On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 37 .626 --
Yankees 55 38 .591 4.0
White Sox 51 42 .548 8.0
Red Sox 51 47 .520 10.5
Indians 47 48 .495 13.0
Athletics 40 50 .444 17.5
Senators 42 57 .424 20.0
Browns 33 62 .347 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 33 .663 --
Cubs 64 40 .615 4.0
Cardinals 59 39 .602 6.0
Pirates 55 47 .539 12.0
Reds 45 56 .446 21.5
Phillies 44 55 .444 21.5
Dodgers 44 56 .440 22.0
Braves 25 75 .250 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Jimmy Jordan 3
2 Sam Leslie 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Tommy Thompson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Hank Leiber 3
1 Dee Miles 3
1 Jake Powell 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Myril Hoag 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Babe Dahlgren 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Carleton 0.57
2 Ralph Winegarner 0.50
3 Al Hollingsworth 0.45
4 Orville Jorgens 0.40
5 Earl Whitehill 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Orville Jorgens 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Hollingsworth 5
1 Earl Whitehill 5
1 Ralph Winegarner 5
4 Tex Carleton 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Allyn Stout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .398
2 Joe Medwick .378
3 Joe Vosmik .352
4 Gabby Hartnett .347
5 Bill Terry .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 30
2 Mel Ott 24
3 Wally Berger 22
4 Dolph Camilli 21
4 Bob Johnson 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 125
2 Joe Medwick 88
3 Wally Berger 84
3 Ripper Collins 84
5 Mel Ott 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 23
2 Mel Almada 17
3 Pepper Martin 14
4 Augie Galan 12
4 Jo-Jo White 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.61
2 Hal Schumacher 2.64
3 Ted Lyons 2.67
4 Carl Hubbell 2.86
5 Lefty Grove 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 18
2 Dizzy Dean 17
3 Tommy Bridges 16
3 Hal Schumacher 16
5 Carl Hubbell 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 111
2 Carl Hubbell 110
3 Tommy Bridges 106
4 Van Mungo 98
5 Cy Blanton 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Allyn Stout 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .464
2 Moose Solters .410
3 Red Rolfe .404
4 Joe Medwick .404
4 Arky Vaughan .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Chuck Klein 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 17
2 Chuck Klein 16
3 Goose Goslin 15
3 Billy Herman 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 5
2 Babe Dahlgren 4
2 Pepper Martin 4
2 Jo-Jo White 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Heusser 0.00
2 Slick Castleman 0.64
3 Roy Henshaw 1.14
4 Johnny Marcum 1.20
5 Carl Hubbell 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Ivy Andrews 3
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Larry French 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 22
2 Earl Whitehill 18
3 Tex Carleton 16
3 Lefty Gomez 16
3 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allyn Stout 3
2 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Don Brennan 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .420
2 Gabby Hartnett .410
3 Hank Greenberg .396
4 Pinky Higgins .390
5 Arky Vaughan .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 10
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Chuck Klein 7
2 Mel Ott 7
2 Moose Solters 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 29
1 Goose Goslin 29
1 Travis Jackson 29
1 Sam Leslie 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 8
2 Augie Galan 6
2 Ival Goodman 6
2 Lyn Lary 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 1.32
2 Charlie Root 1.71
3 Bill Walker 1.76
4 Paul Dean 1.98
5 Curt Davis 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 7
1 Charlie Root 7
3 Carl Hubbell 6
3 Lon Warneke 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 37
2 Paul Dean 34
3 Carl Hubbell 31
3 Charlie Root 31
3 Schoolboy Rowe 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Allyn Stout 3
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .379
2 Joe Medwick .348
3 Joe Vosmik .344
4 Hank Greenberg .341
5 Bill Terry .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Wally Berger 32
3 Ripper Collins 31
3 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 171
2 Ripper Collins 133
3 Wally Berger 126
4 Charlie Gehringer 124
4 Joe Medwick 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Jo-Jo White 26
3 Pepper Martin 21
4 Mel Almada 20
4 Ben Chapman 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 2.59
2 Carl Hubbell 2.63
3 Dizzy Dean 2.69
4 Lefty Gomez 2.80
5 Bill Walker 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Tommy Bridges 25
3 Wes Ferrell 23
3 Mel Harder 23
5 Hal Schumacher 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 183
2 Tommy Bridges 158
3 Van Mungo 155
4 Paul Dean 150
5 Schoolboy Rowe 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 7
2 Chief Hogsett 6
2 Syl Johnson 6
2 Dutch Leonard 6
2 Johnny Murphy 6