On This Day

Tuesday, June 5, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	18	.571	--
Tigers	25	19	.568	0.0
Indians	22	17	.564	0.5
Browns	21	20	.512	2.5
Senators	23	23	.500	3.0
Red Sox	21	22	.488	3.5
Athletics	18	25	.419	6.5
White Sox	16	26	.381	8.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Yankees 3

White Sox 8, Browns 2

Browns 10, White Sox 5

Tigers 20, Indians 2

Indians 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 8, Senators 7

Senators 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	27	16	.628	--
Giants	28	17	.622	0.0
Cubs	27	18	.600	1.0
Pirates	23	17	.575	2.5
Braves	22	18	.550	3.5
Dodgers	17	26	.395	10.0
Phillies	14	26	.350	11.5
Reds	9	29	.237	15.5

Games

Giants 13, Braves 4

Phillies 11, Dodgers 10

Phillies 5, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam West	6
2	Zeke Bonura	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Eric McNair	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Cuccinello	2
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Bud Clancy	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Ethan Allen	4
2	Tony Cuccinello	4
2	Debs Garms	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ollie Bejma	2
2	Charlie Berry	1
2	Bob Boken	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Dean	1.00
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.58
3	Monte Pearson	0.55
4	Dick Coffman	0.40
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	7
1	Sad Sam Jones	7
3	General Crowder	6
3	Monte Pearson	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Bob Kline	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rollie Hemsley	.400
2	Heinie Manush	.387
3	Charlie Gehringer	.384
4	Sam Leslie	.376
5	Joe Vosmik	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	14
1	Chuck Klein	14
3	Jimmie Foxx	13
3	Lou Gehrig	13
5	Bob Johnson	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	47
2	Zeke Bonura	44
3	Chuck Klein	40
3	Gus Suhr	40
5	5 tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	13
2	Gee Walker	12
3	Ben Chapman	10
4	Dick Bartell	6
4	5 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	61
2	Lefty Gomez	52
3	Tommy Bridges	50
4	Pat Malone	46
4	2 others tied	46

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	Ray Pepper	.429
2	John Stone	.426
3	Joe Medwick	.424
4	Sam West	.413
5	2 tied	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	7
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Hank Greenberg	5
2	Travis Jackson	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	22
2	Ray Pepper	20
3	Hal Trosky	18
4	Harlond Clift	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	4
2	Rabbit Warstler	3
2	Billy Werber	3
4	Dick Bartell	2
4	16 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Root	0.59
2	Dizzy Dean	1.31
3	Carl Hubbell	1.44
4	Jim Weaver	1.50
5	Firpo Marberry	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Paul Dean	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	25
2	Paul Dean	21
2	Lefty Gomez	21
4	Sad Sam Jones	18
5	Johnny Welch	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	2
1	Bob Smith	2
3	Hi Bell	1
3	Don Brennan	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rollie Hemsley	.425
2	Charlie Gehringer	.411
3	Billy Urbanski	.402
4	Arky Vaughan	.400
5	Bill Terry	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Zeke Bonura	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Bob Johnson	9
5	Chuck Klein	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Charlie Gehringer	34
3	Zeke Bonura	32
4	Joe Cronin	30
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	10
2	Ben Chapman	8
3	Gee Walker	6
4	Dick Bartell	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.74
2	Dizzy Dean	1.85
3	Fred Frankhouse	2.03
4	Johnny Murphy	2.06
5	Paul Derringer	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Frankhouse	6
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Paul Dean	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	44
2	Tommy Bridges	40
3	Lefty Gomez	35
4	Hal Schumacher	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Jack Russell	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Ben Cantwell	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.365
2	Jimmie Foxx	.360
3	Chuck Klein	.360
4	Charlie Gehringer	.354
5	Bill Terry	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	54
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Chuck Klein	32
5	2 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	169
2	Lou Gehrig	149
3	Charlie Gehringer	129
4	Joe Cronin	123
5	Joe Medwick	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	33
2	Gee Walker	32
3	Pepper Martin	26
3	Billy Werber	26
5	Evar Swanson	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.75
2	Guy Bush	2.65
3	Hal Schumacher	2.70
4	Lon Warneke	2.72
5	Huck Betts	2.72

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	154
4	Tommy Bridges	138
5	Tex Carleton	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	18
2	Hi Bell	7
2	Waite Hoyt	7
4	Wilcy Moore	6
5	4 tied	5