1935 Major League Baseball season

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1935 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 16 – September 29, 1935
World Series:
  • October 2–7, 1935
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
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
Locations of teams for the 1934–1939 American League seasons
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of teams for the 1932–1935 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg National League

The 1935 major league baseball season began on April 16, 1935. The regular season ended on September 29, with the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 32nd World Series on October 2 and ended with Game 6 on October 7. The Tigers defeated the Cubs, four games to two, capturing their first championship in franchise history. This was the third World Series between the two teams, and the first to see the Tigers win over the Cubs. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the St. Louis Cardinals from the 1934 season.

Contents

The third Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 8 at the Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Cleveland Indians. The American League won, 4–1.

Schedule

The 1935 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day took place on April 16 and saw twelve teams across both leagues play. The final day of the regular season was on September 29 and featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which began with the 1930 season. The World Series took place between October 2 and October 7.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [1]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000 Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Walter Johnson
Steve O'Neill
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000 Mickey Cochrane
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 62,000 Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Rogers Hornsby
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 32,000 Bucky Harris
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 46,500 Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers New York, New York Ebbets Field 32,000 Casey Stengel
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000 Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Crosley Field 26,060 Chuck Dressen
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 56,000 Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,800 Jimmie Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000 Pie Traynor
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Frankie Frisch

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 9358.616—53‍–‍2540‍–‍33
New York Yankees 8960.597341‍–‍3348‍–‍27
Cleveland Indians 8271.5361248‍–‍2934‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox 7875.5101641‍–‍3737‍–‍38
Chicago White Sox 7478.48719½42‍–‍3432‍–‍44
Washington Senators 6786.4382737‍–‍3930‍–‍47
St. Louis Browns 6587.42828½31‍–‍4434‍–‍43
Philadelphia Athletics 5891.3893430‍–‍4228‍–‍49

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 10054.649—56‍–‍2144‍–‍33
St. Louis Cardinals 9658.623453‍–‍2443‍–‍34
New York Giants 9162.5958½50‍–‍2741‍–‍35
Pittsburgh Pirates 8667.56213½46‍–‍3140‍–‍36
Brooklyn Dodgers 7083.45829½38‍–‍3832‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds 6885.44431½41‍–‍3527‍–‍50
Philadelphia Phillies 6489.41835½35‍–‍4329‍–‍46
Boston Braves 38115.24861½25‍–‍5013‍–‍65

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Detroit Tigers 4
NL Chicago Cubs 2

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Red Sox Bucky Harris Joe Cronin
Washington Senators Joe Cronin Bucky Harris

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Cleveland Indians Walter Johnson Steve O'Neill

League leaders

Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.

American League

Hitting leaders [2]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Buddy Myer (WSH).349
OPS Jimmie Foxx (PHA)1.096
HR Jimmie Foxx (PHA)
Hank Greenberg (DET)		36
RBI Hank Greenberg (DET)168
R Lou Gehrig (NYY)125
H Joe Vosmik (CLE)216
SB Billy Werber (BRS)29
Pitching leaders [3]
StatPlayerTotal
W Wes Ferrell (BRS)25
L Bobo Newsom (WSH/ SLB )18
ERA Lefty Grove (BRS)2.70
K Tommy Bridges (DET)163
IP Wes Ferrell (BRS)322.1
SV Jack Knott (SLB)7
WHIP Lefty Grove (BRS)1.223
All Star Buddy Myer BuddyMyerGoudeycard.jpg
All Star Buddy Myer

National League

Hitting leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Arky Vaughan (PIT).385
OPS Arky Vaughan (PIT)1.098
HR Wally Berger (BSB)34
RBI Wally Berger (BSB)130
R Augie Galan (CHC)133
H Billy Herman (CHC)227
SB Augie Galan (CHC)22
Pitching leaders [5]
StatPlayerTotal
W Dizzy Dean (SLC)28
L Ben Cantwell (BSB)25
ERA Cy Blanton (PIT)2.58
K Dizzy Dean (SLC)190
IP Dizzy Dean (SLC)325.1
SV Dutch Leonard (BKN)8
WHIP Cy Blanton (PIT)1.081

Awards and honors

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two-time MVP Hank Greenberg 1937 cropped.jpg
Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two-time MVP

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican League
Most Valuable Player Gabby Hartnett (CHC) Hank Greenberg (DET)
The Sporting News Awards
AwardNational LeagueAmerican League
Most Valuable Player [6] Arky Vaughan (PIT) Hank Greenberg (DET)

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Detroit Tigers [7] 93−7.9%1,034,92912.6%13,100
New York Giants [8] 91−2.2%748,7482.4%9,478
Chicago Cubs [9] 10016.3%692,604−2.1%8,995
New York Yankees [10] 89−5.3%657,508−23.1%8,885
Boston Red Sox [11] 782.6%558,568−8.5%7,070
St. Louis Cardinals [12] 961.1%506,08455.7%6,573
Brooklyn Dodgers [13] 70−1.4%470,5178.4%6,111
Chicago White Sox [14] 7439.6%470,28198.8%6,108
Cincinnati Reds [15] 6830.8%448,247116.8%5,898
Cleveland Indians [16] 82−3.5%397,6151.6%5,164
Pittsburgh Pirates [17] 8616.2%352,8859.4%4,583
Washington Senators [18] 671.5%255,011−22.7%3,312
Philadelphia Athletics [19] 58−14.7%233,173−23.8%3,239
Boston Braves [20] 38−51.3%232,754−23.2%3,103
Philadelphia Phillies [21] 6414.3%205,47020.9%2,601
St. Louis Browns [22] 65−3.0%80,922−29.8%1,065

Events

References

  1. ↑ "1935 Major League Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "1935 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1935 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1935 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1935 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Most Valuable Player Award by The Sporting News | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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