On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	18	12	.600	--
Indians	15	12	.556	1.5
Browns	14	14	.500	3.0
Tigers	15	15	.500	3.0
Senators	16	16	.500	3.0
Red Sox	15	16	.484	3.5
Athletics	14	16	.467	4.0
White Sox	11	17	.393	6.0

Games

White Sox 14, Yankees 2

Red Sox 7, Indians 5

Athletics 11, Tigers 5

Browns 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	18	11	.621	--
Cubs	21	13	.618	-0.5
Cardinals	19	13	.594	0.5
Giants	19	14	.576	1.0
Braves	15	14	.517	3.0
Dodgers	14	17	.452	5.0
Phillies	10	19	.345	8.0
Reds	7	22	.241	11.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3

Braves 6, Pirates 1

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Phillies 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Rogell	5
2	Luke Appling	4
3	Pinky Higgins	3
3	Mark Koenig	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Appling	4
1	Ray Pepper	4
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	Ted Lyons	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Odell Hale	1
1	Jo-Jo Moore	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Evar Swanson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.50
2	Red Ruffing	0.42
3	Hal Schumacher	0.36
4	Guy Bush	0.33
5	Lefty Grove	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	8
2	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Hal Schumacher	4
4	Guy Bush	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rollie Hemsley	.432
2	Carl Reynolds	.398
3	Lou Gehrig	.384
4	Sam Leslie	.379
5	Kiki Cuyler	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	12
2	Zeke Bonura	10
2	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	Mel Ott	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Joe Medwick	36
3	Chuck Klein	32
3	Carl Reynolds	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	11
2	Billy Werber	10
3	Ben Chapman	8
4	Lonny Frey	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.37
2	Joe Bowman	1.52
3	Johnny Murphy	2.05
4	Bud Tinning	2.15
5	Fred Frankhouse	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	7
2	Fred Frankhouse	6
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Van Mungo	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	51
2	Dizzy Dean	34
2	Hal Schumacher	34
4	Monte Pearson	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	3
1	Jack Russell	3
3	Huck Betts	2
3	Lloyd Brown	2
3	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rollie Hemsley	.490
2	Billy Urbanski	.480
3	Billy Rogell	.457
4	Jimmie Foxx	.452
5	Hal Lee	.439

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	22
2	Jimmy Dykes	16
3	Ed Morgan	15
4	Zeke Bonura	14
4	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	7
2	Ben Chapman	5
3	Roy Johnson	4
4	Dick Bartell	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Cantwell	0.00
2	Lefty Gomez	1.00
3	Fred Frankhouse	1.50
3	Joe Bowman	1.50
5	2 tied	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Paul Dean	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
1	Jack Knott	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	26
2	Tommy Bridges	18
2	Monte Pearson	18
4	Hal Schumacher	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobo Newsom	2
1	Whit Wyatt	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rollie Hemsley	.436
2	Lou Gehrig	.400
3	Carl Reynolds	.394
4	Heinie Manush	.387
5	Arky Vaughan	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Chuck Klein	9
3	Mel Ott	8
4	Zeke Bonura	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	36
2	Joe Medwick	30
3	Mel Ott	28
3	Joe Vosmik	28
5	Joe Cronin	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	8
2	Gee Walker	7
3	Ben Chapman	6
4	Lonny Frey	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.00
2	Johnny Allen	1.44
3	Joe Bowman	1.63
4	Johnny Murphy	1.67
5	Bud Tinning	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	6
2	Fred Frankhouse	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	Hal Schumacher	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	43
2	Hal Schumacher	33
3	Tommy Bridges	31
4	Dizzy Dean	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	3
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Joe Heving	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.373
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Heinie Manush	.351
4	Lou Gehrig	.350
5	Spud Davis	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Lou Gehrig	35
4	Chuck Klein	32
5	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	163
2	Lou Gehrig	156
3	Joe Cronin	130
4	Joe Medwick	124
5	Chuck Klein	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	32
2	Gee Walker	31
3	Pepper Martin	28
4	Billy Werber	24
5	Evar Swanson	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.90
2	Lon Warneke	2.48
3	Hal Schumacher	2.56
4	Ben Cantwell	2.70
5	Monte Pearson	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	24
2	Carl Hubbell	23
3	Dizzy Dean	22
3	Lefty Grove	22
3	Van Mungo	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	190
2	Lefty Gomez	164
3	Van Mungo	157
4	Tex Carleton	144
5	Johnny Allen	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	16
2	Wilcy Moore	7
3	Hi Bell	6
3	Waite Hoyt	6
5	5 tied	5