On This Day

Monday, June 18, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 22 .593 --
Tigers 33 23 .589 0.0
Senators 31 26 .544 2.5
Indians 27 23 .540 3.0
Red Sox 29 27 .518 4.0
Browns 25 29 .463 7.0
Athletics 22 33 .400 10.5
White Sox 20 36 .357 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 19 .661 --
Cardinals 33 21 .611 3.0
Cubs 33 24 .579 4.5
Pirates 27 24 .529 7.5
Braves 28 25 .528 7.5
Dodgers 25 31 .446 12.0
Phillies 19 33 .365 16.0
Reds 13 38 .255 21.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Porter 6
2 Roy Johnson 4
3 Bob Boken 3
3 Jack Burns 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Johnson 4
2 Ollie Bejma 3
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Gee Walker 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Welch 0.73
2 Les Tietje 0.40
3 George Earnshaw 0.29
4 Ivy Andrews 0.25
4 2 others tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1
1 Les Tietje 1
1 Johnny Welch 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Welch 8
2 Fritz Ostermueller 6
3 Ivy Andrews 2
3 Al Benton 2
3 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .405
2 Heinie Manush .403
3 Cecil Travis .391
4 Joe Medwick .377
5 Joe Vosmik .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 19
2 Zeke Bonura 17
2 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Chuck Klein 17
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 65
2 Joe Cronin 59
3 Mel Ott 56
4 Zeke Bonura 53
5 Charlie Gehringer 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 16
2 Gee Walker 14
3 Ben Chapman 10
4 Pete Fox 9
5 Dick Bartell 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.71
2 Carl Hubbell 2.27
3 Curt Davis 2.45
4 Joe Bowman 2.58
5 Johnny Murphy 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 11
2 Fred Frankhouse 10
2 Carl Hubbell 10
2 Van Mungo 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 75
2 Lefty Gomez 67
3 Monte Pearson 62
4 Tommy Bridges 60
5 Pat Malone 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 5
1 Jack Russell 5
3 Hi Bell 4
3 Ben Cantwell 4
5 6 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .512
2 Charlie Gehringer .500
3 Ben Chapman .467
3 Heinie Manush .467
5 Mel Ott .460

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 8
2 Mel Ott 6
3 Ripper Collins 5
3 Babe Herman 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 23
1 Mel Ott 23
3 Al Simmons 19
4 Lou Gehrig 18
5 Charlie Gehringer 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 4
1 Billy Rogell 4
1 Billy Werber 4
4 Charlie Gehringer 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.66
2 Monte Weaver 0.96
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.50
3 Johnny Broaca 1.50
5 Elden Auker 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Paul Dean 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 22
2 Paul Dean 21
3 Schoolboy Rowe 18
3 Johnny Welch 18
5 Van Mungo 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Fritz Ostermueller 2
1 Gordon Rhodes 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .432
2 Pinky Higgins .429
3 Heinie Manush .423
4 Joe Medwick .422
5 Danny Taylor .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 13
2 Zeke Bonura 11
3 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Hal Trosky 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 37
2 Charlie Gehringer 33
3 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Mel Ott 31
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 11
2 Pete Fox 7
3 Dick Bartell 6
4 Joe Cronin 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 1.61
2 Van Mungo 1.76
3 Elden Auker 1.88
4 Lefty Gomez 2.05
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Van Mungo 6
1 Monte Weaver 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 43
2 Monte Pearson 36
3 Tommy Bridges 35
3 Paul Dean 35
3 Johnny Welch 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 4
2 Hi Bell 3
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 Snipe Hansen 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .368
2 Heinie Manush .364
3 Jimmie Foxx .361
4 Chuck Klein .354
5 Lou Gehrig .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Lou Gehrig 34
2 Bob Johnson 34
2 Chuck Klein 34
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 157
2 Lou Gehrig 152
3 Joe Cronin 132
4 Charlie Gehringer 129
4 Mel Ott 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 29
1 Billy Werber 29
3 Gee Walker 27
4 Pepper Martin 26
5 3 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.73
2 Lefty Gomez 2.39
3 Guy Bush 2.63
4 Roy Parmelee 2.63
5 Hal Schumacher 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 24
1 Van Mungo 24
3 Guy Bush 22
3 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Fred Frankhouse 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 185
2 Lefty Gomez 172
3 Van Mungo 160
4 Tommy Bridges 138
5 Tex Carleton 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 17
2 Hi Bell 9
3 Waite Hoyt 7
4 Carl Hubbell 6
4 2 others tied 6