On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 13 .594 --
Indians 16 12 .571 1.0
Browns 15 15 .500 3.0
Tigers 16 16 .500 3.0
Senators 17 17 .500 3.0
Athletics 15 17 .469 4.0
Red Sox 15 17 .469 4.0
White Sox 12 18 .400 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 11 .633 --
Cardinals 20 13 .606 0.5
Cubs 21 14 .600 0.5
Giants 20 14 .588 1.0
Braves 15 15 .500 4.0
Dodgers 14 18 .438 6.0
Phillies 11 19 .367 8.0
Reds 7 23 .233 12.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 5
2 Bill Knickerbocker 4
2 Joe Vosmik 4
4 Monte Pearson 3
4 John Stone 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 5
2 Bill Knickerbocker 4
3 Joe Vosmik 3
3 Rabbit Warstler 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.64
2 Earl Whitehill 0.62
3 Monte Pearson 0.27
4 Vic Sorrell 0.25
5 Sugar Cain 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Bob Kline 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 7
2 Earl Whitehill 5
3 Chief Hogsett 4
4 Vic Frazier 3
4 Monte Pearson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .414
2 Carl Reynolds .386
3 Sam Leslie .383
4 Joe Vosmik .382
5 Lou Gehrig .370

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 Joe Vosmik 33
4 Zeke Bonura 32
4 2 others tied 32

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 1.32
2 Joe Bowman 1.52
3 Johnny Murphy 2.05
4 Fred Frankhouse 2.24
5 Carl Hubbell 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 7
1 Lefty Gomez 7
3 Fred Frankhouse 6
3 Carl Hubbell 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 51
2 Monte Pearson 36
3 Carl Hubbell 35
4 Dizzy Dean 34
4 2 others tied 34

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 Billy Urbanski .489
2 Earl Averill .455
3 Ed Morgan .447
4 Cecil Travis .425
5 Arky Vaughan .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 5
1 Chick Hafey 5
3 Jimmy Dykes 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 17
2 Ed Morgan 16
3 Joe Cronin 15
3 Lou Gehrig 15
5 Ray Pepper 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 0.00
2 Bobby Burke 0.79
3 Lefty Gomez 1.00
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.50
4 Joe Bowman 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Pearson 4
2 Paul Dean 3
2 Fred Frankhouse 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 Van Mungo 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 26
2 Monte Pearson 19
3 Tommy Bridges 18
4 Paul Dean 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobo Newsom 2
1 Whit Wyatt 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Joe Bowman 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .432
2 Joe Vosmik .404
3 Heinie Manush .396
4 Sam Leslie .394
5 Earl Averill .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Zeke Bonura 7
3 Ripper Collins 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Joe Vosmik 31
3 Joe Medwick 29
4 Joe Cronin 28
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 8
2 Ben Chapman 6
3 Lonny Frey 5
3 Roy Johnson 5
3 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 Fred Frankhouse 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Bob Kline 5
2 Monte Pearson 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 43
2 Tommy Bridges 31
3 Monte Pearson 29
3 Hal Schumacher 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .370
2 Heinie Manush .355
3 Jimmie Foxx .354
4 Lou Gehrig .348
5 Spud Davis .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Chuck Klein 31
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 162
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Joe Cronin 131
4 Joe Medwick 124
5 Mel Ott 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 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.87
2 Lon Warneke 2.50
3 Hal Schumacher 2.56
4 Guy Bush 2.61
5 Ben Cantwell 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 24
1 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Van Mungo 22
5 Lefty Grove 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
2 Lefty Gomez 167
3 Van Mungo 157
4 Tex Carleton 139
4 Carl Hubbell 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 16
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Hi Bell 6
3 Waite Hoyt 6
5 4 tied 5