On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	64	37	.634	--
Yankees	62	37	.626	1.0
Indians	55	45	.550	8.5
Red Sox	53	49	.520	11.5
Senators	46	53	.465	17.0
Browns	44	52	.458	17.5
Athletics	38	58	.396	23.5
White Sox	36	67	.350	29.0

Games

Senators 7, Red Sox 5

Browns 8, Indians 7

Tigers 16, White Sox 4

Yankees 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	38	.631	--
Cubs	61	39	.610	2.5
Cardinals	58	41	.586	5.0
Braves	51	51	.500	13.5
Pirates	46	51	.474	16.0
Dodgers	42	56	.429	20.5
Phillies	43	59	.422	21.5
Reds	34	65	.343	29.0

Games

Braves 5, Dodgers 3

Cubs 4, Reds 1

Phillies 5, Giants 4

Giants 21, Phillies 4

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Hank Leiber	5
2	Bill Terry	5
4	Dick Bartell	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Kiddo Davis	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Gus Mancuso	4
1	Mel Ott	4
4	Earl Averill	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Rollie Hemsley	1
1	Danny Taylor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	0.82
2	Guy Bush	0.75
3	Larry French	0.40
4	Jimmie DeShong	0.31
5	Bill Dietrich	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	9
2	Jack Knott	5
3	Jimmie DeShong	4
3	Bill Dietrich	4
3	Larry French	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Euel Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.390
2	Lou Gehrig	.374
3	Charlie Gehringer	.369
4	Paul Waner	.362
5	Bill Terry	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
3	Bob Johnson	28
3	Mel Ott	28
5	Wally Berger	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	122
2	Mel Ott	114
3	Zeke Bonura	93
3	Hank Greenberg	93
5	2 tied	92

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.27
2	Carl Hubbell	2.31
3	Curt Davis	2.88
4	Johnny Murphy	3.18
5	Fred Frankhouse	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	19
2	Lefty Gomez	17
2	Hal Schumacher	17
4	Curt Davis	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	130
2	Dizzy Dean	123
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	.455
2	Frankie Pytlak	.452
3	Hal Trosky	.437
4	Harlin Pool	.432
5	Hank Greenberg	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Chick Hafey	6
3	Earl Averill	5
3	Ed Coleman	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Hank Greenberg	23
2	Hal Trosky	23
4	Charlie Grimm	16
4	2 others tied	16

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	Carl Hubbell	0.77
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Paul Derringer	3
3	Jimmie DeShong	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Davis	19
1	Les Tietje	19
3	Johnny Allen	18
4	Dizzy Dean	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Dizzy Dean	2
1	Bud Tinning	2
4	Joe Cascarella	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Trosky	.421
2	Hank Greenberg	.418
3	Lou Gehrig	.409
4	Odell Hale	.407
5	Bruce Campbell	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Wally Berger	9
4	Earl Averill	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Hal Trosky	36
3	Mel Ott	34
4	Hank Greenberg	33
4	Roy Johnson	33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.13
2	Schoolboy Rowe	2.12
3	Euel Moore	2.15
4	Jimmie DeShong	2.23
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	7
1	Schoolboy Rowe	7
1	Hal Schumacher	7
4	Dizzy Dean	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	45
2	Schoolboy Rowe	32
3	Tommy Bridges	31
3	Lon Warneke	31
5	3 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Dizzy Dean	2
2	Mel Harder	2
2	Carl Hubbell	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.378
2	Heinie Manush	.369
3	Charlie Gehringer	.358
4	Jimmie Foxx	.347
5	Paul Waner	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Lou Gehrig	48
3	Bob Johnson	38
4	Mel Ott	37
5	Wally Berger	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Mel Ott	153
3	Jimmie Foxx	146
4	Hank Greenberg	138
5	Charlie Gehringer	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	31
2	Pepper Martin	27
3	Ben Chapman	25
4	Gee Walker	24
5	Pete Fox	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.18
2	Lefty Gomez	2.31
3	Guy Bush	2.77
4	Curt Davis	2.88
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	182
2	Dizzy Dean	179
3	Lefty Gomez	149
3	Lon Warneke	149
5	Tommy Bridges	140

Saves

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