tommy Bridges 160
3 Carl Hubbell 147
4 Cy Blanton 139
5 Paul Dean 136

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 Frank Demaree .462
2 Hank Leiber .458
3 Jimmie Foxx .449
4 Al Lopez .439
5 Sam West .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Spud Davis 17
2 Pinky Higgins 16
3 Freddie Lindstrom 15
4 George Selkirk 14
4 Joe Vosmik 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Roy Hughes 6
3 Augie Galan 4
3 Jesse Hill 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 0.00
2 Sad Sam Jones 1.00
3 Paul Derringer 1.17
4 Mel Harder 1.36
5 Johnny Murphy 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
1 Paul Derringer 4
1 Bill Lee 4
4 Elden Auker 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Tommy Bridges 30
3 Lefty Gomez 22
4 Paul Dean 21
4 Bill Lee 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 5
2 Paul Dean 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Dizzy Dean 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .398
2 Bill Terry .387
3 Spud Davis .386
4 Red Rolfe .384
5 Billy Herman .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Wally Berger 6
3 Augie Galan 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 31
2 Lou Gehrig 29
3 George Selkirk 27
4 Spud Davis 26
4 Moose Solters 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roxie Lawson 1.22
2 Mel Harder 1.53
3 Earl Whitehill 1.81
4 Jim Weaver 2.05
5 Larry French 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 6
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Paul Dean 6
1 Paul Derringer 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 50
2 Tommy Bridges 47
3 Lefty Gomez 37
4 Paul Dean 36
5 Schoolboy Rowe 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 5
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Jack Knott 3
4 Dizzy Dean 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .389
2 Joe Medwick .358
3 Joe Vosmik .348
4 Bill Terry .347
5 Buddy Myer .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 37
2 Wally Berger 35
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Lou Gehrig 33
5 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 184
2 Wally Berger 129
3 Ripper Collins 127
3 Joe Medwick 127
5 Lou Gehrig 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Mel Almada 24
3 Augie Galan 22
3 Jo-Jo White 22
5 Lyn Lary 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 2.65
2 Bill Swift 2.70
3 Lefty Grove 2.73
4 Dizzy Dean 2.79
5 Hal Schumacher 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Tommy Bridges 24
4 Paul Derringer 22
4 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 203
2 Tommy Bridges 172
3 Paul Dean 155
4 Carl Hubbell 152
5 Cy Blanton 144

Saves

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