On This Day

Saturday, June 2, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	21	15	.583	--
Yankees	23	17	.575	0.0
Tigers	23	18	.561	0.5
Senators	22	21	.512	2.5
Browns	19	19	.500	3.0
Red Sox	19	22	.463	4.5
Athletics	17	23	.425	6.0
White Sox	15	24	.385	7.5

Games

Tigers 12, White Sox 0

Yankees 9, Athletics 8

Browns 3, Indians 2

Senators 2, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 10, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	26	15	.634	--
Giants	27	16	.628	0.0
Cubs	26	17	.605	1.0
Braves	22	16	.579	2.5
Pirates	22	17	.564	3.0
Dodgers	16	24	.400	9.5
Phillies	11	26	.297	13.0
Reds	9	28	.243	15.0

Games

Braves 16, Dodgers 6

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Cardinals 13, Pirates 4

Pirates 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pepper Martin	5
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	2
2	Irv Jeffries	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	Ski Melillo	1
2	George Watkins	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ripper Collins	7
2	Wally Roettger	5
2	Billy Rogell	5
4	Leo Durocher	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Moe Berg	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Dean	0.75
2	Lloyd Brown	0.50
2	Ted Kleinhans	0.50
4	Johnny Welch	0.33
5	Tommy Thomas	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bell	1
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Ted Kleinhans	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
2	Johnny Welch	5
5	Johnny Marcum	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rollie Hemsley	.415
2	Heinie Manush	.383
3	Joe Vosmik	.380
4	Sam Leslie	.379
5	Charlie Gehringer	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	14
2	Zeke Bonura	12
2	Lou Gehrig	12
4	Jimmie Foxx	11
4	Bob Johnson	11

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
1	Billy Werber	12
3	Ben Chapman	10
4	Dick Bartell	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.35
2	Johnny Murphy	1.99
3	Carl Hubbell	2.23
4	Tex Carleton	2.39
5	Johnny Welch	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	8
1	Fred Frankhouse	8
3	Dizzy Dean	7
3	Lefty Gomez	7
3	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	58
2	Lefty Gomez	45
3	Dizzy Dean	44
4	Tommy Bridges	43
4	Hal Schumacher	43

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	Joe Medwick	.444
2	Hal Trosky	.439
3	Pinky Higgins	.434
4	Buddy Myer	.421
5	Earl Averill	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	7
2	Zeke Bonura	6
3	Bob Johnson	5
3	Ray Pepper	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Dykes	20
2	Ed Morgan	19
3	Earl Averill	18
3	Zeke Bonura	18
3	Hal Trosky	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	7
2	Dick Bartell	4
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	Pete Fox	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Root	0.59
2	Earl Whitehill	1.42
3	Lefty Gomez	1.50
3	Van Mungo	1.50
5	Ben Cantwell	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	3
1	Tex Carleton	3
1	Dizzy Dean	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	21
2	Hal Schumacher	20
3	Tommy Bridges	18
4	Johnny Welch	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	2
1	Jack Russell	2
1	Bob Smith	2
4	Hi Bell	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rollie Hemsley	.446
2	Sam Leslie	.400
3	Heinie Manush	.391
4	Joe Medwick	.390
5	Bill Terry	.381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	34
2	Zeke Bonura	30
2	Ripper Collins	30
4	Joe Medwick	28
4	Ed Morgan	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	10
2	Ben Chapman	8
3	Frankie Pytlak	6
3	Gee Walker	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.26
2	Dizzy Dean	1.72
3	Johnny Murphy	2.06
4	Don Brennan	2.13
5	Fred Frankhouse	2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	44
2	Tommy Bridges	35
3	Lefty Gomez	33
4	Dizzy Dean	31
5	Hal Schumacher	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	3
1	Jack Russell	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.366
2	Heinie Manush	.364
3	Jimmie Foxx	.354
4	Charlie Gehringer	.350
5	Lou Gehrig	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	168
2	Lou Gehrig	151
3	Charlie Gehringer	124
4	Joe Medwick	123
5	Joe Cronin	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	33
2	Gee Walker	32
3	Pepper Martin	25
3	Billy Werber	25
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.78
2	Lon Warneke	2.61
3	Hal Schumacher	2.64
4	Guy Bush	2.68
5	Ben Cantwell	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	25
2	Guy Bush	24
3	Van Mungo	23
4	Dizzy Dean	22
5	Fred Frankhouse	21

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