1935 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1935  Pittsburgh Pirates
League National League
Ballpark Forbes Field
City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1]
Owners Bill Benswanger
Managers Pie Traynor
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The 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball which involved the Pirates finishing fourth in the National League.

Contents

The roster featured five future Hall of Famers: player-manager Pie Traynor, pitcher Waite Hoyt, shortstop Arky Vaughan, center fielder Lloyd Waner, and right fielder Paul Waner.

Offseason

Regular season

Vaughan hit .385 on his way to being named the NL's Most Valuable Player by The Sporting News. It is considered the best offensive season ever by a shortstop other than Honus Wagner. [3]

On May 25, 1935, Babe Ruth of the Boston Braves hit the final three home runs of his career in one game against the Pirates at Forbes Field. [4]

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 100540.649—56–2144–33
St. Louis Cardinals 96580.623453–2443–34
New York Giants 91620.5958½50–2741–35
Pittsburgh Pirates 86670.56213½46–3140–36
Brooklyn Dodgers 70830.45829½38–3832–45
Cincinnati Reds 68850.44431½41–3527–50
Philadelphia Phillies 64890.41835½35–4329–46
Boston Braves 381150.24861½25–5013–65

Record vs. opponents

1935 National League record

Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston —6–163–1910–125–168–142–204–18
Brooklyn 16–6—5–1711–119–1312–9–111–116–16
Chicago 19–317–5—14–814–813–915–78–14
Cincinnati 12–1011–118–14—8–14–113–98–138–14
New York 16–513–98–1414–8–1—12–10–214–814–8
Philadelphia 14–89–12–19–139–1310–12–2—6–167–15
Pittsburgh 20–211–117–1513–88–1416–6—11–11
St. Louis 18–416–614–814–88–1415–711–11—

