1935 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1935 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1935 in baseball.

Sports season

1935 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 16 – October 7, 1935
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
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
← 1934 1936 →

The 1935 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 16 to October 7, 1935. The Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Tigers then defeated the Cubs in the World Series, four games to two.

Awards and honors

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two-time MVP

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

Statistical leaders

All Star Buddy Myer

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 BSB 34 RBI Hank Greenberg DET 170 Wally Berger BSB 130 Wins Wes Ferrell BSR 25 Dizzy Dean SLC 28 ERA Lefty Grove BSR 2.70 Cy Blanton PIT 2.58 SO Tommy Bridges DET 163 Dizzy Dean SLC 190 SV Jack Knott SLB 7 Dutch Leonard BKN 8 SB Billy Werber BSR 29 Augie Galan CHC 22

Standings

American League v t e American League W L Pct. GB Home Road Detroit Tigers 93 58 0.616 — 53–25 40–33 New York Yankees 89 60 0.597 3 41–33 48–27 Cleveland Indians 82 71 0.536 12 48–29 34–42 Boston Red Sox 78 75 0.510 16 41–37 37–38 Chicago White Sox 74 78 0.487 19½ 42–34 32–44 Washington Senators 67 86 0.438 27 37–39 30–47 St. Louis Browns 65 87 0.428 28½ 31–44 34–43 Philadelphia Athletics 58 91 0.389 34 30–42 28–49

National League v t e National League W L Pct. GB Home Road Chicago Cubs 100 54 0.649 — 56–21 44–33 St. Louis Cardinals 96 58 0.623 4 53–24 43–34 New York Giants 91 62 0.595 8½ 50–27 41–35 Pittsburgh Pirates 86 67 0.562 13½ 46–31 40–36 Brooklyn Dodgers 70 83 0.458 29½ 38–38 32–45 Cincinnati Reds 68 85 0.444 31½ 41–35 27–50 Philadelphia Phillies 64 89 0.418 35½ 35–43 29–46 Boston Braves 38 115 0.248 61½ 25–50 13–65

Postseason

Bracket

	World Series
	AL	Detroit Tigers	4
	NL	Chicago Cubs	2

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Bucky Harris
Chicago White Sox	Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians	Walter Johnson and Steve O'Neill
Detroit Tigers	Mickey Cochrane
New York Yankees	Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Rogers Hornsby
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers	Casey Stengel
Chicago Cubs	Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds	Chuck Dressen
New York Giants	Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies	Jimmie Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates	Pie Traynor
St. Louis Cardinals	Frankie Frisch

Home Field Attendance

Team Name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per Game
Detroit Tigers[1]	93	-7.9%	1,034,929	12.6%	13,100
New York Giants[2]	91	-2.2%	748,748	2.4%	9,478
Chicago Cubs[3]	100	16.3%	692,604	-2.1%	8,995
New York Yankees[4]	89	-5.3%	657,508	-23.1%	8,885
Boston Red Sox[5]	78	2.6%	558,568	-8.5%	7,070
St. Louis Cardinals[6]	96	1.1%	506,084	55.7%	6,573
Brooklyn Dodgers[7]	70	-1.4%	470,517	8.4%	6,111
Chicago White Sox[8]	74	39.6%	470,281	98.8%	6,108
Cincinnati Reds[9]	68	30.8%	448,247	116.8%	5,898
Cleveland Indians[10]	82	-3.5%	397,615	1.6%	5,164
Pittsburgh Pirates[11]	86	16.2%	352,885	9.4%	4,583
Washington Senators[12]	67	1.5%	255,011	-22.7%	3,312
Philadelphia Athletics[13]	58	-14.7%	233,173	-23.8%	3,239
Boston Braves[14]	38	-51.3%	232,754	-23.2%	3,103
Philadelphia Phillies[15]	64	14.3%	205,470	20.9%	2,601
St. Louis Browns[16]	65	-3.0%	80,922	-29.8%	1,065

Events

• February 5 – Home run king Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees.
• May 24 – At Crosley Field, the Cincinnati Reds and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies played the first night game, which Cincinnati won 2–1.
• May 25 – Babe Ruth of the Boston Braves goes 4-for-4 with three home runs and six runs batted in. It is the last multi-homer game 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.
• July 8 – At Cleveland Municipal Stadium, home of the Cleveland Indians, the American League defeats the National League, 4–1, in the All-Star Game.
• August 31 – Vern Kennedy pitches a no-hitter as the Chicago White Sox defeat the Cleveland Indians 5–0.
• October 7 – The Detroit Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4–3, in Game 6 of the World Series to win their first World Championship, four games to two. This was Detroit's first Series victory after failing to win four previous times.
• November 26 – The National League takes over the bankrupt, last-place Boston Braves franchise after several failed attempts to buy the club. The league takes over only temporarily, until matters can be straightened out.

References

1. "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
2. "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
4. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
6. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
7. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
8. "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
9. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
10. "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
11. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
12. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
13. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
15. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
16. "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

• 1935 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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