On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 8 .680 --
Tigers 14 11 .560 3.0
Indians 12 10 .545 3.5
Senators 13 14 .481 5.0
Athletics 12 13 .480 5.0
Browns 11 12 .478 5.0
Red Sox 11 15 .423 6.5
White Sox 8 15 .348 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 9 .690 --
Pirates 16 8 .667 1.5
Cardinals 16 11 .593 3.0
Giants 16 12 .571 3.5
Braves 13 12 .520 5.0
Dodgers 10 16 .385 8.5
Phillies 7 17 .292 10.5
Reds 6 19 .240 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 4
1 Frank Doljack 4
1 Harvey Hendrick 4
1 Ski Melillo 4
1 Billy Urbanski 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ski Melillo 4
1 Tuck Stainback 4
3 Jack Burns 3
3 Chuck Klein 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
2 Marty McManus 2
3 Buck Jordan 1
3 Cookie Lavagetto 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.62
2 Lefty Stewart 0.50
3 Al Smith 0.44
4 Guy Bush 0.29
5 Ted Lyons 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Lefty Stewart 5
3 Elden Auker 4
3 Guy Bush 4
3 Al Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Larry French 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .402
2 Carl Reynolds .400
3 Joe Vosmik .384
4 Heinie Manush .380
5 Sam Leslie .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Gabby Hartnett 8
4 Jimmie Foxx 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 34
2 Chuck Klein 30
3 Carl Reynolds 28
3 Gus Suhr 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 10
2 Ben Chapman 8
3 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Pepper Martin 5
3 Billy Werber 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.26
2 Carl Hubbell 1.75
3 Bill Lee 1.80
4 Johnny Allen 2.43
4 Joe Cascarella 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 7
2 Fred Frankhouse 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 4 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 28

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .500
2 Lou Gehrig .457
3 Arky Vaughan .452
4 Hal Lee .447
5 Billy Herman .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Dolph Camilli 16
3 Joe Cronin 14
3 Lonny Frey 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Gee Walker 4
3 Pepper Martin 3
3 Marty McManus 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Bowman 0.71
2 Johnny Allen 0.95
3 Lefty Gomez 1.00
4 Dizzy Dean 1.29
4 3 others tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Gordon Rhodes 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 29
2 Johnny Allen 20
3 Dizzy Dean 18
3 Bobo Newsom 18
5 Tommy Bridges 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Bobo Newsom 2
4 Ivy Andrews 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .369
2 Spud Davis .357
3 Jimmie Foxx .351
4 Heinie Manush .351
5 Lou Gehrig .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Chuck Klein 34
4 Lou Gehrig 33
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 164
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Joe Cronin 128
4 Chuck Klein 122
5 Mel Ott 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 33
2 Ben Chapman 32
3 Pepper Martin 29
4 Billy Werber 19
5 Evar Swanson 18

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 26
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Lefty Grove 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 198
2 Lefty Gomez 161
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