On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 38 .658 --
Yankees 67 43 .609 5.5
Indians 58 49 .542 13.0
Red Sox 60 53 .531 14.0
Senators 49 59 .454 22.5
Browns 47 59 .443 23.5
Athletics 44 61 .419 26.0
White Sox 38 74 .339 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 41 .634 --
Cubs 66 44 .600 4.0
Cardinals 63 46 .578 6.5
Braves 55 54 .505 14.5
Pirates 54 55 .495 15.5
Dodgers 46 62 .426 23.0
Phillies 44 64 .407 25.0
Reds 39 72 .351 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buzz Boyle 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Travis Jackson 5
4 Jim Bottomley 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Travis Jackson 4
1 Carl Reynolds 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Len Koenecke 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Dietrich 0.62
2 Tommy Bridges 0.50
2 Waite Hoyt 0.50
4 Johnny Broaca 0.40
5 Hal Schumacher 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Dietrich 8
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Waite Hoyt 5
4 Johnny Broaca 4
4 Rube Walberg 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Al Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .380
2 Charlie Gehringer .376
3 Bill Terry .366
4 Lou Gehrig .365
5 Paul Waner .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
1 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Mel Ott 30
4 Bob Johnson 28
5 Ripper Collins 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 131
2 Mel Ott 120
3 Roy Johnson 103
4 Hal Trosky 100
5 Hank Greenberg 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Pete Fox 22
3 Ben Chapman 20
4 Pepper Martin 17
4 Gee Walker 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.33
2 Lefty Gomez 2.36
3 Curt Davis 2.89
4 Dizzy Dean 3.10
5 Waite Hoyt 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 21
2 Lefty Gomez 19
3 Hal Schumacher 18
4 Carl Hubbell 17
4 Schoolboy Rowe 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 141
2 Dizzy Dean 138
3 Tommy Bridges 112
4 Lefty Gomez 108
5 Lon Warneke 106

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
1 Al Simmons .500
3 Joe Stripp .465
4 Phil Weintraub .458
5 Doc Cramer .456

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Len Koenecke 4
3 Hal Trosky 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 23
2 Travis Jackson 21
3 Charlie Gehringer 19
4 Lou Gehrig 18
5 Mel Ott 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Jo-Jo White 5
4 Tony Lazzeri 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elden Auker 0.38
2 Russ Van Atta 0.73
3 Ed Brandt 1.00
4 Ivy Andrews 1.32
4 Alex McColl 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Jim Weaver 19
3 Dizzy Dean 17
4 Red Ruffing 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Lon Warneke 2
3 Johnny Babich 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .422
2 Hal Trosky .412
3 Harlin Pool .385
3 Joe Stripp .385
5 Paul Waner .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Mel Ott 9
4 Earl Averill 8
4 Hal Trosky 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
1 Hal Trosky 38
3 Hank Greenberg 32
3 Marv Owen 32
5 Earl Averill 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 10
2 Billy Werber 9
3 Bill Cissell 7
4 Ben Chapman 6
4 Tony Lazzeri 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.56
2 Ed Brandt 1.71
3 Flint Rhem 1.96
4 Syl Johnson 1.99
5 Larry French 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 35
2 Roy Parmelee 31
3 Bobo Newsom 29
3 Les Tietje 29
3 Lon Warneke 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Jack Knott 3
1 Lon Warneke 3
4 Lloyd Brown 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .374
2 Heinie Manush .366
3 Charlie Gehringer .358
4 Jimmie Foxx .350
5 Paul Waner .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Lou Gehrig 49
3 Mel Ott 38
4 Bob Johnson 36
5 Ripper Collins 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 179
2 Mel Ott 150
3 Jimmie Foxx 137
3 Hank Greenberg 137
5 Charlie Gehringer 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Pepper Martin 27
4 Pete Fox 24
4 Gee Walker 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.19
2 Lefty Gomez 2.34
3 Waite Hoyt 2.85
4 Curt Davis 2.89
5 Larry French 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
1 Hal Schumacher 25
3 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Lefty Gomez 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 185
2 Dizzy Dean 182
3 Lefty Gomez 153
4 Lon Warneke 147
5 Tommy Bridges 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 12
2 Hi Bell 8
2 Carl Hubbell 8
4 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Dolf Luque 7