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1935

April

In the AL East, the A’s stand on top with a 17-8 record. The Red Sox are right behind them, only 1 game back. The Washington Senators sit 5 back. In the West, Atlanta starts out 14-11 and they have a 1 game lead over the Detroit Tigers. Both Vegas and San Francisco are 2 games back while LA is only 3 back.

In the NL East, New York is off to a 18-7 start, and they lead the Pirates by 4 games. The Phillies are 6 back. In the Midwest, the defending Champion St. Louis Cardinals are 18-7 and are 4 games up on the Dallas Braves. Cincinnati is 6 back.

May

In the AL East, the Philadelphia A’s are 34-20. They have opened up a 6 game lead over the Washington Senators and a 7 game lead over the Red Sox. Cleveland is 8 back. In the West, Detroit is 31-23, and hold a slim 1 game lead over the Atlanta Black Birds. San Francisco is just 2 back.

In the NL East, it is the New York Giants division to lose. They are 39-15 and hold a 8 game lead over the Pirates. Everyone else is at least 10 back. In the Midwest, St. Louis is still on top with a 33-21 record, but Dallas is just 1 game back. The Reds sit 5 back.

On May 6, The Phillies’ Ben Cantwell threw the league’s fourth Perfect Game against the Dallas Braves in a 7-0 victory. Cantwell struck out 3 batters and walked nobody on the day!

June

In the AL East, the A’s remain in first with a 47-34 record. The Red Sox have moved up a bit and now are in second place, 4 games back. The Senators are 5 back. In the West, San Francisco has moved into first with a 48-33 record. They have gone up 4 games on the Detroit Tigers. Atlanta is 6 back.

In the NL East, New York has now opened up a 10 game lead over the rest of the division. They should cruise into the playoffs in the second half of the season. In the Midwest, St. Louis holds onto first place with a50-31 record. Dallas is the only team to challenge them, and they are 4 back.

In the All-Star game, the AL wins 6-4. Dale Alexander was 3 for 4 with a homerun and 3 RBI. He was named MVP.

July

The A’s have lead from the start and continue to do so with a 63-43 record. Boston sits 5 back, while the Senators are 6 back. In the West, San Francisco has widened the gap, and now lead the Tigers by 8 games. Atlanta is 9 out.

In the NL East, the New York Giants are winning at a record pace. They are 75-31 for a .708 winning percentage. Pittsburgh is in second place at an amazing 17 games back. In the Midwest, St. Louis remains in first, by 6 games over both the Reds and Braves.

On July 24, Cincinnati’s Dutch Ulrich threw a No-Hitter in a 6-0 victory over the Dallas Braves. Dutch struck out 10 and walked just 1 on the day.

August

In the AL East, Philadelphia has locked up the division with a 83-51 record and an 11 game lead over the Red Sox. In the West, San Francisco has a 5 game lead over the Tigers.

In the NL East, New York is an amazing 91-43. Pittsburgh is in second, 18 games back. In the Midwest, the Cardinals have pulled away and locked up the division. They are 11 games better than the Dallas Braves.

Chuck Klein continues to hit homeruns at an unheard of pace. With a month left in the season he already has 53 homeruns, and could break his single season record of 66.

On August 29, Brooklyn’s Whitey Wistert threw a No-Hitter in a 5-0 victory over the New York Giants. Whitey struck out 5 and walked 2 on the day.

September 10, 1935

The New York Giants clinch the NL East today.

September 15, 1935

The Philadelphia A’s have clinched the AL East, and on the same day, the St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL Midwest. The Cardinals will return to the playoffs to defend their title.

In the AL West, San Francisco leads Detroit and Atlanta by 4 games.


September 25, 1935

The San Francisco Westerners have clinched the AL West and the playoffs are set.




1935 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (A)101 61 .623 -- .248 2.84
Boston 87 75 .537 14 .244 3.11
Cleveland 82 80 .506 19 .231 2.97
Washington 76 86 .469 25 .240 3.50
Montreal 51 111 .315 50 .234 4.31
West
San Francisco 91 71 .562 -- .234 2.95
Detroit 85 77 .525 6 .255 3.73
Atlanta 85 77 .525 6 .248 3.32
Las Vegas 82 80 .506 9 .235 3.43
Los Angeles 70 92 .432 21 .231 3.56
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
New York 106 56 .654 -- .246 2.64
Pittsburgh 87 75 .537 19 .256 3.47
Philadelphia (N) 80 82 .494 26 .228 3.22
Brooklyn 70 92 .432 36 .226 3.80
Syracuse 61 101 .377 45 .224 3.96
Midwest
St. Louis 101 61 .623 -- .250 2.98
Dallas 88 74 .543 13 .247 3.31
Chicago 81 81 .500 20 .237 4.12
Cincinnati 80 82 .494 21 .245 3.77
Houston 56 106 .346 45 .215 4.22






