On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	68	38	.642	--
Yankees	61	43	.587	6.0
Red Sox	57	49	.538	11.0
White Sox	52	50	.510	14.0
Indians	52	53	.495	15.5
Athletics	46	54	.460	19.0
Senators	45	61	.425	23.0
Browns	35	68	.340	31.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Yankees 3, Indians 1

Tigers 6, Senators 3

Athletics 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	39	.639	--
Cardinals	64	42	.604	4.0
Cubs	68	45	.602	3.5
Pirates	61	52	.540	10.5
Dodgers	50	58	.463	19.0
Phillies	49	60	.450	20.5
Reds	47	64	.423	23.5
Braves	30	78	.278	39.0

Games

Cubs 11, Dodgers 3

Braves 8, Reds 0

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Phillies 9, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	4
1	George Watkins	4
3	Tom Baker	3
3	Boze Berger	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Dusty Cooke	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Demaree	3
1	Jimmie Foxx	3
1	Johnny Moore	3
1	Tuck Stainback	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Moose Solters	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Bowman	0.50
2	Tommy Bridges	0.33
2	Lefty Grove	0.33
4	Les Tietje	0.25
4	3 others tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Bob Brown	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Bowman	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	Russ Van Atta	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	1
1	Johnny Marcum	1
1	Al Smith	1
1	Vito Tamulis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.397
2	Joe Medwick	.374
3	Buddy Myer	.349
4	Joe Vosmik	.349
5	Doc Cramer	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	31
2	Wally Berger	26
3	Mel Ott	24
4	Jimmie Foxx	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	132
2	Wally Berger	99
3	Joe Medwick	91
4	Ripper Collins	85
4	Mel Ott	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	26
2	Mel Almada	17
3	Pepper Martin	14
4	Augie Galan	13
4	Jo-Jo White	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.37
2	Cy Blanton	2.69
3	Lefty Grove	2.74
4	Ted Lyons	2.78
5	Roy Henshaw	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	19
1	Wes Ferrell	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
4	Carl Hubbell	16
4	Hal Schumacher	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	119
2	Dizzy Dean	117
3	Tommy Bridges	113
4	Cy Blanton	105
5	Van Mungo	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	6
2	Chief Hogsett	5
2	Dutch Leonard	5
2	Al Smith	5
2	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Myer	.531
2	Buck Jordan	.429
3	Red Rolfe	.415
4	Tommy Thompson	.415
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	5
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
4	Earl Averill	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Selkirk	21
2	Wally Berger	19
2	Lou Gehrig	19
4	Harlond Clift	17
4	Joe Cronin	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	5
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Frank Demaree	3
2	Jesse Hill	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orville Jorgens	0.52
2	Ed Heusser	0.69
3	Jimmie DeShong	0.75
3	Roy Henshaw	0.75
5	Tommy Bridges	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
2	Joe Bowman	3
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Johnny Broaca	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Lefty Gomez	15
3	Johnny Broaca	13
3	Tex Carleton	13
3	5 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Chief Hogsett	2
1	Johnny Marcum	2
1	Allyn Stout	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.411
2	Buddy Myer	.396
3	Pinky Higgins	.394
4	Hank Greenberg	.382
5	Joe Medwick	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	9
1	Pinky Higgins	9
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Chuck Klein	6
3	Arky Vaughan	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	31
1	Pinky Higgins	31
3	Billy Herman	30
3	Sam Leslie	30
3	Arky Vaughan	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	10
2	Augie Galan	6
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	5
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slick Castleman	1.41
2	Johnny Marcum	1.88
3	Elden Auker	1.89
4	Bill Swift	2.12
5	Joe Bowman	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Johnny Marcum	6
1	Charlie Root	6
4	Joe Bowman	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Lefty Gomez	32
3	Charlie Root	30
4	Tex Carleton	29
4	Carl Hubbell	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allyn Stout	3
2	Lloyd Brown	2
2	Dick Coffman	2
2	Chief Hogsett	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.383
2	Joe Medwick	.349
3	Hank Greenberg	.349
4	Buddy Myer	.341
5	Joe Vosmik	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Wally Berger	35
3	Lou Gehrig	31
4	Jimmie Foxx	30
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	172
2	Wally Berger	136
3	Ripper Collins	123
4	Jimmie Foxx	118
4	2 others tied	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Jo-Jo White	25
3	Mel Almada	20
3	Pepper Martin	20
5	Ben Chapman	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.50
2	Red Ruffing	2.63
3	Hal Schumacher	2.70
4	Cy Blanton	2.71
5	Dizzy Dean	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	28
2	Tommy Bridges	25
3	Wes Ferrell	23
3	Mel Harder	23
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	174
2	Tommy Bridges	158
3	Van Mungo	147
4	Paul Dean	145
5	Carl Hubbell	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Smith	8
2	Chief Hogsett	7
3	Syl Johnson	6
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Johnny Murphy	6