On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 84 43 .661 --
Yankees 79 49 .617 5.5
Indians 64 60 .516 18.5
Red Sox 65 63 .508 19.5
Browns 57 66 .463 25.0
Senators 56 69 .448 27.0
Athletics 51 70 .421 30.0
White Sox 45 81 .357 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 46 .638 --
Cardinals 75 51 .595 5.5
Cubs 74 52 .587 6.5
Braves 64 60 .516 15.5
Pirates 59 64 .480 20.0
Dodgers 54 70 .435 25.5
Phillies 46 76 .377 32.5
Reds 45 79 .363 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Gee Walker 4
1 Burgess Whitehead 4
4 Ripper Collins 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Bill DeLancey 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Earl Averill 2
2 Bill Cissell 2
2 Ripper Collins 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 2
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Bob Johnson 1
2 Bing Miller 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.88
2 George Earnshaw 0.62
3 Oral Hildebrand 0.40
4 Hal Schumacher 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Johnny Marcum 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1
1 Lefty Stewart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Oral Hildebrand 6
3 George Earnshaw 5
4 Bill Lee 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .367
2 Lou Gehrig .363
3 Charlie Gehringer .363
4 Heinie Manush .357
5 Al Simmons .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Jimmie Foxx 39
3 Mel Ott 32
4 Ripper Collins 31
5 Wally Berger 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 150
2 Mel Ott 130
3 Roy Johnson 116
4 Hal Trosky 112
5 Hank Greenberg 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 34
2 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pete Fox 23
4 Jo-Jo White 21
5 Pepper Martin 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.25
2 Carl Hubbell 2.26
3 Waite Hoyt 2.81
4 Curt Davis 2.90
5 Dizzy Dean 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 23
1 Lefty Gomez 23
3 Schoolboy Rowe 20
3 Hal Schumacher 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 155
2 Dizzy Dean 154
3 Lefty Gomez 130
4 Tommy Bridges 125
4 Schoolboy Rowe 125

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 Buddy Myer .462
2 Frank Grube .444
3 Hank Greenberg .423
4 Luke Appling .412
4 Paul Waner .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Earl Averill 4
4 Ripper Collins 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 18
2 Wally Berger 16
3 Al Simmons 14
4 Ripper Collins 13
4 Jo-Jo White 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobo Newsom 0.69
2 Red Ruffing 0.92
3 Bill Hallahan 1.00
4 Lon Warneke 1.07
5 Dizzy Dean 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Marcum 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
3 Huck Betts 3
3 Dick Coffman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 28
2 Oral Hildebrand 20
3 Lefty Gomez 18
4 Bobo Newsom 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 2
2 Ivy Andrews 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .432
2 Al Simmons .412
3 Doc Cramer .400
4 Paul Waner .390
5 Bill Dickey .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Ripper Collins 8
3 Earl Averill 7
3 Wally Berger 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Ripper Collins 29
2 Charlie Gehringer 29
4 Mickey Cochrane 26
4 Travis Jackson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Billy Werber 9
3 Jo-Jo White 8
4 Evar Swanson 6
5 Tony Lazzeri 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 1.34
2 Dizzy Dean 1.41
3 Ivy Andrews 1.71
4 Carl Hubbell 1.73
5 Jack Russell 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Johnny Marcum 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 44
2 Lefty Gomez 36
3 Schoolboy Rowe 35
4 Van Mungo 34
5 Dizzy Dean 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmie DeShong 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Al Smith 2
1 Lon Warneke 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .365
2 Lou Gehrig .360
3 Charlie Gehringer .353
4 Jimmie Foxx .352
5 Heinie Manush .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 52
2 Jimmie Foxx 51
3 Mel Ott 35
4 Bob Johnson 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 179
2 Mel Ott 143
3 Jimmie Foxx 137
3 Hank Greenberg 137
5 Charlie Gehringer 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Ben Chapman 31
3 Pete Fox 25
3 Pepper Martin 25
5 Jo-Jo White 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.10
2 Carl Hubbell 2.18
3 Waite Hoyt 2.73
4 Curt Davis 2.90
5 Lon Warneke 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 26
2 Dizzy Dean 25
3 Hal Schumacher 24
4 Carl Hubbell 22
5 Lon Warneke 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 180
2 Dizzy Dean 178
3 Lefty Gomez 153
4 Tommy Bridges 152
5 2 tied 147

Saves

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