On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 27 .630 --
Tigers 47 29 .618 0.5
Red Sox 42 35 .545 6.0
Indians 39 35 .527 7.5
Senators 39 38 .506 9.0
Browns 31 39 .443 13.5
Athletics 30 45 .400 17.0
White Sox 25 51 .329 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 28 .632 --
Cubs 46 30 .605 2.0
Cardinals 43 31 .581 4.0
Pirates 38 33 .535 7.5
Braves 39 37 .513 9.0
Dodgers 31 45 .408 17.0
Phillies 30 47 .390 18.5
Reds 24 48 .333 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 6
1 Sam Rice 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Heinie Manush 2
3 Dolph Camilli 1
3 Ripper Collins 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Johnson 6
2 Harlin Pool 5
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Babe Ruth 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jocko Conlan 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 1.25
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.25
3 Firpo Marberry 0.80
4 Jim Weaver 0.60
5 Monte Pearson 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 10
2 Monte Pearson 8
3 Hank Johnson 7
4 Paul Dean 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .403
2 Charlie Gehringer .384
3 Bill Terry .367
4 Lou Gehrig .367
5 Cecil Travis .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 26
2 Bob Johnson 25
3 Lou Gehrig 24
4 Mel Ott 21
5 Chuck Klein 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 91
2 Mel Ott 84
3 Joe Cronin 73
4 Zeke Bonura 70
5 Wally Berger 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 20
2 Pete Fox 16
2 Gee Walker 16
4 Ben Chapman 13
5 Pepper Martin 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.03
2 Johnny Murphy 2.67
3 Carl Hubbell 2.76
4 Elden Auker 2.83
5 Lon Warneke 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 14
1 Lefty Gomez 14
3 Fred Frankhouse 13
4 Carl Hubbell 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 110
2 Dizzy Dean 90
3 Paul Dean 80
4 Lefty Gomez 79
4 Monte Pearson 79

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Berger .458
2 Charlie Berry .435
3 Willie Kamm .434
4 Paul Waner .421
5 Kiki Cuyler .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 8
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Lou Gehrig 6
4 Travis Jackson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 24
1 Lou Gehrig 24
3 Billy Rogell 22
4 Mel Ott 19
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 7
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Stan Hack 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oral Hildebrand 0.42
2 Tom Zachary 0.52
3 Les Tietje 1.77
4 Fritz Ostermueller 1.80
5 Lon Warneke 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cascarella 4
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
4 Johnny Broaca 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 28
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Hank Johnson 19
4 Paul Derringer 18
4 Lon Warneke 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .424
2 Heinie Manush .423
3 Marv Owen .417
4 Willie Kamm .411
5 Mel Ott .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 13
1 Bob Johnson 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
4 Lou Gehrig 11
5 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 44
2 Mel Ott 43
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Billy Rogell 39
5 Roy Johnson 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 9
2 Billy Werber 7
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Pepper Martin 6
3 Billy Rogell 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.80
2 Johnny Broaca 2.04
3 Elden Auker 2.16
4 Fritz Ostermueller 2.45
5 Guy Bush 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Curt Davis 6
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Mel Harder 6
2 Lon Warneke 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 49
2 Dizzy Dean 43
3 Paul Dean 41
4 Lon Warneke 35
5 Monte Pearson 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 4
2 Ed Brandt 2
2 Carl Hubbell 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .370
2 Heinie Manush .364
3 Lou Gehrig .358
4 Jimmie Foxx .347
5 Bill Terry .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Bob Johnson 37
4 Mel Ott 35
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 158
3 Mel Ott 146
4 Charlie Gehringer 125
5 Joe Cronin 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Pepper Martin 28
3 Ben Chapman 27
4 Gee Walker 25
5 Pete Fox 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.13
2 Lefty Gomez 2.31
3 Lon Warneke 2.66
4 Guy Bush 2.72
5 Van Mungo 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Carl Hubbell 24
2 Van Mungo 24
4 Guy Bush 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 199
2 Van Mungo 187
3 Lefty Gomez 160
4 Tommy Bridges 135
5 Lon Warneke 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 14
2 Hi Bell 10
3 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Carl Hubbell 7
5 Dolf Luque 6