Game log

1935 Game Log: 86–67 (Home: 46–31; Away: 40–36)
April: 6–8 (Home: 1–4; Away: 5–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 16@ Reds 12–6Hoyt (1–0)Freitas—27,4001–0
2April 17 Reds 4–7DerringerBush (0–1)——1–1
3April 18 Reds 4–9FreyWeaver (0–1)—1,5601–2
4April 19 Cardinals 3–0Blanton (1–0)Hallahan——2–2
5April 20 Cardinals 1–4WalkerHoyt (1–1)——2–3
6April 21 Cardinals 1–6DeanBush (0–2)—28,0002–4
7April 23@ Reds 4–3Weaver (1–1)FreitasSwift (1)8,8363–4
8April 24@ Reds 5–2Blanton (2–0)Hollingsworth—4,0364–4
9April 25@ Reds 0–6FreyHoyt (1–2)—2,5904–5
10April 26@ Cardinals 2–3 (11)HeusserSwift (0–1)——4–6
11April 27@ Cardinals 8–5Weaver (2–1)Hallahan—10,0005–6
12April 28@ Cardinals 3–2Blanton (3–0)Dean—12,0006–6
13April 29@ Cubs 11–12KowalikSalveson (0–1)Bryant—6–7
14April 30@ Cubs 0–3HenshawBirkofer (0–1)——6–8
May: 17–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
15May 3@ Dodgers 1–2MungoWeaver (2–2)——6–9
16May 4@ Dodgers 1–0Blanton (4–0)Zachary——7–9
17May 5@ Dodgers 9–2Bush (1–2)Clark—13,0008–9
18May 6@ Braves 8–6Hoyt (2–2)BentonBlanton (1)—9–9
19May 8@ Braves 3–12FrankhouseWeaver (2–3)——9–10
20May 9@ Giants 1–3HubbellBlanton (4–1)—6,0009–11
21May 11@ Giants 4–1Bush (2–2)Schumacher——10–11
22May 11@ Giants 0–3FitzsimmonsHoyt (2–3)—40,00010–12
23May 12@ Giants 1–3ParmeleeWeaver (2–4)—20,00010–13
24May 13@ Phillies 10–1Blanton (5–1)Bivin——11–13
25May 14@ Phillies 8–1Birkofer (1–1)Walters—1,50012–13
26May 15@ Phillies 20–5Swift (1–1)Jorgens——13–13
27May 16 Dodgers 0–2 (13)ZacharyHoyt (2–4)—6,00013–14
28May 17 Dodgers 1–7BengeWeaver (2–5)——13–15
29May 18 Dodgers 8–2Blanton (6–1)Mungo—8,00014–15
30May 19 Dodgers 9–6Swift (2–1)EisenstatHoyt (1)10,00015–15
31May 20 Giants 11–4Lucas (1–0)Hubbell——16–15
32May 21 Giants 4–9CastlemanHoyt (2–5)Smith—16–16
33May 22 Giants 2–5ParmeleeBlanton (6–2)—6,00016–17
34May 23 Braves 7–1Swift (3–1)Cantwell—10,00017–17
35May 24 Braves 7–6Weaver (3–5)Brandt——18–17
36May 25 Braves 11–7Hoyt (3–5)Cantwell——19–17
37May 26 Phillies 3–1Blanton (7–2)Prim—10,00020–17
38May 27 Phillies 2–4PezzulloSwift (3–2)Moore—20–18
39May 28 Phillies 3–1Weaver (4–5)Pezzullo——21–18
40May 30 Cubs 4–6HenshawBlanton (7–3)—40,43021–19
41May 30 Cubs 4–1Lucas (2–0)French—40,43022–19
42May 31@ Reds 4–1Swift (4–2)Hollingsworth—19,42923–19
June: 16–11 (Home: 5–1; Away: 11–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
43June 2@ Reds 8–0Weaver (5–5)Derringer—2,97324–19
44June 4 Cardinals 9–5Blanton (8–3)Dean—4,00025–19
45June 6 Cardinals 2–1Bush (3–2)Haines——26–19
46June 7 Reds 4–13 (7)DerringerWeaver (5–6)—1,11026–20
47June 8 Reds 14–8Hoyt (4–5)BrennanBush (1)5,80027–20
48June 9 Reds 7–4Blanton (9–3)Johnson—5,04628–20
49June 10 Reds 14–1Swift (5–2)Hollingsworth—1,18629–20
50June 11@ Dodgers 4–0Bush (4–2)Zachary—3,00030–20
51June 12@ Dodgers 7–3Birkofer (2–1)Leonard——31–20
52June 13@ Dodgers 0–3MungoBlanton (9–4)——31–21
53June 14@ Dodgers 1–0Swift (6–2)Clark——32–21
54June 15@ Phillies 5–6JohnsonBlanton (9–5)——32–22
55June 16@ Phillies 4–12PezzulloBirkofer (2–2)——32–23
56June 17@ Phillies 12–5Swift (7–2)Walters——33–23
57June 20@ Giants 2–6SmithBush (4–3)——33–24
58June 21@ Giants 4–11CastlemanLucas (2–1)——33–25
59June 22@ Giants 5–4 (11)Hoyt (5–5)Smith——34–25
60June 22@ Giants 3–7SchumacherWeaver (5–7)—10,00034–26
61June 23@ Braves 4–3Weaver (6–7)MacFayden——35–26
62June 23@ Braves 7–4Bush (5–3)Smith——36–26
63June 25@ Braves 2–7MacFaydenBirkofer (2–3)——36–27
64June 26@ Braves 4–2Bush (6–3)Cantwell——37–27
65June 26@ Braves 5–1Swift (8–2)Betts——38–27
66June 28@ Cubs 0–8HenshawWeaver (6–8)——38–28
67June 29@ Cubs 0–1 (12)FrenchHoyt (5–6)——38–29
68June 29@ Cubs 1–2WarnekeLucas (2–2)—17,40038–30
69June 30@ Cubs 9–7Blanton (10–5)Root—10,40039–30
July: 15–14 (Home: 14–12; Away: 1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
70July 2@ Cardinals 0–7HallahanBush (6–4)——39–31
71July 4@ Reds 9–5Hoyt (6–6)Frey——40–31
72July 4@ Reds 4–5BrennanBlanton (10–6)Freitas13,00040–32
73July 5 Cubs 4–0Lucas (3–2)Henshaw—10,00041–32
74July 6 Cubs 8–10 (13)WarnekeSwift (8–3)——41–33
75July 7 Cubs 1–13LeeBlanton (10–7)——41–34
76July 10 Giants 3–10SchumacherHoyt (6–7)——41–35
77July 11 Giants 2–4ParmeleeLucas (3–3)——41–36
78July 13 Giants 6–7HubbellHoyt (6–8)——41–37
79July 14 Giants 4–2Blanton (11–7)Smith—12,00042–37
80July 16 Dodgers 3–9ZacharySwift (8–4)—2,00042–38
81July 17 Dodgers 4–5ClarkBush (6–5)Leonard—42–39
82July 17 Dodgers 0–5EarnshawHoyt (6–9)——42–40