1935 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.325 Johnny Burnett(PIT)
.310 Charlie Grimm(CLE)
.308 Dale Alexander( DET,AL)
.302 Evar Swanson(NY1,NL)
.300 Pepper Martin(CIN,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
59 Chuck Klein(CHN,NL)
46 Chick Hafey( NY1,NL)
40 Shanty Hogan( CLE,AL)
37 Wally Berger(CIN,NL)
36 Lou Gehrig(BRO,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
130 Chuck Klein(CHN,NL)
121 Chick Hafey( NY1,NL)
114 Shanty Hogan( CLE,AL)
111 Lou Gehrig(BRO,NL)
102 Roy Hutson(PIT)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.74 George Cox(BOS,AL)
2.01 Dutch Ulrich(CIN)
2.02 Tony Kaufmann(SF,AL)
2.10 Flint Rhem(CLE,AL)
2.29 Pete Appleton( NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Bill Swift(SLN)
25 Curt Davis(PHA,AL)
24 Pete Appleton( NY1,NL)
23 Sloppy Thurston(PHA,AL)
23 George Cox(BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Ed Strelecki(BRO,NL)
9 Garland Braxton(PHI,NL)
8 Bobby Burke(DET)
7 Allyn Stout(SF)
7 Al Williamson(LA SYR)




ALCS

The ALCS opens in Philadelphia, but it is the San Francisco Westerners who lay a beating down on the A’s, 7-1. The Westerners also win game 2 on the road, 3-1 to take a commanding 2-0 Series lead heading home.

Philadelphia comes to life on the road and take game 3, 2-1. A 4 hitter in a 4-0 shutout in game 4 pulls the A’s even, 2-2 in the Series. In game 5, the A’s complete the road sweep with a 2-1 win, and now lead the Westerners, 3 game to 2.

It took 10 innings, but the A’s have now won 4 in a row and advance to the World Series with a 6-5 victory over the Westerners in Game 6.


NLCS

St. Louis steals game 1, 2-1, in New York against the favored Giants. The Giants come back to take game 2, 4-1 to tie the Series up as it heads to St. Louis.

St. Louis takes game 3 at home, 4-1 and they take a 2-1 Series lead. The Giants score 6 runs in the second inning of game 4, and take it 6-1 to even the Series at 2. The Giants shut out the Cardinals 4-0 in game 5 to take the important 3-2 Series lead back to New York.

St. Louis forces a decisive game 7 by winning game 6, 7-1. The defending Champions will refuse to give up their crown.

The Cardinals score 3 in the top of the 2nd inning to go up 3-0. Both teams score 1 in the 4th, but the Cardinals break the game open in the 7th with 3 more runs to take a 7-1 lead. The final score is 8-2 and the defending Champs return to the World Series. For the 106 win Giants, the season comes to an early ending for them.


World Series

The Series opens in Philadelphia and the A’s take Game 1, 5-3. The Cardinals come back in game 2 with a 5-0 shutout, allowing only 3 hits to the A’s. The Series moves to St. Louis, all tied up.

St. Louis takes game 3, 2-1, and also take a 2-1 Series lead. The Cardinals move 1 game from repeating with a 8-2 blowout in game 4. They now lead the Series 3-1. Philadelphia comes back with a blowout win of their own, 8-2, to send the Series back to Philadelphia for at least 1 more game.

In Game 6, the Cardinals put this season to rest with a 5-3 victory, and a 4-2 Series Victory. The Cardinals are repeat Champions and now have 5 World Series Titles, the most of any team!

Champion Review

The Cardinals had three outstanding pitchers on their staff this season. Lefty Gomez went 22-8 with a 3.09 ERA. Bill Swift went 26-9 with a 2.39 ERA. Erv Brame went 20-16 with a 3.10 ERA.

LF John Stone was the best hitter on the Cardinals. He led the team in both batting average (.287) and homeruns (25) and RBI (93). RF Frank Doljack batted .257 and hit 17 homeruns. 3B Howard Freigau batted .249 and hit 20 homeruns.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: 1B Dale Alexander, DET, (574 AB, .308 AVG, 31 HR, 88 RBI, 81 R, 177 Hits, .903 OPS) - This is Alexander’s second Ty Cobb Award. His first was in 1930.
NL: RF Chuck Klein, CHN, (578 AB, .277 AVG, 59 HR, 130 RBI, 106 R, 160 Hits, .989 OPS) - This is Klein’s 7th consecutive Ty Cobb Award.




