On This Day

Friday, June 29, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 24 .625 --
Tigers 40 25 .615 0.5
Indians 33 29 .532 6.0
Red Sox 35 31 .530 6.0
Senators 36 32 .529 6.0
Browns 28 34 .452 11.0
Athletics 26 38 .406 14.0
White Sox 21 46 .313 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 24 .636 --
Cubs 40 26 .606 2.0
Cardinals 38 26 .594 3.0
Pirates 34 28 .548 6.0
Braves 34 30 .531 7.0
Dodgers 26 40 .394 16.0
Phillies 24 41 .369 17.5
Reds 20 43 .317 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zeke Bonura 3
1 Woody English 3
1 Jimmy Jordan 3
1 Sam Leslie 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Odell Hale 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Johnny Moore 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 Gus Suhr 3
4 Adam Comorosky 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kamm 2
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Babe Herman 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.75
2 Paul Derringer 0.50
3 Les Tietje 0.31
4 Tex Carleton 0.30
5 Ed Brandt 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Mel Harder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 6
2 Paul Derringer 5
3 Ed Brandt 4
3 Les Tietje 4
5 Tex Carleton 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .412
2 Charlie Gehringer .398
3 Bill Terry .371
4 Cecil Travis .367
5 Joe Medwick .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 23
2 Jimmie Foxx 21
3 Lou Gehrig 20
4 Mel Ott 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 74
2 Mel Ott 71
3 Zeke Bonura 65
4 Joe Cronin 64
5 Charlie Gehringer 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 17
2 Gee Walker 16
3 Pete Fox 12
4 Dick Bartell 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.17
2 Curt Davis 2.51
3 Bill Lee 2.59
4 Johnny Murphy 2.59
5 Elden Auker 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 12
1 Fred Frankhouse 12
1 Lefty Gomez 12
4 Carl Hubbell 11
4 Van Mungo 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 100
2 Lefty Gomez 76
3 Dizzy Dean 71
3 Paul Dean 71
5 Pat Malone 70

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .462
2 Bill Terry .408
3 Roy Johnson .406
4 Bob Johnson .403
5 Mel Ott .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
3 Wally Berger 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 23
2 Dick Porter 19
3 Zeke Bonura 17
3 Mel Ott 17
3 Al Simmons 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Billy Rogell 4
2 Gee Walker 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 0.95
2 Mel Harder 0.96
3 Red Ruffing 1.00
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.00
3 Lefty Stewart 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 4
1 Dizzy Dean 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
4 Curt Davis 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 30
2 Paul Dean 27
3 Red Ruffing 23
4 Lon Warneke 22
5 Dizzy Dean 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kolp 2
1 Fritz Ostermueller 2
1 Bob Smith 2
4 Ivy Andrews 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .445
2 Charlie Gehringer .444
3 Heinie Manush .440
4 Willie Kamm .408
5 Babe Herman .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Mel Ott 10
4 Ripper Collins 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 39
2 Charlie Gehringer 38
3 Hank Greenberg 37
4 Billy Rogell 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 7
3 Pepper Martin 6
3 Billy Rogell 6
3 Billy Werber 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elden Auker 1.29
2 Curt Davis 1.69
3 Waite Hoyt 1.76
4 Red Ruffing 2.02
5 Bill Lee 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 6
1 Curt Davis 6
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Paul Dean 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 49
2 Van Mungo 44
3 Pat Malone 36
4 Lefty Gomez 35
5 Schoolboy Rowe 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 4
2 Bob Smith 3
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 Carl Hubbell 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .371
2 Heinie Manush .366
3 Jimmie Foxx .362
4 Chuck Klein .352
5 Bill Terry .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Bob Johnson 38
3 Lou Gehrig 35
4 Chuck Klein 33
4 Mel Ott 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 162
2 Lou Gehrig 146
3 Mel Ott 136
4 Charlie Gehringer 127
5 Joe Cronin 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Pepper Martin 29
3 Gee Walker 27
4 Ben Chapman 26
5 Pete Fox 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.92
2 Lefty Gomez 2.48
3 Guy Bush 2.53
4 Lon Warneke 2.75
5 Van Mungo 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 24
1 Carl Hubbell 24
1 Van Mungo 24
4 Guy Bush 23
5 Fred Frankhouse 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
2 Van Mungo 181
3 Lefty Gomez 171
4 Tommy Bridges 137
5 Carl Hubbell 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 14
2 Hi Bell 10
3 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Carl Hubbell 7
5 2 tied 6