On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 6 .714 --
Indians 13 6 .684 1.0
Red Sox 12 9 .571 3.0
Yankees 12 10 .545 3.5
Senators 11 11 .500 4.5
Tigers 10 12 .455 5.5
Browns 5 14 .263 9.0
Athletics 5 15 .250 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 6 .714 --
Dodgers 15 9 .625 1.5
Cubs 13 8 .619 2.0
Cardinals 13 11 .542 3.5
Pirates 13 13 .500 4.5
Reds 9 13 .409 6.5
Braves 6 14 .300 8.5
Phillies 5 15 .250 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Augie Galan 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Lonny Frey 4
4 Phil Cavarretta 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hughie Critz 2
2 Buzz Boyle 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Arky Vaughan 6
2 Ripper Collins 3
2 Hughie Critz 3
2 Woody Jensen 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zeke Bonura 2
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Dean 0.88
2 Slick Castleman 0.67
3 Hal Schumacher 0.50
4 Dizzy Dean 0.44
4 Dutch Leonard 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 7
2 Slick Castleman 6
3 Dazzy Vance 5
4 Dizzy Dean 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Van Mungo 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .404
2 Gee Walker .400
3 Jimmie Foxx .397
4 Bob Johnson .378
5 Charlie Gehringer .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Mel Ott 8
3 Zeke Bonura 7
3 Bob Johnson 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
1 Lonny Frey 23
1 Hank Greenberg 23
1 Johnny Moore 23
1 Arky Vaughan 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Odell Hale 6
2 Mel Almada 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Billy Myers 4
2 Jo-Jo White 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.67
2 Bill Walker 1.04
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.44
4 Hal Schumacher 1.60
5 Tom Zachary 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Van Mungo 5
1 John Whitehead 5
4 Dizzy Dean 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 47
2 Cy Blanton 39
3 Carl Hubbell 31
4 Dizzy Dean 29
5 Paul Dean 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leon Pettit 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
1 Whit Wyatt 2
5 22 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .419
2 Jimmie Foxx .407
3 Lloyd Waner .393
4 Rip Radcliff .390
5 Joe Vosmik .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Jo-Jo Moore 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Arky Vaughan 14
2 Hank Greenberg 13
3 Tony Lazzeri 12
3 Buddy Myer 12
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 3
2 Dick Bartell 2
2 Zeke Bonura 2
2 Lou Finney 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.33
2 Slick Castleman 0.50
2 John Whitehead 0.50
4 Fred Frankhouse 0.64
5 Bill Swift 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Van Mungo 3
1 Roy Parmelee 3
4 Cy Blanton 2
4 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 23
2 Dizzy Dean 20
3 Cy Blanton 17
4 Carl Hubbell 14
4 Schoolboy Rowe 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .362
2 Bill Terry .351
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Paul Waner .347
5 Johnny Moore .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Hal Trosky 38
4 Mel Ott 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 152
2 Lou Gehrig 146
2 Hal Trosky 146
4 Mel Ott 136
5 Ripper Collins 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Jo-Jo White 32
3 Pete Fox 24
4 Ben Chapman 23
5 Pepper Martin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 2.44
2 Lefty Gomez 2.45
3 Dizzy Dean 2.46
4 Carl Hubbell 2.47
5 Bill Walker 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Schoolboy Rowe 25
3 Mel Harder 24
4 Tommy Bridges 23
4 Lefty Gomez 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 198
2 Dizzy Dean 193
3 Paul Dean 166
4 Tommy Bridges 157
4 Schoolboy Rowe 157

Saves

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