On This Day

Monday, May 28, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	19	12	.613	--
Yankees	21	14	.600	0.0
Tigers	19	16	.543	2.0
Senators	19	18	.514	3.0
Browns	16	17	.485	4.0
Athletics	15	20	.429	6.0
Red Sox	15	20	.429	6.0
White Sox	13	20	.394	7.0

Games

White Sox 11, Senators 7

Indians 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 12, Red Sox 6

Yankees 13, Browns 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	22	13	.629	--
Pirates	20	13	.606	1.0
Giants	22	15	.595	1.0
Cubs	22	16	.579	1.5
Braves	17	16	.515	4.0
Dodgers	15	19	.441	6.5
Phillies	11	21	.344	9.5
Reds	8	24	.250	12.5

Games

Reds 8, Dodgers 1

Braves 5, Cubs 3

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Giants 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 10, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Cissell	4
1	Bill Knickerbocker	4
1	Jack Saltzgaver	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	15 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
1	Lou Gehrig	2
1	Hank Greenberg	2
1	Travis Jackson	2
5	9 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Zeke Bonura	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Warstler	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry French	0.78
2	Carl Hubbell	0.60
3	Ralph Birkofer	0.57
4	Hal Schumacher	0.45
5	Jumbo Elliott	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Benny Frey	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry French	7
1	Lefty Gomez	7
3	Ivy Andrews	5
3	Hal Schumacher	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Bob Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rollie Hemsley	.406
2	Heinie Manush	.390
3	Sam Leslie	.383
4	Joe Vosmik	.380
5	Carl Reynolds	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
1	Chuck Klein	12
3	Zeke Bonura	11
3	Jimmie Foxx	11
5	Mel Ott	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Zeke Bonura	37
2	Joe Medwick	37
4	Jimmie Foxx	36
5	Gus Suhr	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	12
2	Billy Werber	10
3	Ben Chapman	9
4	Dick Bartell	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.39
2	Johnny Murphy	1.82
3	Carl Hubbell	2.10
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.22
5	Tex Carleton	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	7
1	Lefty Gomez	7
1	Carl Hubbell	7
1	Van Mungo	7
5	5 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	56
2	Lefty Gomez	41
3	Hal Schumacher	39
4	Dizzy Dean	38
4	Carl Hubbell	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	4
2	Ben Cantwell	3
3	Huck Betts	2
3	Lloyd Brown	2
3	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.500
2	Buddy Myer	.472
3	Pinky Higgins	.442
4	Joe Medwick	.438
5	Harvey Hendrick	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	Earl Averill	4
3	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Dykes	21
2	Zeke Bonura	17
3	Earl Averill	16
4	Jimmie Foxx	14
4	Hal Trosky	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	6
2	Ben Chapman	4
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	Roy Johnson	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Van Mungo	0.58
2	Bobby Burke	0.61
3	Fred Frankhouse	1.17
4	Lefty Gomez	1.71
5	Benny Frey	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Van Mungo	4
1	Monte Pearson	4
3	Carl Hubbell	3
3	Ted Lyons	3
3	Bobo Newsom	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	20
1	Hal Schumacher	20
3	Tommy Bridges	17
3	Lefty Gomez	17
5	Bobo Newsom	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Whit Wyatt	2
2	Ivy Andrews	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	Ben Cantwell	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rollie Hemsley	.422
2	Heinie Manush	.417
3	Sam Leslie	.404
4	Earl Averill	.400
5	Joe Vosmik	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Zeke Bonura	8
3	Chuck Klein	8
5	Ripper Collins	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	38
2	Zeke Bonura	31
2	Jimmie Foxx	31
4	Joe Vosmik	30
5	Joe Medwick	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.11
2	Johnny Murphy	1.50
3	Joe Bowman	1.63
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.08
5	Tex Carleton	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	45
2	Tommy Bridges	35
3	Lefty Gomez	34
3	Hal Schumacher	34
5	Dizzy Dean	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	3
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Ben Cantwell	2
2	Joe Heving	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.362
2	Heinie Manush	.361
3	Jimmie Foxx	.354
4	Lou Gehrig	.344
5	Charlie Gehringer	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Lou Gehrig	35
4	Chuck Klein	30
5	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	168
2	Lou Gehrig	151
3	Joe Cronin	130
4	Joe Medwick	122
5	Mel Ott	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	33
2	Gee Walker	32
3	Pepper Martin	28
4	Billy Werber	24
5	Evar Swanson	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.82
2	Hal Schumacher	2.47
3	Lon Warneke	2.58
4	Guy Bush	2.70
5	Lefty Gomez	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	25
2	Guy Bush	24
3	Van Mungo	23
4	Dizzy Dean	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	186
2	Lefty Gomez	174
3	Van Mungo	160
4	Carl Hubbell	142
5	Tex Carleton	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	17
2	Wilcy Moore	7
3	Hi Bell	6
3	Waite Hoyt	6
5	4 tied	5