83July 18 Dodgers 3–5BengeBlanton (11–8)Leonard—42–41
84July 19 Braves 6–5Bush (7–5)Cantwell——43–41
85July 20 Braves 14–2Brown (1–0)Frankhouse——44–41
86July 20 Braves 6–3Weaver (7–8)MacFayden——45–41
87July 21 Braves 7–0Swift (9–4)Brandt——46–41
88July 22 Phillies 5–4Bush (8–5)Pezzullo——47–41
89July 24 Phillies 8–6Birkofer (3–3)PrimBush (2)—48–41
90July 24 Phillies 4–3Brown (2–0)JohnsonHoyt (2)—49–41
91July 25 Phillies 9–8Bush (9–5)Davis——50–41
92July 27 Cardinals 10–4Blanton (12–8)Collins——51–41
93July 28 Cardinals 3–4DeanBush (9–6)—36,00051–42
94July 28 Cardinals 5–4Swift (10–4)Walker—36,00052–42
95July 29 Cardinals 3–2Lucas (4–3)Hallahan——53–42
96July 30 Cubs 6–9LeeBrown (2–1)——53–43
97July 31 Cubs 2–4HenshawBlanton (12–9)French—53–44
98July 31 Cubs 6–5 (11)Birkofer (4–3)Root——54–44
August: 20–11 (Home: 7–2; Away: 13–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
99August 1 Cubs 6–5Swift (11–4)WarnekeHoyt (3)—55–44
100August 3@ Cardinals 0–6WalkerLucas (4–4)——55–45
101August 4@ Cardinals 3–4 (10)DeanHoyt (6–10)—17,00055–46
102August 4@ Cardinals 5–6WalkerSwift (11–5)—17,00055–47
103August 6@ Cubs 1–2HenshawBirkofer (4–4)—16,00055–48
104August 7@ Cubs 6–0Blanton (13–9)French——56–48
105August 8@ Cubs 5–9CarletonBush (9–7)——56–49
106August 9 Reds 1–0Swift (12–5)Hollingsworth——57–49
107August 10 Reds 0–2DerringerBirkofer (4–5)——57–50
108August 11 Reds 5–4Blanton (14–9)Freitas——58–50
109August 11 Reds 3–4SchottBush (9–8)Derringer—58–51
110August 12 Reds 7–4Lucas (5–4)HollingsworthBirkofer (1)—59–51
111August 14@ Phillies 8–1Swift (13–5)Davis——60–51
112August 14@ Phillies 7–4Weaver (8–8)Pezzullo——61–51
113August 15@ Phillies 1–9BowmanBush (9–9)——61–52
114August 17@ Phillies 2–0Lucas (6–4)Jorgens——62–52
115August 17@ Phillies 5–1Birkofer (5–5)Walters——63–52
116August 18@ Dodgers 0–3ClarkSwift (13–6)——63–53
117August 18@ Dodgers 3–9BengeBush (9–10)Reis—63–54
118August 20@ Dodgers 2–0Weaver (9–8)Zachary——64–54
119August 21@ Dodgers 0–5EarnshawBirkofer (5–6)——64–55
120August 23@ Braves 7–5Swift (14–6)CantwellHoyt (4)—65–55
121August 24@ Braves 3–2Blanton (15–9)Frankhouse—2,00066–55
122August 25@ Braves 9–2Weaver (10–8)Smith——67–55
123August 25@ Braves 6–5 (11)Lucas (7–4)Betts——68–55
124August 26@ Giants 10–2Birkofer (6–6)Smith——69–55
125August 28@ Giants 6–1Blanton (16–9)Hubbell——70–55
126August 28@ Giants 9–5Swift (15–6)Parmelee—15,00071–55
127August 29 Cardinals 5–1Weaver (11–8)Dean—7,00072–55
128August 30 Cardinals 9–3Lucas (8–4)Hallahan——73–55
129August 31 Cubs 5–0Birkofer (7–6)French——74–55
September: 12–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 2–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
130September 1 Cubs 2–8HenshawBlanton (16–10)——74–56
131September 2@ Cardinals 3–4 (16)DeanHoyt (6–11)—31,00074–57
132September 2@ Cardinals 1–4 (5)DeanSwift (15–7)—31,00074–58
133September 5 Dodgers 5–4Birkofer (8–6)LeonardHoyt (5)1,00075–58
134September 6 Dodgers 13–0Blanton (17–10)Zachary——76–58
135September 7 Dodgers 5–4Bush (10–10)Benge——77–58
136September 8 Giants 1–3HubbellLucas (8–5)—18,00077–59
137September 10 Giants 3–4CastlemanBlanton (17–11)Stout—77–60
138September 10 Giants 2–4SmithBirkofer (8–7)—4,00077–61
139September 11 Giants 10–7Bush (11–10)Parmelee——78–61
140September 12 Phillies 11–0Weaver (12–8)Pezzullo——79–61
141September 13 Phillies 1–5DavisSwift (15–8)——79–62
142September 14 Phillies 5–7PrimBlanton (17–12)——79–63
143September 15 Phillies 5–3Birkofer (9–7)Jorgens——80–63
144September 16 Braves 5–3Brown (3–1)Brown——81–63
145September 17 Braves 6–4Weaver (13–8)BrandtHoyt (6)—82–63
146September 18 Braves 5–2Blanton (18–12)Frankhouse——83–63
147September 19 Braves 7–6Hoyt (7–11)Cantwell——84–63
148September 21@ Cubs 3–4HenshawBush (11–11)Warneke39,00084–64
149September 22@ Cubs 0–2FrenchBlanton (18–13)—40,55884–65
150September 23@ Cardinals 12–0Weaver (14–8)Heusser—7,50085–65
151September 24@ Cardinals 2–11HallahanLucas (8–6)——85–66
152September 29@ Reds 5–1Brown (4–1)Hollingsworth——86–66
153September 29@ Reds 6–9DerringerPasseau (0–1)—8,02186–67
Legend:       = Win       = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1935 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Tom Padden 9730282.272130
1B Gus Suhr 153529144.2721081
2B Pep Young 128494131.265782
3B Tommy Thevenow 11040897.238047
SS Arky Vaughan 137499192.3851999
LF Woody Jensen 143627203.324862
CF Lloyd Waner 122537166.309046
RF Paul Waner 139549176.3211178

