On This Day

Sunday, June 2, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 15 .634 --
White Sox 22 15 .595 2.0
Indians 22 16 .579 2.5
Tigers 21 18 .538 4.0
Red Sox 20 19 .513 5.0
Senators 17 22 .436 8.0
Athletics 15 22 .405 9.0
Browns 10 26 .278 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 10 .722 --
Cardinals 24 15 .615 3.5
Pirates 24 19 .558 5.5
Cubs 18 17 .514 7.5
Dodgers 20 19 .513 7.5
Reds 16 21 .432 10.5
Phillies 13 23 .361 13.0
Braves 10 27 .270 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 2
2 Mel Almada 1
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Jim Bucher 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 4
1 Pep Young 4
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 Eric McNair 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Gee Walker 1
1 George Watkins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Zachary 0.75
2 Slick Castleman 0.60
2 Jim Weaver 0.60
4 Jim Bivin 0.33
5 Al Benton 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Ray Harrell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Zachary 9
2 Al Benton 4
2 Joe Vance 4
4 Jim Bivin 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Syl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .411
2 Arky Vaughan .404
3 Pepper Martin .390
4 Jimmie Foxx .362
5 Charlie Gehringer .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 12
2 Hank Greenberg 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 Zeke Bonura 9
4 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 44
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Joe Medwick 37
4 Bob Johnson 36
4 Arky Vaughan 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 11
2 Billy Werber 8
3 Jo-Jo White 7
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Blanton 1.37
2 Whitey Wilshere 1.53
3 Hal Schumacher 1.62
4 Bill Lee 1.66
5 Bill Swift 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Whitehead 8
2 Cy Blanton 7
2 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Mel Harder 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 62
2 Van Mungo 61
3 Dizzy Dean 49
4 Tommy Bridges 46
5 Carl Hubbell 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 4
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 Leon Pettit 3
2 Whit Wyatt 3
5 5 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .443
2 Pep Young .442
3 Mickey Cochrane .441
4 Pepper Martin .433
5 Joe Medwick .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 5
1 Hank Greenberg 5
1 Bob Johnson 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 Babe Ruth 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 18
2 Joe Medwick 17
3 Pep Young 15
4 Mel Almada 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 5
1 Billy Werber 5
3 Ben Chapman 4
4 Pepper Martin 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Collins 0.00
2 Syl Johnson 0.36
3 Jim Weaver 0.96
4 Roy Parmelee 1.00
5 Bill Lee 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Bill Dietrich 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 20
1 Syl Johnson 20
3 Cy Blanton 17
3 Red Ruffing 17
5 Bill Dietrich 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Jack Knott 2
4 Clint Brown 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .426
2 Pepper Martin .417
3 Arky Vaughan .389
4 Ival Goodman .376
5 Les Mallon .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 9
2 Bill Dickey 7
2 Bob Johnson 7
4 Wally Berger 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 34
2 Arky Vaughan 27
3 Buddy Myer 25
4 Charlie Gehringer 24
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 8
2 Billy Werber 6
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Jo-Jo White 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.90
2 Bill Swift 1.24
3 Vito Tamulis 1.47
4 Cy Blanton 1.53
5 Waite Hoyt 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Mel Harder 5
1 John Whitehead 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 40
2 Van Mungo 37
3 Dizzy Dean 32
4 Johnny Allen 31
5 Carl Hubbell 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Al Smith 3
3 Jack Knott 2
3 Whit Wyatt 2
5 21 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .358
2 Charlie Gehringer .355
3 Bill Terry .354
4 Lou Gehrig .347
5 Jimmie Foxx .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Bob Johnson 36
4 Wally Berger 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 161
2 Lou Gehrig 144
3 Charlie Gehringer 134
3 Mel Ott 134
5 Hal Trosky 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Jo-Jo White 35
3 Ben Chapman 23
4 Pete Fox 22
4 Pepper Martin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.45
2 Mel Harder 2.49
3 Dizzy Dean 2.56
4 Hal Schumacher 2.57
5 Lefty Gomez 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Mel Harder 26
3 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 206
2 Van Mungo 190
3 Paul Dean 162
4 Tommy Bridges 155
5 Schoolboy Rowe 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 9
2 Lloyd Brown 6
2 Curt Davis 6
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 4 others tied 6