Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, June 13, 1934

On This Day

Wednesday, June 13, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	30	21	.588	--
Yankees	28	20	.583	0.5
Indians	24	21	.533	3.0
Senators	27	25	.519	3.5
Browns	24	23	.511	4.0
Red Sox	25	25	.500	4.5
Athletics	20	28	.417	8.5
White Sox	17	32	.347	12.0

Games

Red Sox 15, Tigers 13

Yankees 6, Browns 2

Athletics 11, Indians 2

Senators 11, White Sox 3

Senators 13, White Sox 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	18	.654	--
Cardinals	30	19	.612	2.5
Cubs	31	21	.596	3.0
Pirates	27	20	.574	4.5
Braves	25	23	.521	7.0
Dodgers	21	30	.412	12.5
Phillies	17	30	.362	14.5
Reds	11	35	.239	20.0

Games

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Giants 6, Reds 4

Pirates 15, Dodgers 2

Braves 9, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cronin	6
2	Zeke Bonura	5
2	Buddy Myer	5
2	Al Simmons	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	10
2	Al Simmons	5
3	Billy Rogell	4
3	Gus Suhr	4
3	Billy Werber	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Fullis	1
1	Don Heffner	1
1	Cookie Lavagetto	1
1	Frenchy Uhalt	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	0.75
2	Curt Davis	0.50
3	Earl Whitehill	0.46
4	Charlie Root	0.40
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Slick Castleman	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Earl Whitehill	6
3	Curt Davis	4
3	Monte Pearson	4
3	Charlie Root	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	General Crowder	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Gordon Rhodes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.415
2	Heinie Manush	.397
3	Joe Vosmik	.380
4	Cecil Travis	.369
5	2 tied	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	16
1	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Chuck Klein	15
3	Mel Ott	15
5	3 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	60
2	Mel Ott	54
3	Joe Cronin	51
4	Zeke Bonura	48
5	Gus Suhr	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	14
2	Gee Walker	12
3	Ben Chapman	10
4	Pete Fox	9
5	Dick Bartell	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	1.68
2	Johnny Murphy	2.30
3	Carl Hubbell	2.38
4	Joe Bowman	2.47
5	Curt Davis	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	10
2	Fred Frankhouse	9
2	Carl Hubbell	9
4	Tommy Bridges	8
4	4 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	68
2	Lefty Gomez	65
3	Monte Pearson	60
4	Tommy Bridges	57
5	Pat Malone	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	5
2	Hi Bell	4
2	Ben Cantwell	4
2	Dolf Luque	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.552
2	Bill Terry	.491
3	Zeke Bonura	.464
4	Al Simmons	.435
5	Danny Taylor	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	7
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Zeke Bonura	5
3	Bob Johnson	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	22
1	Mel Ott	22
3	Ripper Collins	20
4	Joe Cronin	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	5
2	Jack Burns	3
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.66
2	Elden Auker	0.96
3	Curt Davis	1.32
4	Bob Weiland	1.50
5	Schoolboy Rowe	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	4
2	Al Benton	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Paul Dean	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	24
2	Monte Pearson	23
3	Paul Dean	22
3	Schoolboy Rowe	22
5	Tommy Bridges	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	3
2	Gordon Rhodes	2
3	Don Brennan	1
3	Dick Coffman	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.472
2	Bill Terry	.410
3	Danny Taylor	.403
4	Ray Pepper	.394
5	Buddy Myer	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	11
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Ripper Collins	8
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	34
2	Charlie Gehringer	31
3	Joe Cronin	30
4	Lou Gehrig	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Van Mungo	2.03
2	Lefty Gomez	2.05
3	Elden Auker	2.30
4	Mel Harder	2.38
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	41
2	Tommy Bridges	38
2	Monte Pearson	38
4	Paul Dean	33
5	Van Mungo	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
3	Ben Cantwell	2
3	Snipe Hansen	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.368
2	Charlie Gehringer	.367
3	Chuck Klein	.362
4	Jimmie Foxx	.360
5	Lou Gehrig	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	48
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Chuck Klein	33
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Bob Johnson	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	155
2	Lou Gehrig	151
3	Mel Ott	130
4	Joe Cronin	129
5	Charlie Gehringer	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	30
2	Gee Walker	27
2	Billy Werber	27
4	Pepper Martin	25
5	Danny Taylor	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.84
2	Lefty Gomez	2.48
3	Guy Bush	2.57
4	Lon Warneke	2.71
5	Hal Schumacher	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Lefty Gomez	174
3	Van Mungo	159
4	Tommy Bridges	143
5	Tex Carleton	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	18
2	Hi Bell	9
3	Waite Hoyt	7
4	Carl Hubbell	6
4	Wilcy Moore	6