On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 12 .625 --
Yankees 22 14 .611 --
Indians 18 14 .563 2.0
Tigers 18 16 .529 3.0
Red Sox 18 16 .529 3.0
Senators 17 17 .500 4.0
Athletics 11 21 .344 9.0
Browns 8 22 .267 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 9 .710 --
Cubs 17 13 .567 4.5
Cardinals 19 15 .559 4.5
Dodgers 19 15 .559 4.5
Pirates 21 18 .538 5.0
Reds 16 17 .485 7.0
Phillies 9 22 .290 13.0
Braves 9 23 .281 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric McNair 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
3 Wally Berger 2
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Alex Kampouris 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 6
2 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Syl Johnson 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Terry Moore 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Brandt 0.50
2 Bill Dietrich 0.43
3 Bill Walker 0.40
4 Gene Schott 0.30
5 Gordon Rhodes 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Bob Smith 1
1 Rube Walberg 1
1 Bill Walker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 6
2 Syl Johnson 5
3 Ed Brandt 4
4 Bill Dietrich 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Johnny Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .406
2 Arky Vaughan .404
3 Pepper Martin .377
4 Jimmie Foxx .357
5 Joe Vosmik .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
1 Bob Johnson 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
4 Zeke Bonura 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 41
2 Bob Johnson 34
3 Lonny Frey 32
3 Arky Vaughan 32
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 11
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 6
2 Odell Hale 6
2 Billy Myers 6
2 Jo-Jo White 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.00
2 Hal Schumacher 1.44
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.80
4 Whitey Wilshere 1.84
5 Tom Zachary 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 7
1 John Whitehead 7
3 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Paul Derringer 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 59
1 Van Mungo 59
3 Tommy Bridges 41
4 Dizzy Dean 40
5 Johnny Allen 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 4
2 Leon Pettit 3
2 Whit Wyatt 3
4 Syl Johnson 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Fox .432
2 Pepper Martin .423
3 Bob Johnson .418
4 Ival Goodman .405
5 Arky Vaughan .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 18
2 Buddy Myer 16
3 Gus Suhr 15
3 Arky Vaughan 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 7
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
2 Ben Chapman 4
4 Roy Hughes 3
4 Terry Moore 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.03
2 Vito Tamulis 1.44
3 Fritz Ostermueller 1.46
4 Bill Lee 1.50
5 Bill Swift 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Slick Castleman 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 20
2 Johnny Allen 18
3 Tommy Bridges 17
3 Syl Johnson 17
3 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 3
2 Clint Brown 1
2 Lloyd Brown 1
2 Paul Dean 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .412
2 Arky Vaughan .406
3 Les Mallon .358
4 Lloyd Waner .357
5 Joe Vosmik .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 10
2 Bill Dickey 6
2 Bob Johnson 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
2 Arky Vaughan 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 37
2 Arky Vaughan 27
3 Buddy Myer 26
4 Gus Suhr 25
5 Jake Powell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 8
2 Jo-Jo White 5
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
3 Ben Chapman 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.00
2 Tom Zachary 1.59
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.62
4 Bill Swift 1.63
5 Hal Schumacher 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Johnny Allen 4
2 Cy Blanton 4
2 Slick Castleman 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 37
2 Van Mungo 35
3 Dizzy Dean 31
4 Johnny Allen 29
4 Tommy Bridges 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Johnny Welch 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .359
2 Paul Waner .353
3 Charlie Gehringer .351
4 Arky Vaughan .349
5 Hank Greenberg .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
1 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Bob Johnson 37
3 Hal Trosky 37
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Lou Gehrig 143
3 Hal Trosky 135
4 Mel Ott 134
5 Charlie Gehringer 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Jo-Jo White 34
3 Pete Fox 23
4 Ben Chapman 22
5 Pepper Martin 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 2.44
2 Carl Hubbell 2.50
3 Dizzy Dean 2.57
4 Lefty Gomez 2.61
5 Hal Schumacher 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Mel Harder 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 25
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 197
2 Van Mungo 190
3 Paul Dean 164
4 Tommy Bridges 157
4 Schoolboy Rowe 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 9
2 Lloyd Brown 6
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
2 2 others tied 6