On This Day

Friday, June 8, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 19 .596 --
Yankees 26 19 .578 1.0
Browns 24 20 .545 2.5
Indians 22 20 .524 3.5
Red Sox 23 23 .500 4.5
Senators 24 24 .500 4.5
Athletics 18 27 .400 9.0
White Sox 16 29 .356 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 18 .625 --
Cardinals 28 18 .609 1.0
Cubs 29 19 .604 1.0
Pirates 26 18 .591 2.0
Braves 22 21 .512 5.5
Dodgers 19 27 .413 10.0
Phillies 16 27 .372 11.5
Reds 10 32 .238 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Babe Herman 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Jordan 4
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.88
2 Bill Lee 0.60
3 Tex Carleton 0.57
4 Van Mungo 0.50
5 Fritz Ostermueller 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 7
2 Bill Lee 6
2 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Fritz Ostermueller 6
5 Tex Carleton 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .406
2 Heinie Manush .383
3 Joe Vosmik .380
4 Rollie Hemsley .375
5 Bill Knickerbocker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 15
2 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Lou Gehrig 14
2 Chuck Klein 14
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 54
2 Zeke Bonura 46
3 Ripper Collins 42
3 Charlie Gehringer 42
3 Gus Suhr 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 13
2 Gee Walker 12
3 Ben Chapman 10
4 Pete Fox 8
5 Dick Bartell 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.74
2 Joe Bowman 1.95
3 Johnny Murphy 2.15
4 Carl Hubbell 2.21
5 Johnny Welch 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 9
2 Guy Bush 8
2 Fred Frankhouse 8
2 Carl Hubbell 8
2 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 64
2 Lefty Gomez 59
3 Tommy Bridges 52
4 Dizzy Dean 47
5 3 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 5
2 Ben Cantwell 4
2 Dolf Luque 4
4 Joe Heving 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .476
2 Bill Knickerbocker .423
3 Babe Herman .422
4 Mule Haas .419
5 Bill Dickey .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 6
2 Zeke Bonura 5
2 Ripper Collins 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Hank Greenberg 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 25
2 Harlond Clift 17
3 Ripper Collins 16
3 Hank Greenberg 16
3 Travis Jackson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 5
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Rabbit Warstler 3
2 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.45
2 Jim Weaver 0.50
3 Mel Harder 1.06
4 Schoolboy Rowe 1.33
5 Ralph Birkofer 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 4
2 George Blaeholder 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 25
2 Johnny Welch 22
3 Tommy Bridges 20
3 Schoolboy Rowe 20
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Bob Smith 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .440
2 Billy Urbanski .407
3 Bill Terry .387
4 Rollie Hemsley .385
5 Sam West .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 10
1 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Bob Johnson 9
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Charlie Gehringer 33
3 Zeke Bonura 29
3 Ed Morgan 29
3 Ray Pepper 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 10
2 Ben Chapman 7
2 Pete Fox 7
4 Dick Bartell 6
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.89
2 Joe Bowman 2.18
3 Johnny Murphy 2.23
4 Ted Lyons 2.30
5 Paul Derringer 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Curt Davis 5
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Paul Dean 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 40
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Tommy Bridges 38
4 Paul Dean 33
5 Monte Pearson 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Jack Russell 3
4 Ben Cantwell 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .364
2 Chuck Klein .362
3 Jimmie Foxx .361
4 Charlie Gehringer .357
5 Lou Gehrig .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Lou Gehrig 36
3 Chuck Klein 32
3 Babe Ruth 32
5 Mel Ott 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 165
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Charlie Gehringer 128
4 Mel Ott 121
5 Joe Cronin 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 31
2 Gee Walker 30
3 Pepper Martin 26
3 Billy Werber 26
5 Evar Swanson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.75
2 Guy Bush 2.68
3 Hal Schumacher 2.70
4 Lon Warneke 2.72
5 Ben Cantwell 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 24
1 Van Mungo 24
3 Guy Bush 23
4 Dizzy Dean 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 188
2 Lefty Gomez 174
3 Van Mungo 157
4 Tex Carleton 141
5 Tommy Bridges 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 18
2 Hi Bell 7
2 Waite Hoyt 7
4 Dolf Luque 6
4 Wilcy Moore 6