1935 New York Yankees season

1935 New York Yankees
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1923)
New York City (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert
General manager(s)	Ed Barrow
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1935 New York Yankees season was the team's 33rd season in New York and its 35th season overall. The team finished with a record of 89–60, finishing 3 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

• February 26, 1935: Babe Ruth was released by the Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Detroit Tigers	93	58	.616	--
New York Yankees	89	60	.597	3
Cleveland Indians	82	71	.536	12
Boston Red Sox	78	75	.510	16
Chicago White Sox	74	78	.487	19½
Washington Senators	67	86	.438	27
St. Louis Browns	65	87	.428	28½
Philadelphia Athletics	58	91	.389	34

Record vs. opponents

1935 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	13–9	9–13–1	9–13	9–12	16–6	10–12	12–10
Chicago	9–13	—	10–12	11–11	9–11	12–10	11–11–1	12–10
Cleveland	13–9–1	12–10	—	7–15–1	8–14	12–10	15–6–1	15–7
Detroit	13–9	11–11	15–7–1	—	11–11	14–5	17–5	12–10
New York	12–9	11–9	14–8	11–11	—	14–6	12–10	15–7
Philadelphia	6–16	10–12	10–12	5–14	6–14	—	11–11	10–12
St. Louis	12–10	11–11–1	6–15–1	5–17	10–12	11–11	—	10–11–1
Washington	10–12	10–12	7–15	10–12	7–15	12–10	11–10–1	—

Roster

1935 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 18 Johnny Allen 20 Johnny Broaca 17 Jumbo Brown 16 Jimmie DeShong 11 Lefty Gomez 21 Pat Malone 19 Johnny Murphy 15 Red Ruffing 22 Vito Tamulis 14 Russ Van Atta		Catchers  8 Bill Dickey 26 Joe Glenn  9 Art Jorgens Infielders  5 Frankie Crosetti  4 Lou Gehrig 10 Don Heffner  6 Tony Lazzeri  5 Nolen Richardson  2 Red Rolfe 27 Blondy Ryan 12 Jack Saltzgaver		Outfielders  7 Ben Chapman  1 Earle Combs 25 Jesse Hill 28 Myril Hoag  3 George Selkirk 27 Dixie Walker		Manager -- Joe McCarthy Coaches  1 Earle Combs 29 Art Fletcher 31 Johnny Schulte 30 Joe Sewell

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 Dickey	120	448	125	.279	14	81
1B	Lou Gehrig	149	535	176	.329	30	119
2B	Tony Lazzeri	130	477	130	.273	13	83
3B	Red Rolfe	149	639	192	.300	5	67
SS	Frankie Crosetti	87	305	78	.256	8	50
OF	Ben Chapman	140	553	160	.289	8	74
OF	George Selkirk	128	491	153	.312	11	94
OF	Jess Hill	107	392	115	.293	4	33

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
Joe Glenn	17	43	10	.233	0	6

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
Lefty Gomez	34	246	12	15	3.18	138
Red Ruffing	30	222	16	11	3.12	81
Johnny Broaca	29	201	15	7	3.58	78
Johnny Allen	23	167	13	6	3.61	113

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
Jumbo Brown	20	87.1	6	5	3.61	41

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

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Newark Bears	International League	Bob Shawkey
AA	Oakland Oaks	Pacific Coast League	Ossie Vitt
A	Binghamton Triplets	New York–Pennsylvania League	Billy Meyer
B	Norfolk Tars	Piedmont League	Bill Skiff
C	Akron Yankees	Middle Atlantic League	Johnny Neun
C	Joplin Miners	Western Association	Runt Marr and Stanley Hino
D	Bassett Furniture Makers	Bi-State League	Lefty Jenkins
D	Washington Generals	Pennsylvania State Association	Benny Bengough

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton

References

• 1935 New York Yankees
• 1935 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com