On This Day

Thursday, August 2, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	37	.626	--
Yankees	60	37	.619	1.0
Indians	54	44	.551	7.5
Red Sox	53	48	.525	10.0
Senators	45	53	.459	16.5
Browns	43	51	.457	16.5
Athletics	38	56	.404	21.5
White Sox	36	65	.356	27.0

Games

Tigers 3, Indians 0

Yankees 12, Red Sox 4

Browns 9, White Sox 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	63	37	.630	--
Cubs	59	39	.602	3.0
Cardinals	56	41	.577	5.5
Braves	50	51	.495	13.5
Pirates	46	49	.484	14.5
Dodgers	42	55	.433	19.5
Phillies	42	57	.424	20.5
Reds	34	63	.351	27.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Phillies 7

Braves 8, Giants 0

Cubs 6, Cardinals 2

Pirates 13, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Ethan Allen	3
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Woody English	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Woody English	4
2	Debs Garms	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Les Mallon	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Johnny Moore	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Brandt	0.67
2	Red Ruffing	0.62
3	Bill Lee	0.50
4	Hank Johnson	0.36
4	Les Tietje	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	7
2	Red Ruffing	5
3	Hank Johnson	4
3	Les Tietje	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.395
2	Charlie Gehringer	.371
3	Lou Gehrig	.371
4	Paul Waner	.362
5	Pinky Higgins	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Lou Gehrig	33
3	Bob Johnson	28
4	Mel Ott	26
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	118
2	Mel Ott	110
3	Zeke Bonura	92
3	Roy Johnson	92
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	2.81
4	Waite Hoyt	2.93
5	Johnny Murphy	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	.467
2	Johnny Moore	.431
3	Hal Trosky	.429
4	Hank Greenberg	.424
5	Ernie Lombardi	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Chick Hafey	6
4	Ed Coleman	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Hal Trosky	23
3	Zeke Bonura	16
3	Hank Greenberg	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	8
2	Bill Cissell	5
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	Charlie Gehringer	3
3	Billy Werber	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	0.00
2	Huck Betts	0.45
3	Jack Salveson	0.71
4	Paul Dean	1.00
5	Carl Hubbell	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	Bill Lee	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Parmelee	20
2	Les Tietje	19
3	Dizzy Dean	18
4	Curt Davis	16
5	Bill Lee	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Mel Harder	2
1	Jack Knott	2
1	Bud Tinning	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.407
2	Hal Trosky	.403
3	Lou Gehrig	.400
3	Charlie Grimm	.400
5	Odell Hale	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
1	Lou Gehrig	13
3	Wally Berger	8
4	Earl Averill	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	41
2	Roy Johnson	37
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Hal Trosky	35
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	13
2	Billy Werber	7
3	Bill Cissell	6
4	Billy Herman	5
4	Rabbit Warstler	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.13
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.98
3	Euel Moore	2.18
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.36
5	Jimmie DeShong	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	43
2	Les Tietje	38
3	Schoolboy Rowe	32
4	Tommy Bridges	31
4	Jim Weaver	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Ed Brandt	2
2	Curt Davis	2
2	Mel Harder	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.374
2	Lou Gehrig	.372
3	Charlie Gehringer	.357
4	Jimmie Foxx	.350
5	Paul Waner	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Bob Johnson	38
3	Mel Ott	38
5	Wally Berger	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	170
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	2.25
2	Lefty Gomez	2.31
3	Guy Bush	2.81
4	Curt Davis	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