Cy Young Award

AL: George Cox, BOS, (Record: 23-10, 1.74 ERA, 351.1IP, 424 Ks, 48 BB) - This is Cox’ second Cy Young Award.
NL: Bill Swift, SLN, (Record: 26-9, 2.39 ERA, 343.1IP, 164 Ks, 35 BB)




Bob Meusel Award

AL: Al Hollingsworth, LA, (Record: 11-10, 3.23 ERA, 217.1 IP, 112 Ks, 83 BB)
NL: C Ken O'dea, HOU, (396 AB, .227 AVG, 18 HR, 69 RBI, 51 R, 90 Hits, .758 OPS)




1935-1936 Offseason

Retirees:

Fred Bennett retires ...
Jim Battle retires ...
Clint Blume retires ...
Watty Clark retires ...
Claude Davenport retires ...
Jake Flowers retires ...
George Grantham retires ...
Joe Hauser retires ...
Bucky Harris retires ...
Cactus Keck retires ...
Pryor Mcbee retires ...
Hal Leathers retires ...
Ray Morehart retires ...
Tim Mcnamara retires ...
Bill Warwick retires ...
Earl Smith retires ...
Frank Shellenback retires ...
Bob Meusel retires ...
Art Reinholz retires ...
Wally Shaner retires ...
Augie Prudhomme retires ...
Julie Wera retires ...
Jimmie Wilson retires ...
Pete Schneider retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
BOS: Bert Cole retires ...
BOS: Joe Poetz retires ...
MON: Dick Cox retires ...
MON: Bud Connolly retires ...
MON: Bob Fothergill retires ...
PHA: Joe Shaute retires ...
PHA: Bibb Falk retires ...
WS1: Hal Smith retires ...
WS1: Mike Herrera retires ...
ATL: Bud Culloton retires ...
ATL: Harvey Hendrick retires ...
DET: Johnny Gooch retires ...
DET: Vic Keen retires ...
LA: Leon Chagnon retires ...
LA: Frank Luce retires ...
LA: Waite Hoyt retires ...
LA: Al Niehaus retires ...
LA: Ted Odenwald retires ...
SF: Pete Scott retires ...
SF: Andy High retires ...
BRO: Maurice Archdeacon retires ...
NY1: Hal Goldsmith retires ...
NY1: Red Lucas retires ...
PHI: Muddy Ruel retires ...
PHI: Pat Patterson retires ...
PHI: Red Thomas retires ...
PIT: Charlie Gooch retires ...
SYR: Bernie Deviveiros retires ...
CHN: Art Johnson retires ...
CIN: Mandy Brooks retires ...
CIN: Butch Weis retires ...
DAL: Ken Holloway retires ...
HOU: Grady Adkins retires ...
HOU: Paul Schreiber retires ...
SLN: Bob O'farrell retires ...





League Outlook

Most of the teams are in great shape. The two newest expansion teams are struggling, but that is the nature of expansion. We will keep an eye on things in Houston and Syracuse.

Free Agency, of Note

Las Vegas signs the best SP in the free agent market. Roy Parmelee (8-8-5) signs for 3 years with the Aces.

The Philles sign C Jack Cummings (7-4-6) to a 4 year deal.

The Cubs sign another big bat in LF Wally Berger (6-7-6) for 3 years.

The LA Waves get a great hitter in RF Goose Goslin (8-5-6). He signs for 4 years.

The Reds sign arguably the best hitter on the market in 2B Johnny Burnett (8-4-10). He signed for 7 years at 12.5 million per year.


Amateur Draft

That are some really great hitters on top of this year’s draft pool.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Montreal pick: 1B Johnny Mize
Houston pick: P Dee Moore
Syracuse pick: LF Jeff Heath
Los Angeles pick: LF Joe Dimaggio
Brooklyn pick: P Eddie Smith
Washington pick: P Johnny Lanning
Cincinnati pick: P Roy Weir
Philadelphia (N) pick: RF Bill Nicholson
Chicago pick: 2B Babe Young
Cleveland pick: P Bob Feller
Las Vegas pick: P Bill Zuber
Detroit pick: P Fred Archer
Atlanta pick: P Russ Bauers
Pittsburgh pick: RF Jim Gleeson
Boston pick: P Ted Olson
Dallas pick: P Al Milnar
San Francisco pick: P Buck Ross
St. Louis pick: CF Larry Rosenthal
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Bill Phebus
New York pick: P Peaches Davis