On This Day

Monday, July 16, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 51 31 .622 --
Yankees 49 30 .620 0.5
Red Sox 45 38 .542 6.5
Indians 42 38 .525 8.0
Senators 41 42 .494 10.5
Browns 34 41 .453 13.5
Athletics 32 48 .400 18.0
White Sox 28 54 .341 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 30 .634 --
Cubs 50 32 .610 2.0
Cardinals 46 34 .575 5.0
Pirates 41 37 .526 9.0
Braves 41 42 .494 11.5
Phillies 35 48 .422 17.5
Dodgers 34 49 .410 18.5
Reds 26 53 .329 24.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Bill Cissell 3
1 Jocko Conlan 3
1 Rick Ferrell 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Simmons 2
2 Zeke Bonura 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 Red Kress 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marv Owen 3
2 Bob Boken 2
2 Zeke Bonura 2
2 Bobby Burke 2
2 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.54
2 Johnny Allen 0.33
2 Sugar Cain 0.33
4 Johnny Welch 0.29
5 Thornton Lee 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 7
2 Johnny Allen 4
3 Sugar Cain 3
3 Thornton Lee 3
3 Alex McColl 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex McColl 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .398
2 Charlie Gehringer .381
3 Pinky Higgins .372
4 Lou Gehrig .370
5 Bill Terry .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 27
2 Jimmie Foxx 26
3 Lou Gehrig 24
4 Mel Ott 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 94
2 Lou Gehrig 93
3 Joe Cronin 79
4 Roy Johnson 77
5 Zeke Bonura 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 22
2 Pete Fox 17
3 Gee Walker 16
4 Ben Chapman 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.27
2 Waite Hoyt 2.57
3 Carl Hubbell 2.63
4 Mel Harder 2.87
5 Fred Frankhouse 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 16
2 Lefty Gomez 14
3 Fred Frankhouse 13
3 Carl Hubbell 13
3 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 113
2 Dizzy Dean 103
3 Tommy Bridges 86
4 Paul Dean 83
4 Monte Pearson 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 6
1 Jack Russell 6
3 Lloyd Brown 5
3 Carl Hubbell 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marv Owen .500
2 Pinky Higgins .460
3 Mel Ott .458
4 Rick Ferrell .444
5 Stan Hack .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Johnson 22
1 Johnny Moore 22
1 Mel Ott 22
4 Dolph Camilli 19
5 5 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 5
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Pete Fox 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 0.79
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.01
3 Oral Hildebrand 1.69
4 Mel Harder 1.89
5 Dizzy Dean 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
2 Phil Collins 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Tommy Bridges 19
2 Schoolboy Rowe 19
2 Jim Weaver 19
5 Waite Hoyt 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Huck Betts 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marv Owen .415
2 Mel Ott .407
3 Pinky Higgins .405
4 Heinie Manush .405
5 Bob Johnson .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 14
2 Bob Johnson 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
4 Lou Gehrig 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 40
2 Roy Johnson 39
3 Wally Berger 36
3 Billy Rogell 36
5 Hank Greenberg 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 8
1 Billy Werber 8
3 Pepper Martin 6
4 Jo-Jo White 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 1.34
2 Lon Warneke 1.80
3 Guy Bush 2.13
4 Waite Hoyt 2.23
5 Thornton Lee 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 8
2 Mel Harder 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6
2 Lon Warneke 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 51
2 Van Mungo 43
3 Paul Dean 39
4 Waite Hoyt 33
5 3 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Ray Kolp 3
1 Bob Smith 3
4 Hi Bell 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .367
2 Lou Gehrig .365
3 Heinie Manush .364
4 Pinky Higgins .349
5 Chuck Klein .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Bob Johnson 39
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Wally Berger 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 153
1 Mel Ott 153
3 Jimmie Foxx 149
4 Charlie Gehringer 130
5 Joe Cronin 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pepper Martin 25
4 Gee Walker 24
5 Pete Fox 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.08
2 Lefty Gomez 2.33
3 Guy Bush 2.74
4 Lon Warneke 2.88
5 Van Mungo 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Carl Hubbell 24
2 Van Mungo 24
4 Hal Schumacher 22
5 Guy Bush 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 194
2 Van Mungo 178
3 Lefty Gomez 153
4 Tommy Bridges 136
5 Carl Hubbell 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 14
2 Hi Bell 9
3 Carl Hubbell 8
4 Waite Hoyt 7
5 3 tied 6