On This Day

Tuesday, June 19, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 22 .593 --
Tigers 33 23 .589 0.0
Senators 32 27 .542 2.5
Indians 28 24 .538 3.0
Red Sox 29 27 .518 4.0
Browns 25 29 .463 7.0
Athletics 22 33 .400 10.5
White Sox 20 36 .357 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 19 .667 --
Cardinals 33 22 .600 4.0
Cubs 33 25 .569 5.5
Braves 29 25 .537 7.5
Pirates 27 25 .519 8.5
Dodgers 25 32 .439 13.0
Phillies 20 33 .377 16.0
Reds 14 38 .269 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 5
2 Joe Cronin 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Kiddo Davis 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Boyle 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Dutch Holland 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Buzz Boyle 3
2 Tex Carleton 3
4 Ethan Allen 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gus Suhr 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Brandt 1.40
2 Pat Malone 0.62
3 Tex Carleton 0.33
4 Lefty Stewart 0.29
5 Benny Frey 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Brandt 7
2 Paul Dean 5
2 Pat Malone 5
4 Tex Carleton 4
4 Lefty Stewart 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Ray Kolp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .410
2 Charlie Gehringer .405
3 Cecil Travis .386
4 Joe Medwick .367
5 Joe Vosmik .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 19
2 Zeke Bonura 17
2 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Chuck Klein 17
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 65
2 Joe Cronin 59
3 Mel Ott 58
4 Zeke Bonura 53
5 Charlie Gehringer 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 16
2 Gee Walker 14
3 Ben Chapman 10
4 Pete Fox 9
5 Dick Bartell 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.71
2 Carl Hubbell 2.25
3 Curt Davis 2.29
4 Joe Bowman 2.58
5 Johnny Murphy 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 11
2 Fred Frankhouse 10
2 Carl Hubbell 10
2 Van Mungo 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 75
2 Lefty Gomez 67
3 Pat Malone 62
3 Monte Pearson 62
5 Tommy Bridges 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 5
1 Jack Russell 5
3 Hi Bell 4
3 Ben Cantwell 4
3 Carl Hubbell 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .500
2 Heinie Manush .491
3 Cecil Travis .480
4 Ben Chapman .467
5 Mel Ott .463

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 8
2 Mel Ott 6
3 Ripper Collins 5
3 Babe Herman 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 25
2 Joe Cronin 23
3 Al Simmons 19
4 Lou Gehrig 18
5 Charlie Gehringer 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 4
1 Billy Rogell 4
1 Billy Werber 4
4 Charlie Gehringer 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.54
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.50
2 Johnny Broaca 1.50
4 Monte Weaver 1.54
5 Elden Auker 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
1 Hal Schumacher 4
3 Paul Dean 3
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 26
2 Monte Pearson 22
3 Schoolboy Rowe 18
3 Johnny Welch 18
5 Van Mungo 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .425
2 Pinky Higgins .422
3 Charlie Gehringer .417
4 Joe Medwick .403
5 Babe Herman .402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 35
2 Charlie Gehringer 33
2 Mel Ott 33
4 Lou Gehrig 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 11
2 Pete Fox 7
3 Dick Bartell 6
4 Joe Cronin 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 1.46
2 Van Mungo 1.76
3 Elden Auker 1.88
4 Lefty Gomez 2.05
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 7
2 Van Mungo 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Dizzy Dean 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 40
2 Pat Malone 37
3 Lefty Gomez 36
3 Monte Pearson 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 Snipe Hansen 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .368
2 Heinie Manush .365
3 Jimmie Foxx .357
4 Chuck Klein .352
5 Lou Gehrig .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Lou Gehrig 34
2 Bob Johnson 34
2 Chuck Klein 34
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 156
2 Lou Gehrig 150
3 Joe Cronin 132
4 Mel Ott 131
5 Charlie Gehringer 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 29
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Gee Walker 25
5 3 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.73
2 Lefty Gomez 2.39
3 Guy Bush 2.63
4 Hal Schumacher 2.70
5 Lon Warneke 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 24
1 Van Mungo 24
3 Guy Bush 22
3 Fred Frankhouse 22
3 Hal Schumacher 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 183
2 Lefty Gomez 172
3 Van Mungo 160
4 Tex Carleton 141
5 Tommy Bridges 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 17
2 Hi Bell 9
3 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Carl Hubbell 7
5 2 tied 6