1935 St. Louis Cardinals season

1935 St. Louis Cardinals
LeagueNational League
BallparkSportsman's Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record96–58 (.623)
League place2nd
OwnersSam Breadon
General managersBranch Rickey
ManagersFrankie Frisch
RadioKMOX
(France Laux)
KWK
(Bob Thomas)
WIL
(Neil Norman)
← 1934 Seasons 1936 →

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.

Offseason

Regular season

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
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 100 54 .649 — 56‍–‍21 44‍–‍33
St. Louis Cardinals 96 58 .623 4 53‍–‍24 43‍–‍34
New York Giants 91 62 .595 8½ 50‍–‍27 41‍–‍35
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 67 .562 13½ 46‍–‍31 40‍–‍36
Brooklyn Dodgers 70 83 .458 29½ 38‍–‍38 32‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds 68 85 .444 31½ 41‍–‍35 27‍–‍50
Philadelphia Phillies 64 89 .418 35½ 35‍–‍43 29‍–‍46
Boston Braves 38 115 .248 61½ 25‍–‍50 13‍–‍65

Record vs. opponents

1935 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

1935 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
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
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
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
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
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

Awards and honors

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Ray Blades
AA Rochester Red Wings International League Eddie Dyer and Burt Shotton
A Houston Buffaloes Texas League Ira Smith
B Bloomington Bloomers Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Burleigh Grimes
B Asheville Tourists Piedmont League Billy Southworth
C Greenwood Chiefs East Dixie League Clay Hopper
C Huntington Red Birds Middle Atlantic League Benny Borgmann
C Jacksonville Jax West Dixie League Jimmie Sanders and Jackie Reid
C Springfield Cardinals Western Association George Payne
D Bentonville Officeholders Arkansas State League Bud Davis
D Cassville Tigers Arkansas State League Ed Hawks
D Fayetteville Bears Arkansas State League Pete Casey and Fred Cato
D Huntsville Red Birds Arkansas State League Jim Nicely, Charlie Wilson and Bill Werner
D Rogers Cardinals Arkansas State League Fred Cato and Buck Stapleton
D Siloam Springs Travelers Arkansas State League Ray Powell
D New Iberia Cardinals Evangeline League Sam Camalo and Bud Teachout
D Albany Travelers Georgia–Florida League Bob Rice
D Beatrice Blues Nebraska State League Charley Stis and Bennie Warren
D Greensburg Red Wings Pennsylvania State Association Arnold Anderson and Heinie Mueller

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bloomington, Huntington, Jacksonville, Rogers[3]

References

  1. ^ Bill Lewis page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ a b 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
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007