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.
1935 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 16 – September 29, 1935
World Series:
  • October 2–7, 1935
Games154
Teams16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Hank Greenberg (DET)
NL: Gabby Hartnett (CHC)
AL championsDetroit Tigers
  AL runners-upNew York Yankees
NL championsChicago Cubs
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsDetroit Tigers
  Runners-upChicago Cubs
Locations of teams for the 1934–1939 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1932–1935 National League seasons
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.

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

See also: Major League Baseball 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.

Rule changes

The 1935 season saw the following rule changes:

  • The National League now allowed night games to take place, allowing teams to schedule up to seven night games. Any club scheduling more would be fined $15,000 (equivalent to $344,000 in 2024) and have its gate receipts confiscated.[1]
  • The National League adjusted their rules on waivers:
    • Waiver price increased from $4,000 to $6,000 (equivalent to $92,000 to $138,000 in 2024).[1]
    • Time limit on waivers reduced from five days to three.[1]

Teams

League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager[2]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 33,817 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 93 58 .616 — 53‍–‍25 40‍–‍33
New York Yankees 89 60 .597 3 41‍–‍33 48‍–‍27
Cleveland Indians 82 71 .536 12 48‍–‍29 34‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox 78 75 .510 16 41‍–‍37 37‍–‍38
Chicago White Sox 74 78 .487 19½ 42‍–‍34 32‍–‍44
Washington Senators 67 86 .438 27 37‍–‍39 30‍–‍47
St. Louis Browns 65 87 .428 28½ 31‍–‍44 34‍–‍43
Philadelphia Athletics 58 91 .389 34 30‍–‍42 28‍–‍49

National League

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

Tie games

9 tie games (5 in AL, 4 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.

American League

  • Boston Red Sox, 1
  • Chicago White Sox, 1
  • Cleveland Indians, 3
  • Detroit Tigers, 1
  • St. Louis Browns, 3
  • Washington Senators, 1

National League

  • Brooklyn Dodgers, 1
  • Cincinnati Reds, 1
  • New York Giants, 3
  • Philadelphia Phillies, 3

Postseason

The postseason began on October 2 and ended on October 7 with the Detroit Tigers defeating the Chicago Cubs in the 1935 World Series in six games.

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Detroit Tigers 4
NL Chicago Cubs 2

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Boston Red Sox Bucky Harris Joe Cronin
Washington Senators Joe Cronin Bucky Harris

In-season

Team Former Manager New 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[3]
Stat Player Total
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 (BOS) 29
Pitching leaders[4]
Stat Player Total
W Wes Ferrell (BOS) 25
L Bobo Newsom (WSH/SLB) 18
ERA Lefty Grove (BOS) 2.70
K Tommy Bridges (DET) 163
IP Wes Ferrell (BOS) 322.1
SV Jack Knott (SLB) 7
WHIP Lefty Grove (BOS) 1.223

National League

Hitting leaders[5]
Stat Player Total
AVG Arky Vaughan (PIT) .385
OPS Arky Vaughan (PIT) 1.098
HR Wally Berger (BSN) 34
RBI Wally Berger (BSN) 130
R Augie Galan (CHC) 133
H Billy Herman (CHC) 227
SB Augie Galan (CHC) 22
Pitching leaders[6]
Stat Player Total
W Dizzy Dean (STL) 28
L Ben Cantwell (BSN) 25
ERA Cy Blanton (PIT) 2.58
K Dizzy Dean (STL) 190
IP Dizzy Dean (STL) 325.1
SV Dutch Leonard (BRO) 8
WHIP Cy Blanton (PIT) 1.081

Awards and honors

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Most Valuable Player Gabby Hartnett (CHC) Hank Greenberg (DET)
The Sporting News Awards
Award National League American League
Most Valuable Player[7] Arky Vaughan (PIT) Hank Greenberg (DET)

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Detroit Tigers[8] 93 −7.9% 1,034,929 12.6% 13,100
New York Giants[9] 91 −2.2% 748,748 2.4% 9,478
Chicago Cubs[10] 100 16.3% 692,604 −2.1% 8,995
New York Yankees[11] 89 −5.3% 657,508 −23.1% 8,885
Boston Red Sox[12] 78 2.6% 558,568 −8.5% 7,070
St. Louis Cardinals[13] 96 1.1% 506,084 55.7% 6,573
Brooklyn Dodgers[14] 70 −1.4% 470,517 8.4% 6,111
Chicago White Sox[15] 74 39.6% 470,281 98.8% 6,108
Cincinnati Reds[16] 68 30.8% 448,247 116.8% 5,898
Cleveland Indians[17] 82 −3.5% 397,615 1.6% 5,164
Pittsburgh Pirates[18] 86 16.2% 352,885 9.4% 4,583
Washington Senators[19] 67 1.5% 255,011 −22.7% 3,312
Philadelphia Athletics[20] 58 −14.7% 233,173 −23.8% 3,239
Boston Braves[21] 38 −51.3% 232,754 −23.2% 3,103
Philadelphia Phillies[22] 64 14.3% 205,470 20.9% 2,601
St. Louis Browns[23] 65 −3.0% 80,922 −29.8% 1,065

Venues

Cleveland Indians played their last full season at League Park, though would host the All-Star Game at Cleveland Stadium (where they previously played in part in 1932 and in full in 1933). Following this season, the team would play 11 consecutive seasons playing at both League Park and Cleveland Stadium.

See also

References

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