The season is now one-third of the way done, as week three out of nine has been completed. The 1935 Chicago Cubs and the 1937 New York Yankees both took three out of four games in their series this week to claim a share of first place.
It’s been a pitchers’ league to this point, with the league batting average of .230. Chicago’s done most of the work with a league-best .282 average, and the Cubs are just one of two teams above .240. The league ERA is 3.07, with five teams below 3.00 and only one above 4.00.
Five pitchers have won all of their starts to this point, with Dave Ferriss (Boston) and Red Ruffing (New York) the first two to 3-0. Frank Demaree (Chicago) has overcome all of the great pitching to this point and is at a league-best .449 average, more than 60 points better than his closest competitor.
Week 4’s highlighted matchup features the Cubs and the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics, two of the top three teams in the league at this point.
| Week 3 | W | L | PCT | GB | Run Diff. | AVG | ERA | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Chicago Cubs | 8 | 4 | .667 | — | +18 | .282 | 2.17 | Stats |
| 1937 New York Yankees | 8 | 4 | .667 | — | +9 | .228 | 2.68 | Stats |
| 1931 Philadelphia Athletics | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.0 | +4 | .204 | 2.05 | Stats |
| 1940 Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.0 | +6 | .217 | 3.17 | Stats |
| 1933 Washington Senators | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | -14 | .204 | 3.89 | Stats |
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.0 | +4 | .195 | 2.74 | Stats |
| 1946 Boston Red Sox | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.0 | +1 | .227 | 2.77 | Stats |
| 1934 Detroit Tigers | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.0 | -13 | .263 | 4.50 | Stats |
| 1934 St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 9 | .250 | 5.0 | -15 | .233 | 3.73 | Stats |
Week 3 recaps:
> Red Sox-Yankees
> Reds-Cardinals
> Tigers-Senators
> Dodgers-Cubs
Week 3 featured YouTube broadcasts:
> Red Sox-Yankees game 1
> Reds-Cardinals game 1
> Tigers-Senators game 1
> Dodgers-Cubs game 1
BATTING LEADERS
Average
.449 Frank Demaree, 1935 Cubs
.387 Charlie Gehringer, 1934 Tigers
.373 Billy Herman, 1935 Cubs
.361 Lou Gehrig, 1937 Yankees
.357 Jo Jo White, 1934 Tigers
.355 Max Bishop, 1931 Athletics
.349 Rudy York, 1946 Red Sox
.333 Chuck Klein, 1935 Cubs
.333 Hank Greenberg, 1934 Tigers
.333 Dib Williams, 1931 Athletics
Runs
11 Lou Gehrig, 1937 Yankees
10 Chuck Klein, 1935 Cubs
10 Ted Williams, 1946 Red Sox
9 Frank Demaree, 1935 Cubs
9 Johnny Pesky, 1946 Red Sox
Hits
22 Frank Demaree, 1935 Cubs
19 Billy Herman, 1935 Cubs
17 Joe Medwick, 1934 Cardinals
17 Frankie Frisch, 1934 Cardinals
16 Chuck Klein, 1935 Cubs
Doubles
6 Billy Herman, 1935 Cubs
5 Pepper Martin, 1934 Cardinals
5 Ripper Collins, 1934 Cardinals
4 many
Triples
4 Heinie Manush, 1933 Senators
2 Buddy Myer, 1933 Senators
2 Phil Cavaretta, 1935 Cubs
2 Chuck Klein, 1935 Cubs
Home Runs
6 Lou Gehrig, 1937 Yankees
3 Pete Reiser, 1941 Dodgers
3 Joe Medwick, 1934 Cardinals
3 Rudy York, 1946 Red Sox
2 many
RBI
11 Stan Hack, 1935 Cubs
10 Lou Gehrig, 1937 Yankees
10 Dom DiMaggio, 1946 Red Sox
9 many
Stolen Bases
6 Jo Jo White, 1934 Tigers
3 Frankie Frisch, 1934 Cardinals
3 Pepper Martin, 1934 Cardinals
2 Stan Hack, 1935 Cubs
PITCHING LEADERS
Wins
3 Dave Ferriss, 1946 Red Sox
3 Red Ruffing, 1937 Yankees
2 many
ERA
0.00 Lefty Grove, 1931 Athletics
0.67 Dave Ferriss, 1946 Red Sox
0.69 Red Ruffing, 1937 Yankees
1.06 Rube Walberg, 1931 Athletics
1.69 Curt Davis, 1941 Dodgers
1.69 Luke Hamlin, 1941 Dodgers
1.80 Lon Warneke, 1935 Cubs
1.80 Lefty Gomez, 1937 Yankees
2.25 Monty Pearson, 1937 Yankees
2.25 Bill Lee, 1935 Cubs
2.25 Dizzy Dean, 1934 Cardinals
Shutouts
2 Lefty Grove, 1931 Athletics
2 Red Ruffing, 1937 Yankees
2 Lefty Gomez, 1937 Yankees
Saves
4 Jack Russell, 1933 Senators
4 Joe Beggs, 1940 Reds
2 Johnny Murphy, 1937 Yankees
2 Dazzy Vance, 1934 Cardinals
2 Charlie Root, 1935 Cubs
Strikeouts
28 Dizzy Dean, 1934 Cardinals
26 Paul Dean, 1934 Cardinals
24 Tex Carleton, 1935 Cubs
23 Lefty Gomez, 1937 Yankees
18 several
ROGER SPORTS & GAMES 