On This Day

Wednesday, May 1, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 2 .818 --
White Sox 9 4 .692 1.0
Yankees 9 5 .643 1.5
Red Sox 8 5 .615 2.0
Senators 8 6 .571 2.5
Tigers 5 9 .357 5.5
Browns 2 10 .167 7.5
Athletics 2 11 .154 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 3 .727 --
Dodgers 9 5 .643 0.5
Cubs 8 5 .615 1.0
Cardinals 7 7 .500 2.5
Reds 7 8 .467 3.0
Pirates 6 8 .429 3.5
Braves 5 7 .417 3.5
Phillies 2 9 .182 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cliff Bolton 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Joe Medwick 3
2 Red Rolfe 3
2 Bill Terry 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Johnson 3
2 Earl Averill 2
2 Cliff Bolton 2
2 Bruce Campbell 2
2 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Finney 2
2 Samuel Byrd 1
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 Odell Hale 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 0.80
2 Whitey Wilshere 0.40
3 Roy Parmelee 0.25
4 Johnny Babich 0.22
5 Vito Tamulis 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 Rube Walberg 1
1 Monte Weaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 8
2 Vito Tamulis 3
2 Dazzy Vance 3
4 Johnny Babich 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .434
2 Johnny Moore .392
3 Rollie Hemsley .390
4 Jimmie Foxx .388
5 Bob Johnson .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 18
2 Lonny Frey 17
3 Zeke Bonura 16
3 Bob Johnson 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 5
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 Billy Myers 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.66
2 Cy Blanton 1.00
3 Wes Ferrell 1.01
4 Hal Schumacher 1.05
5 Bill Walker 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Paul Dean 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 24
2 Cy Blanton 22
3 Tommy Bridges 19
4 Paul Derringer 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
4 Clay Bryant 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .361
2 Bill Terry .359
3 Charlie Gehringer .354
4 Lou Gehrig .352
5 Al Simmons .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Jimmie Foxx 45
3 Ripper Collins 37
3 Bob Johnson 37
3 Hal Trosky 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 167
2 Hank Greenberg 147
2 Hal Trosky 147
4 Mel Ott 139
5 Ripper Collins 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Jo-Jo White 30
3 Pete Fox 26
4 Ben Chapman 25
5 Pepper Martin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.23
2 Dizzy Dean 2.30
3 Carl Hubbell 2.54
4 Mel Harder 2.64
5 Hal Schumacher 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 25
4 Hal Schumacher 24
5 Tommy Bridges 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 199
2 Van Mungo 197
3 Tommy Bridges 163
3 Paul Dean 163
5 Schoolboy Rowe 154

Saves

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