On This Day

Wednesday, July 11, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 27 .635 --
Tigers 48 29 .623 0.5
Red Sox 42 35 .545 6.5
Indians 39 36 .520 8.5
Senators 39 39 .500 10.0
Browns 31 39 .443 14.0
Athletics 30 45 .400 17.5
White Sox 25 51 .329 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 28 .636 --
Cubs 48 30 .615 1.5
Cardinals 43 32 .573 5.0
Pirates 38 34 .528 8.5
Braves 39 39 .500 10.5
Dodgers 32 45 .416 17.0
Phillies 31 47 .397 18.5
Reds 24 49 .329 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 Pat Crawford 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Hal Lee 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Bill DeLancey 1
2 Bill Terry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Gabby Hartnett 3
2 John Stone 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody English 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 0.83
2 Ed Brandt 0.67
2 Hal Schumacher 0.67
4 Waite Hoyt 0.56
5 Johnny Murphy 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Brandt 8
2 Waite Hoyt 5
2 Pat Malone 5
4 Johnny Murphy 4
4 Hal Schumacher 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .403
2 Charlie Gehringer .383
3 Bill Terry .366
4 Cecil Travis .366
5 Lou Gehrig .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 26
2 Bob Johnson 25
3 Lou Gehrig 24
4 Mel Ott 21
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 91
2 Mel Ott 84
3 Joe Cronin 73
4 Zeke Bonura 70
5 Wally Berger 69

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 Carl Hubbell 2.76
3 Johnny Murphy 2.79
4 Elden Auker 2.89
5 Lon Warneke 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 14
1 Lefty Gomez 14
3 Fred Frankhouse 13
4 Carl Hubbell 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 110
2 Dizzy Dean 90
3 Paul Dean 80
4 Lefty Gomez 79
4 Monte Pearson 79

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 Marv Owen .500
2 Paul Waner .468
3 Charlie Berry .442
4 Al Simmons .429
5 Pinky Higgins .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 23
2 Billy Rogell 19
3 Lou Gehrig 18
4 Sam Leslie 16
4 Johnny Moore 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 5
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Stan Hack 3
3 Billy Herman 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oral Hildebrand 0.45
2 Tom Zachary 0.52
3 Tommy Bridges 1.00
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.08
5 Fritz Ostermueller 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Joe Cascarella 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Hank Johnson 19
3 Van Mungo 16
4 Monte Pearson 15
4 Jim Weaver 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .426
2 Jack Saltzgaver .419
3 Pinky Higgins .411
4 Willie Kamm .407
5 Paul Waner .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Bob Johnson 12
4 Lou Gehrig 9
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 40
2 Billy Rogell 39
3 Mel Ott 35
4 Lou Gehrig 33
4 2 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 7
1 Billy Werber 7
3 Pepper Martin 6
4 Kiki Cuyler 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.77
2 Johnny Broaca 1.84
3 Guy Bush 2.13
4 Pat Malone 2.56
5 Lefty Gomez 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Mel Harder 6
3 Elden Auker 5
3 Joe Cascarella 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 42
2 Dizzy Dean 41
2 Paul Dean 41
4 Lon Warneke 33
5 Red Ruffing 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Ed Brandt 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .365
2 Charlie Gehringer .363
3 Lou Gehrig .360
4 Jimmie Foxx .349
5 Bill Terry .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Bob Johnson 37
4 Mel Ott 35
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 158
2 Jimmie Foxx 157
3 Mel Ott 145
4 Charlie Gehringer 126
5 Joe Cronin 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 29
2 Pepper Martin 27
3 Ben Chapman 26
4 Gee Walker 25
5 Pete Fox 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.13
2 Lefty Gomez 2.13
3 Lon Warneke 2.74
4 Guy Bush 2.75
5 Van Mungo 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 24
1 Carl Hubbell 24
1 Van Mungo 24
4 Guy Bush 22
4 Hal Schumacher 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 191
2 Van Mungo 180
3 Lefty Gomez 157
4 Monte Pearson 132
4 Lon Warneke 132

Saves

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