On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 26 .623 --
Tigers 44 29 .603 1.0
Red Sox 38 34 .528 6.5
Senators 38 35 .521 7.0
Indians 36 34 .514 7.5
Browns 31 36 .463 11.0
Athletics 29 41 .414 14.5
White Sox 24 48 .333 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 46 26 .639 --
Cubs 43 29 .597 3.0
Cardinals 41 29 .586 4.0
Pirates 37 30 .552 6.5
Braves 38 33 .535 7.5
Dodgers 29 43 .403 17.0
Phillies 26 46 .361 20.0
Reds 22 46 .324 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Johnson 7
2 Earl Averill 6
2 Joe Medwick 6
2 Lefty O'Doul 6
5 3 tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lefty O'Doul 2
1 Mel Ott 2
3 Earl Averill 1
3 Pete Fox 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Johnny Moore 5
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 Heinie Manush 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Strange 2
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Les Tietje 0.90
2 Carl Hubbell 0.83
3 Jim Weaver 0.75
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.64
5 Snipe Hansen 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Tietje 9
1 Jim Weaver 9
3 Sad Sam Jones 7
4 Snipe Hansen 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Gallivan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .405
2 Charlie Gehringer .386
3 Bill Terry .366
4 Joe Medwick .361
5 Arky Vaughan .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 24
1 Bob Johnson 24
3 Lou Gehrig 21
3 Mel Ott 21
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 80
1 Mel Ott 80
3 Joe Cronin 70
4 Zeke Bonura 69
5 2 tied 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 20
2 Pete Fox 16
2 Gee Walker 16
4 Ben Chapman 12
4 Pepper Martin 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.03
2 Curt Davis 2.52
3 Johnny Murphy 2.70
4 Carl Hubbell 2.74
5 Lefty Stewart 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 13
1 Fred Frankhouse 13
1 Lefty Gomez 13
4 Carl Hubbell 12
5 2 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 102
2 Dizzy Dean 78
3 Lefty Gomez 77
4 Paul Dean 74
5 2 tied 71

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 Goose Goslin .429
2 Jimmie Foxx .418
3 Pie Traynor .413
4 Paul Waner .406
5 Bill Dickey .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 9
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Mel Ott 6
4 Travis Jackson 5
4 Bob Johnson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Rogell 24
2 Mel Ott 22
3 Wally Berger 20
3 Hank Greenberg 20
5 Dick Porter 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 7
2 Pepper Martin 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Billy Werber 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 1.02
2 Waite Hoyt 1.29
3 Red Ruffing 1.45
3 Lon Warneke 1.45
5 Fritz Ostermueller 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 4
1 Dizzy Dean 4
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 27
2 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Red Ruffing 20
3 Lon Warneke 20
5 Paul Dean 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 2
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .435
2 Mel Ott .402
3 Charlie Gehringer .402
4 Marv Owen .398
5 Willie Kamm .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 13
2 Mel Ott 12
3 Jimmie Foxx 11
4 Wally Berger 10
5 Lou Gehrig 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 47
2 Billy Rogell 38
3 Hank Greenberg 36
4 Joe Cronin 34
4 Al Simmons 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 11
2 Billy Werber 8
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Pepper Martin 6
3 Billy Rogell 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 1.79
2 Johnny Broaca 1.84
3 Waite Hoyt 1.93
4 Elden Auker 2.20
5 Tony Freitas 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 7
2 Dizzy Dean 6
3 Elden Auker 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 44
1 Van Mungo 44
3 Dizzy Dean 34
4 Monte Pearson 31
4 Schoolboy Rowe 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 3
2 Ed Brandt 2
2 Curt Davis 2
2 Carl Hubbell 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .370
2 Heinie Manush .365
3 Jimmie Foxx .351
4 Lou Gehrig .348
5 Bill Terry .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Bob Johnson 36
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Chuck Klein 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 157
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Mel Ott 144
4 Charlie Gehringer 129
5 Joe Cronin 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 33
2 Pepper Martin 30
3 Ben Chapman 27
4 Gee Walker 25
5 Pete Fox 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.11
2 Lefty Gomez 2.38
3 Lon Warneke 2.68
4 Guy Bush 2.68
5 Larry French 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 187
2 Van Mungo 180
3 Lefty Gomez 169
4 Tommy Bridges 135
5 2 tied 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 13
2 Hi Bell 9
3 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Carl Hubbell 7
5 Dolf Luque 6