On This Day

Friday, May 31, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 14 .632 --
White Sox 21 14 .600 1.5
Indians 20 15 .571 2.5
Tigers 20 17 .541 3.5
Red Sox 19 17 .528 4.0
Senators 17 19 .472 6.0
Athletics 12 22 .353 10.0
Browns 9 24 .273 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 9 .743 --
Cardinals 21 15 .583 5.5
Cubs 18 14 .563 6.5
Pirates 23 19 .548 6.5
Dodgers 19 17 .528 7.5
Reds 16 20 .444 10.5
Phillies 11 22 .333 14.0
Braves 9 27 .250 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Koenig 5
1 Hank Leiber 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Hal Lee 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Ray Mueller 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Koenig 4
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Glenn Myatt 3
2 Hal Schumacher 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 1
1 Rollie Hemsley 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Frankie Pytlak 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Sullivan 0.58
2 Carl Hubbell 0.57
3 Clint Brown 0.50
4 Bob Weiland 0.33
5 Al Hollingsworth 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 8
2 Joe Sullivan 7
3 Clint Brown 4
4 Al Hollingsworth 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Harder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .404
2 Arky Vaughan .401
3 Pepper Martin .389
4 Rollie Hemsley .352
5 Jimmie Foxx .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 11
1 Bob Johnson 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 Zeke Bonura 9
4 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Bob Johnson 34
2 Arky Vaughan 34
4 Jimmie Foxx 33
5 3 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 11
2 Billy Werber 7
2 Jo-Jo White 7
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.37
2 Hal Schumacher 1.62
3 Bill Swift 1.70
4 Whitey Wilshere 1.84
5 Tom Zachary 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Whitehead 8
2 Cy Blanton 7
2 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Wes Ferrell 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 62
2 Van Mungo 60
3 Dizzy Dean 49
4 Tommy Bridges 46
5 Carl Hubbell 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 4
2 Leon Pettit 3
2 Whit Wyatt 3
4 Syl Johnson 2
4 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pepper Martin .453
2 Bob Johnson .441
3 Ival Goodman .415
4 Pep Young .412
5 Les Mallon .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Babe Ruth 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 20
2 Wally Berger 14
2 Hank Leiber 14
4 Jack Burns 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 7
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Roy Hughes 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.57
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.29
3 Red Ruffing 1.38
4 Bucky Walters 1.42
5 Vito Tamulis 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 23
2 Dizzy Dean 20
3 Johnny Allen 18
4 Whitey Wilshere 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 3
2 Jack Knott 2
3 Clint Brown 1
3 Lloyd Brown 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .420
2 Pepper Martin .420
3 Arky Vaughan .385
4 Ival Goodman .378
5 Les Mallon .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Bob Johnson 6
4 Wally Berger 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 34
2 Buddy Myer 26
3 Arky Vaughan 25
4 Charlie Gehringer 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 8
2 Billy Werber 5
2 Jo-Jo White 5
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.90
2 Bill Swift 1.24
3 Cy Blanton 1.53
4 Tom Zachary 1.59
5 Waite Hoyt 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Roy Parmelee 5
1 John Whitehead 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 40
1 Dizzy Dean 40
3 Van Mungo 36
4 Johnny Allen 29
5 Carl Hubbell 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Jack Knott 2
2 Johnny Welch 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .354
2 Paul Waner .353
3 Arky Vaughan .349
4 Charlie Gehringer .349
5 Lou Gehrig .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Bob Johnson 36
4 Wally Berger 35
4 Mel Ott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 162
2 Lou Gehrig 144
3 Mel Ott 134
4 Charlie Gehringer 131
5 Hal Trosky 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Jo-Jo White 35
3 Pete Fox 23
4 Ben Chapman 22
4 Pepper Martin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.48
2 Mel Harder 2.50
3 Dizzy Dean 2.56
4 Lefty Gomez 2.66
5 Hal Schumacher 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Mel Harder 25
2 Schoolboy Rowe 25
4 Tommy Bridges 24
5 Hal Schumacher 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 206
2 Van Mungo 189
3 Paul Dean 159
4 Schoolboy Rowe 157
5 Tommy Bridges 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 9
2 Lloyd Brown 6
2 Curt Davis 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
2 2 others tied 6