On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	81	42	.659	--
Yankees	77	47	.621	4.5
Indians	64	57	.529	16.0
Red Sox	64	62	.508	18.5
Senators	55	65	.458	24.5
Browns	54	66	.450	25.5
Athletics	49	69	.415	29.5
White Sox	44	80	.355	37.5

Games

Indians 6, Red Sox 5

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 11, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	45	.634	--
Cubs	73	49	.598	4.5
Cardinals	71	51	.582	6.5
Braves	62	59	.512	15.0
Pirates	58	62	.483	18.5
Dodgers	54	66	.450	22.5
Phillies	46	74	.383	30.5
Reds	43	79	.352	34.5

Games

Cubs 1, Giants 0

Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1

Pirates 8, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Cochrane	3
1	Lonny Frey	3
1	Dave Harris	3
1	Roy Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Boyle	1
1	Goose Goslin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buzz Boyle	3
2	Earl Averill	2
2	Moe Berg	2
2	Rick Ferrell	2
2	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Bolton	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Buddy Myer	1
1	Marv Owen	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Lee	0.71
2	Tommy Bridges	0.50
3	Hal Schumacher	0.40
4	Tex Carleton	0.36
5	Herb Pennock	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Birkofer	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	5
2	Tommy Bridges	4
2	Tex Carleton	4
4	Joe Cascarella	3
4	Willis Hudlin	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.369
2	Lou Gehrig	.363
3	Bill Terry	.363
4	Heinie Manush	.361
5	Charlie Gehringer	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Ripper Collins	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	147
2	Mel Ott	130
3	Roy Johnson	114
4	Hal Trosky	110
5	Hank Greenberg	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	34
2	Ben Chapman	23
2	Pete Fox	23
4	Jo-Jo White	20
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.26
2	Carl Hubbell	2.34
3	Curt Davis	2.90
4	Waite Hoyt	2.99
5	Dizzy Dean	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	22
1	Lefty Gomez	22
3	Schoolboy Rowe	20
4	Hal Schumacher	19
5	Carl Hubbell	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	153
2	Dizzy Dean	148
3	Lefty Gomez	125
4	Schoolboy Rowe	122
5	2 tied	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	8
1	Jack Russell	8
3	Lloyd Brown	7
4	Hi Bell	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.486
2	Les Mallon	.462
3	Ripper Collins	.415
4	Buddy Myer	.396
5	Frank Grube	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Ripper Collins	4
4	Ed Coleman	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	19
2	Al Simmons	18
3	Ripper Collins	16
4	Joe Medwick	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	5
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Billy Werber	4
2	Jo-Jo White	4
5	Stan Hack	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.47
2	Johnny Marcum	1.00
2	Bill Hallahan	1.00
4	Wes Ferrell	1.29
5	George Blaeholder	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
2	Huck Betts	3
2	Johnny Broaca	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	32
2	Schoolboy Rowe	24
3	Lefty Gomez	22
4	Oral Hildebrand	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Al Smith	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.462
2	Al Simmons	.426
3	Paul Waner	.397
4	Doc Cramer	.383
5	Mel Ott	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Ripper Collins	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
4	Earl Averill	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Ripper Collins	30
2	Hank Greenberg	30
2	Hal Trosky	30
5	3 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	11
1	Jo-Jo White	11
3	Ben Chapman	9
4	Bill Cissell	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.65
2	Carl Hubbell	1.60
3	Johnny Marcum	1.80
4	Jack Russell	2.08
5	Dizzy Dean	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	8
2	Waite Hoyt	7
3	Paul Derringer	6
3	Lefty Gomez	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	41
2	Lefty Gomez	40
3	Red Ruffing	38
4	Van Mungo	35
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmie DeShong	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
3	Lloyd Brown	2
3	Mel Harder	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.361
2	Lou Gehrig	.361
3	Heinie Manush	.352
4	Jimmie Foxx	.348
5	Charlie Gehringer	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	50
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Ripper Collins	33
4	Bob Johnson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	180
2	Mel Ott	146
3	Hank Greenberg	136
4	Jimmie Foxx	133
5	Charlie Gehringer	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
2	Ben Chapman	29
3	Pete Fox	25
3	Pepper Martin	25
5	Gee Walker	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.14
2	Carl Hubbell	2.17
3	Curt Davis	2.90
4	Waite Hoyt	2.91
5	Lon Warneke	3.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Van Mungo	181
3	Lefty Gomez	154
4	Lon Warneke	150
5	Tommy Bridges	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	11
2	Carl Hubbell	10
3	Hi Bell	7
3	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Dolf Luque	7