On This Day

Sunday, May 13, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 6 .739 --
Indians 11 9 .550 4.5
Athletics 12 11 .522 5.0
Tigers 11 11 .500 5.5
Senators 12 12 .500 5.5
Red Sox 11 12 .478 6.0
Browns 9 12 .429 7.0
White Sox 5 15 .250 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 7 .682 --
Cubs 17 8 .680 -0.5
Cardinals 15 9 .625 1.0
Giants 14 10 .583 2.0
Braves 12 11 .522 3.5
Dodgers 8 15 .348 7.5
Phillies 7 15 .318 8.0
Reds 5 18 .217 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Walters 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bucky Walters 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Lonny Frey 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 1.00
2 Tommy Bridges 0.56
3 Dizzy Dean 0.50
4 Ivy Andrews 0.44
5 Hal Smith 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Smith 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
4 Ivy Andrews 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .426
2 Heinie Manush .406
3 Lou Gehrig .402
4 Joe Vosmik .397
5 Sam Leslie .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Ethan Allen 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Carl Reynolds 27
2 Gus Suhr 27
4 Joe Medwick 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 9
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.82
2 Lefty Gomez 1.26
3 Joe Cascarella 1.57
4 Carl Hubbell 1.71
5 Johnny Allen 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Bob Kline 5
2 Gordon Rhodes 5
2 Red Ruffing 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 36
2 Dizzy Dean 31
3 Lon Warneke 29
4 Bob Weiland 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 3
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .558
2 Heinie Manush .491
3 Lou Gehrig .453
4 Sam Leslie .440
5 Ripper Collins .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Ripper Collins 6
3 Babe Ruth 5
4 Ethan Allen 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 27
2 Gus Suhr 19
3 Joe Vosmik 18
4 Joe Cronin 17
4 Joe Medwick 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Gee Walker 3
4 Bob Boken 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Murphy 0.00
2 Lefty Gomez 0.75
2 Jack Knott 0.75
4 Bill Lee 0.82
5 Johnny Allen 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 4
1 Bob Kline 4
3 Huck Betts 3
3 Guy Bush 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 25
2 Dizzy Dean 23
3 Johnny Allen 20
3 Bob Weiland 20
5 Lefty Gomez 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Bobo Newsom 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .360
2 Spud Davis .354
3 Heinie Manush .353
4 Jimmie Foxx .348
5 Lou Gehrig .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Chuck Klein 31
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 163
2 Lou Gehrig 149
3 Joe Cronin 130
4 Chuck Klein 120
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 29
3 Pepper Martin 28
4 Evar Swanson 20
5 Billy Werber 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.69
2 Lon Warneke 2.33
3 Hal Schumacher 2.33
4 Monte Pearson 2.50
5 Guy Bush 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 25
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 General Crowder 22
3 Dizzy Dean 22
5 Lefty Grove 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 202
2 Lefty Gomez 165
3 Tex Carleton 149
4 Johnny Allen 145
5 Van Mungo 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 16
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Hi Bell 6
3 Phil Collins 6
3 3 others tied 6