On This Day

Wednesday, July 18, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	53	31	.631	--
Yankees	49	32	.605	2.5
Red Sox	47	38	.553	6.5
Indians	44	38	.537	8.0
Senators	41	44	.482	12.5
Browns	36	41	.468	13.5
Athletics	32	50	.390	20.0
White Sox	28	56	.333	25.0

Games

Red Sox 16, White Sox 3

Indians 15, Yankees 14

Tigers 4, Senators 2

Browns 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	31	.635	--
Cubs	51	34	.600	3.0
Cardinals	47	35	.573	5.5
Pirates	41	39	.513	10.5
Braves	43	42	.506	11.0
Phillies	36	49	.424	18.0
Dodgers	35	50	.412	19.0
Reds	27	54	.333	25.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 3

Braves 3, Pirates 1

Braves 7, Pirates 5

Giants 8, Cubs 6

Reds 9, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	4
1	Earle Combs	4
1	Buck Jordan	4
1	Joe Medwick	4
1	Pinky Whitney	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Dusty Cooke	1
1	Woody English	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	7
2	Ethan Allen	4
2	Earl Averill	4
2	Ben Chapman	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bump Hadley	0.86
2	Bill Walker	0.80
3	Johnny Babich	0.50
4	Tommy Bridges	0.29
5	Earl Whitehill	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Belve Bean	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Walker	8
2	Johnny Babich	6
2	Bump Hadley	6
4	Don Brennan	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Dazzy Vance	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.397
2	Charlie Gehringer	.384
3	Lou Gehrig	.371
4	Bill Terry	.368
5	Pinky Higgins	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	28
1	Bob Johnson	28
3	Lou Gehrig	24
4	Mel Ott	22
5	3 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	96
2	Lou Gehrig	94
3	Roy Johnson	80
4	Joe Cronin	79
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	Pepper Martin	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.38
2	Carl Hubbell	2.62
3	Curt Davis	2.85
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.89
5	Mel Harder	3.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	16
2	Fred Frankhouse	14
2	Lefty Gomez	14
4	Carl Hubbell	13
4	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	114
2	Dizzy Dean	103
3	Tommy Bridges	90
4	Lon Warneke	84
5	2 tied	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
1	Jack Russell	6
4	Lloyd Brown	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rick Ferrell	.524
2	Willie Kamm	.511
3	Marv Owen	.477
4	Ethan Allen	.458
5	Spud Davis	.441

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Johnson	22
1	Mel Ott	22
3	Odell Hale	19
3	Johnny Moore	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Rabbit Warstler	4
4	Ben Chapman	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.21
2	Dutch Leonard	1.80
3	Dizzy Dean	1.90
4	Tommy Bridges	2.00
5	Joe Mulligan	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Phil Collins	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Tommy Bridges	21
3	Carl Hubbell	20
4	Schoolboy Rowe	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Huck Betts	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Marv Owen	.425
2	Willie Kamm	.418
3	Lou Gehrig	.394
4	Paul Waner	.393
5	Rick Ferrell	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	13
3	Bob Johnson	11
4	Joe Medwick	9
5	Lou Gehrig	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Johnson	40
1	Mel Ott	40
3	Wally Berger	37
4	Billy Rogell	36
5	Hank Greenberg	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	9
2	Billy Werber	7
3	Pepper Martin	6
4	Jo-Jo White	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Harder	2.12
2	Waite Hoyt	2.42
3	Lon Warneke	2.53
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.63
5	Dizzy Dean	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	7
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	6
2	Mel Harder	6
2	Schoolboy Rowe	6
2	Lon Warneke	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	47
2	Van Mungo	39
3	Lon Warneke	36
4	Paul Dean	32
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	.368
2	Lou Gehrig	.365
3	Heinie Manush	.361
4	Pinky Higgins	.345
5	Chuck Klein	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Bob Johnson	40
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Mel Ott	36
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	155
2	Lou Gehrig	154
3	Jimmie Foxx	152
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	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.16
2	Lefty Gomez	2.39
3	Curt Davis	2.85
4	Guy Bush	2.93
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	6 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	194
2	Van Mungo	179
3	Lefty Gomez	153
4	Tommy Bridges	140
5	2 tied	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	14
2	Hi Bell	9
3	Carl Hubbell	8
4	Waite Hoyt	7
4	Dolf Luque	7