On This Day

Saturday, July 7, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 27 .625 --
Tigers 46 29 .613 0.5
Red Sox 40 35 .533 6.5
Indians 37 35 .514 8.0
Senators 39 37 .513 8.0
Browns 31 38 .449 12.5
Athletics 30 43 .411 15.5
White Sox 25 49 .338 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 47 28 .627 --
Cubs 45 29 .608 1.5
Cardinals 42 30 .583 3.5
Pirates 37 32 .536 7.0
Braves 39 36 .520 8.0
Dodgers 31 44 .413 16.0
Phillies 29 47 .382 18.5
Reds 23 47 .329 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Berger 6
2 Jack Rothrock 5
3 Spud Davis 4
3 Johnny Moore 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 2
1 Pinky Whitney 2
3 Dolph Camilli 1
3 Spud Davis 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 6
2 Spud Davis 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 Wes Schulmerich 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 1.00
2 Lon Warneke 0.86
3 Fred Frankhouse 0.40
3 Roy Parmelee 0.40
5 Bill Hallahan 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 9
2 Lon Warneke 6
3 Fred Frankhouse 4
3 Bill Hallahan 4
3 Allyn Stout 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Snipe Hansen 1
1 Syl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .402
2 Charlie Gehringer .388
3 Lou Gehrig .371
4 Bill Terry .366
5 Pinky Higgins .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 24
1 Lou Gehrig 24
1 Bob Johnson 24
4 Mel Ott 21
5 Chuck Klein 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 91
2 Mel Ott 83
3 Joe Cronin 73
4 Zeke Bonura 70
5 Wally Berger 67

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 2.76
4 Elden Auker 2.83
5 Bud Tinning 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 14
2 Dizzy Dean 13
2 Fred Frankhouse 13
4 Carl Hubbell 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 110
2 Dizzy Dean 80
3 Lefty Gomez 79
4 Tommy Bridges 78
5 2 tied 74

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 .432
2 Wally Berger .431
3 Charlie Berry .419
4 Lou Gehrig .417
5 Willie Kamm .412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 24
1 Billy Rogell 24
3 Wally Berger 23
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 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.59
2 Oral Hildebrand 1.69
3 Fritz Ostermueller 1.71
4 Lon Warneke 2.03
5 Mel Harder 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cascarella 4
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
4 Elden Auker 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 28
2 Lon Warneke 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 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .435
2 Heinie Manush .426
3 Marv Owen .413
4 Mel Ott .407
5 Willie Kamm .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 46
2 Wally Berger 44
3 Billy Rogell 41
4 Lou Gehrig 40
5 Joe Cronin 34

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 1.80
2 Johnny Broaca 2.04
3 Elden Auker 2.16
4 Guy Bush 2.48
5 Fritz Ostermueller 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Mel Harder 6
1 Lon Warneke 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 49
2 Paul Dean 35
2 Lon Warneke 35
4 Dizzy Dean 33
5 Red Ruffing 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .370
2 Heinie Manush .363
3 Lou Gehrig .359
4 Bill Terry .345
5 Jimmie Foxx .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Bob Johnson 36
4 Mel Ott 35
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 156
3 Mel Ott 146
4 Charlie Gehringer 125
5 Wally Berger 123

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 2.13
2 Lefty Gomez 2.31
3 Lon Warneke 2.66
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 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 189
2 Van Mungo 187
3 Lefty Gomez 160
4 Tommy Bridges 135
5 Lon Warneke 134

Saves

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