On This Day

Friday, June 15, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	20	.600	--
Tigers	31	21	.596	0.0
Indians	26	21	.553	2.5
Senators	29	25	.537	3.0
Red Sox	25	26	.490	5.5
Browns	24	25	.490	5.5
Athletics	20	30	.400	10.0
White Sox	17	34	.333	13.5

Games

Tigers 11, Red Sox 4

Yankees 6, Browns 3

Indians 12, Athletics 6

Senators 8, White Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	35	19	.648	--
Cardinals	31	20	.608	2.5
Cubs	32	22	.593	3.0
Pirates	27	22	.551	5.5
Braves	26	24	.520	7.0
Dodgers	23	30	.434	11.5
Phillies	18	31	.367	14.5
Reds	12	36	.250	20.0

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Reds 2, Giants 1

Dodgers 6, Pirates 4

Braves 10, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Jordan	5
2	Sam Rice	4
2	Cecil Travis	4
4	Ed Brandt	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	4
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Ed Coleman	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Woody English	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Danny MacFayden	0.86
2	Phil Collins	0.50
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
4	Tony Freitas	0.44
5	Lon Warneke	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Danny MacFayden	6
2	General Crowder	5
3	Tony Freitas	4
3	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Lon Warneke	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Darrow	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.415
2	Heinie Manush	.394
3	Joe Vosmik	.380
4	Joe Medwick	.373
5	Cecil Travis	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	17
2	Lou Gehrig	16
2	Chuck Klein	16
4	Mel Ott	15
5	3 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	63
2	Joe Cronin	55
3	Mel Ott	54
4	Zeke Bonura	51
5	Gus Suhr	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	14
2	Gee Walker	12
3	Ben Chapman	10
4	Pete Fox	9
5	Dick Bartell	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.68
2	Johnny Murphy	2.30
3	Carl Hubbell	2.38
4	Joe Bowman	2.47
5	Curt Davis	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	10
2	Fred Frankhouse	9
2	Carl Hubbell	9
2	Van Mungo	9
5	6 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	70
2	Lefty Gomez	65
3	Monte Pearson	60
4	Tommy Bridges	57
4	Pat Malone	57

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.560
2	Zeke Bonura	.469
3	Danny Taylor	.455
4	Al Todd	.444
5	Bill Terry	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	7
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Zeke Bonura	5
3	Babe Herman	5
3	Bob Johnson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	22
2	Mel Ott	21
3	Charlie Gehringer	20
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	Billy Rogell	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Billy Rogell	3
2	Billy Werber	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.66
2	Monte Weaver	0.96
3	Elden Auker	1.23
4	Curt Davis	1.26
5	Bob Weiland	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	Pat Malone	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	26
2	Lefty Gomez	20
2	Monte Pearson	20
4	Pat Malone	17
5	Johnny Broaca	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	2
1	Gordon Rhodes	2
3	Don Brennan	1
3	Dick Coffman	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.482
2	Danny Taylor	.427
3	Joe Medwick	.407
4	Bill Terry	.396
5	Heinie Manush	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	12
2	Hal Trosky	9
3	Ripper Collins	8
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	34
2	Charlie Gehringer	33
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Zeke Bonura	31
4	Hal Trosky	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	9
2	Pete Fox	7
3	Dick Bartell	6
4	Ben Chapman	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Van Mungo	1.86
2	Charlie Root	2.03
3	Lefty Gomez	2.05
4	Elden Auker	2.30
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Van Mungo	6
1	Monte Weaver	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	41
2	Tommy Bridges	38
2	Monte Pearson	38
4	Pat Malone	34
4	Van Mungo	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
3	Ben Cantwell	2
3	Dizzy Dean	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.370
2	Heinie Manush	.362
3	Jimmie Foxx	.358
4	Chuck Klein	.357
5	Lou Gehrig	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	48
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Chuck Klein	33
4	Bob Johnson	30
4	2 others tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	154
2	Lou Gehrig	152
3	Joe Cronin	130
4	Mel Ott	129
5	Charlie Gehringer	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	30
2	Billy Werber	27
3	Pepper Martin	25
3	Gee Walker	25
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.86
2	Lefty Gomez	2.40
3	Guy Bush	2.57
4	Roy Parmelee	2.63
5	Hal Schumacher	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	181
2	Lefty Gomez	170
3	Van Mungo	161
4	Tommy Bridges	139
4	Tex Carleton	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	18
2	Hi Bell	9
3	Waite Hoyt	7
4	Carl Hubbell	6
4	Wilcy Moore	6