On This Day

Sunday, June 24, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	38	24	.613	--
Yankees	36	24	.600	1.0
Indians	31	27	.534	5.0
Red Sox	33	29	.532	5.0
Senators	34	31	.523	5.5
Browns	28	32	.467	9.0
Athletics	24	37	.393	13.5
White Sox	21	41	.339	17.0

Games

Indians 6, Red Sox 2

Yankees 5, White Sox 0

Tigers 8, Athletics 4

Senators 7, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	40	22	.645	--
Cardinals	36	24	.600	3.0
Cubs	38	26	.594	3.0
Pirates	31	27	.534	7.0
Braves	32	29	.525	7.5
Dodgers	26	37	.413	14.5
Phillies	22	38	.367	17.0
Reds	19	41	.317	20.0

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 1

Cubs 8, Dodgers 0

Braves 2, Reds 0

Reds 10, Braves 7

Pirates 11, Phillies 5

Giants 9, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	5
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Lou Chiozza	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Babe Herman	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
4	Earl Averill	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Sam Rice	1
1	Bob Seeds	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	1.09
2	Pat Malone	0.88
3	Red Ruffing	0.62
4	Bobo Newsom	0.57
5	Si Johnson	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	12
2	Pat Malone	7
3	Johnny Babich	6
4	Wes Ferrell	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	1
1	Bob Smith	1
1	Allyn Stout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.410
2	Charlie Gehringer	.405
3	Cecil Travis	.375
4	Joe Medwick	.372
5	Arky Vaughan	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	22
2	Jimmie Foxx	18
2	Lou Gehrig	18
2	Chuck Klein	18
2	Mel Ott	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	67
2	Mel Ott	66
3	Joe Cronin	61
4	Zeke Bonura	60
5	Charlie Gehringer	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	16
2	Gee Walker	15
3	Dick Bartell	10
3	Ben Chapman	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.81
2	Curt Davis	2.29
3	Carl Hubbell	2.42
4	Bill Lee	2.59
5	Johnny Murphy	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	12
2	Dizzy Dean	11
2	Fred Frankhouse	11
2	Van Mungo	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	94
2	Lefty Gomez	71
3	Pat Malone	69
4	Dizzy Dean	66
4	Paul Dean	66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buck Jordan	.471
2	Heinie Manush	.467
3	Arky Vaughan	.442
4	Lou Gehrig	.426
5	Ernie Orsatti	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	9
2	Wally Berger	5
3	Ripper Collins	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	24
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Joe Cronin	21
4	Wally Berger	19
5	4 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Pepper Martin	4
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	Billy Rogell	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.57
2	Lefty Stewart	1.00
3	Johnny Broaca	1.06
4	Bob Smith	1.08
5	Red Ruffing	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Paul Dean	3
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	30
2	Paul Dean	27
3	Dizzy Dean	19
4	Pat Malone	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Ray Kolp	2
1	Fritz Ostermueller	2
1	Bob Smith	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.454
2	Charlie Gehringer	.440
3	Danny Taylor	.409
4	Babe Herman	.405
5	Bill Terry	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	14
2	Hal Trosky	10
3	Ripper Collins	9
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	42
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Joe Cronin	33
5	Dick Porter	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	7
2	Dick Bartell	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Billy Werber	6
5	Pepper Martin	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	1.33
2	Waite Hoyt	1.86
3	Mel Harder	2.05
4	Pat Malone	2.36
5	Lefty Gomez	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
2	George Blaeholder	5
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Curt Davis	5
2	12 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	44
2	Van Mungo	43
3	Johnny Welch	39
4	Pat Malone	38
4	Schoolboy Rowe	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	4
1	Bob Smith	4
3	Dolf Luque	3
4	Dizzy Dean	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.371
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Heinie Manush	.359
4	Chuck Klein	.349
5	Bill Terry	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Bob Johnson	37
3	Lou Gehrig	33
3	Chuck Klein	33
3	Mel Ott	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	160
2	Lou Gehrig	143
3	Mel Ott	135
4	Charlie Gehringer	128
5	Joe Cronin	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	29
2	Pepper Martin	28
3	Ben Chapman	27
4	Gee Walker	26
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.87
2	Lefty Gomez	2.32
3	Guy Bush	2.62
4	Lon Warneke	2.70
5	Roy Parmelee	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Van Mungo	25
2	Dizzy Dean	23
2	Fred Frankhouse	23
2	Carl Hubbell	23
5	Guy Bush	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Van Mungo	179
3	Lefty Gomez	176
4	Tommy Bridges	138
5	Tex Carleton	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	15
2	Hi Bell	10
3	Waite Hoyt	7
3	Carl Hubbell	7
5	2 tied	6