Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 1, 1934

On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	61	37	.622	--
Yankees	59	37	.615	1.0
Indians	54	43	.557	6.5
Red Sox	53	47	.530	9.0
Senators	45	53	.459	16.0
Browns	42	51	.452	16.5
Athletics	38	56	.404	21.0
White Sox	36	64	.360	26.0

Games

Tigers 10, Indians 7

Red Sox 7, Yankees 4

Senators 11, Athletics 7

White Sox 10, Browns 6

White Sox 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	63	36	.636	--
Cubs	58	39	.598	4.0
Cardinals	56	40	.583	5.5
Braves	49	51	.490	14.5
Pirates	45	49	.479	15.5
Phillies	42	56	.429	20.5
Dodgers	41	55	.427	20.5
Reds	34	62	.354	27.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Phillies 4

Giants 11, Braves 2

Giants 10, Braves 3

Cardinals 4, Cubs 0

Reds 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Bruce Campbell	5
2	Buck Jordan	5
2	Gus Mancuso	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Cramer	2
1	Mel Ott	2
3	Zeke Bonura	1
3	Frankie Crosetti	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Zeke Bonura	4
2	Phil Weintraub	4
4	Bob Boken	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	2
1	Jo-Jo White	2
3	Earl Averill	1
3	Jack Burns	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Dean	1.17
2	Jim Weaver	0.67
3	Fred Frankhouse	0.40
4	Gordon Rhodes	0.33
5	Hal Schumacher	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	7
2	Jim Weaver	6
3	Fred Frankhouse	4
3	Gordon Rhodes	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1
1	Jack Russell	1
1	Tom Zachary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.395
2	Charlie Gehringer	.372
3	Lou Gehrig	.364
4	Bill Terry	.361
5	Pinky Higgins	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Lou Gehrig	32
3	Bob Johnson	28
4	Mel Ott	26
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	115
2	Mel Ott	110
3	Zeke Bonura	91
3	Roy Johnson	91
5	Hal Trosky	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	25
2	Pete Fox	19
3	Gee Walker	17
4	Ben Chapman	15
4	Pepper Martin	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.27
2	Carl Hubbell	2.42
3	Curt Davis	2.78
4	Waite Hoyt	2.93
5	Mel Harder	3.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	18
2	Lefty Gomez	17
3	Hal Schumacher	16
4	Curt Davis	15
5	5 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	121
1	Van Mungo	121
3	Tommy Bridges	100
4	Lon Warneke	97
5	2 tied	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	7
1	Jack Russell	7
3	Hi Bell	6
3	Carl Hubbell	6
3	Dolf Luque	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harlin Pool	.522
2	Hal Trosky	.465
3	Hank Greenberg	.443
4	Bruce Campbell	.431
5	Johnny Moore	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	Earl Averill	5
3	Ed Coleman	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	26
2	Lou Gehrig	22
3	Marv Owen	18
4	Earl Averill	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	7
2	Bill Cissell	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	3
3	Pepper Martin	3
3	Billy Werber	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	0.00
1	Lloyd Brown	0.00
3	Jack Salveson	0.71
4	Paul Dean	1.00
5	Carl Hubbell	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	19
1	Roy Parmelee	19
3	Dizzy Dean	18
4	Bill Walker	17
5	Curt Davis	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Mel Harder	2
1	Jack Knott	2
1	Bud Tinning	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Marv Owen	.427
2	Hank Greenberg	.412
3	Hal Trosky	.410
4	Harlin Pool	.410
5	Johnny Moore	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Lou Gehrig	12
3	Wally Berger	9
4	Earl Averill	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Mel Ott	38
3	Roy Johnson	36
3	Hal Trosky	36
5	Johnny Moore	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	12
2	Billy Werber	7
3	Bill Cissell	6
4	Pete Fox	5
4	Rabbit Warstler	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.13
2	Dick Coffman	1.61
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.98
4	Euel Moore	2.18
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	7
2	Curt Davis	6
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	6
2	Hal Schumacher	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	43
2	Les Tietje	34
2	Lon Warneke	34
4	Tommy Bridges	33
5	Schoolboy Rowe	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Dutch Leonard	3
3	Ed Brandt	2
3	Curt Davis	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.374
2	Lou Gehrig	.367
3	Charlie Gehringer	.357
4	Jimmie Foxx	.350
5	Paul Waner	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Bob Johnson	38
3	Mel Ott	38
5	Wally Berger	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	167
2	Mel Ott	156
3	Jimmie Foxx	151
4	Hank Greenberg	131
5	Charlie Gehringer	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	31
2	Pepper Martin	26
3	Gee Walker	25
4	Ben Chapman	24
5	Pete Fox	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.26
2	Lefty Gomez	2.31
3	Curt Davis	2.78
4	Guy Bush	2.81
5	Lon Warneke	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	24
1	Hal Schumacher	24
3	Van Mungo	22
4	Lefty Gomez	21
4	Carl Hubbell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	181
2	Van Mungo	178
3	Lefty Gomez	149
4	Lon Warneke	147
5	Tommy Bridges	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	13
2	Carl Hubbell	9
3	Hi Bell	8
4	Lloyd Brown	7
4	Dolf Luque	7