On This Day

Tuesday, April 30, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 2 .800 --
White Sox 9 3 .750 --
Yankees 9 4 .692 0.5
Red Sox 7 5 .583 2.0
Senators 7 6 .538 2.5
Tigers 5 9 .357 5.0
Athletics 2 10 .167 7.0
Browns 2 10 .167 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 3 .700 --
Dodgers 9 4 .692 -0.5
Cubs 8 5 .615 0.5
Reds 7 7 .500 2.0
Cardinals 6 7 .462 2.5
Pirates 6 8 .429 3.0
Braves 5 7 .417 3.0
Phillies 2 9 .182 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 4
2 Jim Bucher 3
2 Rollie Hemsley 3
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Len Koenecke 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 4
2 Alex Kampouris 3
2 Jake Powell 3
4 Jim Bucher 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Schott 0.44
2 Ralph Birkofer 0.33
2 General Crowder 0.33
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.33
2 Earl Whitehill 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Roy Henshaw 1
1 Gene Schott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 4
1 Gene Schott 4
1 Fay Thomas 4
4 Ralph Birkofer 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .434
2 Johnny Moore .392
3 Jimmie Foxx .391
4 Rollie Hemsley .390
5 Bob Johnson .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 6
1 Dolph Camilli 6
1 Johnny Moore 6
4 Bob Johnson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 18
2 Zeke Bonura 16
2 Lonny Frey 16
4 Bob Johnson 15
5 Johnny Moore 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 4
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 Billy Myers 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.33
2 Cy Blanton 1.00
2 Johnny Babich 1.00
4 Wes Ferrell 1.01
5 Hal Schumacher 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Paul Dean 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 24
2 Cy Blanton 22
3 Tommy Bridges 19
4 Paul Derringer 18
5 Carl Hubbell 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
4 Clay Bryant 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .360
2 Bill Terry .359
3 Lou Gehrig .355
4 Charlie Gehringer .354
5 Al Simmons .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 50
2 Jimmie Foxx 44
3 Ripper Collins 37
3 Bob Johnson 37
5 Hal Trosky 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 169
2 Hank Greenberg 147
3 Hal Trosky 146
4 Mel Ott 137
5 Ripper Collins 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Jo-Jo White 30
3 Pete Fox 26
4 Ben Chapman 25
5 Pepper Martin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.21
2 Dizzy Dean 2.43
3 Carl Hubbell 2.54
4 Mel Harder 2.64
5 Hal Schumacher 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 25
4 Hal Schumacher 24
5 Tommy Bridges 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 200
2 Dizzy Dean 196
3 Tommy Bridges 163
3 Paul Dean 163
5 Schoolboy Rowe 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 8
2 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Carl Hubbell 7
4 Dolf Luque 6
4 2 others tied 6