1935 Chicago Cubs season

1935  Chicago Cubs
National League champions
League	National League
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Record	100–54 (.649)
League place	1st
Owners	Philip K. Wrigley
General managers	Charles Weber
Managers	Charlie Grimm
Radio	WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (Pat Flanagan) WMAQ (Hal Totten) WIND (Russ Hodges)
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The 1935 Chicago Cubs season was the 64th season for the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 60th in the National League and the 20th at Wrigley Field. The season saw the Cubs finish with 100 wins for the first time in 25 years; they would not win 100 games in another season until 2016. The Cubs won their 14th National League pennant in team history and faced the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, but lost in six games.

The 1935 season is largely remembered for the Cubs' 21-game winning streak. The streak began on September 4 with the Cubs 2.5 games out of first place. They would not lose again until September 28. The streak propelled the Cubs to the National League pennant. The 21-game winning streak tied the franchise and major league record set in 1880 when they were known as the Chicago White Stockings.

Regular season

Gabby Hartnett was the first National League catcher to win the MVP Award. ^[1]

Season standings

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	100	54	.649	—	56‍–‍21	44‍–‍33
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	.623	4	53‍–‍24	43‍–‍34
New York Giants	91	62	.595	8½	50‍–‍27	41‍–‍35
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	67	.562	13½	46‍–‍31	40‍–‍36
Brooklyn Dodgers	70	83	.458	29½	38‍–‍38	32‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds	68	85	.444	31½	41‍–‍35	27‍–‍50
Philadelphia Phillies	64	89	.418	35½	35‍–‍43	29‍–‍46
Boston Braves	38	115	.248	61½	25‍–‍50	13‍–‍65

Record vs. opponents

1935 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	6–16	3–19	10–12	5–16	8–14	2–20	4–18
Brooklyn	16–6	—	5–17	11–11	9–13	12–9–1	11–11	6–16
Chicago	19–3	17–5	—	14–8	14–8	13–9	15–7	8–14
Cincinnati	12–10	11–11	8–14	—	8–14–1	13–9	8–13	8–14
New York	16–5	13–9	8–14	14–8–1	—	12–10–2	14–8	14–8
Philadelphia	14–8	9–12–1	9–13	9–13	10–12–2	—	6–16	7–15
Pittsburgh	20–2	11–11	7–15	13–8	8–14	16–6	—	11–11
St. Louis	18–4	16–6	14–8	14–8	8–14	15–7	11–11	—

Roster

1935 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 18 Clay Bryant 16 Tex Carleton 21 Hugh Casey 14 Larry French 22 Roy Henshaw 23 Roy Joiner 24 Fabian Kowalik 15 Bill Lee 17 Charlie Root 23 Clyde Shoun 12 Lon Warneke		Catchers  9 Gabby Hartnett 41 Ken O'Dea 42 Walter Stephenson Infielders 43 Phil Cavarretta  1 Woody English  8 Charlie Grimm 39 Stan Hack  2 Billy Herman 11 Billy Jurges		Outfielders  3 Kiki Cuyler  6 Frank Demaree 51 Augie Galan  4 Chuck Klein  7 Freddie Lindstrom  5 Tuck Stainback Other batters 18 Johnny Gill		Manager  8 Charlie Grimm Coaches 56 Red Corriden 61 Roy Johnson

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Gabby Hartnett	116	413	142	.344	13	91
1B	Phil Cavarretta	146	589	162	.275	8	82
2B	Billy Herman	154	666	227	.341	7	83
3B	Stan Hack	124	427	133	.311	4	64
SS	Billy Jurges	146	519	125	.241	1	59
OF	Chuck Klein	119	434	127	.293	21	73
OF	Augie Galan	154	646	203	.314	12	79
OF	Frank Demaree	107	385	125	.325	2	66

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Freddie Lindstrom	90	342	94	.275	3	62
Ken O'Dea	76	202	52	.257	6	38
Kiki Cuyler	45	157	42	.268	4	18
Tuck Stainback	47	94	24	.255	3	11
Woody English	34	84	17	.202	2	8
Walter Stephenson	16	26	10	.385	0	2
Charlie Grimm	2	8	0	.000	0	0
Johnny Gill	3	3	1	.333	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lon Warneke	41	261.2	20	13	3.06	120
Bill Lee	39	252.0	20	6	2.96	100
Larry French	42	246.1	17	10	2.96	90
Tex Carleton	31	171.0	11	8	3.89	84
Roy Henshaw	31	142.2	13	5	3.28	53

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Clyde Shoun	5	12.2	1	0	2.84	5

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Charlie Root	38	15	8	2	3.08	94
Fabian Kowalik	20	2	2	1	4.42	20
Hugh Casey	13	0	0	0	3.86	10
Clay Bryant	9	1	2	2	5.16	13
Roy Joiner	2	0	0	0	5.40	0

1935 World Series

Main article: 1935 World Series

Game 1

October 2, 1935, at Navin Field in Detroit

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	0
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
WP: Lon Warneke (1–0)   LP: Schoolboy Rowe (0–1) Home runs: CHI: Frank Demaree (1) DET: None

Game 2

October 3, 1935, at Navin Field in Detroit

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	6	1
Detroit	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	×	8	9	2
WP: Tommy Bridges (1–0)   LP: Charley Root (0–1) Home runs: CHI: None DET: Hank Greenberg (1)

Game 3

October 4, 1935, at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	6	12	2
Chicago	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	10	3
WP: Schoolboy Rowe (1–1)   LP: Larry French (0–1) Home runs: DET: None CHI: Frank Demaree (2)

Game 4

October 5, 1935, at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
Chicago	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
WP: Alvin Crowder (1–0)   LP: Tex Carleton (0–1) Home runs: DET: None CHI: Gabby Hartnett (1)

Game 5

October 6, 1935, at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	1
Chicago	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	×	3	8	0
WP: Lon Warneke (2–0)   LP: Schoolboy Rowe (1–2)   Sv: Bill Lee Home runs: DET: None CHI: Chuck Klein (1)

Game 6

October 7, 1935, at Navin Field in Detroit

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	12	0
Detroit	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	12	1
WP: Tommy Bridges (2–0)   LP: Larry French (0–2) Home runs: CHI: Billy Herman (1) DET: None

Awards and honors

• Gabby Hartnett, National League MVP

League records

• Billy Herman, National League record, Most doubles in one season by a second baseman (57) ^[2]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Jack Lelivelt
B	Peoria Tractors	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Jack Sheehan and Bill Rodgers
B	Portsmouth Truckers	Piedmont League	Pip Koehler
C	Ponca City Angels	Western Association	Mike Gazella

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Ponca City ^[3]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball longest winning streaks

Notes

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN   978-0-451-22363-0
2. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN   978-0-451-22363-0
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1935 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference