On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1935

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 80 43 .650 --
Yankees 70 52 .574 9.5
Indians 64 58 .525 15.5
Red Sox 63 61 .508 17.5
White Sox 61 60 .504 18.0
Athletics 51 68 .429 27.0
Senators 51 72 .415 29.0
Browns 48 74 .393 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 45 .628 --
Giants 75 47 .615 1.5
Cubs 77 50 .606 2.0
Pirates 72 55 .567 7.0
Dodgers 56 68 .452 21.5
Phillies 53 70 .431 24.0
Reds 54 72 .429 24.5
Braves 33 89 .270 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 4
1 Frank Demaree 4
3 Hughie Critz 3
3 Hank Greenberg 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Stan Hack 3
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 Pete Fox 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Pete Fox 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Weaver 0.89
2 Wes Ferrell 0.22
3 Johnny Marcum 0.21
4 Slick Castleman 0.18
5 Fred Frankhouse 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Slick Castleman 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Jim Weaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Weaver 8
2 Johnny Marcum 3
3 Slick Castleman 2
3 Dick Coffman 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .395
2 Joe Medwick .368
3 Joe Vosmik .352
4 Gabby Hartnett .348
5 Hank Greenberg .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 34
2 Mel Ott 29
3 Wally Berger 28
3 Jimmie Foxx 28
5 Lou Gehrig 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 153
2 Lou Gehrig 108
3 Wally Berger 107
4 Joe Medwick 105
5 Ripper Collins 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 27
2 Mel Almada 21
3 Pepper Martin 17
4 Augie Galan 15
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.53
2 Lefty Grove 2.59
3 Cy Blanton 2.62
4 Hal Schumacher 2.79
5 Red Ruffing 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 22
2 Wes Ferrell 20
3 Carl Hubbell 19
4 Tommy Bridges 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 137
2 Carl Hubbell 135
3 Tommy Bridges 127
4 Cy Blanton 114
5 Schoolboy Rowe 111

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 Terry Moore .476
2 Mel Ott .458
3 Lou Gehrig .449
4 Bob Johnson .397
5 Ripper Collins .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Mel Ott 5
3 Al Simmons 5
3 Hal Trosky 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Hank Greenberg 22
3 Jimmie Foxx 21
3 George Selkirk 21
5 Ed Coleman 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 4
2 Jocko Conlan 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Jesse Hill 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roxie Lawson 0.00
2 Jim Weaver 0.60
3 Tom Baker 0.95
4 Schoolboy Rowe 1.24
5 Lefty Grove 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Ivy Andrews 3
2 Elden Auker 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 22
2 Sugar Cain 20
2 Dizzy Dean 20
4 Jim Weaver 18
5 Tommy Bridges 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 3
2 Johnny Marcum 2
2 Russ Van Atta 2
2 Lon Warneke 2
5 22 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .405
2 Arky Vaughan .395
3 Lou Gehrig .390
4 Mel Ott .380
5 Buddy Myer .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
1 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Wally Berger 8
3 Hal Trosky 8
5 Hank Greenberg 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 George Selkirk 43
3 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Hal Trosky 33
5 Jimmie Foxx 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 6
1 Jesse Hill 6
1 Lyn Lary 6
1 Billy Werber 6
5 Ben Chapman 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Weaver 1.04
2 Ed Heusser 1.40
3 Tommy Bridges 1.76
4 Lefty Grove 1.86
5 Cy Blanton 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 7
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Red Ruffing 6
4 Ivy Andrews 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 37
2 Lefty Grove 35
3 Carl Hubbell 32
4 Tommy Bridges 30
4 Lefty Gomez 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Knott 3
1 Johnny Marcum 3
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 Paul Derringer 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .383
2 Hank Greenberg .348
3 Joe Medwick .347
4 Joe Vosmik .345
5 Lou Gehrig .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Wally Berger 33
5 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 184
2 Wally Berger 131
3 Jimmie Foxx 127
3 Lou Gehrig 127
5 Ripper Collins 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 33
2 Mel Almada 24
3 Pepper Martin 23
4 Jo-Jo White 22
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 2.53
2 Cy Blanton 2.64
3 Hal Schumacher 2.74
4 Dizzy Dean 2.75
5 Red Ruffing 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Tommy Bridges 24
3 Mel Harder 23
4 Wes Ferrell 22
4 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 184
2 Tommy Bridges 161
3 Carl Hubbell 157
4 Paul Dean 150
5 Schoolboy Rowe 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 7
2 Syl Johnson 6
2 Jack Knott 6
2 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Al Smith 6