On This Day

Tuesday, August 13, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 66 38 .635 --
Yankees 60 42 .588 5.0
Red Sox 55 49 .529 11.0
White Sox 52 48 .520 12.0
Indians 51 52 .495 14.5
Athletics 44 54 .449 19.0
Senators 45 59 .433 21.0
Browns 35 66 .347 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 38 .638 --
Cardinals 63 40 .612 3.0
Cubs 67 43 .609 2.5
Pirates 59 51 .536 10.5
Dodgers 48 57 .457 19.0
Phillies 48 58 .453 19.5
Reds 47 61 .435 21.5
Braves 27 78 .257 40.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Almada 3
1 Dusty Cooke 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Almada 4
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Eric McNair 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Marcum 0.62
2 Red Ruffing 0.50
3 Lefty Stewart 0.22
4 Johnny Welch 0.21
5 General Crowder 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Marcum 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Johnny Welch 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Marcum 5
2 Red Ruffing 3
2 Johnny Welch 3
4 Jack Salveson 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .396
2 Joe Medwick .371
3 Buddy Myer .348
4 Gabby Hartnett .346
5 Joe Vosmik .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 31
2 Wally Berger 25
3 Mel Ott 24
4 Dolph Camilli 21
4 Bob Johnson 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 128
2 Wally Berger 96
3 Joe Medwick 89
4 Ripper Collins 84
4 Mel Ott 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 25
2 Mel Almada 17
3 Pepper Martin 14
4 Augie Galan 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.45
2 Cy Blanton 2.69
3 Ted Lyons 2.78
4 Roy Henshaw 2.80
5 Lefty Grove 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 19
1 Wes Ferrell 19
3 Tommy Bridges 17
4 Hal Schumacher 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 117
2 Carl Hubbell 115
3 Tommy Bridges 110
4 Cy Blanton 105
5 Van Mungo 98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Myer .490
2 Jack Rothrock .452
3 Red Rolfe .426
4 Hank Greenberg .415
5 Mel Almada .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
2 Harlond Clift 4
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Pinky Higgins 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Selkirk 22
2 Wally Berger 18
3 Harlond Clift 17
3 Lou Gehrig 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Jesse Hill 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 Red Rolfe 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 0.93
2 Tommy Bridges 1.00
3 Ralph Birkofer 1.17
4 Les Munns 1.23
5 Bucky Walters 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Marcum 4
2 Joe Bowman 3
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 21
2 Cy Blanton 15
2 Lefty Gomez 15
4 Johnny Marcum 14
4 Hal Schumacher 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Allyn Stout 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Ralph Birkofer 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .421
2 Pinky Higgins .400
3 Buddy Myer .392
4 Mel Almada .389
5 Joe Medwick .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 9
2 Wally Berger 8
3 Chuck Klein 7
4 Lou Gehrig 6
4 Arky Vaughan 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 30
1 Pinky Higgins 30
3 Wally Berger 29
3 Sam Leslie 29
3 3 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 9
2 Augie Galan 6
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 5
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Birkofer 1.77
2 Elden Auker 1.89
3 Curt Davis 1.95
4 Johnny Marcum 1.97
5 Paul Dean 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 6
1 Johnny Marcum 6
1 Charlie Root 6
4 Ivy Andrews 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 Lefty Gomez 35
3 Paul Dean 33
3 Wes Ferrell 33
5 Charlie Root 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allyn Stout 3
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Dick Coffman 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .381
2 Joe Medwick .347
3 Hank Greenberg .345
4 Doc Cramer .339
5 Joe Vosmik .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Wally Berger 34
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Mel Ott 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 170
2 Wally Berger 135
3 Ripper Collins 123
4 Charlie Gehringer 119
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Jo-Jo White 24
3 Mel Almada 20
3 Pepper Martin 20
5 Ben Chapman 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.56
2 Hal Schumacher 2.70
3 Cy Blanton 2.71
4 Carl Hubbell 2.72
5 Dizzy Dean 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Tommy Bridges 24
2 Mel Harder 24
4 Wes Ferrell 23
5 Johnny Marcum 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 174
2 Tommy Bridges 155
3 Van Mungo 147
4 Paul Dean 145
5 Lefty Gomez 143

Saves

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