On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 68 37 .648 --
Yankees 64 39 .621 3.0
Indians 57 46 .553 10.0
Red Sox 56 51 .523 13.0
Senators 49 55 .471 18.5
Browns 44 56 .440 21.5
Athletics 39 61 .390 26.5
White Sox 37 69 .349 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 39 .636 --
Cubs 64 41 .610 3.0
Cardinals 60 44 .577 6.5
Braves 54 52 .509 13.5
Pirates 49 53 .480 16.5
Dodgers 44 59 .427 22.0
Phillies 43 62 .410 24.0
Reds 36 68 .346 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Phil Weintraub 4
3 Pete Fox 3
3 Travis Jackson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Len Koenecke 2
2 Frankie Hayes 1
2 George Watkins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 5
1 Travis Jackson 5
3 Roy Johnson 3
3 Len Koenecke 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 2
1 Jo-Jo White 2
3 Pete Fox 1
3 Roy Johnson 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Schumacher 0.78
2 Tommy Bridges 0.50
3 Johnny Welch 0.33
4 Bobo Newsom 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1
1 Johnny Welch 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Schumacher 7
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
4 Al Benton 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .391
2 Lou Gehrig .370
3 Charlie Gehringer .369
4 Paul Waner .366
5 Bill Terry .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Mel Ott 29
4 Bob Johnson 28
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 124
2 Mel Ott 118
3 Roy Johnson 99
3 Hal Trosky 99
5 Hank Greenberg 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 28
2 Pete Fox 21
3 Ben Chapman 18
4 Pepper Martin 17
4 Gee Walker 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.16
2 Carl Hubbell 2.32
3 Curt Davis 2.89
4 Dizzy Dean 3.13
5 Johnny Murphy 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 21
2 Lefty Gomez 18
2 Hal Schumacher 18
4 Curt Davis 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 138
2 Dizzy Dean 130
3 Tommy Bridges 107
4 Lon Warneke 103
5 Lefty Gomez 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 8
2 Lloyd Brown 7
3 Hi Bell 6
3 Carl Hubbell 6
3 Dolf Luque 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .500
2 Phil Weintraub .474
3 Jo-Jo White .458
4 Billy Werber .436
5 Chick Hafey .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Hal Trosky 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Hank Greenberg 5
3 Mel Ott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 20
2 Hank Greenberg 19
2 Hal Trosky 19
4 Mel Ott 18
5 Lou Gehrig 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 9
2 Bill Cissell 6
2 Billy Werber 6
4 Ben Chapman 4
5 Mickey Cochrane 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lloyd Brown 0.00
2 Ed Brandt 0.67
3 Jimmie DeShong 0.86
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.98
5 Lefty Gomez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Schumacher 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Curt Davis 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Lefty Gomez 19
2 Hal Schumacher 19
4 Ed Brandt 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Jimmie DeShong 2
1 Mel Harder 2
1 Jack Russell 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .427
2 Hal Trosky .423
3 Mickey Cochrane .408
4 Odell Hale .403
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Hal Trosky 9
4 Earl Averill 8
4 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 41
2 Hank Greenberg 37
3 Mel Ott 34
4 Lou Gehrig 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 13
2 Billy Werber 8
3 Bill Cissell 7
4 Ben Chapman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.10
2 Ed Brandt 1.28
3 Larry French 1.78
4 Jimmie DeShong 1.95
5 Syl Johnson 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
1 Hal Schumacher 7
3 Curt Davis 6
3 Schoolboy Rowe 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 40
2 Roy Parmelee 33
3 Carl Hubbell 32
4 Schoolboy Rowe 31
5 Ed Brandt 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 4
2 Mel Harder 3
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 Jimmie DeShong 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .376
2 Heinie Manush .369
3 Charlie Gehringer .355
4 Jimmie Foxx .350
5 Paul Waner .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Lou Gehrig 48
3 Bob Johnson 37
3 Mel Ott 37
5 Wally Berger 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 172
2 Mel Ott 149
3 Jimmie Foxx 145
4 Hank Greenberg 137
5 Charlie Gehringer 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 34
2 Ben Chapman 27
2 Pepper Martin 27
4 Gee Walker 24
5 Pete Fox 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.17
2 Lefty Gomez 2.22
3 Guy Bush 2.78
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.88
5 Curt Davis 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 26
2 Hal Schumacher 25
3 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Lefty Gomez 22
4 Lon Warneke 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 184
2 Dizzy Dean 181
3 Lefty Gomez 153
4 Lon Warneke 148
5 Tommy Bridges 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 13
2 Hi Bell 8
2 Carl Hubbell 8
4 Lloyd Brown 7
4 2 others tied 7