On This Day

Saturday, July 21, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	54	32	.628	--
Yankees	51	33	.607	2.0
Red Sox	48	40	.545	7.0
Indians	46	39	.541	7.5
Browns	39	41	.488	12.0
Senators	41	47	.466	14.0
Athletics	33	51	.393	20.0
White Sox	29	58	.333	25.5

Games

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

Red Sox 7, Indians 6

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

Browns 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	56	32	.636	--
Cubs	54	34	.614	2.0
Cardinals	50	35	.588	4.5
Pirates	41	41	.500	12.0
Braves	43	45	.489	13.0
Dodgers	37	50	.425	18.5
Phillies	36	52	.409	20.0
Reds	28	56	.333	26.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Pirates 7

Cardinals 5, Braves 3

Reds 3, Giants 2

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Cubs 14, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Herman	5
1	Babe Herman	5
3	Dick Bartell	4
3	Hank Greenberg	4
3	Chuck Klein	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Grimm	4
1	Babe Herman	4
1	Sam Leslie	4
4	Dick Bartell	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Frank Doljack	1
2	Jack Saltzgaver	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Davis	1.00
2	Allyn Stout	0.62
3	Oral Hildebrand	0.43
4	Bobo Newsom	0.42
4	Jim Weaver	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Moore	7
2	Curt Davis	6
3	Bobo Newsom	5
3	Allyn Stout	5
3	Jim Weaver	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Tinning	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.397
2	Charlie Gehringer	.386
3	Lou Gehrig	.369
4	Paul Waner	.366
5	Bill Terry	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	29
2	Bob Johnson	28
3	Lou Gehrig	26
4	Mel Ott	23
5	Wally Berger	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	99
2	Mel Ott	98
3	Joe Cronin	81
3	Roy Johnson	81
5	Zeke Bonura	79

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	2.35
2	Carl Hubbell	2.49
3	Curt Davis	2.81
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.89
5	Mel Harder	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	17
2	Lefty Gomez	15
3	Fred Frankhouse	14
3	Hal Schumacher	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	116
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	Paul Waner	.481
2	Hank Greenberg	.468
3	Odell Hale	.453
4	Marv Owen	.452
5	Rick Ferrell	.450

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	Odell Hale	17
3	Dolph Camilli	16
3	Babe Herman	16
3	Mel Ott	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Jo-Jo White	4
3	Pinky Higgins	3
3	Jack Saltzgaver	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.00
2	Dizzy Dean	0.88
3	Carl Hubbell	1.21
4	Firpo Marberry	1.42
5	Hal Schumacher	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Tommy Bridges	21
3	Schoolboy Rowe	19
4	Carl Hubbell	16
4	Lon Warneke	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Ed Brandt	1
2	Dick Coffman	1
2	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.436
2	Marv Owen	.398
3	Lou Gehrig	.391
4	Rick Ferrell	.390
4	Willie Kamm	.390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	35
2	Roy Johnson	34
2	Mel Ott	34
4	Lou Gehrig	33
5	Billy Rogell	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	9
2	Pepper Martin	6
2	Billy Werber	6
4	Kiki Cuyler	5
4	Jo-Jo White	5

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	Jim Weaver	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	8
2	Schoolboy Rowe	6
2	Lon Warneke	6
4	Elden Auker	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	51
2	Lon Warneke	36
3	Van Mungo	34
4	Tommy Bridges	30
4	Waite Hoyt	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.374
2	Heinie Manush	.368
3	Lou Gehrig	.367
4	Paul Waner	.348
5	2 tied	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Bob Johnson	40
4	Mel Ott	37
5	Wally Berger	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	158
2	Mel Ott	153
3	Jimmie Foxx	149
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	2.15
2	Lefty Gomez	2.38
3	Curt Davis	2.81
4	Guy Bush	2.93
5	Van Mungo	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Van Mungo	24
3	Carl Hubbell	22
3	Hal Schumacher	22
5	Lefty Gomez	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	193
2	Van Mungo	179
3	Lefty Gomez	147
4	Tommy Bridges	140
5	Carl Hubbell	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