On This Day

Friday, September 21, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	94	51	.648	--
Yankees	89	57	.610	5.5
Indians	79	67	.541	15.5
Red Sox	72	73	.497	22.0
Athletics	65	78	.455	28.0
Browns	65	79	.451	28.5
Senators	63	81	.438	30.5
White Sox	51	92	.357	42.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	92	54	.630	--
Cardinals	88	56	.611	3.0
Cubs	81	61	.570	9.0
Braves	71	71	.500	19.0
Pirates	70	71	.496	19.5
Dodgers	65	79	.451	26.0
Phillies	53	86	.381	35.5
Reds	51	93	.354	40.0

Games

Cardinals 13, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0

Giants 8, Braves 1

Pirates 9, Reds 3

Pirates 16, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pie Traynor	6
1	Arky Vaughan	6
3	Ripper Collins	5
3	Woody Jensen	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Ripper Collins	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ripper Collins	8
2	Pie Traynor	6
3	Tommy Thevenow	5
4	Gus Mancuso	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Woody Jensen	1
1	Red Lucas	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Dean	6.00
2	Dizzy Dean	1.00
3	Bill Swift	0.42
4	Tom Zachary	0.29
5	Tony Freitas	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	Bill Swift	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Paul Dean	6
3	Bill Swift	5
4	Ownie Carroll	4
5	2 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Bowman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.358
2	Lou Gehrig	.357
3	Heinie Manush	.355
4	Charlie Gehringer	.354
5	Bill Terry	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Ripper Collins	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	162
2	Mel Ott	134
3	Hal Trosky	133
4	Jimmie Foxx	125
5	Hank Greenberg	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	25
2	Pete Fox	25
4	Jo-Jo White	24
5	Pepper Martin	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.24
2	Lefty Gomez	2.41
3	Fred Frankhouse	2.83
4	Mel Harder	2.84
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Lefty Gomez	25
3	Schoolboy Rowe	24
4	Hal Schumacher	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	176
2	Van Mungo	175
3	Lefty Gomez	150
4	Schoolboy Rowe	145
5	Tommy Bridges	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	8
1	Jack Russell	8
3	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Dolf Luque	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Higgins	.417
2	Arky Vaughan	.404
3	Johnny Moore	.383
4	Tuck Stainback	.378
5	John Stone	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
4	Zeke Bonura	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Heinie Manush	14
2	Eric McNair	14
4	Ripper Collins	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	3
1	Tony Lazzeri	3
1	Jo-Jo White	3
4	Sparky Adams	2
4	14 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Dean	0.44
2	Les Munns	0.59
3	Rube Walberg	1.00
4	Van Mungo	1.04
5	Dick Coffman	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Dean	4
1	Mel Harder	4
3	Johnny Broaca	3
3	Joe Cascarella	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	30
2	Bobo Newsom	25
3	Dizzy Dean	19
3	Schoolboy Rowe	19
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Bill Dietrich	2
3	Ralph Birkofer	1
3	Joe Bowman	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Moore	.365
2	Hank Greenberg	.351
3	Lou Gehrig	.346
3	Frank Grube	.346
5	Tuck Stainback	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	10
2	Wally Berger	7
2	Lou Gehrig	7
4	Hank Greenberg	6
4	Hal Trosky	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	30
2	Jimmie Foxx	28
3	Hal Trosky	26
4	Lou Gehrig	25
5	4 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	6
1	Jo-Jo White	6
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	Lyn Lary	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Huck Betts	1.49
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.51
3	Bobby Burke	1.76
4	Rube Walberg	1.84
5	Red Ruffing	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Mel Harder	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
4	Huck Betts	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	51
2	Dizzy Dean	38
2	Lefty Gomez	38
4	Paul Dean	36
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Bill Dietrich	2
1	Benny Frey	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.363
2	Paul Waner	.359
3	Heinie Manush	.355
4	Charlie Gehringer	.355
5	Bill Terry	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	45
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Wally Berger	34
4	Ripper Collins	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	171
2	Hal Trosky	138
3	Jimmie Foxx	135
3	Mel Ott	135
5	Hank Greenberg	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	39
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Pete Fox	25
4	Jo-Jo White	24
5	Pepper Martin	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.20
2	Lefty Gomez	2.33
3	Fred Frankhouse	2.79
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.83
5	Dizzy Dean	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Lefty Gomez	26
3	Schoolboy Rowe	24
4	Hal Schumacher	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Van Mungo	180
3	Lefty Gomez	153
4	Tommy Bridges	150
5	Lon Warneke	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	9
2	Carl Hubbell	8
3	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Dolf Luque	7
5	3 tied	6