On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 78 43 .645 --
Yankees 68 52 .567 9.5
Indians 62 58 .517 15.5
White Sox 61 58 .513 16.0
Red Sox 62 59 .512 16.0
Athletics 51 66 .436 25.0
Senators 50 71 .413 28.0
Browns 47 72 .395 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 44 .627 --
Giants 74 45 .622 0.5
Cubs 75 49 .605 2.0
Pirates 69 55 .556 8.0
Dodgers 55 67 .451 21.0
Phillies 53 68 .438 22.5
Reds 54 71 .432 23.5
Braves 32 87 .269 42.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Johnson 6
2 Zeke Bonura 4
2 Samuel Byrd 4
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Coleman 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Rip Radcliff 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Coleman 5
2 George Selkirk 4
3 Jack Burns 3
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Gehrig 2
1 Jesse Hill 2
3 Ben Chapman 1
3 Kiki Cuyler 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 2.00
2 Vic Sorrell 0.47
3 Russ Van Atta 0.38
4 Carl Doyle 0.31
5 Van Mungo 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Bob Poser 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 12
2 Vic Sorrell 7
3 Carl Doyle 5
3 Russ Van Atta 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vern Kennedy 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .400
2 Joe Medwick .372
3 Joe Vosmik .347
4 Hank Greenberg .345
5 Gabby Hartnett .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 33
2 Mel Ott 29
3 Jimmie Foxx 28
4 Wally Berger 27
5 Lou Gehrig 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 147
2 Wally Berger 106
2 Lou Gehrig 106
4 Joe Medwick 105
5 Jimmie Foxx 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 27
2 Mel Almada 20
3 Pepper Martin 17
4 Augie Galan 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.56
2 Lefty Grove 2.60
3 Ted Lyons 2.69
4 Cy Blanton 2.69
5 Hal Schumacher 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 22
2 Wes Ferrell 19
2 Carl Hubbell 19
4 Tommy Bridges 18
5 Hal Schumacher 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 136
2 Carl Hubbell 130
3 Tommy Bridges 127
4 Schoolboy Rowe 111
5 Cy Blanton 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 6
1 Jack Knott 6
3 Chief Hogsett 5
3 Willis Hudlin 5
3 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .455
2 Arky Vaughan .431
3 Lou Gehrig .423
4 Gus Mancuso .412
5 Jesse Hill .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Mel Ott 5
3 Al Simmons 5
3 Hal Trosky 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Jimmie Foxx 25
3 George Selkirk 20
4 Hank Greenberg 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 3
1 Jocko Conlan 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Weaver 0.72
2 Tom Baker 0.95
3 Lefty Grove 1.04
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.33
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
3 Watty Clark 3
3 Dizzy Dean 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 24
2 Sugar Cain 20
3 Dizzy Dean 19
4 Tommy Bridges 17
5 Russ Van Atta 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 3
2 Johnny Marcum 2
2 Bobby Reis 2
2 Russ Van Atta 2
2 Lon Warneke 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .420
2 Hank Greenberg .417
3 Gus Mancuso .389
4 Lou Gehrig .379
5 Mel Ott .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Hal Trosky 8
4 Wally Berger 7
4 Mel Ott 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 43
2 George Selkirk 42
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 7
2 Jesse Hill 6
2 Pepper Martin 6
4 Mel Almada 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Weaver 1.05
2 Ed Heusser 1.47
3 Tommy Bridges 1.76
4 Lefty Grove 1.80
5 Red Lucas 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
1 Schoolboy Rowe 7
3 Carl Hubbell 6
4 Ivy Andrews 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 37
1 Schoolboy Rowe 37
3 Lefty Grove 32
4 Dizzy Dean 31
4 Carl Hubbell 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 3
1 Johnny Marcum 3
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 Paul Derringer 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .386
2 Joe Medwick .348
3 Hank Greenberg .347
4 Lou Gehrig .343
5 Joe Vosmik .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Wally Berger 32
4 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 178
2 Wally Berger 131
3 Jimmie Foxx 127
4 Lou Gehrig 126
5 Hal Trosky 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 33
2 Mel Almada 23
2 Pepper Martin 23
2 Jo-Jo White 23
5 Augie Galan 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.50
2 Dizzy Dean 2.68
3 Hal Schumacher 2.70
4 Cy Blanton 2.72
5 Lefty Grove 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Tommy Bridges 25
3 Mel Harder 22
3 Carl Hubbell 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 183
2 Tommy Bridges 165
3 Paul Dean 153
4 Carl Hubbell 152
5 Schoolboy Rowe 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 7
1 Johnny Murphy 7
3 Waite Hoyt 6
3 Syl Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6