1935 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1935 throughout the world.  

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See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Nippon Professional Baseball 1935 in sports

Sources

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First night game on May 24: Cincinnati Reds over visiting Philadelphia Phillies 2-1

Contents 1 Champions 1.1 Major League Baseball 1.2 Other champions 2 Awards and honors 3 MLB Statistical Leaders 4 Major League Baseball final standings 4.1 American League final standings 4.2 National League final standings 5 Events 6 Movies 7 Births 7.1 January-April 7.2 May-August 7.3 September-December 8 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

• World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-2)
• All-Star Game, July 8 at Municipal Stadium: American League, 4-1

[edit] Other champions

• Negro League Baseball All-Star Game, August 11 at Comiskey Park: West, 11-8 (11 innings)

[edit] Awards and honors

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

[edit] MLB 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 BSN 34 RBI Hank Greenberg DET 170 Wally Berger BSN 130 Wins Wes Ferrell BOS 25 Dizzy Dean STL 28 ERA Lefty Grove BOS 2.70 Cy Blanton PIT 2.58

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Detroit Tigers	93	58	.616	--
2nd	New York Yankees	89	60	.597	3.0
3rd	Cleveland Indians	82	71	.536	12.0
4th	Boston Red Sox	78	75	.510	16.0
5th	Chicago White Sox	74	78	.487	19.5
6th	Washington Senators	67	86	.438	27.0
7th	St. Louis Browns	65	87	.428	28.5
8th	Philadelphia Athletics	58	91	.389	34.0

[edit] National League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Chicago Cubs	100	54	.649	--
2nd	St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	.623	4.0
3rd	New York Giants	91	62	.595	8.5
4th	Pittsburgh Pirates	86	67	.562	13.5
5th	Brooklyn Dodgers	70	83	.458	29.5
6th	Cincinnati Reds	68	85	.444	31.5
7th	Philadelphia Phillies	64	89	.418	35.5
8th	Boston Braves	38	115	.248	61.5

[edit] Events

• May 25 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Braves goes 4-4 with 3 home runs and 6 runs batted in. It is the last home runs 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.

[edit] Movies

• Alibi Ike

[edit] Births

[edit] January-April

• January 7 - Dick Schofield
• January 26 - Bob Uecker
• February 19 - Russ Nixon
• March 22 - Gene Oliver
• April 28 - Pedro Ramos

[edit] May-August

• May 12 - Felipe Alou
• May 26 - Eddie Haas
• June 25 - Don Demeter
• July 15 - Donn Clendenon
• July 21 - Moe Drabowsky
• July 25 - Larry Sherry
• August 12 - Ken McBride
• August 13 - Mudcat Grant
• August 15 - Joey Jay
• August 19 - Bobby Richardson
• August 27 - Ernie Broglio
• August 31 - Frank Robinson

[edit] September-December

• September 27 - Dave Wickersham
• September 29 - Earl Battey
• October 28 - Bob Veale
• October 30 - Jim Perry
• November 9 - Bob Gibson
• December 7 - Don Cardwell
• December 13 - Joe Christopher
• December 13 - Lindy McDaniel
• December 19 - Tony Taylor
• December 25 - Al Jackson
• December 30 - Sandy Koufax

[edit] Deaths

• April 28 - Swede Carlstrom, 47, shortstop for the Boston Red Sox in 1911
• May 3 - Ted Breitenstein, 65, pitcher for the Browns and Reds whose 160 victories were the most by a 19th-century lefthander
• July 2 - Hank O'Day, 72, National League umpire for 30 years between 1895 and 1927 who worked in ten World Series; won 22 games as pitcher in 1890 Players' League, and also managed the Reds and Cubs
• July 10 - Paul Hines, 83, center fielder who won the first Triple Crown in 1878, also led NL in doubles three times and ended career with lifetime average over .300; had more hits than any other player over NL's first five seasons, and was second player to collect 1500 hits
• November 6 - Billy Sunday, 72, outfielder who ended his baseball career to become a renowned evangelist
• November 13 - Frank Navin, 64, owner of the Detroit Tigers since 1908 who assembled the pennant-winning teams of 1907-09 and 1934-35
• December 21 - Cy Rigler, 53, National League umpire since 1906 who worked in ten World Series and the first All-Star game; created arm signals for balls and strikes