On This Day

Friday, June 1, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 14 .600 --
Yankees 22 17 .564 1.0
Tigers 22 18 .550 1.5
Senators 21 20 .512 3.0
Browns 18 19 .486 4.0
Red Sox 18 21 .462 5.0
Athletics 17 22 .436 6.0
White Sox 15 23 .395 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 14 .641 --
Giants 26 16 .619 0.5
Cubs 26 16 .619 0.5
Pirates 21 16 .568 3.0
Braves 21 16 .568 3.0
Dodgers 16 23 .410 9.0
Phillies 11 25 .306 12.5
Reds 8 28 .222 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Johnson 4
1 Ed Morgan 4
1 Carl Reynolds 4
1 Pinky Whitney 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Irv Jeffries 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Morgan 4
2 Irv Jeffries 3
2 Al Lopez 3
2 Marty McManus 3
2 Billy Urbanski 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Rabbit Warstler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1.14
2 Carl Hubbell 0.50
3 Jim Weaver 0.43
4 Bill Hallahan 0.38
5 Benny Frey 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 8
2 Bill Hallahan 5
2 Leo Mangum 5
4 Carl Hubbell 4
4 Roy Mahaffey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .415
2 Heinie Manush .390
3 Sam Leslie .376
4 Joe Vosmik .374
5 Carl Reynolds .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 14
2 Zeke Bonura 12
2 Lou Gehrig 12
4 Jimmie Foxx 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Zeke Bonura 41
3 Chuck Klein 40
4 Joe Medwick 39
4 Gus Suhr 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 12
2 Billy Werber 11
3 Ben Chapman 9
4 Dick Bartell 6
4 Frankie Pytlak 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.35
2 Johnny Murphy 2.12
3 Carl Hubbell 2.23
4 Fred Frankhouse 2.37
5 Tex Carleton 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 8
2 Fred Frankhouse 7
2 Lefty Gomez 7
2 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Van Mungo 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Lefty Gomez 45
3 Tommy Bridges 43
3 Hal Schumacher 43
5 Carl Hubbell 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 5
2 Ben Cantwell 4
3 Joe Heving 3
3 Dolf Luque 3
5 10 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Trosky .456
2 Danny Taylor .441
3 Buddy Myer .435
4 Pinky Higgins .423
5 Joe Medwick .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 7
2 Zeke Bonura 6
3 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Ray Pepper 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 22
2 Earl Averill 18
2 Zeke Bonura 18
2 Ed Morgan 18
2 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 0.67
2 Bobby Burke 0.69
3 Earl Whitehill 1.42
4 Lefty Gomez 1.50
4 Van Mungo 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 21
2 Hal Schumacher 20
3 Bobo Newsom 19
4 Tommy Bridges 18
5 Paul Derringer 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Bob Smith 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .448
2 Heinie Manush .408
3 Sam Leslie .408
4 Joe Medwick .389
5 Ray Pepper .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Zeke Bonura 8
3 Bob Johnson 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 34
2 Zeke Bonura 30
3 Joe Medwick 29
3 Ray Pepper 29
5 Ed Morgan 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 9
2 Ben Chapman 7
3 Frankie Pytlak 6
3 Gee Walker 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.26
2 Dizzy Dean 1.45
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.81
4 Johnny Murphy 1.88
5 Joe Bowman 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 5
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Paul Dean 5
1 Fred Frankhouse 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 44
2 Tommy Bridges 35
3 Hal Schumacher 34
4 Lefty Gomez 33
5 Bobo Newsom 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Jack Russell 3
3 Guy Bush 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .369
2 Heinie Manush .364
3 Jimmie Foxx .355
4 Charlie Gehringer .344
5 Lou Gehrig .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Lou Gehrig 34
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Chuck Klein 32
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 168
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Joe Cronin 124
3 Joe Medwick 124
5 Charlie Gehringer 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 32
1 Gee Walker 32
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Billy Werber 25
5 Evar Swanson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.78
2 Lon Warneke 2.61
3 Hal Schumacher 2.64
4 Ben Cantwell 2.73
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 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 185
2 Lefty Gomez 173
3 Van Mungo 156
4 Carl Hubbell 145
5 Tex Carleton 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 18
2 Hi Bell 7
2 Wilcy Moore 7
4 Joe Heving 6
4 Waite Hoyt 6