1935
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1935 throughout the world.
Contents |
[edit] Champions
[edit] Major League Baseball
- World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-2)
- All-Star Game, July 8 at Municipal Stadium: American League, 4-1
[edit] Other champions
- Negro League Baseball All-Star Game, August 11 at Comiskey Park: West, 11-8 (11 innings)
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders
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[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] American League final standings
| 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 |
[edit] National League final standings
| 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 |
[edit] Events
- Babe Ruth ends his playing career with the Boston Braves of the NL.
[edit] Movies
[edit] Births
[edit] January-April
- January 7 - Dick Schofield
- January 26 - Bob Uecker
- February 19 - Russ Nixon
- March 22 - Gene Oliver
- April 28 - Pedro Ramos
[edit] May-August
- May 12 - Felipe Alou
- May 26 - Eddie Haas
- June 25 - Don Demeter
- July 15 - Donn Clendenon (d. 2005)
- July 21 - Moe Drabowsky (d. 2006)
- July 25 - Larry Sherry (d. 2006)
- August 12 - Ken McBride
- August 13 - Mudcat Grant
- August 15 - Joey Jay
- August 19 - Bobby Richardson
- August 27 - Ernie Broglio
- August 31 - Frank Robinson
[edit] September-December
- September 27 - Dave Wickersham
- September 29 - Earl Battey (d. 2003)
- October 28 - Bob Veale
- October 30 - Jim Perry
- November 9 - Bob Gibson
- December 7 - Don Cardwell (d. 2008)
- December 13 - Lindy McDaniel
- December 17 - Cal Ripken, Sr. (d. 1999)
- December 19 - Tony Taylor
- December 25 - Al Jackson
- December 30 - Sandy Koufax
- October 12 - Tony Kubek
[edit] Deaths
- May 3 - Ted Breitenstein, 65, pitcher for the Browns and Reds whose 160 victories were the most by a 19th-century lefthander
- July 2 - Hank O'Day, 72, National League umpire for 30 years between 1895 and 1927 who worked in ten World Series; won 22 games as pitcher in 1890 Players' League, and also managed the Reds and Cubs
- July 10 - Paul Hines, 83, center fielder who won the first Triple Crown in 1878, also led NL in doubles three times and ended career with lifetime average over .300; had more hits than any other player over NL's first five seasons, and was second player to collect 1500 hits
- November 6 - Billy Sunday, 72, outfielder who ended his baseball career to become a renowned evangelist
- November 13 - Frank Navin, 64, owner of the Detroit Tigers since 1908 who assembled the pennant-winning teams of 1907-09 and 1934-35
- December 21 - Cy Rigler, 53, National League umpire since 1906 who worked in ten World Series and the first All-Star game; created arm signals for balls and strikes
