1935_St._Louis_Cardinals_season
1935 St. Louis Cardinals season
Major League Baseball season
The 1935 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 54th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 44th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 96–58 during the season and finished second in the National League.
| 1935 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 96–58 (.623) | |||
| League place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| General managers | Branch Rickey | |||
| Managers | Frankie Frisch | |||
| Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Bob Thomas) WIL (Neil Norman) | |||
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- October 2, 1934: Bill Lewis was drafted from the Cardinals by the Boston Braves in the 1934 rule 5 draft.[1]
During the season, Dizzy Dean became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Cardinals in the 20th century.[2]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago Cubs | 100 | 54 | 0.649 | — | 56–21 | 44–33 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 96 | 58 | 0.623 | 4 | 53–24 | 43–34 |
| New York Giants | 91 | 62 | 0.595 | 8½ | 50–27 | 41–35 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 67 | 0.562 | 13½ | 46–31 | 40–36 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 70 | 83 | 0.458 | 29½ | 38–38 | 32–45 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 85 | 0.444 | 31½ | 41–35 | 27–50 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 89 | 0.418 | 35½ | 35–43 | 29–46 |
| Boston Braves | 38 | 115 | 0.248 | 61½ | 25–50 | 13–65 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16 | 3–19 | 10–12 | 5–16 | 8–14 | 2–20 | 4–18 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 16–6 | — | 5–17 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 12–9–1 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
| Chicago | 19–3 | 17–5 | — | 14–8 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14 | — | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | 8–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 16–5 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 14–8–1 | — | 12–10–2 | 14–8 | 14–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 14–8 | 9–12–1 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 10–12–2 | — | 6–16 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 20–2 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 13–8 | 8–14 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | |||||
| St. Louis | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 11–11 | — | |||||
Roster
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Pitchers
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bill DeLancey | 103 | 301 | 84 | .279 | 6 | 41 |
| 1B | Ripper Collins | 150 | 578 | 181 | .313 | 23 | 122 |
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 103 | 354 | 104 | .294 | 1 | 55 |
| 3B | Pepper Martin | 135 | 539 | 161 | .299 | 9 | 54 |
| SS | Leo Durocher | 143 | 513 | 136 | .265 | 8 | 78 |
| OF | Joe Medwick | 154 | 634 | 224 | .353 | 23 | 126 |
| OF | Jack Rothrock | 129 | 502 | 137 | .273 | 3 | 56 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 119 | 456 | 131 | .287 | 6 | 53 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Burgess Whitehead | 107 | 338 | 89 | .263 | 0 | 33 |
| Spud Davis | 102 | 315 | 100 | .317 | 1 | 60 |
| Ernie Orsatti | 90 | 221 | 53 | .240 | 1 | 24 |
| Charlie Gelbert | 62 | 168 | 49 | .292 | 2 | 21 |
| Charlie Wilson | 16 | 31 | 10 | .323 | 0 | 1 |
| Lynn King | 8 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Winsett | 7 | 12 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 2 |
| Lyle Judy | 8 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob O'Farrell | 14 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Narron | 4 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Moore | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dizzy Dean | 50 | 325.1 | 28 | 12 | 3.04 | 190 |
| Paul Dean | 46 | 269.2 | 19 | 12 | 3.37 | 143 |
| Bill Walker | 37 | 193.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.82 | 79 |
| Bill Hallahan | 40 | 181.1 | 15 | 8 | 3.42 | 73 |
| Bill McGee | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 2 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ed Heusser | 33 | 123.1 | 5 | 5 | 2.92 | 39 |
| Jesse Haines | 30 | 115.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.59 | 24 |
| Phil Collins | 26 | 82.2 | 7 | 6 | 4.57 | 18 |
| Mike Ryba | 2 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 6 |
| Nubs Kleinke | 4 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.97 | 5 |
| Jim Winford | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ray Harrell | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.67 | 13 |
| Bud Tinning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.87 | 2 |
| Tony Kaufmann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 |
| Al Eckert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 |
| Mays Copeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
| Dick Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |
- Dizzy Dean, National League Leader, Wins (28)[2]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bloomington, Huntington, Jacksonville, Rogers[3]
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007