October 25, 1935 - 1935 Season Recap

DETROIT - Henry Greenberg took a major step toward becoming one of the game's greats this season, as the Detroit slugger won the "Triple Crown" for the 1935 season, leading the American League in batting, home runs and runs batted in.

Greenberg

"Hank", as he is known to his team-mates, was a major contributing force to the Tigers' successful pennant chase. The Bengals looked to be faltering down the stretch, but the broad-shouldered Greenberg carried the team on his back, holding off the fast-charging New York Yankees to secure the flag. Greenberg's success not only gave his team the championship, but also making sure he pulled away from Philadelphia's slugging first baseman Jimmie Foxx to claim the RBI title and with it, the Triple Crown.

On the season, Greenberg batted an astounding .377 in 605 at bats. The Hebrew Hammer slugged 53 home runs on the season, more than twice as many as last year's total (26). Finally, his 157 runs batted in surpassed Foxx's total of 153.

With a week to go in the season, the Tigers were struggling, and saw their lead cut to just one game over the Yanks. Greenberg and company responded with a five-game winning streak to clinch the flag, and Hank drove in ten runs combined in those five games.

Here is a list of the other accomplishment around Professional Baseball this season:


Teams
American League champion - Detroit Tigers (92-62)
National League champion - Chicago Cubs (99-55)
Detroit wins World's Series, 4 games to 3

International League champion - Montreal Royals (96-58)
Pacific Coast League champion - Oakland Oaks (88-66)
Oakland wins Continental Series, 4 games to 2

American Association champion - Indianapolis Indians (90-54)
Southern Association champion - Atlanta Crackers (93-51)
Atlanta wins Little World's Series, 3 games to 1

Eastern League champion - Albany Senators (85-59)
Western League champion - Wichita Indians (88-56)
Albany wins Little Continental Series, 3 games to 1

Players
Major League Baseball Awards
American League MVP - Hank Greenberg (DET) .377/53 HR/157 RBI
National League MVP - Arky Vaughn (PIT) .344/43 2B/18 HR/93 RBI
American League "Cy" Young - Lefty Grove (BOS) 24-9/161 K/2.57 ERA
National League "Cy" Young - Lon Warneke (CHC) 26-9/158 K/2.80 ERA
American League Rookie - Wally Moses (PHA) .371/128 Runs/84 RBI
National League Rookie - Cy Blanton (PIT) 21-11/173 K/2.39 ERA

Continental League Baseball Awards
International League MVP - Phil Cain (TOR) .340/17 HR/90 RBI
Pacific Coast League MVP - Arthur Holmes (SEA) .399/17 HR/82 RBI
International League Pitcher - Taylor Sims (ROC) 23-13/144 K/2.38 ERA
Pacific Coast League Pitcher - John Ray (SF) 24-10/141 K/2.38 ERA

National Association Awards
American Association MVP - Ernest Southern (KC) .308/37 2B/78 RBI
Southern Association MVP - Dale Simpson (CHT) .331/20 HR/88 RBI
American Association Pitcher - Jimmy Morris (COL) 16-9/128 K/2.19 ERA
Southern Association Pitcher - Si Johnson (NSH) 18-3/92 K/1.56 ERA

Minor League Baseball Awards
Eastern League MVP - Daniel MacCutcheon (SCH) .333/17 HR/64 RBI
Western League MVP - Andy Parkinson (OMA) .335/24 HR/75 RBI
Eastern League Pitcher -  Bill Wilson (SCH) 22-12/157 K/3.14 ERA
Western League Pitcher - Blake Young (SOO) 20-11/148 K/2.94 ERA

Notable Accomplishments
American League
Hank Greenberg (Detroit) hit 53 home runs and 157 runs batted in (Triple Crown winner)
Jimmie Foxx (Philadelphia) had 153 runs batted in
Lou Gehrig (New York) had his 2000th career hit on May 12
Jimmy Dykes (Chicago) had his 2000th career hit on May 17

National League
Bill Terry (New York) had his 2000th career hit on June 5

International League
Michael Ward (Newark) had a 32-game hitting streak

American Association
John Fitzwater (Columbus) had a 37-game hitting streak

Eastern League
Lance Dallas (Albany) hit 3 home runs in one game on May 20 (vs. Binghamton)

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