Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 18, 1934

On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	74	40	.649	--
Yankees	69	44	.611	4.5
Red Sox	62	54	.534	13.0
Indians	59	52	.532	13.5
Senators	52	60	.464	21.0
Browns	48	61	.440	23.5
Athletics	46	63	.422	25.5
White Sox	40	76	.345	35.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Tigers 7

Yankees 2, Browns 1

Athletics 2, Indians 1

Indians 10, Athletics 0

White Sox 4, Senators 3

Senators 4, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	41	.643	--
Cubs	68	46	.596	5.5
Cardinals	67	46	.593	6.0
Braves	57	56	.504	16.0
Pirates	54	58	.482	18.5
Dodgers	48	63	.432	24.0
Phillies	44	68	.393	28.5
Reds	40	74	.351	33.5

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 0

Giants 5, Reds 0

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

Cardinals 15, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Averill	5
2	Chick Fullis	4
2	Al Simmons	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leo Durocher	1
1	Jack Rothrock	1
1	Moose Solters	1
1	Hal Trosky	1
1	Paul Waner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leo Durocher	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Carl Reynolds	4
1	Jack Rothrock	4
1	Hal Trosky	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Averill	2
1	Odell Hale	2
3	Joe Cronin	1
3	Stan Hack	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Malone	4.00
2	Ed Wells	1.20
3	Red Ruffing	1.10
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
4	Mel Harder	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	12
2	Red Ruffing	11
3	Ed Wells	6
4	Les Tietje	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.376
2	Charlie Gehringer	.374
3	Bill Terry	.371
4	Lou Gehrig	.363
5	Paul Waner	.361

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	108
4	Hal Trosky	104
5	Hank Greenberg	101

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	143
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	Mel Ott	.481
2	Al Simmons	.480
3	Bill Terry	.466
4	Phil Weintraub	.459
5	Leo Durocher	.429

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	Travis Jackson	20
2	Mickey Cochrane	18
3	Ripper Collins	17
4	Jimmie Foxx	16
4	3 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	Dizzy Dean	0.86
5	Benny Frey	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	4
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Bill Dietrich	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	23
2	Van Mungo	22
2	Red Ruffing	22
4	Lefty Gomez	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Smith	2
1	Lon Warneke	2
3	Johnny Babich	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.402
2	Harlin Pool	.387
3	Bill Terry	.381
4	Joe Stripp	.380
5	Chick Fullis	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Mel Ott	10
4	Ed Coleman	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	38
2	Hal Trosky	37
3	Hank Greenberg	31
4	Mel Ott	30
5	Mickey Cochrane	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	Syl Johnson	1.65
4	Bobby Burke	1.95
5	Lefty Gomez	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Pat Malone	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	37
2	Dizzy Dean	35
3	Red Ruffing	34
4	Lefty Gomez	31
4	Pat Malone	31

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	.368
2	Heinie Manush	.365
3	Charlie Gehringer	.361
4	Paul Waner	.347
5	Bill Terry	.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	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	178
2	Mel Ott	155
3	Hank Greenberg	139
4	Jimmie Foxx	135
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	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.13
2	Carl Hubbell	2.18
3	Waite Hoyt	2.85
4	Curt Davis	2.89
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.93

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
1	Van Mungo	178
3	Lefty Gomez	151
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