On This Day

Tuesday, April 16, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.0
White Sox 0 0 .000 0.5
Tigers 0 0 .000 0.5
Senators 0 0 .000 0.5
Athletics 0 0 .000 0.5
Browns 0 1 .000 1.0
Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 1 0 1.000 --
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.0
Braves 1 0 1.000 0.0
Dodgers 1 0 1.000 0.0
Giants 0 1 .000 1.0
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Odell Hale 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Van Mungo 3
1 Billy Myers 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Van Mungo 5
2 Babe Ruth 3
3 Samuel Byrd 2
3 Lonny Frey 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Billy Myers 1
1 Gus Suhr 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.67
2 Ed Brandt 0.62
3 Mel Harder 0.55
4 Carl Hubbell 0.44
5 Bobo Newsom 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Harder 6
1 Van Mungo 6
1 Bobo Newsom 6
4 Ed Brandt 5
4 Lon Warneke 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Taylor 1.000
1 Billy Urbanski 1.000
3 Gabby Hartnett .750
3 Joe Stripp .750
5 Paul Waner .667

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Van Mungo 5
2 Babe Ruth 3
3 Samuel Byrd 2
3 Lonny Frey 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Billy Myers 1
1 Gus Suhr 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wes Ferrell 0.00
1 Lefty Gomez 0.00
1 Al Smith 0.00
4 Mel Harder 0.64
5 Bobo Newsom 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Harder 6
1 Van Mungo 6
1 Bobo Newsom 6
4 Ed Brandt 5
4 Lon Warneke 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .364
2 Lou Gehrig .363
3 Charlie Gehringer .356
4 Bill Terry .353
5 Heinie Manush .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Jimmie Foxx 44
3 Ripper Collins 35
3 Mel Ott 35
3 Hal Trosky 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Hal Trosky 143
3 Hank Greenberg 139
4 Mel Ott 135
5 2 tied 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Jo-Jo White 28
3 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pete Fox 26
5 Pepper Martin 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.26
2 Carl Hubbell 2.34
3 Mel Harder 2.61
4 Dizzy Dean 2.65
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
4 Hal Schumacher 23
4 Lon Warneke 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 195
2 Van Mungo 193
3 Lefty Gomez 160
4 Tommy Bridges 152
5 Paul Dean 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 8
1 Jack Russell 8
3 Lloyd Brown 7
3 Dizzy Dean 7
3 Dolf Luque 7