On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 37 .626 --
Yankees 56 39 .589 4.0
White Sox 52 43 .547 8.0
Red Sox 52 48 .520 10.5
Indians 48 49 .495 13.0
Athletics 40 51 .440 18.0
Senators 43 57 .430 19.5
Browns 33 62 .347 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 34 .657 --
Cubs 65 41 .613 3.5
Cardinals 61 39 .610 4.5
Pirates 56 48 .538 11.5
Dodgers 45 56 .446 21.0
Phillies 44 56 .440 21.5
Reds 45 58 .437 22.0
Braves 26 75 .257 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Roy Johnson 4
1 George Selkirk 4
1 Al Simmons 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 George Selkirk 4
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 Lou Gehrig 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Thornton Lee 0.75
2 Lefty Gomez 0.67
3 Lefty Grove 0.50
3 Ray Phelps 0.50
5 Cy Blanton 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 8
2 Lefty Grove 7
3 Thornton Lee 6
4 Don Brennan 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Pat Malone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .401
2 Joe Medwick .377
3 Joe Vosmik .352
4 Gabby Hartnett .347
5 Bill Terry .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 30
2 Mel Ott 24
3 Wally Berger 23
4 Dolph Camilli 21
4 Bob Johnson 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 125
2 Joe Medwick 88
3 Wally Berger 86
4 Ripper Collins 84
5 Mel Ott 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 24
2 Mel Almada 17
3 Pepper Martin 14
4 Augie Galan 13
5 Jo-Jo White 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.61
2 Hal Schumacher 2.64
3 Ted Lyons 2.67
4 Cy Blanton 2.72
5 Roy Henshaw 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 18
1 Wes Ferrell 18
3 Tommy Bridges 16
3 Hal Schumacher 16
5 Carl Hubbell 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 113
2 Carl Hubbell 110
3 Tommy Bridges 106
4 Cy Blanton 101
5 Van Mungo 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Allyn Stout 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .510
2 Arky Vaughan .433
3 George Selkirk .412
4 Red Kress .404
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Pinky Higgins 4
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Samuel Byrd 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 15
1 Jake Powell 15
1 George Selkirk 15
1 Hal Trosky 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 6
2 Babe Dahlgren 4
2 Augie Galan 4
2 Pepper Martin 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Heusser 0.00
2 Slick Castleman 0.64
3 Don Brennan 0.67
4 Tom Zachary 0.96
5 Dutch Leonard 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Larry French 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 Earl Whitehill 18
3 Lefty Gomez 17
4 Wes Ferrell 15
4 Bill Swift 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allyn Stout 3
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Pat Malone 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .427
2 Hank Greenberg .408
2 Arky Vaughan .408
4 Doc Cramer .394
5 Harlond Clift .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 9
2 Wally Berger 7
2 Chuck Klein 7
4 Lou Gehrig 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Jackson 28
2 Zeke Bonura 26
2 Frank Demaree 26
2 Goose Goslin 26
2 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 8
2 Augie Galan 7
3 Ival Goodman 6
3 Lyn Lary 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 1.32
2 Charlie Root 1.71
3 Johnny Marcum 1.98
4 Tom Zachary 2.08
5 Bill Walker 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 7
2 Wes Ferrell 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Dizzy Dean 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 33
2 Lefty Grove 32
3 Paul Dean 31
3 Charlie Root 31
5 Lefty Gomez 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allyn Stout 3
2 Dick Coffman 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Willis Hudlin 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .380
2 Joe Medwick .350
3 Joe Vosmik .344
4 Hank Greenberg .341
5 Doc Cramer .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Wally Berger 32
3 Ripper Collins 31
4 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 171
2 Ripper Collins 132
3 Wally Berger 127
4 Joe Medwick 124
5 Charlie Gehringer 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Jo-Jo White 26
3 Mel Almada 20
3 Ben Chapman 20
3 Pepper Martin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 2.59
2 Carl Hubbell 2.63
3 Dizzy Dean 2.65
4 Cy Blanton 2.75
5 Bill Swift 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 185
2 Tommy Bridges 156
3 Van Mungo 155
4 Paul Dean 147
5 Schoolboy Rowe 144

Saves

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