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Cookie Lavagetto 7823167.290019
Earl Grace 7722459.263329
Pie Traynor 5720457.279136
Bud Hafey 5818442.228616
Babe Herman 268119.23507
Earl Browne 9328.25006
Bill Brubaker 6110.00000
Aubrey Epps 143.75003
Steve Swetonic 100----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Cy Blanton 35254.118132.58142
Jim Weaver 33176.11483.4287
Red Lucas 20125.2863.4429
Claude Passeau 13.00112.001

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Guy Bush 41204.111114.3242
Bill Swift 39203.2158.27074
Waite Hoyt 39164.07113.4063
Ralph Birkofer 37150.1974.0780
Mace Brown 1872.2413.5928

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Jack Salveson 50109.002
Wayne Osborne 20006.751
Hal Smith 10003.000

Awards and honors

1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

League top five finishers

Cy Blanton

Bill Swift

Arky Vaughan

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AA Kansas City Blues American Association Dutch Zwilling
A Birmingham Barons Southern Association Clyde Milan and Bill Pierre
C Portsmouth Pirates Middle Atlantic League Jake Pitler

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References

  1. ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  2. ↑ Leon Chagnon page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ James, Bill. The New Historical Baseball Abstract
  4. ↑ Shrum, Rick (May 10, 2006). "Parting shots: Two local men recall being witness to Babe Ruth's final three home runs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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