On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 74 39 .655 --
Yankees 68 44 .607 5.5
Indians 58 51 .532 14.0
Red Sox 61 54 .530 14.0
Senators 51 59 .464 21.5
Browns 48 60 .444 23.5
Athletics 45 62 .421 26.0
White Sox 39 75 .342 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 41 .640 --
Cubs 67 46 .593 5.5
Cardinals 66 46 .589 6.0
Braves 57 55 .509 15.0
Pirates 54 57 .486 17.5
Dodgers 47 63 .427 24.0
Phillies 44 67 .396 27.5
Reds 40 73 .354 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Ott 6
1 Bill Terry 6
3 Ripper Collins 4
3 Marty Hopkins 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Coleman 3
2 Mel Ott 2
3 Ripper Collins 1
3 Jimmie Foxx 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Ed Coleman 5
2 Al Simmons 5
4 Ripper Collins 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Danning 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Len Koenecke 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1.38
2 Wes Ferrell 1.00
3 Vic Sorrell 0.75
4 Gordon Rhodes 0.50
5 Jimmie DeShong 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 11
2 Vic Sorrell 6
3 George Earnshaw 5
4 Wes Ferrell 4
4 Lefty Gomez 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .375
2 Charlie Gehringer .374
3 Bill Terry .371
4 Paul Waner .362
5 Lou Gehrig .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Mel Ott 32
4 Ripper Collins 28
4 Bob Johnson 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 132
2 Mel Ott 126
3 Roy Johnson 106
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 2 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.26
2 Carl Hubbell 2.32
3 Curt Davis 2.89
4 Flint Rhem 3.05
5 Fred Frankhouse 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 21
2 Lefty Gomez 20
3 Carl Hubbell 18
3 Schoolboy Rowe 18
3 Hal Schumacher 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 141
2 Dizzy Dean 138
3 Schoolboy Rowe 114
4 Tommy Bridges 112
4 Lefty Gomez 112

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .488
2 Mickey Cochrane .468
3 Bill Terry .463
4 Mel Ott .451
5 Phil Weintraub .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Ripper Collins 5
3 Ed Coleman 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 21
2 Travis Jackson 20
3 Charlie Gehringer 17
4 Ripper Collins 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Billy Werber 5
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Moose Solters 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.54
2 Elden Auker 0.60
3 Al Smith 0.71
4 Alex McColl 1.32
5 Syl Johnson 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
4 Guy Bush 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 24
2 Van Mungo 20
3 Lefty Gomez 18
4 Dizzy Dean 17
5 Tex Carleton 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Smith 2
1 Lon Warneke 2
3 Johnny Babich 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .420
2 Harlin Pool .400
2 Hal Trosky .400
4 Bill Terry .393
5 Joe Stripp .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Mel Ott 11
4 Ed Coleman 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Hal Trosky 36
3 Mel Ott 32
4 Mickey Cochrane 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 11
2 Billy Werber 8
3 Ben Chapman 6
3 Bill Cissell 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.52
2 Flint Rhem 1.61
3 Bobby Burke 1.95
4 Ed Brandt 2.01
5 Dazzy Vance 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 7
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Waite Hoyt 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 37
2 Dizzy Dean 35
3 Lefty Gomez 31
4 Van Mungo 27
4 Roy Parmelee 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Jack Knott 3
1 Lon Warneke 3
4 Lloyd Brown 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .367
2 Heinie Manush .362
3 Charlie Gehringer .359
4 Jimmie Foxx .350
5 Paul Waner .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Lou Gehrig 49
3 Mel Ott 40
4 Bob Johnson 36
5 Ripper Collins 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 179
2 Mel Ott 155
3 Hank Greenberg 137
4 Jimmie Foxx 136
5 Charlie Gehringer 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Pete Fox 24
5 Gee Walker 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.18
2 Lefty Gomez 2.26
3 Waite Hoyt 2.85
4 Curt Davis 2.89
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 178
2 Van Mungo 176
3 Lefty Gomez 157
4 Lon Warneke 150
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