1935 Boston Red Sox

78-75 • .510 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1935 Boston Red Sox went 78-75 (.510) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 718 runs, allowed 732, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Billy Werber (14 HR, 61 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (25-14, 3.52 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

78 Wins
75 Losses
.510 Win %
4th Rank
718 R 732 RA
Diff -14

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718 Runs Scored
732 Runs Allowed
-14 Run Diff
695K Attendance

📈 vs. 1935 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 1% below the 1935 league average (.279)
OBP .352 1% above the 1935 league average (.351)
SLG .391 3% below the 1935 league average (.401)
Team ERA 4.05 9% better than the 1935 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 718 8% below the 1935 league average (778 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 695,827
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Avg per Game 8,807

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1935

Batting Avg

1 Wes Ferrell 0.347 2 Roy Johnson 0.315 3 Dusty Cooke 0.306 4 Bing Miller 0.304 5 Rick Ferrell 0.301

Home Runs

1 Billy Werber 14 2 Joe Cronin 9 3 Babe Dahlgren 9 4 Wes Ferrell 7 5 Carl Reynolds 6

RBI

1 Joe Cronin 95 2 Roy Johnson 66 3 Babe Dahlgren 63 4 Rick Ferrell 61 5 Billy Werber 61
1935 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mel Almada 151 607 85 176 27 9 3 59 55 34 20 0.290
Joe Cronin 144 556 70 164 37 14 9 95 63 40 3 0.295
Roy Johnson 145 553 70 174 33 9 3 66 74 34 11 0.315
Babe Dahlgren 149 525 77 138 27 7 9 63 56 67 6 0.263
Billy Werber 124 462 84 118 30 3 14 61 69 41 29 0.255
Rick Ferrell 133 458 54 138 34 4 3 61 65 15 5 0.301
Oscar Melillo 106 400 45 104 13 2 1 39 38 22 3 0.260
Dusty Cooke 100 294 51 90 18 6 3 34 46 24 6 0.306
Dib Williams 75 251 26 63 12 0 3 25 24 23 2 0.251
Carl Reynolds 78 244 33 66 13 4 6 35 24 20 4 0.270
Wes Ferrell 75 150 25 52 5 1 7 32 21 16 0 0.347
Bing Miller 78 138 18 42 8 1 3 26 10 8 0 0.304
Max Bishop 60 122 19 28 3 1 1 14 28 14 0 0.230
Moe Berg 38 98 13 28 5 0 2 12 5 3 0 0.286
Lefty Grove 35 89 5 7 1 1 1 5 13 49 0 0.079
Moose Solters 24 79 15 19 6 1 0 8 2 7 1 0.241
Johnny Welch 31 50 8 9 2 0 0 6 8 9 0 0.180
Fritz Ostermueller 22 49 3 14 1 0 0 7 2 5 0 0.286
Gordon Rhodes 36 48 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 15 0 0.146
Rube Walberg 44 37 3 6 1 0 0 3 2 10 0 0.162
Jack Wilson 23 16 2 5 2 0 1 3 1 3 0 0.312
George Hockette 23 14 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.143
George Dickey 5 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.000
Skinny Graham 8 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.300
Hank Johnson 13 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Doc Farrell 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.286
Stew Bowers 11 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
John Kroner 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Joe Cascarella 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hy Vandenberg 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Lou Legett 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Pipgras 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Ripley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1935

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 2.70 2 Wes Ferrell 3.52 3 Rube Walberg 3.91 4 Fritz Ostermueller 3.92 5 Jack Wilson 4.22

Wins

1 Wes Ferrell 25 2 Lefty Grove 20 3 Johnny Welch 10 4 Fritz Ostermueller 7 5 Rube Walberg 5

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 121 2 Wes Ferrell 110 3 Johnny Welch 48 4 Gordon Rhodes 44 5 Rube Walberg 44
1935 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wes Ferrell 25 14 3.52 41 38 0 322.1 336 126 108 110
Lefty Grove 20 12 2.70 35 30 1 273.0 269 82 65 121
Gordon Rhodes 2 10 5.41 34 19 2 146.1 195 88 60 44
Johnny Welch 10 9 4.47 31 19 2 143.0 155 71 53 48
Rube Walberg 5 9 3.91 44 10 3 142.2 152 62 54 44
Fritz Ostermueller 7 8 3.92 22 19 1 137.2 135 60 78 41
Jack Wilson 3 4 4.22 23 6 1 64.0 72 30 36 19
George Hockette 2 3 5.16 23 4 0 61.0 83 35 12 11
Hank Johnson 2 1 5.52 13 2 1 31.0 41 19 14 14
Stew Bowers 2 1 3.42 10 2 0 23.2 26 9 17 5
Joe Cascarella 0 3 6.88 6 4 0 17.0 25 13 11 9
Hy Vandenberg 0 0 20.25 3 0 0 5.1 15 12 4 2
George Pipgras 0 1 14.40 5 1 0 5.0 9 8 5 2
Walt Ripley 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 4.0 7 4 3 0

👥 Roster (33)

Mel Almada Moe Berg Max Bishop Stew Bowers Joe Cascarella Dusty Cooke Joe Cronin Babe Dahlgren George Dickey Doc Farrell Rick Ferrell Wes Ferrell +21 more

33 players

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The 1935 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1935 Boston Red Sox finished 78-75, a .510 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. With 718 runs scored and 732 given up, the 1935 differential was -14. The team batting average of .275 was 1% below the 1935 league mark of .279. Pitchers allowed 4.05 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46. The 718 runs scored compare with a league average of 778 per club, 8% fewer.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 695,827 fans came through the gates. Billy Werber topped the Boston Red Sox with 14 home runs. Joe Cronin led in RBI with 95. Mel Almada collected the most hits, 176. Wes Ferrell was the top winner, with 25 victories. The strikeout leader was Lefty Grove with 121.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1935 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1935 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1935 Boston Red Sox finished 78-75 (.510 win pct).
Who led the 1935 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Billy Werber led the 1935 Boston Red Sox with 14 home runs.
What was the 1935 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1935 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.05.
Did the 1935 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1935 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1935 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1935 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1935 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Billy Werber (14 HR, 61 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (25-14, 3.52 ERA).
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