Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, July 23, 1934

On This Day

Monday, July 23, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	33	.629	--
Yankees	54	33	.621	1.0
Indians	48	40	.545	7.5
Red Sox	48	43	.527	9.0
Senators	43	47	.478	13.5
Browns	39	43	.476	13.5
Athletics	35	52	.402	20.0
White Sox	29	61	.322	27.5

Games

Senators 11, White Sox 5

Athletics 11, Indians 9

Tigers 7, Red Sox 2

Yankees 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	57	33	.633	--
Cubs	55	35	.611	2.0
Cardinals	53	35	.602	3.0
Pirates	41	44	.482	13.5
Braves	43	48	.473	14.5
Dodgers	39	51	.433	18.0
Phillies	38	52	.422	19.0
Reds	29	57	.337	26.0

Games

Cubs 8, Dodgers 3

Reds 4, Braves 2

Cardinals 6, Giants 5

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ripper Collins	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Ernie Orsatti	4
2	Hal Trosky	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Ed Coleman	1
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Hughie Critz	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	5
2	Gabby Hartnett	4
3	Ed Coleman	3
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Red Kress	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bump Hadley	0.67
2	Dizzy Dean	0.53
3	Red Ruffing	0.42
4	Tommy Bridges	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	8
2	Bump Hadley	6
3	Tommy Bridges	5
3	Red Ruffing	5
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Cascarella	1
1	Bud Tinning	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.399
2	Charlie Gehringer	.390
3	Joe Vosmik	.372
4	Lou Gehrig	.369
5	Paul Waner	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	32
2	Bob Johnson	28
3	Lou Gehrig	27
4	Wally Berger	23
4	Mel Ott	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	104
2	Mel Ott	99
3	Joe Cronin	85
4	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	18
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	115
3	Tommy Bridges	95
4	Lon Warneke	87
5	2 tied	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	.520
2	Odell Hale	.448
3	Jo-Jo Moore	.436
3	Joe Vosmik	.436
5	Rick Ferrell	.436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Herman	19
2	Hal Trosky	17
2	Joe Vosmik	17
4	Hank Greenberg	16
5	4 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	Jack Saltzgaver	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	0.98
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.13
3	Snipe Hansen	1.33
4	Euel Moore	1.80
5	Ed Brandt	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Belve Bean	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Schoolboy Rowe	21
3	Tommy Bridges	17
3	Phil Gallivan	17
3	Dutch Leonard	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Bud Tinning	2
4	George Blaeholder	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.407
2	Charlie Grimm	.395
3	Jimmie Foxx	.394
4	Lou Gehrig	.389
5	Sam Rice	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Wally Berger	13
3	Lou Gehrig	9
4	Joe Medwick	8
5	Bob Johnson	7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Euel Moore	2.12
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.15
3	Mel Harder	2.38
4	Jim Weaver	2.50
5	Carl Hubbell	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	8
2	Schoolboy Rowe	7
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	6
3	Mel Harder	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	52
2	Van Mungo	34
3	Tommy Bridges	32
3	Schoolboy Rowe	32
5	Lon Warneke	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	3
1	Dutch Leonard	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	.375
2	Heinie Manush	.372
3	Lou Gehrig	.366
4	Jimmie Foxx	.351
5	Chuck Klein	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Bob Johnson	40
4	Mel Ott	37
5	Wally Berger	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	160
2	Jimmie Foxx	151
2	Mel Ott	151
4	Charlie Gehringer	131
5	Joe Cronin	130

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	2.22
2	Lefty Gomez	2.38
3	Curt Davis	2.84
4	Guy Bush	2.93
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	26
2	Van Mungo	23
3	Hal Schumacher	22
4	Lefty Gomez	21
4	Carl Hubbell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	201
2	Van Mungo	177
3	Lefty Gomez	147
4	Tommy Bridges	145
5	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