On This Day

Thursday, June 7, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	27	19	.587	--
Yankees	25	19	.568	1.0
Indians	22	19	.537	2.5
Browns	23	20	.535	2.5
Senators	24	23	.511	3.5
Red Sox	22	23	.489	4.5
Athletics	18	26	.409	8.0
White Sox	16	28	.364	10.0

Games

Browns 5, White Sox 3

Tigers 11, Indians 6

Senators 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	17	.638	--
Cubs	29	18	.617	1.0
Pirates	26	17	.605	2.0
Cardinals	27	18	.600	2.0
Braves	22	20	.524	5.5
Dodgers	18	27	.400	11.0
Phillies	15	27	.357	12.5
Reds	9	32	.220	18.0

Games

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Giants 14, Braves 5

Dodgers 1, Phillies 0

Cubs 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	4
2	Travis Jackson	3
2	Bill Knickerbocker	3
2	Sam West	3
5	25 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Len Koenecke	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	4
2	Dave Harris	3
2	Billy Rogell	3
2	George Watkins	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Odell Hale	1
1	Rollie Hemsley	1
1	Burgess Whitehead	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Weaver	0.89
2	Dutch Leonard	0.86
3	Red Lucas	0.50
4	Fred Frankhouse	0.45
5	Bill Hallahan	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Weaver	8
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Fred Frankhouse	5
4	Bill Hallahan	4
4	Bobo Newsom	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Knott	1
1	Dolf Luque	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.392
2	Heinie Manush	.391
3	Rollie Hemsley	.390
4	Bill Knickerbocker	.380
5	Cecil Travis	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Chuck Klein	14
4	Lou Gehrig	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	51
2	Zeke Bonura	46
3	Gus Suhr	42
4	Ripper Collins	41
4	4 others tied	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	13
2	Gee Walker	12
3	Ben Chapman	10
4	Dick Bartell	7
4	Pete Fox	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.52
2	Johnny Murphy	2.15
3	Carl Hubbell	2.21
4	Joe Bowman	2.32
5	Johnny Welch	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	8
1	Fred Frankhouse	8
1	Lefty Gomez	8
1	Carl Hubbell	8
5	4 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	61
2	Tommy Bridges	52
2	Lefty Gomez	52
4	Dizzy Dean	47
5	3 tied	46

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Knickerbocker	.455
2	Heinie Manush	.439
3	Charlie Gehringer	.426
4	Bill Terry	.407
5	Johnny Moore	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Trosky	6
2	Zeke Bonura	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Hank Greenberg	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	24
2	Ray Pepper	17
3	Harlond Clift	16
3	Ripper Collins	16
5	6 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	5
2	Dick Bartell	3
2	Jack Burns	3
2	Rabbit Warstler	3
2	Billy Werber	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Weaver	0.86
2	Mel Harder	1.23
3	Schoolboy Rowe	1.33
4	Ralph Birkofer	1.44
5	Firpo Marberry	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	4
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Welch	22
2	Lefty Gomez	21
3	Tommy Bridges	20
3	Schoolboy Rowe	20
5	Paul Dean	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	2
1	Jack Russell	2
1	Bob Smith	2
4	Hi Bell	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.426
2	Billy Urbanski	.407
3	Rollie Hemsley	.407
4	Bill Terry	.390
5	Sam West	.384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zeke Bonura	33
1	Lou Gehrig	33
3	Charlie Gehringer	32
4	Ripper Collins	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	10
2	Ben Chapman	7
3	Dick Bartell	6
3	Pete Fox	6
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.74
2	Don Brennan	2.08
3	Joe Bowman	2.20
4	Johnny Murphy	2.23
5	Ted Lyons	2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	44
2	Tommy Bridges	42
3	Lefty Gomez	35
4	Paul Dean	33
5	Monte Pearson	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	Jack Russell	3
3	Ben Cantwell	2
3	Snipe Hansen	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.367
2	Chuck Klein	.363
3	Jimmie Foxx	.363
4	Charlie Gehringer	.353
5	Bill Terry	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	55
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Chuck Klein	32
3	Babe Ruth	32
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	170
2	Lou Gehrig	150
3	Charlie Gehringer	127
4	Joe Cronin	122
5	Mel Ott	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	31
1	Gee Walker	31
3	Pepper Martin	26
3	Billy Werber	26
5	Evar Swanson	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.75
2	Guy Bush	2.66
3	Hal Schumacher	2.70
4	Lon Warneke	2.72
5	Ben Cantwell	2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	188
2	Lefty Gomez	167
3	Van Mungo	154
4	Tommy Bridges	140
5	Tex Carleton	137

Saves

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