On This Day

Saturday, July 14, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 50 30 .625 --
Yankees 48 29 .623 0.5
Red Sox 43 36 .544 6.5
Indians 40 37 .519 8.5
Senators 40 40 .500 10.0
Browns 32 40 .444 14.0
Athletics 30 47 .390 18.5
White Sox 27 51 .346 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 30 .630 --
Cubs 50 31 .617 1.0
Cardinals 44 34 .564 5.5
Pirates 40 36 .526 8.5
Braves 40 41 .494 11.0
Dodgers 34 47 .420 17.0
Phillies 34 48 .415 17.5
Reds 26 52 .333 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Chiozza 5
2 Dick Bartell 4
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Charlie Grimm 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 2
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Tony Cuccinello 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 5
2 Johnny Moore 5
2 Bucky Walters 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Johnny Moore 1
1 Jack Rothrock 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Harder 0.75
2 Johnny Babich 0.62
2 Bill Swift 0.62
4 Snipe Hansen 0.50
5 Paul Derringer 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Snipe Hansen 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Babich 5
1 Paul Derringer 5
1 Bill Swift 5
4 Jim Weaver 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .402
2 Charlie Gehringer .379
3 Lou Gehrig .366
4 Bill Terry .365
5 Pinky Higgins .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 26
1 Bob Johnson 26
3 Lou Gehrig 24
4 Mel Ott 21
5 Wally Berger 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 92
2 Mel Ott 91
3 Zeke Bonura 73
3 Joe Cronin 73
5 3 tied 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 21
2 Pete Fox 16
2 Gee Walker 16
4 Ben Chapman 14
5 Pepper Martin 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.27
2 Carl Hubbell 2.67
3 Johnny Murphy 2.79
4 Mel Harder 2.87
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 Tommy Bridges 86
4 Paul Dean 83
5 Lefty Gomez 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 6
1 Jack Russell 6
3 Dolf Luque 5
3 Bob Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marv Owen .471
2 Stan Hack .457
3 Paul Waner .448
4 Charlie Grimm .435
5 2 tied .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Lefty O'Doul 5
4 Bill Dickey 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 23
2 Johnny Moore 20
2 Mel Ott 20
2 Billy Rogell 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 4
1 Billy Werber 4
1 Jo-Jo White 4
4 Ben Chapman 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.01
2 Oral Hildebrand 1.33
3 Mel Harder 1.89
4 Tommy Bridges 2.00
4 Lon Warneke 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
2 Joe Cascarella 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 27
2 Tommy Bridges 19
2 Jim Weaver 19
4 Schoolboy Rowe 17
5 Paul Derringer 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 2
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Kamm .415
2 Heinie Manush .410
3 Pinky Higgins .409
4 Mel Ott .409
5 Marv Owen .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Bob Johnson 12
4 Lou Gehrig 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 40
2 Mel Ott 37
3 Billy Rogell 36
4 Roy Johnson 34
5 Lou Gehrig 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.08
2 Guy Bush 2.13
3 Mel Harder 2.25
3 Johnny Broaca 2.25
5 Pat Malone 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
1 Mel Harder 7
3 Schoolboy Rowe 6
3 Lon Warneke 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Van Mungo 45
3 Paul Dean 39
4 Lon Warneke 36
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kolp 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .362
2 Charlie Gehringer .361
3 Heinie Manush .361
4 Paul Waner .344
5 Bill Terry .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Bob Johnson 38
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Wally Berger 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 155
2 Jimmie Foxx 152
2 Mel Ott 152
4 Charlie Gehringer 129
5 Wally Berger 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Ben Chapman 26
2 Pepper Martin 26
4 Gee Walker 24
5 Pete Fox 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.10
2 Lefty Gomez 2.33
3 Guy Bush 2.74
4 Lon Warneke 2.87
5 Van Mungo 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Van Mungo 25
2 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Guy Bush 21
4 Hal Schumacher 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 192
2 Van Mungo 183
3 Lefty Gomez 153
4 Tommy Bridges 139
5 Carl Hubbell 133

Saves

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