On This Day

Saturday, June 9, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	29	19	.604	--
Yankees	26	20	.565	2.0
Indians	23	20	.535	3.5
Browns	24	21	.533	3.5
Senators	25	24	.510	4.5
Red Sox	23	24	.489	5.5
Athletics	19	27	.413	9.0
White Sox	16	30	.348	12.0

Games

Senators 8, Red Sox 1

Indians 3, Browns 1

Tigers 8, White Sox 5

Athletics 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	31	18	.633	--
Cardinals	28	18	.609	1.5
Cubs	29	20	.592	2.0
Pirates	26	18	.591	2.5
Braves	23	22	.511	6.0
Dodgers	20	28	.417	10.5
Phillies	16	28	.364	12.5
Reds	11	32	.256	17.0

Games

Braves 8, Dodgers 6

Dodgers 8, Braves 3

Reds 5, Cubs 2

Giants 8, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Spohrer	5
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Jimmy Jordan	4
2	Heinie Manush	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Johnny Frederick	1
2	Mule Haas	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	3
1	Johnny Frederick	3
1	Mel Ott	3
1	Marv Owen	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Rollie Hemsley	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monte Pearson	0.91
2	Johnny Broaca	0.86
3	Pat Malone	0.42
4	Whit Wyatt	0.31
5	Al Benton	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monte Pearson	10
2	Elden Auker	6
2	Johnny Broaca	6
4	Pat Malone	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.413
2	Heinie Manush	.393
3	Joe Vosmik	.380
4	Rollie Hemsley	.371
5	Bill Knickerbocker	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Lou Gehrig	14
2	Chuck Klein	14
2	Mel Ott	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	54
2	Zeke Bonura	46
3	Mel Ott	44
4	Charlie Gehringer	43
5	3 tied	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	13
2	Gee Walker	12
3	Ben Chapman	10
4	Pete Fox	9
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	Monte Pearson	56
4	Tommy Bridges	52
5	Pat Malone	51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.508
2	Heinie Manush	.455
3	Babe Herman	.449
4	Bill Dickey	.426
5	Goose Goslin	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	5
1	Ripper Collins	5
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	26
2	Harlond Clift	16
2	Ripper Collins	16
2	Babe Herman	16
2	Travis Jackson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	6
2	Dick Bartell	3
2	Jack Burns	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.45
2	Jim Weaver	0.50
3	Elden Auker	0.96
4	Mel Harder	1.06
5	Schoolboy Rowe	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	4
1	Monte Weaver	4
3	Al Benton	3
3	George Blaeholder	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	25
2	Johnny Welch	22
3	Tommy Bridges	20
3	Pat Malone	20
3	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	2
1	Dolf Luque	2
1	Jack Russell	2
1	Bob Smith	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.463
2	Bill Terry	.396
3	Billy Urbanski	.393
4	Heinie Manush	.388
5	Sam West	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	10
1	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Bob Johnson	9
5	Mel Ott	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	36
2	Charlie Gehringer	33
3	Ed Morgan	29
3	Ray Pepper	29
5	Mel Ott	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	10
2	Pete Fox	8
3	Ben Chapman	7
4	Dick Bartell	6
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Weaver	1.47
2	Lefty Gomez	1.89
3	Joe Bowman	2.18
4	Johnny Murphy	2.23
5	Ted Lyons	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Monte Pearson	6
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Paul Dean	5
2	Fred Frankhouse	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
1	Jack Russell	3
4	Hi Bell	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.367
2	Chuck Klein	.362
3	Charlie Gehringer	.362
4	Jimmie Foxx	.359
5	Bill Terry	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Chuck Klein	32
4	Babe Ruth	31
5	Mel Ott	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	160
2	Lou Gehrig	150
3	Charlie Gehringer	128
4	Mel Ott	122
5	Joe Cronin	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	31
2	Gee Walker	30
3	Billy Werber	26
4	Pepper Martin	25
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.77
2	Lefty Gomez	2.57
3	Guy Bush	2.68
4	Lon Warneke	2.74
5	Hal Schumacher	2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	183
2	Lefty Gomez	170
3	Van Mungo	157
4	Tex Carleton	141
5	Tommy Bridges	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	18
2	Hi Bell	8
3	Waite Hoyt	7
4	Dolf Luque	6
4	Wilcy Moore	6