On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 7 .696 --
Yankees 15 10 .600 2.0
Indians 13 9 .591 2.5
Red Sox 13 10 .565 3.0
Tigers 12 13 .480 5.0
Senators 12 13 .480 5.0
Athletics 7 15 .318 8.5
Browns 5 16 .238 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 7 .696 --
Dodgers 17 10 .630 1.0
Cubs 14 9 .609 2.0
Cardinals 14 12 .538 3.5
Pirates 14 15 .483 5.0
Reds 10 14 .417 6.5
Braves 7 15 .318 8.5
Phillies 6 16 .273 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Sewell 3
2 Earl Averill 2
2 Frankie Crosetti 2
2 Leo Durocher 2
2 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 John Stone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
1 Marv Owen 2
1 John Stone 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Roy Johnson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 1.40
2 Whitey Wilshere 1.29
3 Cy Blanton 1.00
4 Roy Henshaw 0.67
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Wilshere 9
2 Lefty Gomez 7
3 Cy Blanton 6
3 Bucky Walters 6
5 Van Mungo 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .417
2 Arky Vaughan .396
3 Bob Johnson .389
4 Jimmie Foxx .372
5 Pepper Martin .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 8
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Mel Ott 8
4 Bob Johnson 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lonny Frey 26
1 Hank Greenberg 26
3 Jimmie Foxx 23
3 Bob Johnson 23
3 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 6
1 Odell Hale 6
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 5
3 Jo-Jo White 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 0.86
2 Tom Zachary 1.11
3 Bill Walker 1.20
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.32
5 Whitey Wilshere 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 6
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Van Mungo 5
2 John Whitehead 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 52
2 Cy Blanton 45
3 Tommy Bridges 33
4 Carl Hubbell 31
5 Paul Derringer 30

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 Sam West .424
2 Ethan Allen .415
3 Bob Johnson .394
4 Eric McNair .382
5 Ival Goodman .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Arky Vaughan 4
4 Ripper Collins 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 16
2 Buddy Myer 15
3 Arky Vaughan 14
4 Ripper Collins 10
4 4 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 4
2 Mel Almada 3
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 Jo-Jo White 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 Slick Castleman 0.50
2 John Whitehead 0.50
4 Monte Pearson 0.56
5 Tom Zachary 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Bill Walker 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 23
1 Van Mungo 23
3 Johnny Allen 17
3 Bill Walker 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .355
2 Bill Terry .354
3 Paul Waner .347
4 Jimmie Foxx .345
5 Arky Vaughan .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Hal Trosky 38
4 Mel Ott 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 153
2 Lou Gehrig 147
3 Hal Trosky 143
4 Mel Ott 133
5 Charlie Gehringer 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Jo-Jo White 33
3 Pete Fox 24
4 Ben Chapman 23
5 Pepper Martin 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.37
2 Dizzy Dean 2.46
3 Carl Hubbell 2.47
4 Mel Harder 2.47
5 Bill Walker 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 196
2 Dizzy Dean 193
3 Paul Dean 161
4 Tommy Bridges 160
5 Schoolboy Rowe 158

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