On This Day

Monday, July 2, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	42	24	.636	--
Tigers	42	28	.600	2.0
Senators	37	33	.529	7.0
Indians	35	32	.522	7.5
Red Sox	36	33	.522	7.5
Browns	30	35	.462	11.5
Athletics	27	40	.403	15.5
White Sox	23	47	.329	21.0

Games

Tigers 9, Indians 2

Indians 6, Tigers 5

Yankees 5, Red Sox 0

Senators 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	44	25	.638	--
Cubs	42	27	.609	2.0
Cardinals	39	28	.582	4.0
Pirates	35	29	.547	6.5
Braves	37	31	.544	6.5
Dodgers	28	41	.406	16.0
Phillies	24	45	.348	20.0
Reds	21	44	.323	21.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Phillies 5

Giants 7, Braves 4

Cubs 7, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	7
2	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Marv Owen	5
4	Dick Bartell	4
5	16 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Len Koenecke	2
1	Red Kress	2
3	Earl Averill	1
3	Wally Berger	1
3	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Billy Rogell	4
3	Wally Berger	3
3	Red Kress	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Samuel Byrd	1
1	Pete Fox	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lon Warneke	0.83
2	Joe Bowman	0.71
3	Tommy Bridges	0.29
4	Paul Dean	0.27
5	Tommy Thomas	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Babich	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Barrett	5
1	Joe Bowman	5
1	Lon Warneke	5
4	Paul Dean	3
4	Carl Fischer	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.410
2	Charlie Gehringer	.385
3	Bill Terry	.365
4	Arky Vaughan	.362
5	Sam Leslie	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	24
2	Jimmie Foxx	21
3	Lou Gehrig	20
4	Mel Ott	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	77
2	Mel Ott	74
3	Zeke Bonura	69
4	Joe Cronin	65
5	Charlie Gehringer	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	18
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Pete Fox	15
4	Pepper Martin	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.03
2	Curt Davis	2.56
3	Johnny Murphy	2.59
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.59
5	Bill Lee	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	13
1	Fred Frankhouse	13
1	Lefty Gomez	13
4	Carl Hubbell	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	100
2	Dizzy Dean	78
3	Lefty Gomez	77
4	Paul Dean	74
5	Pat Malone	70

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	Pie Traynor	.446
2	Heinie Manush	.439
3	Arky Vaughan	.426
4	Goose Goslin	.422
5	Dick Porter	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	9
2	Bob Johnson	7
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
4	Travis Jackson	5
4	Hal Trosky	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Rogell	23
2	Wally Berger	21
3	Hank Greenberg	20
4	Dick Porter	19
5	Mel Ott	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	6
2	Pepper Martin	5
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.00
2	Mel Harder	0.93
3	Fred Frankhouse	1.00
3	Hank Johnson	1.00
3	Lefty Stewart	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	4
1	Dizzy Dean	4
1	Mel Harder	4
1	Lon Warneke	4
5	2 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	25
2	Paul Dean	23
3	Dizzy Dean	22
4	Lon Warneke	20
5	Red Ruffing	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Kolp	2
1	Bob Smith	2
3	Hi Bell	1
3	Joe Bowman	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.440
2	Charlie Gehringer	.420
3	Willie Kamm	.408
4	Bill Terry	.408
5	Ben Chapman	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	14
2	Wally Berger	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Mel Ott	10
5	Ripper Collins	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	41
1	Billy Rogell	41
3	Hank Greenberg	36
4	Charlie Gehringer	35
5	Wally Berger	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	10
2	Pepper Martin	7
2	Billy Werber	7
4	Billy Rogell	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	1.82
2	Curt Davis	1.89
3	Red Ruffing	2.02
4	Elden Auker	2.19
5	2 tied	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Curt Davis	6
2	Fred Frankhouse	6
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Mel Harder	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	45
2	Van Mungo	42
3	Dizzy Dean	40
4	Lefty Gomez	32
4	Red Ruffing	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	3
2	Don Brennan	2
2	Carl Hubbell	2
2	Syl Johnson	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.371
2	Heinie Manush	.366
3	Jimmie Foxx	.351
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.345
5	Lou Gehrig	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	49
2	Bob Johnson	36
3	Lou Gehrig	35
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Chuck Klein	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	157
2	Lou Gehrig	146
3	Mel Ott	138
4	Charlie Gehringer	128
5	Joe Medwick	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	31
2	Pepper Martin	30
3	Ben Chapman	26
4	Gee Walker	25
5	Pete Fox	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.05
2	Lefty Gomez	2.38
3	Guy Bush	2.58
4	Lon Warneke	2.67
5	Van Mungo	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	24
1	Carl Hubbell	24
3	Van Mungo	23
4	Guy Bush	22
4	Fred Frankhouse	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	193
2	Van Mungo	178
3	Lefty Gomez	169
4	Tommy Bridges	135
4	Carl Hubbell	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	13
2	Hi Bell	9
3	Waite Hoyt	7
3	Carl Hubbell	7
5	2 tied	6