1935 Major League Baseball season

Sports season

1935 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 16 – October 7, 1935
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Hank Greenberg (DET) NL: Gabby Hartnett (CHC)
AL champions	Detroit Tigers
AL runners-up	New York Yankees
NL champions	Chicago Cubs
NL runners-up	St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
Champions	Detroit Tigers
Runners-up	Chicago Cubs
MLB seasons
← 1934 1936 →

The 1935 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 16 to October 7, 1935. The Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Tigers then defeated the Cubs in the World Series, four games to two.

Awards and honors

Most Valuable Player
- Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers (AL)
- Gabby Hartnett, Chicago Cubs (NL)

Statistical leaders

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Buddy Myer WSH	.349	Arky Vaughan PIT	.385
HR	Jimmie Foxx PHA Hank Greenberg DET	36	Wally Berger BSB	34
RBIs	Hank Greenberg DET	170	Wally Berger BSB	130
Wins	Wes Ferrell BSR	25	Dizzy Dean SLC	28
ERA	Lefty Grove BSR	2.70	Cy Blanton PIT	2.58
SO	Tommy Bridges DET	163	Dizzy Dean SLC	190
SV	Jack Knott SLB	7	Dutch Leonard BKN	8
SB	Billy Werber BSR	29	Augie Galan CHC	22

Standings

American League

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	93	58	0.616	—	53–25	40–33
New York Yankees	89	60	0.597	3	41–33	48–27
Cleveland Indians	82	71	0.536	12	48–29	34–42
Boston Red Sox	78	75	0.510	16	41–37	37–38
Chicago White Sox	74	78	0.487	19½	42–34	32–44
Washington Senators	67	86	0.438	27	37–39	30–47
St. Louis Browns	65	87	0.428	28½	31–44	34–43
Philadelphia Athletics	58	91	0.389	34	30–42	28–49

National League

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	100	54	0.649	—	56–21	44–33
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	0.623	4	53–24	43–34
New York Giants	91	62	0.595	8½	50–27	41–35
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	67	0.562	13½	46–31	40–36
Brooklyn Dodgers	70	83	0.458	29½	38–38	32–45
Cincinnati Reds	68	85	0.444	31½	41–35	27–50
Philadelphia Phillies	64	89	0.418	35½	35–43	29–46
Boston Braves	38	115	0.248	61½	25–50	13–65

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	Detroit Tigers	4

NL	Chicago Cubs	2

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox	Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians	Walter Johnson and Steve O'Neill	Finished 3rd
Detroit Tigers	Mickey Cochrane	Won World Series
New York Yankees	Joe McCarthy	Finished 2nd
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Rogers Hornsby
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers	Casey Stengel
Chicago Cubs	Charlie Grimm	Won NL pennant
Cincinnati Reds	Chuck Dressen
New York Giants	Bill Terry	Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Phillies	Jimmie Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates	Pie Traynor
St. Louis Cardinals	Frankie Frisch	Finished 2nd

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Detroit Tigers^[1]	93	-7.9%	1,034,929	12.6%	13,100
New York Giants^[2]	91	-2.2%	748,748	2.4%	9,478
Chicago Cubs^[3]	100	16.3%	692,604	-2.1%	8,995
New York Yankees^[4]	89	-5.3%	657,508	-23.1%	8,885
Boston Red Sox^[5]	78	2.6%	558,568	-8.5%	7,070
St. Louis Cardinals^[6]	96	1.1%	506,084	55.7%	6,573
Brooklyn Dodgers^[7]	70	-1.4%	470,517	8.4%	6,111
Chicago White Sox^[8]	74	39.6%	470,281	98.8%	6,108
Cincinnati Reds^[9]	68	30.8%	448,247	116.8%	5,898
Cleveland Indians^[10]	82	-3.5%	397,615	1.6%	5,164
Pittsburgh Pirates^[11]	86	16.2%	352,885	9.4%	4,583
Washington Senators^[12]	67	1.5%	255,011	-22.7%	3,312
Philadelphia Athletics^[13]	58	-14.7%	233,173	-23.8%	3,239
Boston Braves^[14]	38	-51.3%	232,754	-23.2%	3,103
Philadelphia Phillies^[15]	64	14.3%	205,470	20.9%	2,601
St. Louis Browns^[16]	65	-3.0%	80,922	-29.8%	1,065

Events

February 5 – Home run king Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees.
May 24 – At Crosley Field, the Cincinnati Reds and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies played the first night game, which Cincinnati won 2–1.
May 25 – Babe Ruth of the Boston Braves goes 4-for-4 with three home runs and six runs batted in. It is the last multi-homer game of Ruth's career, with the final home run being the first ball ever hit to clear the roof at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
May 30 – Babe Ruth ends his playing career with the Boston Braves of the National League.
July 8 – At Cleveland Municipal Stadium, home of the Cleveland Indians, the American League defeats the National League, 4–1, in the All-Star Game.
August 31 – Vern Kennedy pitches a no-hitter as the Chicago White Sox defeat the Cleveland Indians 5–0.
October 7 – The Detroit Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4–3, in Game 6 of the World Series to win their first World Championship, four games to two. This was Detroit's first Series victory after failing to win four previous times.
November 26 – The National League takes over the bankrupt, last-place Boston Braves franchise after several failed attempts to buy the club. The league takes over only temporarily, until matters can be straightened out.

References

^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

1935 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

v t e 1935 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1935 All-Star Game 1935 World Series

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