1935 St. Louis Cardinals season

1935 St. Louis Cardinals
1935 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1892);
Location
	Sportsman's Park (since 1920); St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882);
Results
Record	96–58 (.623)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
General manager(s)	Branch Rickey
Manager(s)	Frankie Frisch
Local radio	KMOX; (France Laux); KWK; (Bob Thomas); WIL; (Neil Norman)
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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 2nd in the National League.

Offseason[]

October 2, 1934: Bill Lewis was drafted from the Cardinals by the Boston Braves in the 1934 rule 5 draft.^[1]

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[]

v t National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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[]

1935 National League Records v t 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

28 Phil Collins
15 Mays Copeland
17 Dizzy Dean
21 Paul Dean
20 Al Eckert
16 Jesse Haines
22 Bill Hallahan
20 Ray Harrell
32 Ed Heusser
20 Tony Kaufmann
24 Nubs Kleinke
19 Bill McGee
19 Mike Ryba
19 Bud Tinning
18 Bill Walker
10,27 Dick Ward
19 Jim Winford

Catchers

8 Spud Davis
9 Bill DeLancey
33 Sam Narron
29 Bob O'Farrell

Infielders

12 Ripper Collins
2 Leo Durocher
3 Frankie Frisch
4 Charlie Gelbert
10 Lyle Judy
1 Pepper Martin
14 Burgess Whitehead
33 Charlie Wilson

Outfielders

24 Lynn King
7 Joe Medwick
11 Terry Moore
5 Ernie Orsatti
6 Jack Rothrock
34 Tom Winsett

Other batters

10 Gene Moore

Manager

3 Frankie Frisch

Coaches

25 Mike González
26 Buzzy Wares

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	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
Nubs Kleinke	4	12.2	0	0	4.97	5
Mike Ryba	2	16	1	1	3.38	6
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	ERA	SO
Ray Harrell	11	1	1	6.67	13
Bud Tinning	4	0	0	5.87	2
Tony Kaufmann	3	0	0	2.45	0
Al Eckert	2	0	0	12.00	1
Mays Copeland	1	0	0	13.50	0
Dick Ward	1	0	0	---	0

Awards and honors[]

Dizzy Dean, National League Leader, Wins (28)^[2]

Farm system[]

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
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	and Jackie Reid
C	Springfield Cardinals	Western Association	George Payne
D	Bentonville Officeholders	Arkansas State League	Bud Davis
D	Cassville Tigers	Arkansas State League
D	Fayetteville Bears	Arkansas State League	Pete Casey and
D	Huntsville Red Birds	Arkansas State League	, Charlie Wilson and
D	Rogers Cardinals	Arkansas State League	and
D	Siloam Springs Travelers	Arkansas State League	Ray Powell
D	New Iberia Cardinals	Evangeline League	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	and Heinie Mueller

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

References[]

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

External links[]

[1] Bill Lewis page at Baseball Reference

[Great_Baseball_Feats_p.98-2] 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

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v t 1935 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1935 All-Star Game 1935 World Series

1935 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	96–58 (.623)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
General manager(s)	Branch Rickey
Manager(s)	Frankie Frisch
Local radio	KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Bob Thomas) WIL (Neil Norman)
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