1935 Chicago White Sox

74-78 • .487 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1935 Chicago White Sox went 74-78 (.487) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 738 runs, allowed 750, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Zeke Bonura (21 HR, 92 RBI) and Ted Lyons (15-8, 3.02 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

74 Wins
78 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
738 R 750 RA
Diff -12

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⚡ Quick Stats

738 Runs Scored
750 Runs Allowed
-12 Run Diff
538K Attendance

📈 vs. 1935 AL Average

Batting Avg .274 2% below the 1935 league average (.279)
OBP .348 1% below the 1935 league average (.351)
SLG .381 5% below the 1935 league average (.401)
Team ERA 4.38 2% better than the 1935 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 738 5% below the 1935 league average (778 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 538,700
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Avg per Game 6,996

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1935

Batting Avg

1 Luke Appling 0.307 2 Tony Piet 0.298 3 Zeke Bonura 0.295 4 Mule Haas 0.291 5 Jimmy Dykes 0.288

Home Runs

1 Zeke Bonura 21 2 Al Simmons 16 3 Rip Radcliff 10 4 George Washington 8 5 Jimmy Dykes 4

RBI

1 Zeke Bonura 92 2 Al Simmons 79 3 Luke Appling 71 4 Rip Radcliff 68 5 Luke Sewell 67
1935 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rip Radcliff 146 623 95 178 28 8 10 68 53 21 4 0.286
Zeke Bonura 138 550 107 162 34 4 21 92 57 28 4 0.295
Luke Appling 153 525 94 161 28 6 1 71 122 40 12 0.307
Al Simmons 128 525 68 140 22 7 16 79 33 43 4 0.267
Luke Sewell 118 421 52 120 19 3 2 67 32 18 3 0.285
Jimmy Dykes 117 403 45 116 24 2 4 61 59 28 4 0.288
George Washington 108 339 40 96 22 3 8 47 10 18 1 0.283
Jackie Hayes 89 329 45 88 14 0 4 45 29 15 3 0.267
Mule Haas 92 327 44 95 22 1 2 40 37 17 4 0.291
Tony Piet 77 292 47 87 17 5 3 27 33 27 2 0.298
Marty Hopkins 59 144 20 32 3 0 2 17 36 23 1 0.222
Jocko Conlan 65 140 20 40 7 1 0 15 14 6 3 0.286
Merv Shea 46 122 8 28 2 0 0 13 30 9 0 0.230
Ted Lyons 29 82 5 18 4 0 0 6 3 4 0 0.220
John Whitehead 28 82 7 12 0 0 0 9 4 9 0 0.146
Vern Kennedy 31 73 5 18 3 1 0 10 1 18 0 0.247
Les Tietje 30 61 4 12 3 0 0 3 3 17 0 0.197
Sad Sam Jones 22 48 8 8 1 0 0 1 10 16 0 0.167
Ray Phelps 27 41 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 0.122
Fred Tauby 13 32 5 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.125
Glenn Wright 9 25 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.120
Mike Kreevich 6 23 3 10 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.435
Carl Fischer 24 21 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.190
Jack Salveson 20 20 3 6 2 0 1 4 1 4 0 0.300
Frank Grube 9 19 1 7 2 0 0 6 3 2 0 0.368
Monty Stratton 5 14 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Whit Wyatt 30 13 2 3 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0.231
Joe Vance 10 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.182
George Earnshaw 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Italo Chelini 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bud Hafey 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Stine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1935

ERA

1 Ted Lyons 3.02 2 John Whitehead 3.72 3 Vern Kennedy 3.91 4 Monty Stratton 4.03 5 Sad Sam Jones 4.05

Wins

1 Ted Lyons 15 2 John Whitehead 13 3 Vern Kennedy 11 4 Les Tietje 9 5 Sad Sam Jones 8

Strikeouts

1 John Whitehead 72 2 Vern Kennedy 65 3 Les Tietje 64 4 Ted Lyons 54 5 Sad Sam Jones 38
1935 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Whitehead 13 13 3.72 28 27 0 222.1 209 92 101 72
Vern Kennedy 11 11 3.91 31 25 1 211.2 211 92 95 65
Ted Lyons 15 8 3.02 23 22 0 190.2 194 64 56 54
Les Tietje 9 15 4.30 30 21 0 169.2 184 81 81 64
Sad Sam Jones 8 7 4.05 21 19 0 140.0 162 63 51 38
Ray Phelps 4 8 4.82 27 17 1 125.0 126 67 55 38
Carl Fischer 5 5 6.19 24 11 0 88.2 102 61 39 31
Jack Salveson 1 2 4.86 20 2 1 66.2 79 36 23 22
Whit Wyatt 4 3 6.75 30 1 5 52.0 65 39 25 22
Monty Stratton 1 2 4.03 5 5 0 38.0 40 17 9 8
Joe Vance 2 2 6.68 10 0 0 31.0 36 23 21 12
George Earnshaw 1 2 9.00 3 3 0 18.0 26 18 11 8
Italo Chelini 0 0 12.60 2 0 0 5.0 7 7 4 1
Lee Stine 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 3 1

👥 Roster (32)

Luke Appling Zeke Bonura Italo Chelini Jocko Conlan Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Carl Fischer Frank Grube Mule Haas Bud Hafey Jackie Hayes Marty Hopkins +20 more

32 players

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The 1935 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1935 the Chicago White Sox posted a 74-78 mark (.487) and finished 5th in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 738 runs and allowed 750, a run differential of -12. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .274, 2% worse than the league's .279. Pitchers allowed 4.38 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46. The 738 runs scored compare with a league average of 778 per club, 5% fewer.

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 538,700 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Zeke Bonura, who hit 21. Rip Radcliff collected the most hits, 178. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ted Lyons (15). The strikeout leader was John Whitehead with 72. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1935 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1935 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1935 Chicago White Sox finished 74-78 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1935 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Zeke Bonura led the 1935 Chicago White Sox with 21 home runs.
What was the 1935 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1935 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.38.
Did the 1935 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1935 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1935 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1935 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1935 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Zeke Bonura (21 HR, 92 RBI) and Ted Lyons (15-8, 3.02 ERA).
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