On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 27 .620 --
Tigers 45 29 .608 0.5
Red Sox 39 35 .527 6.5
Senators 39 36 .520 7.0
Indians 37 35 .514 7.5
Browns 31 37 .456 11.5
Athletics 30 42 .417 14.5
White Sox 25 49 .338 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 47 27 .635 --
Cubs 44 29 .603 2.5
Cardinals 41 30 .577 4.5
Pirates 37 31 .544 7.0
Braves 39 34 .534 7.5
Dodgers 30 44 .405 17.0
Phillies 27 47 .365 20.0
Reds 23 46 .333 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Kiddo Davis 4
2 Spud Davis 4
2 Johnny Frederick 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Lee 3
2 Jack Burns 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 6
2 Hal Lee 5
2 Sam Leslie 5
4 Ethan Allen 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Ed Morgan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 1.00
2 Joe Bowman 0.36
2 Waite Hoyt 0.36
4 Bob Brown 0.29
5 3 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 8
2 Don Brennan 5
3 Joe Bowman 4
3 Waite Hoyt 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Jack Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .405
2 Charlie Gehringer .387
3 Lou Gehrig .371
4 Bill Terry .364
5 Pinky Higgins .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 90
2 Mel Ott 82
3 Joe Cronin 72
4 Zeke Bonura 70
5 2 tied 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 20
2 Pete Fox 16
2 Gee Walker 16
4 Ben Chapman 13
5 Pepper Martin 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.03
2 Johnny Murphy 2.67
3 Carl Hubbell 2.74
4 Elden Auker 2.83
5 Bud Tinning 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 13
1 Fred Frankhouse 13
1 Lefty Gomez 13
4 Carl Hubbell 12
4 Van Mungo 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 110
2 Dizzy Dean 80
3 Lefty Gomez 77
4 Paul Dean 74
5 2 tied 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 6
1 Jack Russell 6
3 Dolf Luque 5
4 Ben Cantwell 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .455
2 Goose Goslin .429
3 Charlie Berry .425
4 Lou Gehrig .407
5 Johnny Frederick .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Wally Berger 6
2 Lou Gehrig 6
4 Travis Jackson 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Billy Rogell 23
3 Wally Berger 19
4 Mel Ott 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 7
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1.50
2 Larry French 1.59
3 Oral Hildebrand 1.69
4 Lon Warneke 2.05
5 Mel Harder 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cascarella 4
1 Mel Harder 4
3 Elden Auker 3
3 Johnny Broaca 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 28
2 Paul Dean 18
3 Dizzy Dean 17
4 Si Johnson 16
4 Red Ruffing 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .436
2 Lou Gehrig .433
3 Willie Kamm .404
4 Pinky Higgins .398
5 Mel Ott .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 12
2 Wally Berger 11
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Mel Ott 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 45
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Wally Berger 40
3 Billy Rogell 40
5 Joe Cronin 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 10
2 Billy Werber 7
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Pepper Martin 6
3 Billy Rogell 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.77
2 Johnny Broaca 2.04
3 Elden Auker 2.16
4 Tony Freitas 2.39
5 Guy Bush 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Mel Harder 6
3 Elden Auker 5
3 Joe Cascarella 5
3 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 49
2 Paul Dean 37
3 Dizzy Dean 36
4 Red Ruffing 33
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 4
2 Ed Brandt 2
2 Carl Hubbell 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .369
2 Heinie Manush .364
3 Lou Gehrig .359
4 Jimmie Foxx .344
5 Bill Terry .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Bob Johnson 36
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 158
2 Jimmie Foxx 156
3 Mel Ott 145
4 Charlie Gehringer 125
5 Joe Cronin 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Ben Chapman 28
2 Pepper Martin 28
4 Gee Walker 25
5 Pete Fox 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.11
2 Lefty Gomez 2.32
3 Lon Warneke 2.68
4 Guy Bush 2.72
5 Van Mungo 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 24
1 Carl Hubbell 24
1 Van Mungo 24
4 Guy Bush 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 189
2 Van Mungo 187
3 Lefty Gomez 158
4 Carl Hubbell 128
4 Lon Warneke 128

Saves

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