On This Day

Friday, August 3, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	37	.630	--
Yankees	61	37	.622	1.0
Indians	55	44	.556	7.5
Red Sox	53	48	.525	10.5
Senators	45	53	.459	17.0
Browns	43	52	.453	17.5
Athletics	38	57	.400	22.5
White Sox	36	66	.353	28.0

Games

Indians 6, Browns 4

Tigers 14, White Sox 0

Yankees 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	64	37	.634	--
Cubs	60	39	.606	3.0
Cardinals	57	41	.582	5.5
Braves	50	51	.495	14.0
Pirates	46	50	.479	15.5
Dodgers	42	55	.433	20.0
Phillies	42	58	.420	21.5
Reds	34	64	.347	28.5

Games

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Cardinals 9, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Goose Goslin	3
1	Odell Hale	3
1	Travis Jackson	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Gus Suhr	1
2	Johnny Vergez	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	Hank Greenberg	3
4	Bruce Campbell	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Alex Kampouris	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	Jack Rothrock	1
1	Gordon Slade	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Allen	1.50
2	Carl Hubbell	0.83
3	Pat Malone	0.50
4	Sugar Cain	0.38
5	Schoolboy Rowe	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Monte Pearson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	12
2	Carl Hubbell	5
3	Ralph Birkofer	4
3	Pat Malone	4
5	Sugar Cain	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Vic Sorrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.395
2	Lou Gehrig	.376
3	Charlie Gehringer	.368
4	Paul Waner	.361
5	Bill Terry	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
3	Bob Johnson	28
4	Mel Ott	26
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	122
2	Mel Ott	110
3	Zeke Bonura	92
3	Roy Johnson	92
5	Hal Trosky	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	25
2	Pete Fox	19
3	Gee Walker	17
4	Pepper Martin	16
5	Ben Chapman	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.27
2	Carl Hubbell	2.31
3	Curt Davis	2.81
4	Johnny Murphy	3.18
5	Fred Frankhouse	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	19
2	Lefty Gomez	17
3	Hal Schumacher	16
4	Curt Davis	15
4	3 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	122
2	Van Mungo	121
3	Tommy Bridges	100
4	Lon Warneke	99
5	4 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	Kiki Cuyler	.451
2	Ernie Lombardi	.444
3	Frankie Pytlak	.433
4	Harlin Pool	.432
5	Hal Trosky	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Chick Hafey	6
4	Ed Coleman	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	27
2	Hal Trosky	22
3	Hank Greenberg	19
4	Zeke Bonura	16
4	Charlie Grimm	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Huck Betts	0.45
2	Jack Salveson	0.71
3	Carl Hubbell	0.77
4	Paul Dean	1.00
5	Flint Rhem	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Monte Pearson	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Curt Davis	3
3	Paul Derringer	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Parmelee	20
2	Les Tietje	19
3	Johnny Allen	18
4	Curt Davis	16
5	3 tied	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	Odell Hale	.421
2	Lou Gehrig	.415
3	Hal Trosky	.411
4	Rick Ferrell	.400
4	Johnny Moore	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
3	Wally Berger	8
4	Earl Averill	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Mel Ott	36
2	Hal Trosky	36
4	Roy Johnson	34
5	3 tied	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	0.97
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.98
3	Schoolboy Rowe	2.06
4	Euel Moore	2.19
5	Jimmie DeShong	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	8
2	Curt Davis	6
2	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	6
2	Hal Schumacher	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	44
2	Les Tietje	38
3	Carl Hubbell	34
4	Schoolboy Rowe	33
5	3 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Mel Harder	2
2	Carl Hubbell	2
2	Si Johnson	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.376
2	Heinie Manush	.373
3	Charlie Gehringer	.358
4	Paul Waner	.348
5	Jimmie Foxx	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
2	Lou Gehrig	48
3	Bob Johnson	38
4	Mel Ott	35
5	Wally Berger	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Jimmie Foxx	149
2	Mel Ott	149
4	Hank Greenberg	134
5	Charlie Gehringer	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	31
2	Pepper Martin	27
3	Ben Chapman	24
3	Gee Walker	24
5	Pete Fox	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.18
2	Lefty Gomez	2.31
3	Guy Bush	2.81
4	Curt Davis	2.81
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Hal Schumacher	24
3	Carl Hubbell	22
4	Lefty Gomez	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	182
2	Van Mungo	173
3	Lefty Gomez	149
3	Lon Warneke	149
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