Champions
Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4–2) All-Star Game, July 8 at Municipal Stadium: American League, 4–1
Other champions Negro League Baseball All-Star Game, August 11 at Comiskey Park: West, 11–8 (11 innings) Central American and Caribbean Games: Cuba
Awards and honors Most Valuable Player Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers (AL) Gabby Hartnett, Chicago Cubs (NL)
Statistical leaders American LeagueNational LeagueNegro National League Stat Player Total Player Total Player Total AVG Buddy Myer (WSH) .349 Arky Vaughan (PIT) .385 Buck Leonard (HOM) .389 HR Jimmie Foxx (PHA)Hank Greenberg (DET) 36 Wally Berger (BSN) 34 Josh Gibson (PC) 10 RBI Hank Greenberg (DET) 168 Wally Berger (BSN) 130 Josh Gibson (PC) 57 W Wes Ferrell (BOS) 25 Dizzy Dean (STL) 28 Ray Brown (HOM)Leroy Matlock (PC)Webster McDonald (PHS) 8 ERA Lefty Grove (BOS) 2.70 Cy Blanton (PIT) 2.58 Leroy Matlock (PC) 1.52 K Tommy Bridges (DET) 163 Dizzy Dean (STL) 190 Luis Tiant (NYC) 64
Major league baseball final standings American League final standings
National League final standings
Negro leagues final standings All Negro leagues standings below are per Seamheads. Negro National League final standings
Post-season: Pittsburgh won the first half of the season, New York won the second half. Pittsburgh beat New York 5 games to 2 games in a play-off.
Independent teams final standings A loose confederation of teams existed that were not part of the Negro National League. vs. All Teams Independent Clubs W L T Pct. GBKansas City Monarchs1172—New York Black Yankees7501Cuban Stars (East)4603Bismarck Club3513
Events January–May January 19 – The St. Louis Browns trade Bump Hadley to the Washington Senators for Luke Sewell and cash, then sell Sewell's contract to the Chicago White Sox. February 26 – The New York Yankees release Babe Ruth. Later the same day, the Boston Braves sign him. April 1 – Dazzy Vance joins the Brooklyn Dodgers. April 15 – Johnny Mize, who originally signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, but was sold to the Cincinnati Reds on December 13, , is returned to the Cards. April 16 – Opening day, Lefty Gomez holds the New York Yankees to just two hits as the Boston Red Sox win their season opener 1–0 at Yankee Stadium. In the National League, both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers put up twelve runs in victories over the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, respectively. April 18 – Detroit Tigers leadoff hitter Jo-Jo White draws five walks in the Tigers' 5–4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. April 21: The Cleveland Indians open their season with three consecutive extra innings games, amassing 41 total innings. After ten innings, the contest between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants at the Baker Bowl is called a 4–4 tie. The Phillies tie an NL record by turning six double plays, with Phillies shortstop Blondy Ryan tying the individual mark by being part of five of the double plays. May 8 – In the first game of a double header with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds catcher Ernie Lombardi ties a Major League record by hitting four consecutive doubles en route to a 15–4 victory. Lombardi logs just one at-bat in the second game, and gets a single. May 24 – At Crosley Field, the Cincinnati Reds and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies played the first night game, which Cincinnati won 2–1. President Franklin D. Roosevelt turns on the lights with a switch in the White House. 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, the 714th of his career, 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.
June–September June 26 – The Pittsburgh Pirates sweep a double header with the Boston Braves. Pirates centerfielder Lloyd Waner sets a Major League record with eighteen put outs. July 7 – The Detroit Tigers complete a ten-game winning streak that pulls them within one game of the first place Yankees. 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. July 19 – Casey Stengel's Brooklyn Dodgers end the St. Louis Cardinals' fourteen-game winning streak behind a shut out by Johnny Babich. July 22 – With a 4–2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, the Boston Braves end a fifteen-game losing streak. July 23 – With first place in the American League on the line, the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees split a double header. Detroit wins the following day, 4–0, to leave Detroit a half game up on the Yankees. They remain in first for the remainder of the season. August 10 – The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia A's, 18–7. Right fielder George Selkirk hits two home runs and drives in eight. August 16 – Dizzy Dean and Hal Schumacher engage in a pitchers' duel at the Polo Grounds. Schumaker's Giants emerge with the 1–0 victory. August 27 – In the first game of a double header at Comiskey Park with the Chicago White Sox, Lou Gehrig goes three-for-five with two RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Yankees to a 13–10 victory. In the second game, Gehrig is walked five times. Chicago wins that game, 4–3. August 31 – Vern Kennedy pitches a no-hitter as the Chicago White Sox defeat the Cleveland Indians, 5–0. It is the first no-hitter in the American League since , and the first ever at Chicago's Comiskey Park. September 12 – The Philadelphia Athletics sweep a double header from the Chicago White Sox to end a thirteen-game losing streak. September 27 – The first place Chicago Cubs sweep a double header with the St. Louis Cardinals that brings their winning streak to 21 games. The Cubs were in third place, 2.5 games back of the Cards, when the streak began.
