On This Day

Friday, July 20, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 32 .624 --
Yankees 50 33 .602 2.0
Indians 46 38 .548 6.5
Red Sox 47 40 .540 7.0
Browns 38 41 .481 12.0
Senators 41 46 .471 13.0
Athletics 33 50 .398 19.0
White Sox 29 57 .337 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 31 .644 --
Cubs 52 34 .605 3.5
Cardinals 49 35 .583 5.5
Pirates 41 40 .506 12.0
Braves 43 44 .494 13.0
Phillies 36 50 .419 19.5
Dodgers 36 50 .419 19.5
Reds 27 56 .325 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 4
1 Odell Hale 4
3 Jimmy Dykes 3
3 Lou Finney 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Carleton 0.60
2 Roy Parmelee 0.50
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.36
4 Flint Rhem 0.30
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
1 Roy Parmelee 4
3 Johnny Broaca 3
3 Tex Carleton 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Jack Knott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .397
2 Charlie Gehringer .385
3 Lou Gehrig .368
4 Paul Waner .364
5 Bill Terry .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 29
2 Bob Johnson 28
3 Lou Gehrig 25
4 Mel Ott 23
5 Wally Berger 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 98
1 Mel Ott 98
3 Joe Cronin 81
4 Roy Johnson 80
5 Zeke Bonura 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 22
2 Pete Fox 18
3 Gee Walker 16
4 Ben Chapman 14
4 Pepper Martin 14

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 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 17
2 Fred Frankhouse 14
2 Lefty Gomez 14
2 Hal Schumacher 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 114
2 Dizzy Dean 107
3 Tommy Bridges 90
4 Monte Pearson 86
5 Lon Warneke 84

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 .488
2 Marv Owen .475
3 Odell Hale .472
4 Charlie Grimm .444
5 Paul Waner .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Joe Medwick 5
4 Jim Bottomley 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Johnson 21
2 Mel Ott 16
3 Dolph Camilli 15
3 Odell Hale 15
3 Hal Lee 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Billy Herman 3
3 Pinky Higgins 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
2 Firpo Marberry 1.42
3 Carl Hubbell 1.74
4 Hal Schumacher 1.82
5 Phil Collins 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Tommy Bridges 21
3 Schoolboy Rowe 19
4 Waite Hoyt 16
4 Lon Warneke 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Huck Betts 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .422
2 Marv Owen .419
3 Willie Kamm .406
4 Rick Ferrell .390
5 Lou Chiozza .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 15
2 Jimmie Foxx 14
3 Bob Johnson 9
3 Joe Medwick 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 40
2 Wally Berger 38
3 Roy Johnson 36
4 Billy Rogell 35
5 Lou Gehrig 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.63
2 Euel Moore 2.16
3 Lon Warneke 2.44
4 Mel Harder 2.45
5 Waite Hoyt 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 8
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6
2 Lon Warneke 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 51
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Lon Warneke 36
4 Schoolboy Rowe 32
5 Paul Derringer 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .371
2 Lou Gehrig .367
3 Heinie Manush .366
4 Paul Waner .346
5 Jimmie Foxx .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Bob Johnson 40
4 Mel Ott 37
5 Wally Berger 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 157
2 Mel Ott 154
3 Jimmie Foxx 152
4 Charlie Gehringer 128
5 Joe Cronin 127

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.22
2 Lefty Gomez 2.39
3 Curt Davis 2.85
4 Van Mungo 2.91
5 Guy Bush 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 193
2 Van Mungo 177
3 Lefty Gomez 153
4 Tommy Bridges 140
5 2 tied 137

Saves

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