On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 59 37 .615 --
Yankees 52 37 .584 3.5
White Sox 51 38 .573 4.5
Red Sox 49 45 .521 9.0
Indians 46 45 .505 10.5
Athletics 39 47 .453 15.0
Senators 40 55 .421 18.5
Browns 30 62 .326 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 33 .645 --
Cubs 62 37 .626 1.0
Cardinals 56 39 .589 5.0
Pirates 55 44 .556 8.0
Dodgers 42 52 .447 18.5
Reds 42 54 .438 19.5
Phillies 40 53 .430 20.0
Braves 25 70 .263 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Boze Berger 4
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Sam Leslie 3
2 Buddy Myer 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Odell Hale 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Arky Vaughan 4
2 Boze Berger 3
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
4 Max Bishop 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 General Crowder 0.44
2 Earl Whitehill 0.33
3 Carl Fischer 0.30
4 Bill Swift 0.18
4 Tom Zachary 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Bill Swift 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Carl Fischer 3
4 Al Hollingsworth 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .401
2 Joe Medwick .375
3 Joe Vosmik .354
4 Gabby Hartnett .347
5 Doc Cramer .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 28
2 Mel Ott 23
3 Wally Berger 21
4 Dolph Camilli 20
4 Bob Johnson 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 123
2 Ripper Collins 84
2 Joe Medwick 84
4 Mel Ott 81
5 Wally Berger 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 21
2 Mel Almada 16
3 Pepper Martin 14
4 Augie Galan 12
4 Jo-Jo White 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.44
2 Bill Swift 2.57
3 Hal Schumacher 2.67
4 Cy Blanton 2.89
5 Lefty Grove 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 17
1 Wes Ferrell 17
3 Tommy Bridges 15
3 Hal Schumacher 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 109
2 Carl Hubbell 106
3 Tommy Bridges 102
4 Van Mungo 98
5 Cy Blanton 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
4 Chief Hogsett 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .459
2 Chuck Klein .439
3 Gabby Hartnett .434
4 Hank Greenberg .414
5 Joe Vosmik .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Arky Vaughan 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 21
2 Billy Herman 20
2 Chuck Klein 20
2 Arky Vaughan 20
5 Goose Goslin 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 5
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
2 Pepper Martin 4
2 Jake Powell 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Marcum 1.16
2 Elden Auker 1.17
3 Curt Davis 1.27
4 Jim Weaver 1.65
5 Charlie Root 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
3 Tommy Bridges 3
3 Guy Bush 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 21
1 Charlie Root 21
1 Lon Warneke 21
4 Lefty Gomez 17
4 Earl Whitehill 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .415
2 Mickey Cochrane .407
3 Joe Medwick .395
4 Mel Ott .392
5 Hank Greenberg .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
1 Pinky Higgins 8
3 Chuck Klein 7
3 Mel Ott 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 37
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Sam Leslie 30
4 Frank Demaree 28
4 Gabby Hartnett 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 7
2 Augie Galan 6
2 Lyn Lary 6
2 Pepper Martin 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.99
2 Les Tietje 1.36
3 Charlie Root 1.59
4 Ted Lyons 1.75
5 Johnny Marcum 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 7
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Charlie Root 6
2 Lon Warneke 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 31
1 Wes Ferrell 31
1 Carl Hubbell 31
4 Paul Dean 30
4 Charlie Root 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .380
2 Joe Medwick .345
3 Mickey Cochrane .345
4 Doc Cramer .343
5 Hank Greenberg .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Lou Gehrig 34
2 Mel Ott 34
4 Wally Berger 32
5 Ripper Collins 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 178
2 Ripper Collins 133
3 Charlie Gehringer 128
4 Wally Berger 124
5 Joe Medwick 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Jo-Jo White 29
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Ben Chapman 20
5 Mel Almada 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.57
2 Hal Schumacher 2.58
3 Dizzy Dean 2.59
4 Lefty Gomez 2.87
5 Cy Blanton 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Mel Harder 23
3 Hal Schumacher 23
5 Wes Ferrell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 183
2 Van Mungo 164
3 Tommy Bridges 154
4 Paul Dean 153
5 Carl Hubbell 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 7
1 Al Smith 7
3 Chief Hogsett 6
3 Syl Johnson 6
3 Dutch Leonard 6