On This Day

Tuesday, July 24, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	57	33	.633	--
Yankees	54	34	.614	2.0
Indians	49	40	.551	7.5
Red Sox	48	44	.522	10.0
Browns	40	43	.482	13.5
Senators	43	48	.473	14.5
Athletics	35	53	.398	21.0
White Sox	30	61	.330	27.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 1

Indians 10, Athletics 6

Tigers 6, Red Sox 3

Browns 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	33	.637	--
Cubs	56	35	.615	2.0
Cardinals	53	36	.596	4.0
Braves	44	48	.478	14.5
Pirates	41	45	.477	14.5
Phillies	39	52	.429	19.0
Dodgers	39	52	.429	19.0
Reds	29	58	.333	27.0

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 3

Braves 4, Reds 3

Giants 5, Cardinals 0

Phillies 9, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	3
1	Charlie Berry	3
1	Harlond Clift	3
1	Ed Coleman	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Coleman	2
2	Johnny Frederick	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Johnny Gill	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ethan Allen	3
1	Johnny Burnett	3
1	Ed Coleman	3
1	Charlie Grimm	3
1	Marv Owen	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Tony Piet	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roy Parmelee	0.88
2	Syl Johnson	0.71
3	Flint Rhem	0.56
4	George Blaeholder	0.50
5	Les Tietje	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	Roy Parmelee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Parmelee	7
2	Syl Johnson	5
2	Flint Rhem	5
4	Bill Lee	4
4	Les Tietje	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Knott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.401
2	Charlie Gehringer	.388
3	Lou Gehrig	.368
4	Paul Waner	.362
5	Bill Terry	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	32
2	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Bob Johnson	28
4	Mel Ott	24
5	Wally Berger	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	106
2	Mel Ott	100
3	Joe Cronin	85
4	Roy Johnson	82
5	Zeke Bonura	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	22
2	Pete Fox	19
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	118
2	Dizzy Dean	115
3	Tommy Bridges	95
4	Monte Pearson	87
4	Lon Warneke	87

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	.509
2	Rick Ferrell	.465
3	Odell Hale	.444
4	Joe Vosmik	.436
5	Sam Rice	.432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Jo-Jo White	4
3	Pete Fox	3
3	Pinky Higgins	3
3	2 others tied	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	George Blaeholder	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Schoolboy Rowe	21
3	Roy Parmelee	18
4	Tommy Bridges	17
4	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Jack Knott	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Bud Tinning	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.415
2	Sam Rice	.405
3	Rick Ferrell	.398
4	Charlie Grimm	.398
5	Lou Chiozza	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Wally Berger	13
3	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Joe Medwick	8
5	Bob Johnson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Mel Ott	35
3	Wally Berger	34
4	Roy Johnson	32
5	3 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	10
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	Oral Hildebrand	2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	49
2	Van Mungo	36
3	Tommy Bridges	32
3	Schoolboy Rowe	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
3	Hi Bell	2
3	Ed Brandt	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.373
2	Charlie Gehringer	.371
3	Lou Gehrig	.364
4	Jimmie Foxx	.349
5	Chuck Klein	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Bob Johnson	40
4	Mel Ott	38
5	Wally Berger	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	151
2	Mel Ott	151
4	Joe Cronin	129
4	Charlie Gehringer	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	30
2	Pepper Martin	27
3	Gee Walker	24
4	Ben Chapman	23
4	Pete Fox	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.22
2	Lefty Gomez	2.38
3	Curt Davis	2.84
4	Guy Bush	2.87
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.01

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	194
2	Van Mungo	179
3	Lefty Gomez	147
4	Tommy Bridges	144
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