October–December October 2 – Schoolboy Rowe pitched effectively, however, his fielding error lead to two unearned runs in the first inning as the Chicago Cubs take game one of the 1935 World Series, 3–0. October 3 – Hank Greenberg's two-run home run caps off a four-run first inning for the Tigers as Detroit takes game two of the World Series, 8–3. In the bottom of the seventh, Greenberg is hit by a pitch that ends his season. October 4 – As part of a double switch, Freddie Lindstrom moves from centerfield to third base in the tenth inning of game three of the World Series. An inning later, he misplays Flea Clifton's ground ball to allow the Detroit Tigers to take the 6–5 victory. October 5 – Gabby Hartnett hits a second-inning home run to put the Cubs on the board first, but the Tigers come back with two unanswered runs, and win 2–1. October 7 – With the score tied at three, Stan Hack leads off the ninth inning for the Chicago Cubs with a triple. He is left stranded by Bill Jurges, Larry French and Augie Galan fail to drive him in. In the bottom of the inning, Goose Goslin singles in Mickey Cochrane to give the Detroit Tigers their first World Series, four games to two. This was Detroit's first Series victory after failing to win four previous times. Cubs skipper Charlie Grimm is widely second-guessed for letting the pitcher bat in the top of the inning. November 26 – The National League assumes control of the bankrupt, Boston Braves franchise after several failed attempts to buy the last-place club. The league takes over only temporarily, until matters can be straightened out. December 9 – The New York Giants trade Roy Parmelee, Phil Weintraub and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Burgess Whitehead. December 10 – The Boston Red Sox acquire Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum from the Philadelphia Athletics for Gordon Rhodes, minor leaguer George Savino and $150,000. December 12 – The Boston Braves trade Ed Brandt and Randy Moore to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Ray Benge, Tony Cuccinello, Al López and Bobby Reis. They also sell the contracts of Flint Rhem and Johnny Vander Meer to the Cincinnati Reds. December 17 – The Boston Red Sox acquire Heinie Manush from the Washington Senators for Roy Johnson and Carl Reynolds.
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Births January January 5 – Earl Battey January 6 – Ed Bauta January 7 – Dick Schofield January 8 – Reno Bertoia January 9 – Bob Duliba January 10 – Ted Bowsfield January 17 – Dick Brown January 19 – Fred Valentine January 26 – Bob Uecker January 27 – Steve Demeter
February February 3: Don Kaiser Dick Tracewski February 10 – Sherman Jones February 11 – George Alusik February 17 – Whammy Douglas February 19 – Russ Nixon February 28 – Bill Haller
March March 13 – Joan LeQuia March 19 – Fritz Brickell March 22: Gene Oliver Frank Pulli March 28: Jeanie Descombes Garland Shifflett
April April 1 – Tom Qualters April 8 – Dick Luebke April 10 – Joe Gibbon April 13 – Bill Deegan April 14: Gene Hayden Katie Horstman April 19: Don Gile Héctor Maestri John Wyatt April 21: Mack Burk Dolores Lee April 23 – Ron Blackburn April 26 – Nate Smith April 28: Bob Botz Pedro Ramos
May May 5 – José Pagán May 9 – Joe Shipley May 12 – Felipe Alou May 13 – Bill Dailey May 18 – Ken Hamlin May 20 – Gloria McCloskey May 22 – Ron Piché May 26 – Eddie Haas May 27 – Jerry Kindall May 30 – Ed Rakow
June June 1: Hal Kolstad Jack Kralick June 8 – George Brunet June 12 – Bob Thorpe June 14 – Neil Wilson June 19 – Chet Boak June 24 – Charlie Dees June 25 – Don Demeter June 28 – Bob Blaylock June 29 – Katsuya Nomura, Japanese baseball player and manager June 30 – Paul Toth
July July 3 – Mutsuo Minagawa July 12 – Dave Ricketts July 14 – Earl Francis July 15: Donn Clendenon Bob Miller July 19 – Nick Koback July 21 – Moe Drabowsky July 25 – Larry Sherry July 26: Buddy Gilbert Lou Jackson July 27: John Edelman Sarah Jane Sands July 28 – Ernie Bowman July 31 – Terry Fox
August August 1 – Phyllis Bookout August 12 – Ken McBride August 13 – Mudcat Grant August 15 – Joey Jay August 18 – Bob Humphreys August 19 – Bobby Richardson August 26 – Al Silvera August 27 – Ernie Broglio August 30 – Frank Funk August 31 – Frank Robinson
September September 2: Gordon Massa Don Williams September 5 – Tom Patton September 7 – Enrique Maroto September 9 – Jim Proctor September 17 – Tadashi Sugiura September 18 – Jerry Mallett September 26 – Walt Streuli September 27 – Dave Wickersham September 28 – Bob Dustal September 29: Bob Anderson Howie Bedell
October October 12: Tony Kubek Bobo Osborne October 16 – Manny Montejo October 18 – Howie Nunn October 28 – Bob Veale October 30 – Jim Perry
November November 7 – Jay Hankins November 9: Bob Gibson Joan Kaufman November 15 – Jack Smith November 21 – Dick Bertell November 25 – Jim Duffalo
December December 2 – Harry Taylor December 7 – Don Cardwell December 13: Joe Christopher Lindy McDaniel December 17 – Cal Ripken Sr. December 19 – Tony Taylor December 25: Joyce Steele Joanne Weaver December 26 – Al Jackson December 29 – Annie Gosbee December 30 – Sandy Koufax
Deaths
January January 14 – Irv Young, 57, pitcher for the Beaneaters, Doves, WhiteSox and Pirates in six seasons from 1905 to 1911, a 20-game winner in his rookie season, who twice led the National League in starts, complete games and innings pitched. January 29 – Ed Murphy, 58, pitcher for the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies and for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1901 to 1903.
February February 18 – Gene DeMontreville, 61, a .303 career hitter with the Senators, Beaneaters, Orioles, Orphans and Superbas from 1894 to 1904, who was able to play all positions except pitcher and catcher. February 22 – Marsh Williams, 42, pitcher for the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics. February 24 – Joe Moffet, 75, backup infielder/outfielder for the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association. February 28 – Harry Schafer, 78, third baseman and outfielder who played from 1881 through 1888 for the Boston Red Stockings.
March March 11 – George Rooks, 71, backup outfielder for the Boston Beaneaters during the 1891 season.