On This Day

Sunday, May 20, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 9 .667 --
Indians 13 11 .542 3.5
Tigers 14 13 .519 4.0
Senators 15 14 .517 4.0
Browns 12 13 .480 5.0
Red Sox 13 15 .464 5.5
Athletics 12 15 .444 6.0
White Sox 9 16 .360 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 11 .645 --
Cardinals 18 11 .621 1.0
Pirates 16 10 .615 1.5
Giants 17 13 .567 2.5
Braves 14 13 .519 4.0
Dodgers 12 16 .429 6.5
Phillies 9 17 .346 8.5
Reds 6 21 .222 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Hurst 5
2 Dick Bartell 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 2
2 Bob Boken 1
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zeke Bonura 4
1 Johnny Moore 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 2
1 Danny Taylor 2
1 Billy Werber 2
4 Ollie Bejma 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.86
2 Ben Cantwell 0.71
3 Monte Pearson 0.44
4 Dizzy Dean 0.33
5 George Earnshaw 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 7
2 Van Mungo 6
3 Ben Cantwell 5
4 George Blaeholder 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Snipe Hansen 1
1 Hank Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .396
2 Carl Reynolds .389
3 Heinie Manush .385
4 Charlie Gehringer .379
5 Joe Vosmik .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Zeke Bonura 10
3 Lou Gehrig 9
4 Gabby Hartnett 8
4 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Chuck Klein 30
2 Gus Suhr 30
4 Zeke Bonura 29
4 Joe Medwick 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 11
2 Ben Chapman 8
3 Billy Werber 7
4 Lonny Frey 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.37
2 Bud Tinning 2.15
3 Tex Carleton 2.35
4 Johnny Allen 2.43
4 Joe Cascarella 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 7
2 Lefty Gomez 6
3 Dizzy Dean 5
3 Fred Frankhouse 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 49
2 Dizzy Dean 34
3 Monte Pearson 33
4 Carl Hubbell 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Jack Russell 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .512
2 Lou Gehrig .468
3 Harvey Hendrick .444
4 Charlie Gehringer .442
5 Arky Vaughan .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Zeke Bonura 6
2 Chuck Klein 6
4 Chick Hafey 5
5 Bob Johnson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Zeke Bonura 17
2 Joe Cronin 17
4 Mel Ott 15
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Gee Walker 5
3 Danny Taylor 4
3 Billy Werber 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.57
2 Jack Knott 0.67
3 Al Smith 0.75
4 Johnny Allen 0.95
5 Fred Frankhouse 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Monte Pearson 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 32
2 Johnny Allen 20
3 Monte Pearson 18
4 Hal Schumacher 17
5 Carl Hubbell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Bobo Newsom 2
1 Whit Wyatt 2
4 Ivy Andrews 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .370
2 Jimmie Foxx .357
3 Heinie Manush .356
4 Spud Davis .350
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Chuck Klein 33
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 164
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Joe Cronin 131
4 Chuck Klein 120
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 33
2 Ben Chapman 32
3 Pepper Martin 28
4 Billy Werber 21
5 Evar Swanson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.91
2 Lon Warneke 2.44
3 Hal Schumacher 2.49
4 Ben Cantwell 2.68
5 Guy Bush 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 25
2 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Lefty Grove 22
5 Van Mungo 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 201
2 Lefty Gomez 168
3 Van Mungo 155
4 Tex Carleton 144
5 Carl Hubbell 141

Saves

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