Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, September 3, 1934

On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	84	44	.656	--
Yankees	80	51	.611	5.5
Indians	67	60	.528	16.5
Red Sox	67	63	.515	18.0
Browns	59	68	.465	24.5
Senators	57	70	.449	26.5
Athletics	52	72	.419	30.0
White Sox	45	83	.352	39.0

Games

Yankees 11, Athletics 7

Athletics 10, Yankees 3

Indians 9, Browns 5

Indians 6, Browns 4

Red Sox 6, Senators 3

Red Sox 4, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	47	.633	--
Cardinals	75	53	.586	6.0
Cubs	75	53	.586	6.0
Braves	67	61	.523	14.0
Pirates	62	65	.488	18.5
Dodgers	55	72	.433	25.5
Phillies	47	77	.379	32.0
Reds	47	81	.367	34.0

Games

Braves 1, Dodgers 0

Braves 4, Dodgers 2

Cubs 6, Reds 3

Reds 6, Cubs 4

Pirates 12, Cardinals 2

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddie Lindstrom	7
2	Bob Johnson	6
3	Lou Finney	5
3	Lloyd Waner	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Cramer	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Mark Koenig	4
2	Pie Traynor	4
5	11 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Bishop	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Weaver	0.70
2	Huck Betts	0.67
3	Lefty Gomez	0.64
4	Willis Hudlin	0.64
5	Monte Pearson	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	9
2	Willis Hudlin	7
2	Monte Pearson	7
2	Jim Weaver	7
5	Waite Hoyt	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.367
2	Charlie Gehringer	.363
3	Lou Gehrig	.362
4	Heinie Manush	.359
5	Bill Terry	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Wally Berger	31
4	Ripper Collins	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	152
2	Mel Ott	130
3	Roy Johnson	117
4	Hal Trosky	114
5	2 tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Ben Chapman	25
3	Pete Fox	23
4	Jo-Jo White	21
5	Pepper Martin	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.26
2	Lefty Gomez	2.39
3	Waite Hoyt	2.89
4	Curt Davis	2.90
5	Fred Frankhouse	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	24
2	Dizzy Dean	23
3	Schoolboy Rowe	20
3	Hal Schumacher	20
5	Lon Warneke	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	156
2	Dizzy Dean	154
3	Lefty Gomez	139
4	Lon Warneke	126
5	3 tied	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	Lou Finney	.486
2	Les Mallon	.439
3	Bob Johnson	.433
4	Frank Grube	.429
4	Paul Waner	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	5
1	Wally Berger	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
4	Hank Greenberg	3
5	17 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	20
1	Lou Gehrig	20
3	Paul Waner	14
4	Jimmie Foxx	13
4	Odell Hale	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Huck Betts	0.82
2	Paul Derringer	0.89
3	Bobo Newsom	1.03
4	Red Ruffing	1.19
5	Charlie Root	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Coffman	4
1	Lefty Gomez	4
3	Huck Betts	3
3	Ed Brandt	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	27
2	Bobo Newsom	24
3	Earl Whitehill	22
4	Oral Hildebrand	20
5	Red Ruffing	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Van Mungo	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	George Blaeholder	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cramer	.406
2	Mickey Cochrane	.400
3	Paul Waner	.388
4	Al Simmons	.387
5	Joe Stripp	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	8
1	Wally Berger	8
1	Ripper Collins	8
4	Lou Gehrig	7
4	Hal Trosky	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Wally Berger	29
2	Ripper Collins	29
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
5	Charlie Gehringer	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
1	Billy Werber	10
3	Jo-Jo White	7
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	Evar Swanson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	1.34
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.57
3	Dizzy Dean	1.70
4	Syl Johnson	2.03
5	Carl Hubbell	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	7
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Johnny Marcum	6
4	Huck Betts	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	45
2	Red Ruffing	41
3	Van Mungo	35
4	Schoolboy Rowe	34
5	Bobo Newsom	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Jimmie DeShong	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Van Mungo	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.368
2	Lou Gehrig	.362
3	Heinie Manush	.356
4	Charlie Gehringer	.355
5	Bill Terry	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	49
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Wally Berger	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	181
2	Mel Ott	141
3	Hank Greenberg	137
4	Jimmie Foxx	134
5	Charlie Gehringer	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	31
3	Pete Fox	25
3	Pepper Martin	25
5	Jo-Jo White	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.23
2	Carl Hubbell	2.25
3	Waite Hoyt	2.81
4	Curt Davis	2.90
5	Lon Warneke	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	27
2	Dizzy Dean	25
3	Hal Schumacher	23
4	Lon Warneke	22
5	Carl Hubbell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	181
2	Dizzy Dean	178
3	Lefty Gomez	162
4	Tommy Bridges	152
4	Lon Warneke	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	10
1	Jack Russell	10
3	Lloyd Brown	7
4	Hi Bell	6
4	2 others tied	6