1935 Cincinnati Reds season

1935 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley Jr.
General manager(s)	Larry MacPhail
Manager(s)	Chuck Dressen
Local radio	WCPO (Harry Hartman) WSAI (Red Barber)
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The 1935 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68–85, 31½ games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	100	54	--	.649
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	4	.623
New York Giants	91	62	8.5	.595
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	67	13.5	.562
Brooklyn Dodgers	70	83	29.5	.458
Cincinnati Reds	68	85	31.5	.444
Philadelphia Phillies	64	89	35.5	.418
Boston Braves	38	115	61.5	.248

Record vs. opponents

1935 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	6–16	3–19	10–12	5–16	8–14	2–20	4–18
Brooklyn	16–6	—	5–17	11–11	9–13	12–9–1	11–11	6–16
Chicago	19–3	17–5	—	14–8	14–8	13–9	15–7	8–14
Cincinnati	12–10	11–11	8–14	—	8–14–1	13–9	8–13	8–14
New York	16–5	13–9	8–14	14–8–1	—	12–10–2	14–8	14–8
Philadelphia	14–8	9–12–1	9–13	9–13	10–12–2	—	6–16	7–15
Pittsburgh	20–2	11–11	7–15	13–8	8–14	16–6	—	11–11
St. Louis	18–4	16–6	14–8	14–8	8–14	15–7	11–11	—

Roster

1935 Cincinnati Reds roster
Roster
Pitchers 28 Don Brennan 25 Paul Derringer 23 Tony Freitas 22 Benny Frey 32 Lee Grissom 20 Leroy Herrmann 30 Whitey Hilcher 26 Al Hollingsworth 21 Si Johnson 24 Danny MacFayden 29 Emmett Nelson 27 Gene Schott		Catchers 19 Gilly Campbell 18 Hank Erickson 17 Ernie Lombardi Infielders  1 Jim Bottomley -- Calvin Chapman  3 Alex Kampouris  5 Billy Myers  9 Lew Riggs 24 Les Scarsella  6 Gordon Slade 4, 29 Billy Sullivan		Outfielders 12 Sammy Byrd 14 Adam Comorosky  8 Kiki Cuyler 25 Lee Gamble 10 Ival Goodman 11 Chick Hafey 11 Babe Herman 11 Ted Petoskey  8 Tony Piet 15 Harlin Pool		Manager  7 Chuck Dressen Coaches George Kelly Tom Sheehan

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Ernie Lombardi	120	332	114	.343	12	64
1B	Jim Bottomley	107	399	103	.258	1	49
2B	Alex Kampouris	148	499	123	.246	7	62
3B	Lew Riggs	142	532	148	.278	5	46
SS	Billy Myers	117	445	119	.267	5	36
OF	Ival Goodman	148	592	159	.269	12	72
OF	Sammy Byrd	121	416	109	.262	9	52
OF	Babe Herman	92	349	117	.335	10	58

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Billy Sullivan	85	241	64	.266	2	36
Kiki Cuyler	62	223	56	.251	2	22
Gilly Campbell	88	218	56	.257	3	30
Gordon Slade	71	196	55	.281	1	14
Adam Comorosky	59	137	34	.248	2	14
Hank Erickson	37	88	23	.261	1	4
Harlin Pool	28	68	12	.176	0	11
Chick Hafey	15	59	20	.339	1	9
Calvin Chapman	15	53	18	.340	0	3
Les Scarsella	6	10	2	.200	0	0
Ted Petoskey	4	5	2	.400	0	0
Tony Piet	6	5	1	.200	0	2
Lee Gamble	2	4	2	.500	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Paul Derringer	45	276.2	22	13	3.51	120
Lee Grissom	3	21	1	1	3.86	13

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Al Hollingsworth	38	173.1	6	13	3.89	89
Si Johnson	30	130	5	11	6.23	40
Gene Schott	33	159	8	11	3.91	49
Tony Freitas	31	143.2	5	10	4.57	51
Benny Frey	38	114.1	6	10	6.85	24
Leroy Herrmann	29	106	3	5	3.58	30
Emmett Nelson	19	60.1	4	4	4.33	14
Danny MacFayden	7	36	1	2	4.75	13
Whitey Hilcher	4	19.1	2	0	2.79	9

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Don Brennan	38	5	5	5	3.15	48

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Ike Boone
B	Wilmington Pirates	Piedmont League	Harry McCurdy and Riley Parker
C	Bartlesville Reds	Western Association	Marty Purtell
D	Mt. Airy Reds	Bi-State League	Mickey Shader
D	Lake Charles Skippers	Evangeline League	Josh Billings
D	Monessen Reds	Pennsylvania State Association	Milt Stock

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monessen

External links

• 1935 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
• 1935 Cincinnati Reds roster at Baseball Almanac