On This Day

Tuesday, May 15, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 6 .739 --
Indians 11 9 .550 4.5
Tigers 12 11 .522 5.0
Athletics 12 11 .522 5.0
Senators 12 13 .480 6.0
Red Sox 11 13 .458 6.5
Browns 9 12 .429 7.0
White Sox 6 15 .286 10.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 7 .682 --
Cubs 18 9 .667 -0.5
Cardinals 15 10 .600 1.5
Giants 15 11 .577 2.0
Braves 12 11 .522 3.5
Dodgers 9 15 .375 7.0
Phillies 7 15 .318 8.0
Reds 5 18 .217 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Rothrock 5
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Jimmy Jordan 3
2 Jo-Jo Moore 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Jack Rothrock 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Travis Jackson 3
4 Ripper Collins 2
4 Jack Rothrock 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Len Koenecke 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Danny Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 0.71
2 Jim Mooney 0.13
3 Ray Benge 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Ray Lucas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Jim Mooney 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Ownie Carroll 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ownie Carroll 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .412
2 Lou Gehrig .402
3 Joe Vosmik .397
4 Heinie Manush .394
5 Paul Waner .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Mel Ott 7
3 Babe Ruth 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Carl Reynolds 27
2 Gus Suhr 27
4 Joe Medwick 26
5 Chuck Klein 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 9
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Pepper Martin 5
2 Billy Werber 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.82
2 Lefty Gomez 1.26
3 Joe Cascarella 1.57
4 Carl Hubbell 1.75
5 Johnny Allen 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Bob Kline 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 36
2 Dizzy Dean 31
2 Carl Hubbell 31
4 Lon Warneke 29
5 Bob Weiland 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 3
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .556
2 Heinie Manush .462
3 Sam Leslie .444
4 Lou Gehrig .432
5 Ripper Collins .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Ripper Collins 5
3 Ethan Allen 4
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Lonny Frey 16
2 Joe Medwick 16
4 Ripper Collins 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
1 Gee Walker 3
1 Billy Werber 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
1 Johnny Murphy 0.00
3 Jack Knott 0.75
4 Johnny Allen 0.95
5 Lefty Gomez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Bob Kline 3
1 Gordon Rhodes 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 22
2 Johnny Allen 20
3 Dizzy Dean 18
3 Carl Hubbell 18
5 Hal Schumacher 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Bobo Newsom 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .364
2 Spud Davis .354
3 Heinie Manush .352
4 Jimmie Foxx .350
5 Lou Gehrig .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Chuck Klein 31
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 163
2 Lou Gehrig 149
3 Joe Cronin 129
4 Mel Ott 119
5 Chuck Klein 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 29
2 Pepper Martin 29
4 Billy Werber 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.70
2 Hal Schumacher 2.32
3 Lon Warneke 2.35
4 Monte Pearson 2.50
5 Guy Bush 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 25
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Dizzy Dean 22
4 General Crowder 21
4 Lefty Grove 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 199
2 Lefty Gomez 165
3 Tex Carleton 147
4 Carl Hubbell 146
5 Johnny Allen 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 16
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Hi Bell 6
3 Phil Collins 6
3 2 others tied 6