On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 13 .606 --
Indians 17 12 .586 1.0
Tigers 17 16 .515 3.0
Senators 18 17 .514 3.0
Browns 15 16 .484 4.0
Athletics 15 18 .455 5.0
Red Sox 15 18 .455 5.0
White Sox 12 19 .387 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 11 .633 --
Cubs 22 14 .611 0.0
Cardinals 20 13 .606 0.5
Giants 20 14 .588 1.0
Braves 15 16 .484 4.5
Dodgers 14 18 .438 6.0
Phillies 11 19 .367 8.0
Reds 7 23 .233 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 4
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 Al Spohrer 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Boken 1
1 Jack Burns 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 3
2 Bob Boken 2
2 Tommy Bridges 2
2 Joe Cronin 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Odell Hale 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Marv Owen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 0.57
2 Tommy Bridges 0.33
2 Ben Cantwell 0.33
4 General Crowder 0.30
4 Lon Warneke 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 8
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Johnny Welch 4
4 Ben Cantwell 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Tinning 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .404
2 Sam Leslie .383
3 Heinie Manush .379
4 Carl Reynolds .378
5 Joe Vosmik .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Zeke Bonura 10
2 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Jimmie Foxx 9
4 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Joe Medwick 36
3 Zeke Bonura 33
3 Chuck Klein 33
3 2 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 11
2 Billy Werber 10
3 Ben Chapman 8
4 Lonny Frey 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.32
2 Johnny Murphy 1.82
3 Fred Frankhouse 2.22
4 Carl Hubbell 2.33
5 Tex Carleton 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 7
1 Lefty Gomez 7
3 Fred Frankhouse 6
3 Carl Hubbell 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 51
2 Tommy Bridges 36
2 Monte Pearson 36
4 Carl Hubbell 35
5 4 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Jack Russell 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .477
1 Billy Urbanski .477
3 Pinky Higgins .422
4 Cecil Travis .419
5 Ray Pepper .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 5
2 Jimmy Dykes 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Chick Hafey 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 17
2 Joe Cronin 15
2 Ed Morgan 15
2 Hal Trosky 15
5 Lou Gehrig 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 7
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.73
2 Bobby Burke 0.79
3 Lefty Gomez 1.00
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.48
5 Joe Bowman 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Van Mungo 3
1 Monte Pearson 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 26
2 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Bobo Newsom 16
4 Lefty Gomez 15
4 Hal Schumacher 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Whit Wyatt 2
2 Ivy Andrews 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .422
2 Heinie Manush .414
3 Cecil Travis .405
4 Earl Averill .396
5 Sam Leslie .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Zeke Bonura 7
3 Ripper Collins 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Joe Cronin 30
3 Joe Medwick 29
3 Joe Vosmik 29
5 Zeke Bonura 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 8
2 Ben Chapman 6
3 Lonny Frey 5
3 Roy Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.00
2 Johnny Allen 1.44
3 Johnny Murphy 1.50
4 Joe Bowman 1.63
5 Fred Frankhouse 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Bob Kline 5
4 Ralph Birkofer 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 40
2 Tommy Bridges 35
3 Hal Schumacher 29
4 Dizzy Dean 28
4 Carl Hubbell 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Ben Cantwell 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .369
2 Heinie Manush .357
3 Jimmie Foxx .355
4 Lou Gehrig .347
5 Spud Davis .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Chuck Klein 31
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 162
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Joe Cronin 131
4 Joe Medwick 124
5 Mel Ott 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 32
2 Gee Walker 31
3 Pepper Martin 28
4 Billy Werber 24
5 Evar Swanson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.87
2 Hal Schumacher 2.56
3 Lon Warneke 2.58
4 Guy Bush 2.61
5 Lefty Gomez 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 24
1 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Van Mungo 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
2 Lefty Gomez 167
3 Van Mungo 157
4 Tex Carleton 139
4 Carl Hubbell 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 16
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Hi Bell 6
3 Waite Hoyt 6
5 4 tied 5