On This Day

Saturday, June 16, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	20	.608	--
Tigers	31	22	.585	1.0
Senators	31	25	.554	2.5
Indians	26	23	.531	4.0
Red Sox	26	26	.500	5.5
Browns	24	26	.480	6.5
Athletics	21	31	.404	10.5
White Sox	18	35	.340	14.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Yankees 8, Tigers 4

White Sox 9, Athletics 7

Athletics 7, White Sox 6

Senators 7, Indians 1

Senators 5, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	36	19	.655	--
Cardinals	31	21	.596	3.5
Cubs	32	23	.582	4.0
Pirates	27	23	.540	6.5
Braves	27	24	.529	7.0
Dodgers	23	31	.426	12.5
Phillies	19	31	.380	14.5
Reds	13	36	.265	20.0

Games

Braves 7, Cubs 6

Reds 10, Dodgers 9

Giants 5, Pirates 2

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Johnson	8
2	Pinky Higgins	5
2	Heinie Manush	5
4	Ethan Allen	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
1	Bob Johnson	2
3	Bob Boken	1
3	Jim Bottomley	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Boken	5
2	Bob Johnson	4
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Len Koenecke	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobby Burke	0.60
1	Red Ruffing	0.60
3	Huck Betts	0.43
3	Ralph Birkofer	0.43
5	Tommy Bridges	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Burke	1
1	Joe Cascarella	1
1	George Darrow	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobby Burke	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
1	Whit Wyatt	6
4	Al Benton	3
4	10 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Syl Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.412
2	Heinie Manush	.403
3	Cecil Travis	.381
4	Joe Medwick	.375
5	Joe Vosmik	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	17
2	Lou Gehrig	16
2	Bob Johnson	16
2	Chuck Klein	16
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	63
2	Joe Cronin	58
3	Mel Ott	54
4	Zeke Bonura	53
5	2 tied	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	15
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	Carl Hubbell	2.27
3	Johnny Murphy	2.30
4	Joe Bowman	2.47
5	Curt Davis	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	10
1	Carl Hubbell	10
3	Fred Frankhouse	9
3	Van Mungo	9
5	6 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	70
2	Lefty Gomez	65
3	Tommy Bridges	60
3	Monte Pearson	60
5	Pat Malone	57

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.580
2	Ben Chapman	.512
3	Zeke Bonura	.481
4	Heinie Manush	.444
5	Bill Terry	.442

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	24
2	Charlie Gehringer	21
2	Mel Ott	21
4	Lou Gehrig	18
4	Billy Rogell	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	4
1	Billy Rogell	4
1	Billy Werber	4
4	Charlie Gehringer	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monte Weaver	0.96
2	Curt Davis	1.26
3	Elden Auker	1.65
4	Bill Swift	1.80
5	Tommy Thomas	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	20
1	Monte Pearson	20
3	Schoolboy Rowe	18
3	Bob Weiland	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Gordon Rhodes	2
4	Ed Brandt	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.474
2	Danny Taylor	.414
3	Joe Medwick	.410
4	Pinky Higgins	.410
5	Heinie Manush	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	12
2	Bob Johnson	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Hal Trosky	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	37
2	Charlie Gehringer	34
3	Zeke Bonura	33
4	Lou Gehrig	32
5	Hal Trosky	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Van Mungo	1.86
2	Lefty Gomez	2.05
3	Charlie Root	2.45
3	Elden Auker	2.45
5	Wes Ferrell	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Van Mungo	6
1	Monte Weaver	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	41
1	Lefty Gomez	41
3	Monte Pearson	38
4	Pat Malone	34
4	Van Mungo	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
3	Ben Cantwell	2
3	Dizzy Dean	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.369
2	Heinie Manush	.366
3	Jimmie Foxx	.360
4	Chuck Klein	.353
5	Lou Gehrig	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	49
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Chuck Klein	33
4	Bob Johnson	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	157
2	Lou Gehrig	152
3	Joe Cronin	133
4	Charlie Gehringer	129
5	Mel Ott	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	30
2	Billy Werber	28
3	Pepper Martin	26
4	Gee Walker	25
5	Danny Taylor	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.84
2	Lefty Gomez	2.40
3	Guy Bush	2.57
4	Roy Parmelee	2.63
5	Hal Schumacher	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	184
2	Lefty Gomez	170
3	Van Mungo	161
4	Tommy Bridges	142
5	Tex Carleton	139

Saves

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