On This Day

Monday, September 24, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 97 52 .651 --
Yankees 91 58 .611 6.0
Indians 82 67 .550 15.0
Red Sox 73 75 .493 23.5
Athletics 67 79 .459 28.5
Browns 66 82 .446 30.5
Senators 64 83 .435 32.0
White Sox 51 95 .349 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 93 56 .624 --
Cardinals 90 57 .612 2.0
Cubs 82 64 .562 9.5
Braves 73 72 .503 18.0
Pirates 72 72 .500 18.5
Dodgers 68 80 .459 24.5
Phillies 54 89 .378 36.0
Reds 52 94 .356 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 4
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
1 Kiddo Davis 4
1 Lonny Frey 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Pepper Martin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Lonny Frey 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
4 John Kerr 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Buzz Boyle 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Walker 0.88
2 Bill Dietrich 0.60
3 Boom-Boom Beck 0.50
4 Johnny Marcum 0.38
5 Orville Armbrust 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Spike Merena 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 7
2 Boom-Boom Beck 5
3 George Caster 3
3 Bill Dietrich 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .360
2 Paul Waner .359
3 Charlie Gehringer .356
4 Bill Terry .354
5 Heinie Manush .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Jimmie Foxx 44
3 Mel Ott 35
4 Ripper Collins 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 163
2 Hal Trosky 137
3 Mel Ott 135
4 Jimmie Foxx 128
4 Hank Greenberg 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Pete Fox 26
3 Ben Chapman 25
3 Jo-Jo White 25
5 Pepper Martin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.24
2 Lefty Gomez 2.33
3 Mel Harder 2.84
4 Dizzy Dean 2.85
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 27
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
4 Hal Schumacher 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 180
2 Dizzy Dean 176
3 Lefty Gomez 158
4 Schoolboy Rowe 147
5 Red Ruffing 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 8
1 Jack Russell 8
3 Lloyd Brown 7
3 Dizzy Dean 7
3 Dolf Luque 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pinky Higgins .400
1 Sam Leslie .400
3 John Stone .386
4 Arky Vaughan .385
5 Tuck Stainback .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Earl Averill 15
3 Eric McNair 14
4 Ripper Collins 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 3
1 Bill Knickerbocker 3
1 Lyn Lary 3
1 Arky Vaughan 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Dean 0.26
2 Les Munns 0.74
3 Rube Walberg 1.00
4 Monte Weaver 1.06
5 Lefty Gomez 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Caster 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Paul Dean 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 20
1 Bobo Newsom 20
3 Dizzy Dean 19
4 Van Mungo 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
3 Ralph Birkofer 1
3 Joe Bowman 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tuck Stainback .372
2 Lou Gehrig .367
3 Frank Grube .366
4 Chick Hafey .348
5 Lonny Frey .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 11
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Hank Greenberg 6
3 Hal Trosky 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 31
2 Hal Trosky 28
3 Earl Averill 26
3 Wally Berger 26
5 Lou Gehrig 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 7
2 Arky Vaughan 6
2 Jo-Jo White 6
4 Ben Chapman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Dean 1.48
2 Huck Betts 1.75
3 Rube Walberg 1.84
4 Carl Hubbell 1.89
5 Tommy Bridges 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Paul Dean 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 45
2 Lefty Gomez 40
3 Monte Pearson 36
4 Paul Dean 34
5 Red Ruffing 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Bill Dietrich 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .362
2 Paul Waner .360
3 Charlie Gehringer .355
4 Bill Terry .353
5 Heinie Manush .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 169
2 Hal Trosky 141
3 Jimmie Foxx 136
3 Mel Ott 136
5 Hank Greenberg 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Ben Chapman 26
2 Pete Fox 26
4 Jo-Jo White 25
5 Pepper Martin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.20
2 Lefty Gomez 2.26
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.83
4 Mel Harder 2.84
5 Fred Frankhouse 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 185
2 Van Mungo 183
3 Lefty Gomez 161
4 Tommy Bridges 153
5 Red Ruffing 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 9
2 Carl Hubbell 8
3 Lloyd Brown 7
3 Dizzy Dean 7
3 Dolf Luque 7