On This Day

Wednesday, July 25, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 34 .626 --
Yankees 55 34 .618 1.0
Indians 50 40 .556 6.5
Red Sox 49 44 .527 9.0
Browns 40 44 .476 13.5
Senators 43 49 .467 14.5
Athletics 35 54 .393 21.0
White Sox 31 61 .337 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 33 .637 --
Cubs 56 35 .615 2.0
Cardinals 53 36 .596 4.0
Braves 46 48 .489 13.5
Pirates 41 45 .477 14.5
Phillies 39 52 .429 19.0
Dodgers 39 52 .429 19.0
Reds 29 60 .326 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pinky Higgins 5
2 Marty McManus 4
2 Randy Moore 4
4 Pete Fox 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Samuel Byrd 1
2 Tony Lazzeri 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 4
1 Marty McManus 4
1 Moose Solters 4
4 Samuel Byrd 3
4 Hal Trosky 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Jack Saltzgaver 1
1 Rabbit Warstler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Huck Betts 0.88
2 Si Johnson 0.60
3 Johnny Broaca 0.42
4 Ed Wells 0.31
5 2 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Huck Betts 7
2 Johnny Broaca 5
3 Oral Hildebrand 4
3 Ed Wells 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .400
2 Charlie Gehringer .384
3 Joe Vosmik .372
4 Pinky Higgins .369
5 Lou Gehrig .365

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 107
2 Mel Ott 100
3 Joe Cronin 85
4 Roy Johnson 83
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 .500
2 Sam Rice .447
3 Hal Trosky .439
4 Rick Ferrell .435
5 Joe Vosmik .433

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 Hal Trosky 22
2 Babe Herman 19
3 Hank Greenberg 18
4 Marv Owen 17
4 Joe Vosmik 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Jack Saltzgaver 4
1 Jo-Jo White 4
4 Pete Fox 3
4 3 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 7 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 Pinky Higgins .411
2 Paul Waner .409
3 Marv Owen .396
4 Hank Greenberg .395
5 Rick Ferrell .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Wally Berger 13
3 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Joe Medwick 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Mel Ott 34
3 Roy Johnson 33
4 Wally Berger 32
4 Hal Trosky 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 9
2 Billy Werber 6
2 Jo-Jo White 6
4 Billy Herman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.76
2 Euel Moore 2.12
3 Jim Weaver 2.50
4 Mel Harder 2.66
5 Oral Hildebrand 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Curt Davis 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Tommy Bridges 32
3 Les Tietje 31
3 Lon Warneke 31
5 Schoolboy Rowe 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 Jack Knott 2
3 Bud Tinning 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .374
2 Charlie Gehringer .368
3 Lou Gehrig .363
4 Jimmie Foxx .352
5 Pinky Higgins .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Bob Johnson 39
4 Mel Ott 38
5 Wally Berger 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 160
2 Mel Ott 151
3 Jimmie Foxx 148
4 Charlie Gehringer 130
5 2 tied 127

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 12
2 Hi Bell 9
3 Carl Hubbell 8
4 Waite Hoyt 7
4 Dolf Luque 7