Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 7, 1934

On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	66	37	.641	--
Yankees	64	38	.627	1.5
Indians	56	46	.549	9.5
Red Sox	54	51	.514	13.0
Senators	48	55	.466	18.0
Browns	44	54	.449	19.5
Athletics	39	59	.398	24.5
White Sox	37	68	.352	30.0

Games

White Sox 8, Indians 2

Tigers 12, Browns 8

Athletics 9, Red Sox 4

Yankees 4, Senators 3

Senators 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	38	.638	--
Cubs	62	41	.602	4.0
Cardinals	59	44	.573	7.0
Braves	53	52	.505	14.0
Pirates	49	51	.490	15.5
Dodgers	43	58	.426	22.0
Phillies	43	61	.413	23.5
Reds	36	67	.350	30.0

Games

Braves 3, Phillies 1

Cardinals 2, Reds 0

Reds 9, Cardinals 2

Giants 6, Dodgers 4

Pirates 4, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ben Chapman	6
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
4	Harlond Clift	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Odell Hale	1
1	Len Koenecke	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	4
2	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Marty Hopkins	3
2	Travis Jackson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Jack Saltzgaver	1
1	Fred Schulte	1
1	Billy Urbanski	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Brandt	0.78
2	Dizzy Dean	0.60
3	Johnny Babich	0.43
4	Bill Hallahan	0.38
4	Jack Salveson	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Brandt	7
2	Elden Auker	6
2	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Bill Hallahan	6
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	Red Phillips	1
1	Jack Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.390
2	Lou Gehrig	.374
3	Charlie Gehringer	.370
4	Bill Terry	.367
5	Paul Waner	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	36
2	Jimmie Foxx	34
3	Mel Ott	29
4	Bob Johnson	28
5	Wally Berger	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	124
2	Mel Ott	118
3	Hank Greenberg	96
4	Zeke Bonura	95
4	Hal Trosky	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	28
2	Pete Fox	20
3	Ben Chapman	17
3	Pepper Martin	17
3	Gee Walker	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.16
2	Carl Hubbell	2.32
3	Curt Davis	2.88
4	Johnny Murphy	3.13
5	Waite Hoyt	3.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	20
2	Lefty Gomez	18
3	Hal Schumacher	17
4	Curt Davis	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	130
2	Dizzy Dean	129
3	Lon Warneke	103
4	Tommy Bridges	102
5	Lefty Gomez	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	8
2	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Hi Bell	6
3	Carl Hubbell	6
3	Dolf Luque	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.514
2	Mickey Cochrane	.450
3	Chick Hafey	.444
4	Jo-Jo White	.440
5	Harlin Pool	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Chick Hafey	6
2	Mel Ott	6
4	Earl Averill	5
4	Hank Greenberg	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	20
1	Hank Greenberg	20
1	Hal Trosky	20
4	Mel Ott	19
5	Bruce Campbell	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	7
2	Billy Werber	6
3	Bill Cissell	5
4	Ben Chapman	3
5	14 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Brandt	0.67
2	Bobby Burke	0.73
3	Jimmie DeShong	0.86
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.93
5	Lefty Gomez	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Parmelee	22
2	Lefty Gomez	19
3	Ed Brandt	17
4	Johnny Allen	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Dizzy Dean	2
1	Jimmie DeShong	2
1	Mel Harder	2
1	Jack Russell	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.429
2	Hal Trosky	.421
3	Sam Rice	.416
4	Bruce Campbell	.413
5	Paul Waner	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Mel Ott	8
4	Earl Averill	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	39
2	Hank Greenberg	36
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Lou Gehrig	33
5	Roy Johnson	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	11
2	Billy Werber	8
3	Bill Cissell	6
4	Pepper Martin	5
4	Jack Saltzgaver	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.10
2	Ed Brandt	1.28
3	Syl Johnson	2.08
4	Dizzy Dean	2.09
5	Jimmie DeShong	2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	49
2	Roy Parmelee	33
3	Carl Hubbell	32
3	Schoolboy Rowe	32
5	Ed Brandt	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Mel Harder	3
3	Dizzy Dean	2
3	Jimmie DeShong	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.378
2	Heinie Manush	.368
3	Charlie Gehringer	.357
4	Jimmie Foxx	.348
5	Paul Waner	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Lou Gehrig	49
3	Bob Johnson	38
4	Mel Ott	37
5	Wally Berger	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	175
2	Mel Ott	149
3	Jimmie Foxx	143
4	Hank Greenberg	136
5	Joe Cronin	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	34
2	Pepper Martin	27
3	Ben Chapman	26
4	Gee Walker	24
5	Pete Fox	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.17
2	Lefty Gomez	2.22
3	Guy Bush	2.77
4	Curt Davis	2.88
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Hal Schumacher	24
3	Carl Hubbell	23
4	Lefty Gomez	22
4	Lon Warneke	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Van Mungo	176
3	Lefty Gomez	153
4	Lon Warneke	148
5	Carl Hubbell	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	13
2	Hi Bell	8
2	Carl Hubbell	8
4	Lloyd Brown	7
4	2 others tied	7