On This Day

Tuesday, July 17, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	52	31	.627	--
Yankees	49	31	.613	1.5
Red Sox	46	38	.548	6.5
Indians	43	38	.531	8.0
Senators	41	43	.488	11.5
Browns	35	41	.461	13.5
Athletics	32	49	.395	19.0
White Sox	28	55	.337	24.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 2

Indians 13, Yankees 5

Tigers 4, Senators 3

Browns 7, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	53	31	.631	--
Cubs	51	33	.607	2.0
Cardinals	46	35	.568	5.5
Pirates	41	37	.526	9.0
Braves	41	42	.494	11.5
Phillies	36	48	.429	17.0
Dodgers	35	49	.417	18.0
Reds	26	54	.325	25.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 6

Giants 5, Cubs 3

Cubs 2, Giants 1

Phillies 7, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Kamm	4
1	Johnny Vergez	4
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	Lou Chiozza	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Parmelee	4
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Babe Herman	3
2	Joe Vosmik	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Woody English	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	1.00
1	Lon Warneke	1.00
3	Curt Davis	0.57
4	Wes Ferrell	0.56
5	Les Tietje	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Oral Hildebrand	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Les Tietje	8
2	Lon Warneke	7
3	Wes Ferrell	5
3	Carl Hubbell	5
3	Roy Parmelee	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.399
2	Charlie Gehringer	.382
3	Pinky Higgins	.370
4	Lou Gehrig	.368
5	Bill Terry	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	27
3	Lou Gehrig	24
4	Mel Ott	21
5	3 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	18
3	Gee Walker	16
4	Ben Chapman	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.27
2	Carl Hubbell	2.62
3	Curt Davis	2.85
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	114
2	Dizzy Dean	103
3	Tommy Bridges	86
4	Lon Warneke	84
5	2 tied	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	Rick Ferrell	.500
2	Marv Owen	.477
3	Willie Kamm	.447
4	Pinky Higgins	.440
5	Paul Waner	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Wally Berger	5
2	Joe Medwick	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Johnson	22
2	Johnny Moore	20
2	Mel Ott	20
4	Dolph Camilli	19
4	Odell Hale	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Rabbit Warstler	4
2	Billy Werber	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.01
2	Carl Hubbell	1.21
3	Dutch Leonard	1.80
4	Dizzy Dean	1.90
5	2 tied	2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Carl Hubbell	20
3	Schoolboy Rowe	19
3	Les Tietje	19
3	Jim Weaver	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Huck Betts	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Marv Owen	.421
2	Mel Ott	.405
3	Willie Kamm	.402
4	Paul Waner	.398
5	Roy Johnson	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Bob Johnson	12
4	Lou Gehrig	8
4	Joe Medwick	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	40
2	Roy Johnson	38
3	Wally Berger	36
3	Hank Greenberg	36
3	Billy Rogell	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	9
2	Billy Werber	7
3	Pepper Martin	5
3	Jo-Jo White	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Harder	1.34
2	Guy Bush	2.13
3	Lon Warneke	2.29
4	Waite Hoyt	2.47
5	Red Ruffing	2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	48
2	Van Mungo	44
3	Paul Dean	39
3	Lon Warneke	39
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	3
1	Ray Kolp	3
1	Bob Smith	3
4	Hi Bell	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.367
2	Lou Gehrig	.364
3	Heinie Manush	.362
4	Pinky Higgins	.348
5	Chuck Klein	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	49
2	Bob Johnson	40
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Mel Ott	35
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	153
1	Mel Ott	153
3	Jimmie Foxx	150
4	Charlie Gehringer	130
5	Joe Cronin	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	31
2	Ben Chapman	26
3	Pepper Martin	24
3	Gee Walker	24
5	Pete Fox	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.16
2	Lefty Gomez	2.33
3	Guy Bush	2.81
4	Curt Davis	2.85
5	Lon Warneke	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Van Mungo	24
3	Carl Hubbell	23
4	Hal Schumacher	22
5	5 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	194
2	Van Mungo	179
3	Lefty Gomez	153
4	Carl Hubbell	138
4	Lon Warneke	138

Saves

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