# 1935 Major League Baseball season

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

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

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

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican 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

vteNational 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 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | 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 :
| 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 (BRS) | 29 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| 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 |

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| 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 :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| 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
### 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 | Arky Vaughan (PIT) | Hank Greenberg (DET) |

## Home field attendance

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