On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1935

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	68	39	.636	--
Yankees	61	44	.581	6.0
Red Sox	57	50	.533	11.0
White Sox	53	50	.515	13.0
Indians	53	53	.500	14.5
Athletics	46	55	.455	19.0
Senators	46	61	.430	22.0
Browns	36	68	.346	30.5

Games

Indians 8, Yankees 5

Senators 8, Tigers 1

Browns 7, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	40	.633	--
Cardinals	65	42	.607	3.0
Cubs	68	46	.596	3.5
Pirates	61	52	.540	10.0
Dodgers	51	58	.468	18.0
Phillies	49	60	.450	20.0
Reds	49	64	.434	22.0
Braves	30	80	.273	39.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1

Reds 3, Braves 1

Reds 4, Braves 3

Cardinals 1, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Urbanski	4
2	Buck Jordan	3
2	Vern Kennedy	3
2	Red Kress	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Jim Bucher	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Alex Kampouris	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	4
2	Harlond Clift	2
2	Lou Finney	2
2	Vern Kennedy	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Buddy Myer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sugar Cain	1.00
1	Dizzy Dean	1.00
3	Hal Schumacher	0.60
4	Al Hollingsworth	0.50
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sugar Cain	13
2	Dizzy Dean	5
3	Al Hollingsworth	4
4	George Earnshaw	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Lefty Stewart	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.397
2	Joe Medwick	.371
3	Buddy Myer	.350
4	Doc Cramer	.347
5	Joe Vosmik	.345

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	133
2	Wally Berger	99
3	Joe Medwick	92
4	Ripper Collins	85
4	Mel Ott	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	26
2	Mel Almada	17
3	Pepper Martin	15
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	Hal Schumacher	2.77
5	Ted Lyons	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	20
2	Wes Ferrell	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
4	Carl Hubbell	16
4	Hal Schumacher	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	122
2	Carl Hubbell	119
3	Tommy Bridges	113
4	Cy Blanton	105
5	2 tied	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	.510
2	Ernie Lombardi	.429
3	Red Rolfe	.414
4	Buck Jordan	.400
5	Doc Cramer	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	5
2	Earl Averill	4
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Selkirk	22
2	Lou Gehrig	20
3	Wally Berger	19
4	Harlond Clift	18
5	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	Roy Henshaw	0.75
4	Tommy Bridges	1.04
5	Bill Swift	1.16

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	Sugar Cain	21
3	Lefty Gomez	15
4	Wes Ferrell	14
5	8 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Johnny Marcum	2
1	Allyn Stout	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.413
2	Hank Greenberg	.404
3	Buddy Myer	.387
4	Doc Cramer	.373
5	Red Kress	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	9
1	Pinky Higgins	9
3	Chuck Klein	6
3	Arky Vaughan	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	31
2	Arky Vaughan	30
3	Billy Herman	29
3	Hal Trosky	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slick Castleman	1.41
2	Roy Henshaw	1.64
3	Bill Swift	1.72
4	Joe Bowman	1.82
5	Johnny Marcum	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Johnny Marcum	6
1	Charlie Root	6
4	Joe Bowman	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Lefty Gomez	32
3	Charlie Root	31
4	Wes Ferrell	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allyn Stout	3
2	Lloyd Brown	2
2	Paul Derringer	2
2	Chief Hogsett	2
2	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.382
2	Hank Greenberg	.350
3	Joe Medwick	.347
4	Buddy Myer	.342
5	Doc Cramer	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	173
2	Wally Berger	136
3	Ripper Collins	123
4	Joe Medwick	119
5	Lou Gehrig	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Jo-Jo White	25
3	Pepper Martin	21
4	Mel Almada	20
5	Ben Chapman	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Swift	2.50
2	Red Ruffing	2.63
3	Hal Schumacher	2.65
4	Dizzy Dean	2.67
5	Cy Blanton	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	29
2	Tommy Bridges	25
3	Wes Ferrell	23
3	Mel Harder	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	179
2	Tommy Bridges	153
3	Paul Dean	145
4	Carl Hubbell	144
4	Van Mungo	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	7
1	Al Smith	7
3	Syl Johnson	6
3	Johnny Murphy	6
5	7 tied	5