On This Day

Saturday, July 28, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 58 35 .624 --
Yankees 57 35 .620 0.5
Indians 51 41 .554 6.5
Red Sox 51 45 .531 8.5
Browns 41 46 .471 14.0
Senators 44 51 .463 15.0
Athletics 36 55 .396 21.0
White Sox 32 62 .340 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 34 .638 --
Cubs 56 37 .602 3.5
Cardinals 54 39 .581 5.5
Pirates 44 46 .489 14.0
Braves 46 49 .484 14.5
Dodgers 40 52 .435 19.0
Phillies 40 54 .426 20.0
Reds 31 60 .341 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Pepper 5
2 Samuel Byrd 4
2 Bruce Campbell 4
2 Luke Sewell 4
5 23 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Strange 5
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Tony Piet 3
2 Schoolboy Rowe 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harlond Clift 2
2 Cliff Bolton 1
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Cookie Lavagetto 1
2 Frankie Pytlak 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmie DeShong 1.33
2 Waite Hoyt 1.00
3 Bump Hadley 0.86
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.75
5 Fritz Ostermueller 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Bump Hadley 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Paul Derringer 5
4 Fritz Ostermueller 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 General Crowder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .394
2 Charlie Gehringer .379
3 Joe Vosmik .367
4 Lou Gehrig .366
5 Pinky Higgins .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Lou Gehrig 30
3 Bob Johnson 28
4 Mel Ott 24
5 Wally Berger 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 110
2 Mel Ott 101
3 Roy Johnson 87
4 Joe Cronin 85
5 2 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 23
2 Pete Fox 19
3 Gee Walker 16
4 Pepper Martin 15
5 Ben Chapman 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.28
2 Carl Hubbell 2.59
3 Curt Davis 2.84
4 Fred Frankhouse 3.04
5 Waite Hoyt 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 18
2 Lefty Gomez 16
3 Hal Schumacher 15
4 Curt Davis 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 121
2 Van Mungo 118
3 Tommy Bridges 95
4 Lon Warneke 91
5 2 tied 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 6
1 Lloyd Brown 6
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Jack Russell 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .500
2 Joe Vosmik .443
3 Hal Trosky .441
4 Johnny Moore .431
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 23
2 Roy Johnson 19
3 Lou Gehrig 18
3 Joe Vosmik 18
5 Marv Owen 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Jo-Jo White 4
3 Bill Cissell 3
3 Pete Fox 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.71
2 Euel Moore 1.80
2 Syl Johnson 1.80
4 Bill Swift 1.96
5 Carl Hubbell 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Belve Bean 3
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Bump Hadley 19
3 Phil Gallivan 17
3 Waite Hoyt 17
3 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Jack Knott 2
2 Bud Tinning 2
4 George Blaeholder 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .422
2 Marv Owen .413
3 Hank Greenberg .412
4 Rick Ferrell .412
5 Sam Rice .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Wally Berger 12
3 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Joe Medwick 8
5 Hal Trosky 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Roy Johnson 34
3 Johnny Moore 32
3 Hal Trosky 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 8
1 Jo-Jo White 8
3 Billy Werber 6
4 Rabbit Warstler 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.95
2 Tommy Bridges 2.00
3 Euel Moore 2.12
4 Carl Hubbell 2.39
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 7
1 Schoolboy Rowe 7
3 Curt Davis 6
3 Dizzy Dean 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 50
2 Schoolboy Rowe 34
3 Waite Hoyt 31
3 Les Tietje 31
5 Paul Derringer 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 4
2 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 .371
2 Lou Gehrig .367
3 Charlie Gehringer .361
4 Jimmie Foxx .353
5 Pinky Higgins .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 53
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Bob Johnson 39
4 Mel Ott 37
5 Wally Berger 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 163
2 Jimmie Foxx 150
3 Mel Ott 149
4 Charlie Gehringer 127
5 Joe Cronin 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 29
2 Pepper Martin 27
3 Gee Walker 24
4 Ben Chapman 23
4 Pete Fox 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.35
2 Lefty Gomez 2.42
3 Curt Davis 2.84
4 Guy Bush 2.99
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Van Mungo 23
2 Hal Schumacher 23
4 Lefty Gomez 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 198
2 Van Mungo 177
3 Lefty Gomez 142
4 Lon Warneke 141
5 Tommy Bridges 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 12
2 Hi Bell 9
3 Carl Hubbell 8
4 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Dolf Luque 7