On This Day

Thursday, July 12, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	49	29	.628	--
Yankees	47	28	.627	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	46	.395	18.0
White Sox	26	51	.338	22.5

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Tigers 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	50	29	.633	--
Cubs	49	30	.620	1.0
Cardinals	44	33	.571	5.0
Pirates	39	35	.527	8.5
Braves	39	40	.494	11.0
Dodgers	33	46	.418	17.0
Phillies	32	48	.400	18.5
Reds	25	50	.333	23.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Reds 7

Reds 13, Dodgers 5

Cubs 7, Braves 4

Pirates 3, Giants 1

Giants 11, Pirates 1

Cardinals 8, Phillies 5

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	5
1	Lou Chiozza	5
1	Johnny Frederick	5
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Wes Schulmerich	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gordon Slade	2
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Hughie Critz	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	4
1	Kiddo Davis	4
1	Tony Piet	4
4	Babe Herman	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Hank Leiber	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Dean	999.00
2	Carl Hubbell	1.33
3	Schoolboy Rowe	1.10
4	Larry French	0.83
5	Tony Freitas	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	11
2	Dizzy Dean	8
2	Carl Hubbell	8
4	Tony Freitas	5
4	Larry French	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.403
2	Charlie Gehringer	.380
3	Bill Terry	.369
4	Cecil Travis	.366
5	Lou Gehrig	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	92
2	Mel Ott	86
3	Joe Cronin	73
4	Zeke Bonura	70
5	2 tied	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	2.67
3	Johnny Murphy	2.79
4	Elden Auker	2.89
5	Fred Frankhouse	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	15
2	Lefty Gomez	14
3	Fred Frankhouse	13
3	Carl Hubbell	13
3	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	113
2	Dizzy Dean	98
3	Paul Dean	83
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	.489
2	Paul Waner	.451
3	Johnny Frederick	.444
4	Charlie Berry	.442
5	Wally Berger	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Bill Dickey	4
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	21
2	Sam Leslie	19
2	Billy Rogell	19
4	Lou Gehrig	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	5
2	Stan Hack	3
2	Willie Kamm	3
2	Alan Strange	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Oral Hildebrand	0.45
2	Tommy Bridges	1.00
2	Lefty Gomez	1.00
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.08
5	Fritz Ostermueller	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
2	Joe Cascarella	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Van Mungo	19
3	Schoolboy Rowe	18
4	Paul Derringer	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	2
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Huck Betts	1
2	Joe Bowman	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.426
2	Jack Saltzgaver	.416
3	Pinky Higgins	.409
4	Willie Kamm	.407
5	Marv Owen	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	13
1	Bob Johnson	13
3	Jimmie Foxx	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	37
4	Lou Gehrig	34
5	2 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	2.08
2	Guy Bush	2.13
3	Johnny Broaca	2.25
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.40
5	Pat Malone	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Curt Davis	6
2	Mel Harder	6
2	Schoolboy Rowe	6
2	Lon Warneke	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	49
2	Van Mungo	45
3	Paul Dean	44
4	Lon Warneke	36
5	2 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.367
2	Charlie Gehringer	.362
3	Lou Gehrig	.359
4	Bill Terry	.346
5	Jimmie Foxx	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Bob Johnson	38
4	Mel Ott	35
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	158
2	Jimmie Foxx	154
3	Mel Ott	147
4	Charlie Gehringer	127
5	Joe Cronin	120

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	2.10
2	Lefty Gomez	2.11
3	Guy Bush	2.75
4	Lon Warneke	2.78
5	Van Mungo	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	25
1	Van Mungo	25
3	Dizzy Dean	24
4	Guy Bush	22
4	Hal Schumacher	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	192
2	Van Mungo	183
3	Lefty Gomez	155
4	Carl Hubbell	135
4	Lon Warneke	135

Saves

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