On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 6 .700 --
Indians 11 6 .647 1.5
Yankees 11 8 .579 2.5
Senators 11 9 .550 3.0
Red Sox 11 9 .550 3.0
Tigers 8 11 .421 5.5
Browns 5 13 .278 8.0
Athletics 5 14 .263 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 4 .778 --
Dodgers 14 7 .667 1.5
Cubs 11 7 .611 3.0
Cardinals 11 10 .524 4.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 6.5
Reds 8 13 .381 7.5
Braves 6 13 .316 8.5
Phillies 5 12 .294 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Leslie 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
3 Ethan Allen 3
3 Buzz Boyle 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Leslie 5
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Tony Cuccinello 2
2 Spud Davis 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Woody Jensen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 0.75
2 Van Mungo 0.50
3 Roy Parmelee 0.44
4 Jim Weaver 0.40
5 Fritz Ostermueller 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Van Mungo 1
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 6
1 Lon Warneke 6
3 Roy Parmelee 4
3 Jim Weaver 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .419
2 Jimmie Foxx .408
3 Bob Johnson .397
4 Rollie Hemsley .383
5 Jackie Hayes .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Mel Ott 8
3 Zeke Bonura 7
3 Bob Johnson 7
3 Johnny Moore 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Dolph Camilli 22
3 Bob Johnson 21
3 Johnny Moore 21
3 Mel Ott 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 6
2 Mel Almada 4
2 Billy Myers 4
2 Jo-Jo White 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.80
2 Bill Walker 0.81
3 Hal Schumacher 1.24
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.44
5 Lefty Gomez 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Van Mungo 5
1 John Whitehead 5
3 Cy Blanton 4
3 Dizzy Dean 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 46
2 Cy Blanton 36
3 Carl Hubbell 27
4 Dizzy Dean 25
4 Paul Derringer 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
1 Whit Wyatt 2
5 20 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .457
2 Arky Vaughan .457
3 Jimmie Foxx .452
4 Ray Pepper .444
5 Gee Walker .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Arky Vaughan 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Tony Lazzeri 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Arky Vaughan 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 3
1 Roy Johnson 3
1 Jo-Jo White 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.51
2 Fred Frankhouse 0.64
3 Cy Blanton 0.67
4 Hal Schumacher 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Van Mungo 3
1 Roy Parmelee 3
1 Joe Sullivan 3
1 John Whitehead 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 26
2 Cy Blanton 19
3 Dizzy Dean 18
4 Wes Ferrell 13
5 Tommy Bridges 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Clay Bryant 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .357
2 Charlie Gehringer .356
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Al Simmons .345
5 Paul Waner .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Mel Ott 37
3 Hal Trosky 37
5 Bob Johnson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 150
2 Hank Greenberg 147
3 Hal Trosky 145
4 Mel Ott 138
5 Ripper Collins 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Jo-Jo White 32
3 Pete Fox 24
4 Ben Chapman 23
5 Pepper Martin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.36
2 Dizzy Dean 2.45
3 Carl Hubbell 2.46
4 Mel Harder 2.49
5 Hal Schumacher 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Schoolboy Rowe 24
4 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Mel Harder 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 208
2 Dizzy Dean 193
3 Tommy Bridges 162
4 Paul Dean 159
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