The 1935

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season was a season in American baseball which involved the Pirates finishing fourth in the National League. The roster featured five future Hall of Famers: player-manager

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, pitcher Waite Hoyt, shortstop

Arky Vaughan Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan (March 9, 1912 – August 30, 1952) was an American professional baseball player. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1932 and 1948, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers, primarily as a sh ...

, center fielder

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, and right fielder

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Offseason

* December 12, 1934:

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was traded by the Pirates to the

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for Jack Salveson.

Regular season

Vaughan hit .385 on his way to being named the NL's Most Valuable Player by The Sporting News. It is considered the best offensive season ever by a shortstop other than Honus Wagner. On May 25, 1935, Babe Ruth of the

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hit the final three home runs of his career in one game against the Pirates at Forbes Field.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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, , 13–0 , , Blanton (17–10) , , Zachary , , — , , — , , 76–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 135 , , September 7 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Bush (10–10) , , Benge , , — , , — , , 77–58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , September 8 , , Giants , , 1–3 , , Hubbell , , Lucas (8–5) , , — , , 18,000 , , 77–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 10 , , Giants , , 3–4 , , Castleman , , Blanton (17–11) , , Stout , , — , , 77–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 10 , , Giants , , 2–4 , , Smith , , Birkofer (8–7) , , — , , 4,000 , , 77–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 11 , , Giants , , 10–7 , , Bush (11–10) , , Parmelee , , — , , — , , 78–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 140 , , September 12 , , Phillies , , 11–0 , , Weaver (12–8) , , Pezzullo , , — , , — , , 79–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 13 , , Phillies , , 1–5 , , Davis , , Swift (15–8) , , — , , — , , 79–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 14 , , Phillies , , 5–7 , , Prim , , Blanton (17–12) , , — , , — , , 79–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 15 , , Phillies , , 5–3 , , Birkofer (9–7) , , Jorgens , , — , , — , , 80–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 16 , ,

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, , 5–2 , , Blanton (18–12) , , Frankhouse , , — , , — , , 83–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 19 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Hoyt (7–11) , , Cantwell , , — , , — , , 84–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 21 , , @ Cubs , , 3–4 , , Henshaw , , Bush (11–11) , , Warneke , , 39,000 , , 84–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 22 , , @ Cubs , , 0–2 , , French , , Blanton (18–13) , , — , , 40,558 , , 84–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 23 , , @ Cardinals , , 12–0 , , Weaver (14–8) , , Heusser , , — , , 7,500 , , 85–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 24 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–11 , , Hallahan , , Lucas (8–6) , , — , , — , , 85–66 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 29 , , @ Reds , , 5–1 , , Brown (4–1) , , Hollingsworth , , — , , — , , 86–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 29 , , @ Reds , , 6–9 , , Derringer , , Passeau (0–1) , , — , , 8,021 , , 86–67 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

, The Sporting News NL MVP

1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the third playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July ...

, SS, starter *

, reserve

League top five finishers

Cy Blanton * MLB leader in ERA (2.58)

Bill Swift William Charles Swift (born October 27, 1961) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Swift played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies. Scholastic career ...

* #2 in NL in ERA (2.70)

* MLB leader in batting average (.385) * MLB leader in on-base percentage (.491) * NL leader in slugging percentage (.607)

Farm system

References

External links

1935 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference

1935 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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