On This Day

Thursday, May 17, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 7 .708 --
Indians 12 9 .571 3.5
Tigers 13 11 .542 4.0
Athletics 12 12 .500 5.0
Senators 12 14 .462 6.0
Browns 10 12 .455 6.0
Red Sox 11 14 .440 6.5
White Sox 7 15 .318 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 9 .679 --
Pirates 15 8 .652 1.5
Cardinals 16 10 .615 2.0
Giants 16 11 .593 2.5
Braves 12 12 .500 5.0
Dodgers 10 15 .400 7.5
Phillies 7 16 .304 9.5
Reds 5 19 .208 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 2
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Spud Davis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 3
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Shanty Hogan 3
1 Hal Trosky 3
1 Joe Vosmik 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.64
2 Monte Pearson 0.57
3 Paul Dean 0.50
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.50
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 7
2 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Paul Dean 5
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .414
2 Carl Reynolds .406
3 Joe Vosmik .390
4 Heinie Manush .385
5 Paul Waner .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 11
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Gabby Hartnett 7
3 Mel Ott 7
3 Babe Ruth 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 32
2 Carl Reynolds 28
3 Chuck Klein 27
3 Gus Suhr 27
5 2 tied 26

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 Lefty Gomez 1.26
2 Joe Cascarella 1.57
3 Carl Hubbell 1.75
4 Bill Lee 1.80
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 43
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 .545
2 Lou Gehrig .488
3 Paul Waner .419
4 Dolph Camilli .417
4 Ripper Collins .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Tony Cuccinello 4
3 Babe Ruth 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 21
2 Dolph Camilli 16
3 Joe Medwick 15
4 Ripper Collins 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
1 Frankie Pytlak 3
1 Gee Walker 3
1 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Bowman 0.71
2 Johnny Allen 0.95
3 Lefty Gomez 1.00
4 Bill Lee 1.23
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Paul Dean 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Gordon Rhodes 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 29
2 Johnny Allen 20
3 Dizzy Dean 18
4 Tommy Bridges 17
5 Carl Hubbell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Bobo Newsom 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Al Benton 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .368
2 Spud Davis .359
3 Jimmie Foxx .351
4 Heinie Manush .351
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 163
2 Lou Gehrig 150
3 Joe Cronin 129
4 Chuck Klein 120
4 Mel Ott 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 29
2 Pepper Martin 29
4 Billy Werber 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.75
2 Hal Schumacher 2.32
3 Lon Warneke 2.35
4 Guy Bush 2.63
5 Monte Pearson 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 25
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Lefty Grove 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 198
2 Lefty Gomez 165
3 Van Mungo 149
4 Tex Carleton 147
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