On This Day

Friday, September 14, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	90	49	.647	--
Yankees	86	54	.614	4.5
Indians	75	64	.540	15.0
Red Sox	70	69	.504	20.0
Browns	63	75	.457	26.5
Senators	61	76	.445	28.0
Athletics	58	78	.426	30.5
White Sox	49	87	.360	39.5

Games

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

Indians 12, Yankees 5

Tigers 6, Senators 4

Athletics 9, Browns 7

Browns 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	88	51	.633	--
Cardinals	82	56	.594	5.5
Cubs	80	56	.588	6.5
Braves	70	66	.515	16.5
Pirates	66	67	.496	19.0
Dodgers	59	77	.434	27.5
Phillies	50	83	.376	35.0
Reds	48	87	.356	38.0

Games

Braves 4, Reds 2

Giants 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky Higgins	6
1	Ray Pepper	6
3	Ollie Bejma	3
3	Harlond Clift	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Hal Schumacher	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	3
1	Ray Pepper	3
3	Ivy Andrews	2
3	Earl Averill	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Bill Knickerbocker	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Schumacher	1.00
2	Fred Frankhouse	0.50
2	Milt Gaston	0.50
4	Bobo Newsom	0.38
5	Thornton Lee	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Chief Hogsett	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Schumacher	6
2	Fred Frankhouse	5
2	Bobo Newsom	5
4	Milt Gaston	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mel Harder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.363
2	Paul Waner	.360
3	Charlie Gehringer	.358
4	Heinie Manush	.355
5	Bill Terry	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Mel Ott	33
3	Hal Trosky	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	160
2	Mel Ott	132
3	Hal Trosky	130
4	Hank Greenberg	120
5	Roy Johnson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Ben Chapman	25
3	Pete Fox	23
4	Jo-Jo White	22
5	Pepper Martin	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.27
2	Lefty Gomez	2.40
3	Fred Frankhouse	2.91
4	Dizzy Dean	2.92
5	Curt Davis	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
1	Lefty Gomez	25
3	Schoolboy Rowe	23
4	Hal Schumacher	22
5	Lon Warneke	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	171
2	Dizzy Dean	167
3	Lefty Gomez	146
4	Schoolboy Rowe	138
5	Tommy Bridges	136

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Moore	.432
2	Ollie Bejma	.405
3	Bob Johnson	.385
4	Lloyd Waner	.372
5	Hughie Critz	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	5
1	Hal Trosky	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
4	Jimmie Foxx	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	18
2	Ray Pepper	15
3	Tony Lazzeri	14
4	Wally Berger	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
1	Pepper Martin	4
3	Bob Johnson	3
3	Arky Vaughan	3
3	Gee Walker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Benge	0.56
2	Larry French	1.00
3	Les Munns	1.32
4	Bobby Burke	1.35
5	Gordon Rhodes	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Willis Hudlin	3
2	Schoolboy Rowe	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	25
2	Dizzy Dean	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Van Mungo	18
3	Red Ruffing	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Birkofer	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Mallon	.400
2	Hank Greenberg	.389
3	Frank Grube	.368
4	Johnny Moore	.366
5	Sam Leslie	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Earl Averill	8
2	Hal Trosky	8
4	Wally Berger	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	31
2	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Hal Trosky	30
4	George Selkirk	25
5	4 tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	1.37
2	Red Ruffing	1.59
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.59
4	Ray Benge	1.64
5	Bill Hallahan	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	6
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
1	Red Ruffing	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	42
2	Red Ruffing	39
3	Lefty Gomez	38
4	Schoolboy Rowe	35
5	Van Mungo	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Benny Frey	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Van Mungo	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.363
2	Paul Waner	.362
3	Heinie Manush	.356
4	Charlie Gehringer	.356
5	Al Simmons	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	51
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Bob Johnson	34
4	Hal Trosky	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	177
2	Mel Ott	138
2	Hal Trosky	138
4	Hank Greenberg	133
5	2 tied	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
2	Ben Chapman	29
3	Pepper Martin	24
4	Pete Fox	23
5	Jo-Jo White	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.22
2	Lefty Gomez	2.28
3	Fred Frankhouse	2.83
4	Curt Davis	2.96
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	27
2	Dizzy Dean	25
3	Schoolboy Rowe	23
3	Hal Schumacher	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	187
2	Dizzy Dean	182
3	Lefty Gomez	162
4	Tommy Bridges	151
5	Lon Warneke	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	9
2	Carl Hubbell	8
3	Lloyd Brown	7
4	Hi Bell	6
4	3 others tied	6