On This Day

Sunday, June 3, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 17 .585 --
Tigers 24 18 .571 0.5
Indians 21 16 .568 1.0
Browns 20 19 .513 3.0
Senators 22 22 .500 3.5
Red Sox 20 22 .476 4.5
Athletics 17 24 .415 7.0
White Sox 15 25 .375 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 16 .619 --
Giants 27 17 .614 0.0
Cubs 27 17 .614 0.0
Pirates 23 17 .575 2.0
Braves 22 17 .564 2.5
Dodgers 17 24 .415 8.5
Phillies 12 26 .316 12.0
Reds 9 29 .237 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Koenig 4
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Irv Jeffries 2
3 Ethan Allen 1
3 Zeke Bonura 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 3
1 Debs Garms 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Babe Herman 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Mickey Haslin 1
1 Len Koenecke 1
1 Sam Leslie 1
1 Pepper Martin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.78
2 Tommy Bridges 0.64
3 Pat Malone 0.46
4 George Earnshaw 0.42
5 Jumbo Elliott 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 7
1 Lefty Gomez 7
3 Pat Malone 6
4 George Earnshaw 5
5 Earl Whitehill 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Snipe Hansen 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .414
2 Heinie Manush .387
3 Joe Vosmik .381
4 Sam Leslie .378
5 Charlie Gehringer .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 14
2 Zeke Bonura 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Lou Gehrig 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Zeke Bonura 43
3 Chuck Klein 40
3 Gus Suhr 40
5 2 tied 39

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.52
2 Johnny Murphy 1.99
3 Carl Hubbell 2.23
4 Joe Bowman 2.32
5 Johnny Welch 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 8
1 Fred Frankhouse 8
1 Lefty Gomez 8
4 Dizzy Dean 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 58
2 Lefty Gomez 52
3 Tommy Bridges 50
4 Pat Malone 46
5 Dizzy Dean 44

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Myer .426
2 Joe Medwick .422
3 John Stone .413
4 Bill Dickey .411
4 Hal Trosky .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Zeke Bonura 5
3 Lou Gehrig 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Morgan 19
2 Earl Averill 18
2 Zeke Bonura 18
2 Ray Pepper 18
2 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 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 0.59
2 Van Mungo 1.50
3 Lefty Gomez 1.80
4 Ben Cantwell 1.95
5 Paul Derringer 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 25
2 Lefty Gomez 21
2 Pat Malone 21
4 George Earnshaw 18
5 Johnny Welch 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Snipe Hansen 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Bob Smith 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .443
2 Arky Vaughan .398
3 Heinie Manush .397
4 Sam Leslie .390
5 Bill Terry .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Zeke Bonura 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
4 Bob Johnson 8
4 Chuck Klein 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Zeke Bonura 32
3 Ripper Collins 28
3 Joe Cronin 28
3 2 others tied 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 1.50
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
1 Lefty Gomez 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 44
2 Tommy Bridges 42
3 Lefty Gomez 40
4 Dizzy Dean 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Jack Russell 3
4 Guy Bush 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .364
2 Chuck Klein .362
3 Jimmie Foxx .357
4 Charlie Gehringer .350
5 Lou Gehrig .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Babe Ruth 34
4 Chuck Klein 32
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 170
2 Lou Gehrig 152
3 Joe Cronin 123
3 Charlie Gehringer 123
3 Joe Medwick 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 33
2 Gee Walker 32
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Billy Werber 25
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.75
2 Lon Warneke 2.61
3 Hal Schumacher 2.64
4 Ben Cantwell 2.64
5 Guy Bush 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 185
2 Lefty Gomez 167
3 Van Mungo 156
4 Tex Carleton 141
5 Tommy Bridges 138

Saves

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