1935_Chicago_Cubs_season
1935 Chicago Cubs season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1935 Chicago Cubs season was the 64th season for the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 60th in the National League and the 20th at Wrigley Field. The season saw the Cubs finish with 100 wins for the first time in 25 years; they would not win 100 games in another season until 2016. The Cubs won their 14th National League pennant in team history and faced the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, but lost in six games.
| 1935 Chicago Cubs | ||||
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| National League Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | Charles Weber | |||
| Managers | Charlie Grimm | |||
| Radio | WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (Pat Flanagan) WMAQ (Hal Totten) WIND (Russ Hodges) | |||
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The 1935 season is largely remembered for the Cubs' 21-game winning streak. The streak began on September 4 with the Cubs 2.5 games out of first place. They would not lose again until September 28. The streak propelled the Cubs to the National League pennant. The 21-game winning streak tied the franchise and major league record set in 1880 when they were known as the Chicago White Stockings.
Gabby Hartnett was the first National League catcher to win the MVP Award.[1]
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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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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 | Gabby Hartnett | 116 | 413 | 142 | .344 | 13 | 91 |
| 1B | Phil Cavarretta | 146 | 589 | 162 | .275 | 8 | 82 |
| 2B | Billy Herman | 154 | 666 | 227 | .341 | 7 | 83 |
| 3B | Stan Hack | 124 | 427 | 133 | .311 | 4 | 64 |
| SS | Billy Jurges | 146 | 519 | 125 | .241 | 1 | 59 |
| OF | Chuck Klein | 119 | 434 | 127 | .293 | 21 | 73 |
| OF | Augie Galan | 154 | 646 | 203 | .314 | 12 | 79 |
| OF | Frank Demaree | 107 | 385 | 125 | .325 | 2 | 66 |
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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| Freddie Lindstrom | 90 | 342 | 94 | .275 | 3 | 62 |
| Ken O'Dea | 76 | 202 | 52 | .257 | 6 | 38 |
| Kiki Cuyler | 45 | 157 | 42 | .268 | 4 | 18 |
| Tuck Stainback | 47 | 94 | 24 | .255 | 3 | 11 |
| Woody English | 34 | 84 | 17 | .202 | 2 | 8 |
| Walter Stephenson | 16 | 26 | 10 | .385 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Grimm | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Gill | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
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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| Lon Warneke | 41 | 261.2 | 20 | 13 | 3.06 | 120 |
| Bill Lee | 39 | 252.0 | 20 | 6 | 2.96 | 100 |
| Larry French | 42 | 246.1 | 17 | 10 | 2.96 | 90 |
| Tex Carleton | 31 | 171.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.89 | 84 |
| Roy Henshaw | 31 | 142.2 | 13 | 5 | 3.28 | 53 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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| Charlie Root | 38 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3.08 | 94 |
| Fabian Kowalik | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.42 | 20 |
| Hugh Casey | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 10 |
| Clay Bryant | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.16 | 13 |
| Roy Joiner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
Game 1
October 2, 1935, at Navin Field in Detroit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Lon Warneke (1–0) LP: Schoolboy Rowe (0–1) Home runs: CHI: Frank Demaree (1) DET: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
October 3, 1935, at Navin Field in Detroit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | × | 8 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tommy Bridges (1–0) LP: Charley Root (0–1) Home runs: CHI: None DET: Hank Greenberg (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
October 4, 1935, at Wrigley Field in Chicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Schoolboy Rowe (1–1) LP: Larry French (0–1) Home runs: DET: None CHI: Frank Demaree (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4
October 5, 1935, at Wrigley Field in Chicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Alvin Crowder (1–0) LP: Tex Carleton (0–1) Home runs: DET: None CHI: Gabby Hartnett (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5
October 6, 1935, at Wrigley Field in Chicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | × | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Lon Warneke (2–0) LP: Schoolboy Rowe (1–2) Sv: Bill Lee Home runs: DET: None CHI: Chuck Klein (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 6
October 7, 1935, at Navin Field in Detroit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tommy Bridges (2–0) LP: Larry French (0–2) Home runs: CHI: Billy Herman (1) DET: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Gabby Hartnett, National League MVP
League records
- Billy Herman, National League record, Most doubles in one season by a second baseman (57)[2]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Ponca City[3]
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, 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, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1935 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference