On This Day

Saturday, April 27, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 1 .889 --
White Sox 8 3 .727 1.0
Senators 6 4 .600 2.5
Red Sox 6 4 .600 2.5
Yankees 6 4 .600 2.5
Browns 2 7 .222 6.0
Athletics 2 8 .200 6.5
Tigers 2 9 .182 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 2 .750 --
Dodgers 8 3 .727 -0.5
Reds 6 5 .545 1.5
Cardinals 5 5 .500 2.0
Cubs 5 5 .500 2.0
Pirates 5 6 .455 2.5
Braves 3 7 .300 4.0
Phillies 2 7 .222 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
3 Beau Bell 3
3 Ripper Collins 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 2
1 Hal Trosky 2
3 Dick Bartell 1
3 Bruce Campbell 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 5
2 Ripper Collins 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Luke Appling 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Odell Hale 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 0.71
1 Jim Weaver 0.71
3 Larry French 0.40
4 Slick Castleman 0.38
5 2 tied 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 5
1 Clyde Hatter 5
1 Jim Weaver 5
4 George Earnshaw 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Ray Phelps 1
1 Al Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Moore .409
2 Mark Koenig .395
3 Beau Bell .389
4 Eric McNair .385
5 Jackie Hayes .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 6
1 Johnny Moore 6
3 Zeke Bonura 5
4 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 Lonny Frey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 18
2 Zeke Bonura 14
2 Johnny Moore 14
4 Lonny Frey 13
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 4
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 Billy Myers 3
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Wilshere 0.00
2 Lefty Gomez 0.50
3 Watty Clark 0.69
4 Oral Hildebrand 0.82
5 Joe Sullivan 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Lon Warneke 3
3 Johnny Babich 2
3 Cy Blanton 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Paul Derringer 18
3 Cy Blanton 17
3 Carl Hubbell 17
5 Tex Carleton 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
3 Hank Johnson 1
3 Orville Jorgens 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .361
2 Charlie Gehringer .359
3 Lou Gehrig .358
4 Bill Terry .358
5 Heinie Manush .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 50
2 Jimmie Foxx 46
3 Ripper Collins 38
4 Hal Trosky 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Hal Trosky 146
3 Mel Ott 141
4 Hank Greenberg 140
5 Ripper Collins 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Jo-Jo White 29
3 Pete Fox 26
4 Ben Chapman 25
5 Pepper Martin 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.21
2 Carl Hubbell 2.50
3 Dizzy Dean 2.51
4 Mel Harder 2.71
5 Hal Schumacher 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 25
4 Tommy Bridges 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 196
1 Van Mungo 196
3 Tommy Bridges 163
4 Paul Dean 160
5 Lefty Gomez 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 8
2 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Carl Hubbell 7
4 Lloyd Brown 6
4 4 others tied 6