1935 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1935 throughout the world.  

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

• World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-2)
• All-Star Game, July 8 at Municipal Stadium: American League, 4-1

[edit] Other champions

• Negro League Baseball All-Star Game, August 11 at Comiskey Park: West, 11-8 (11 innings)

[edit] Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  • Hank Greenberg (AL)
  • Gabby Hartnett (NL)

[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

[edit] National League final standings

[edit] Events

[edit] Movies

• Alibi Ike

[edit] Births

• January 26 - Bob Uecker
• May 12 - Felipe Alou
• July 21 - Moe Drabowsky
• August 19 - Bobby Richardson
• August 31 - Frank Robinson
• October 30 - Jim Perry
• November 9 - Bob Gibson
• December 13 - Lindy McDaniel
• December 30 - Sandy Koufax

[edit] Deaths

• May 3 - Ted Breitenstein, 65, pitcher for the Browns and Reds whose 160 victories were the most by a 19th-century lefthander
• July 2 - Hank O'Day, 72, National League umpire for 30 years between 1895 and 1927 who worked in ten World Series; won 22 games as pitcher in 1890 Players' League, and also managed the Reds and Cubs
• July 10 - Paul Hines, 83, center fielder who won the first Triple Crown in 1878, also led NL in doubles three times and ended career with lifetime average over .300; had more hits than any other player over NL's first five seasons, and was second player to collect 1500 hits
• November 6 - Billy Sunday, 72, outfielder who ended his baseball career to become a renowned evangelist
• November 13 - Frank Navin, 64, owner of the Detroit Tigers since 1908 who assembled the pennant-winning teams of 1907-09 and 1934-35
• December 21 - Cy Rigler, 53, National League umpire since 1906 who worked in ten World Series and the first All-Star game; created arm signals for balls and strikes