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.

The 1935 Major League Baseball season.

Awards and honors

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-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 BSN 34 RBI Hank Greenberg DET 170 Wally Berger BSN 130 Wins Wes Ferrell BOS 25 Dizzy Dean STL 28 ERA Lefty Grove BOS 2.70 Cy Blanton PIT 2.58 SO Tommy Bridges DET 163 Dizzy Dean STL 190 SV Jack Knott SLB 7 Dutch Leonard BRO 8 SB Billy Werber BOS 29 Augie Galan CHC 22

Major league baseball final standings

American League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Detroit Tigers	93	58	.616	–
2nd	New York Yankees	89	60	.597	3.0
3rd	Cleveland Indians	82	71	.536	12.0
4th	Boston Red Sox	78	75	.510	16.0
5th	Chicago White Sox	74	78	.487	19.5
6th	Washington Senators	67	86	.438	27.0
7th	St. Louis Browns	65	87	.428	28.5
8th	Philadelphia Athletics	58	91	.389	34.0

National League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Chicago Cubs	100	54	.649	–
2nd	St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	.623	4.0
3rd	New York Giants	91	62	.595	8.5
4th	Pittsburgh Pirates	86	67	.562	13.5
5th	Brooklyn Dodgers	70	83	.458	29.5
6th	Cincinnati Reds	68	85	.444	31.5
7th	Philadelphia Phillies	64	89	.418	35.5
8th	Boston Braves	38	115	.248	61.5

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.