On This Day

Sunday, July 22, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 33 .625 --
Yankees 53 33 .616 1.0
Indians 48 39 .552 6.5
Red Sox 48 42 .533 8.0
Browns 39 42 .481 12.5
Senators 42 47 .472 13.5
Athletics 34 52 .395 20.0
White Sox 29 60 .326 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 32 .640 --
Cubs 54 35 .607 3.0
Cardinals 52 35 .598 4.0
Pirates 41 43 .488 13.5
Braves 43 47 .478 14.5
Dodgers 39 50 .438 18.0
Phillies 37 52 .416 20.0
Reds 28 57 .329 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Pete Fox 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 2
2 Samuel Byrd 1
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Samuel Byrd 4
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Odell Hale 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.83
2 Dazzy Vance 0.62
3 Mel Harder 0.62
4 Johnny Babich 0.56
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Belve Bean 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Harder 8
2 Johnny Babich 5
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
2 Larry French 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Monte Pearson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .397
2 Charlie Gehringer .390
3 Lou Gehrig .370
4 Joe Vosmik .369
5 Bill Terry .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Bob Johnson 28
3 Lou Gehrig 26
4 Wally Berger 23
4 Mel Ott 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 103
2 Mel Ott 98
3 Joe Cronin 82
3 Roy Johnson 82
5 Zeke Bonura 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 22
2 Pete Fox 18
3 Gee Walker 16
4 Pepper Martin 15
5 Ben Chapman 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.35
2 Carl Hubbell 2.49
3 Curt Davis 2.84
4 Fred Frankhouse 2.86
5 Mel Harder 3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 116
2 Dizzy Dean 107
3 Tommy Bridges 90
4 Lon Warneke 87
5 Monte Pearson 86

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 Hank Greenberg .500
2 Jo-Jo Moore .471
3 Sam Rice .455
4 Odell Hale .450
5 Paul Waner .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Wally Berger 5
2 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 18
2 Babe Herman 18
4 Joe Vosmik 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Jo-Jo White 4
3 Pinky Higgins 3
3 Pepper Martin 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.59
2 Dizzy Dean 0.88
3 Carl Hubbell 0.98
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.13
5 Snipe Hansen 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 4
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
4 Belve Bean 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 27
2 Schoolboy Rowe 22
3 Larry French 18
4 Phil Gallivan 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 Ed Brandt 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .398
2 Hank Greenberg .392
3 Willie Kamm .390
4 Frankie Frisch .390
5 Lou Gehrig .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Wally Berger 13
3 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Joe Medwick 8
5 Bob Johnson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 37
2 Mel Ott 34
3 Wally Berger 33
4 Roy Johnson 32
5 Billy Rogell 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 9
2 Pepper Martin 6
2 Billy Werber 6
2 Jo-Jo White 6
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.91
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.15
3 Euel Moore 2.16
4 Mel Harder 2.38
5 Jim Weaver 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
1 Schoolboy Rowe 7
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 6
3 Mel Harder 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 44
2 Van Mungo 34
3 Schoolboy Rowe 32
4 Lon Warneke 31
5 4 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 Bob Smith 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .376
2 Heinie Manush .371
3 Lou Gehrig .365
4 Jimmie Foxx .347
5 Chuck Klein .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Bob Johnson 40
4 Mel Ott 37
5 Wally Berger 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 159
2 Jimmie Foxx 151
2 Mel Ott 151
4 Charlie Gehringer 130
5 Joe Cronin 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Pepper Martin 27
3 Ben Chapman 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 2.84
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
4 Lon Warneke 140

Saves

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