1935 St. Louis Cardinals season

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

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 Sources:
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 Nub 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 Mike González 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	DeLancey, BillBill DeLancey	103	301	84	.279	6	41
1B	Collins, RipperRipper Collins	150	578	181	.313	23	122
2B	Frisch, FrankieFrankie Frisch	103	354	104	.294	1	55
3B	Martin, PepperPepper Martin	135	539	161	.299	9	54
SS	Durocher, LeoLeo Durocher	143	513	136	.265	8	78
OF	Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick	154	634	224	.353	23	126
OF	Rothrock, JackJack Rothrock	129	502	137	.273	3	56
OF	Moore, TerryTerry 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
Narron, SamSam Narron	4	7	3	.429	0	0
Moore, GeneGene 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
Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean	50	325.1	28	12	3.04	190
Dean, PaulPaul Dean	46	269.2	19	12	3.37	143

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
Collins, PhilPhil Collins	26	82.2	7	6	4.57	18

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
Copeland, MaysMays Copeland	1	0	0	0	13.50	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	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. 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

External links

• 1935 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1935 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com