On This Day

Sunday, May 5, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 3 .750 --
White Sox 11 4 .733 -0.5
Yankees 9 5 .643 1.0
Red Sox 8 6 .571 2.0
Senators 8 8 .500 3.0
Tigers 6 9 .400 4.5
Athletics 3 11 .214 7.0
Browns 2 10 .167 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 3 .750 --
Cubs 8 5 .615 1.5
Dodgers 10 7 .588 1.5
Cardinals 9 7 .563 2.0
Pirates 8 9 .471 3.5
Reds 7 9 .438 4.0
Braves 5 9 .357 5.0
Phillies 2 9 .182 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Len Koenecke 3
1 Randy Moore 3
1 Billy Myers 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Moore 3
1 Arky Vaughan 3
3 Tom Padden 2
4 Zeke Bonura 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pie Traynor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 0.50
2 John Whitehead 0.40
3 Watty Clark 0.33
4 Hal Schumacher 0.30
5 Dizzy Dean 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 John Whitehead 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Tony Freitas 3
1 Hal Schumacher 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .446
2 Jimmie Foxx .434
3 Johnny Moore .392
4 Rollie Hemsley .390
5 Burgess Whitehead .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
2 Zeke Bonura 6
2 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Johnny Moore 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 18
2 Zeke Bonura 17
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Lonny Frey 17
2 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 5
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.66
2 Bill Walker 0.73
3 Cy Blanton 0.75
4 Hal Schumacher 1.01
5 Whitey Wilshere 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 4
1 John Whitehead 4
3 Watty Clark 3
3 Dizzy Dean 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 29
2 Cy Blanton 28
3 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Dizzy Dean 20
4 Paul Derringer 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
1 Whit Wyatt 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .360
2 Charlie Gehringer .356
3 Lou Gehrig .354
4 Paul Waner .351
5 Arky Vaughan .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Hal Trosky 37
4 Bob Johnson 36
4 Mel Ott 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 164
2 Hal Trosky 147
3 Hank Greenberg 144
4 Mel Ott 140
5 Charlie Gehringer 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Jo-Jo White 31
3 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pete Fox 25
5 Pepper Martin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Dean 2.25
2 Lefty Gomez 2.31
3 Carl Hubbell 2.50
4 Mel Harder 2.68
5 Hal Schumacher 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 32
2 Lefty Gomez 25
2 Schoolboy Rowe 25
4 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Hal Schumacher 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 202
2 Van Mungo 199
3 Tommy Bridges 161
4 Paul Dean 160
5 Schoolboy Rowe 152

Saves

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