1935 Philadelphia Athletics

58-91 • .389 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1935 Philadelphia Athletics went 58-91 (.389) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 710 runs, allowed 869, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Jimmie Foxx (36 HR, 115 RBI) and Johnny Marcum (17-12, 4.08 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

58 Wins
91 Losses
.389 Win %
8th Rank
710 R 869 RA
Diff -159

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710 Runs Scored
869 Runs Allowed
-159 Run Diff
265K Attendance

📈 vs. 1935 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 equal to the 1935 league average (.279)
OBP .340 3% below the 1935 league average (.351)
SLG .405 1% above the 1935 league average (.401)
Team ERA 5.12 15% worse than the 1935 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 710 9% below the 1935 league average (778 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 72
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Total Attendance 265,733
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Avg per Game 3,690

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1935

Batting Avg

1 Jimmie Foxx 0.346 2 Doc Cramer 0.332 3 Wally Moses 0.325 4 Johnny Marcum 0.311 5 Bob Johnson 0.299

Home Runs

1 Jimmie Foxx 36 2 Bob Johnson 28 3 Pinky Higgins 23 4 Wally Moses 5 5 Eric McNair 4

RBI

1 Jimmie Foxx 115 2 Bob Johnson 109 3 Pinky Higgins 94 4 Doc Cramer 70 5 Rabbit Warstler 59
1935 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doc Cramer 149 644 96 214 37 4 3 70 37 34 6 0.332
Bob Johnson 147 582 103 174 29 5 28 109 78 76 2 0.299
Jimmie Foxx 147 535 118 185 33 7 36 115 114 99 6 0.346
Eric McNair 137 526 55 142 22 2 4 57 35 33 3 0.270
Pinky Higgins 133 524 69 155 32 4 23 94 42 62 6 0.296
Rabbit Warstler 138 496 62 124 20 7 3 59 56 53 8 0.250
Lou Finney 109 410 45 112 11 6 0 31 18 18 7 0.273
Wally Moses 85 345 60 112 21 3 5 35 25 18 3 0.325
Paul Richards 85 257 31 63 10 1 4 29 24 12 0 0.245
Charlie Berry 62 190 14 48 7 3 3 29 10 20 0 0.253
Skeeter Newsome 59 145 18 30 7 1 1 10 5 9 2 0.207
Johnny Marcum 64 119 13 37 2 1 2 17 9 5 0 0.311
Bill Dietrich 44 60 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 25 0 0.083
Roy Mahaffey 27 51 3 9 1 0 0 1 2 18 0 0.176
George Blaeholder 23 47 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 23 0 0.043
Alex Hooks 15 44 4 10 3 0 0 4 3 10 0 0.227
Vernon Wilshere 27 43 3 4 0 0 0 1 4 20 0 0.093
Bernie Snyder 10 32 5 11 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.344
Carl Doyle 14 30 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.133
Al Benton 27 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.040
George Caster 26 22 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.227
Jack Peerson 10 19 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.316
George Turbeville 19 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.105
Dutch Lieber 19 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.143
Ed Coleman 10 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.077
Bill Patton 9 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.300
Dib Williams 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.100
Sugar Cain 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Cascarella 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.125
Jack Owens 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Woody Upchurch 3 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Herman Fink 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bill Conroy 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Vallie Eaves 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Al Veach 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Earl Huckleberry 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Charlie Moss 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Wedo Martini 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Ferrazzi 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1935

ERA

1 Dutch Lieber 3.09 2 Roy Mahaffey 3.90 3 George Blaeholder 3.99 4 Vernon Wilshere 4.05 5 Johnny Marcum 4.08

Wins

1 Johnny Marcum 17 2 Vernon Wilshere 9 3 Roy Mahaffey 8 4 Bill Dietrich 7 5 George Blaeholder 6

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Marcum 99 2 Vernon Wilshere 80 3 Bill Dietrich 59 4 Al Benton 42 5 Roy Mahaffey 39
1935 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Marcum 17 12 4.08 39 27 3 242.2 256 110 83 99
Bill Dietrich 7 13 5.39 43 15 3 185.1 203 111 101 59
George Blaeholder 6 10 3.99 23 22 0 149.0 173 66 49 22
Vernon Wilshere 9 9 4.05 27 18 1 142.1 136 64 78 80
Roy Mahaffey 8 4 3.90 27 17 0 136.0 153 59 42 39
Carl Doyle 2 7 5.99 14 9 0 79.2 86 53 72 34
Al Benton 3 4 7.70 27 9 0 78.1 110 67 47 42
George Turbeville 0 3 7.63 19 6 0 63.2 74 54 69 20
George Caster 1 4 6.25 25 1 1 63.1 86 44 37 24
Dutch Lieber 1 1 3.09 18 1 2 46.2 45 16 19 14
Joe Cascarella 1 6 5.29 9 3 0 32.1 29 19 22 15
Sugar Cain 0 5 6.58 6 5 0 26.0 39 19 19 5
Woody Upchurch 0 2 5.06 3 3 0 21.1 23 12 12 2
Herman Fink 0 3 9.19 5 3 0 15.2 18 16 10 2
Vallie Eaves 1 2 5.14 3 3 0 14.0 12 8 15 6
Al Veach 0 2 11.70 2 2 0 10.0 20 13 9 3
Bill Ferrazzi 1 2 5.14 3 2 0 7.0 7 4 5 0
Earl Huckleberry 1 0 9.45 1 1 0 6.2 8 7 4 2
Wedo Martini 0 2 17.05 3 2 0 6.1 8 12 11 1

👥 Roster (39)

Al Benton Charlie Berry George Blaeholder Sugar Cain Joe Cascarella George Caster Ed Coleman Bill Conroy Doc Cramer Bill Dietrich Carl Doyle Vallie Eaves +27 more

39 players

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The 1935 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The record for the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics reads 58 wins and 91 losses, good for 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 710 scored against 869 allowed (-159). The staff ERA of 5.12 was 15% worse than the league average of 4.46. The 710 runs scored compare with a league average of 778 per club, 9% fewer. Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 265,733 fans came through the gates.

Jimmie Foxx led the club in home runs with 36. The hits leader was Doc Cramer with 214. On the mound, Johnny Marcum won 17 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 39 players. The 1934 season and the 1936 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1935 Philadelphia Athletics finished 58-91 (.389 win pct).
Who led the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Jimmie Foxx led the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics with 36 home runs.
What was the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1935 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 5.12.
Did the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1935 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1935 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmie Foxx (36 HR, 115 RBI) and Johnny Marcum (17-12, 4.08 ERA).
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