On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	69	37	.651	--
Yankees	65	39	.625	3.0
Indians	57	47	.548	11.0
Red Sox	56	52	.519	14.0
Senators	49	56	.467	19.5
Browns	45	56	.446	21.5
Athletics	40	61	.396	26.5
White Sox	37	70	.346	32.5

Games

Yankees 10, Red Sox 3

Browns 8, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Indians 5

Athletics 8, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	39	.639	--
Cubs	64	42	.604	4.0
Cardinals	61	44	.581	6.5
Braves	54	53	.505	14.5
Pirates	50	53	.485	16.5
Dodgers	45	59	.433	22.0
Phillies	43	63	.406	25.0
Reds	36	69	.343	31.5

Games

Giants 6, Braves 3

Dodgers 5, Phillies 3

Pirates 8, Reds 7

Cardinals 17, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	5
2	Leo Durocher	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Eric McNair	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ripper Collins	5
2	Bill Dickey	4
3	Bruce Campbell	3
3	Bill Dietrich	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Lazzeri	2
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Pinky Whitney	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Carleton	0.50
2	Schoolboy Rowe	0.44
3	Huck Betts	0.36
4	Bump Hadley	0.20
4	Ed Linke	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	7
2	Tex Carleton	5
3	Huck Betts	4
3	Joe Mulligan	4
5	8 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Mahaffey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.386
2	Charlie Gehringer	.374
3	Paul Waner	.369
4	Lou Gehrig	.368
5	Bill Terry	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	36
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Mel Ott	30
4	Bob Johnson	28
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	125
2	Mel Ott	119
3	Roy Johnson	100
4	Hal Trosky	99
5	Hank Greenberg	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	28
2	Pete Fox	21
3	Ben Chapman	18
4	Pepper Martin	17
4	Gee Walker	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.20
2	Carl Hubbell	2.34
3	Curt Davis	2.89
4	Dizzy Dean	3.13
5	Johnny Murphy	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	21
2	Lefty Gomez	19
3	Hal Schumacher	18
4	Carl Hubbell	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	138
2	Dizzy Dean	130
3	Tommy Bridges	107
4	Lon Warneke	104
5	Lefty Gomez	103

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	Mickey Cochrane	.512
2	Joe Stripp	.487
3	Phil Weintraub	.463
4	Jimmy Dykes	.421
5	Fred Schulte	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Mel Ott	6
2	Hal Trosky	6
4	Earl Averill	5
4	Hank Greenberg	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Cochrane	21
2	Hank Greenberg	19
2	Hal Trosky	19
4	Mel Ott	18
5	Lou Gehrig	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	7
2	Bill Cissell	5
2	Billy Werber	5
4	Ben Chapman	4
4	Tony Lazzeri	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	0.00
2	Ed Brandt	0.67
3	Jimmie DeShong	0.86
4	Carl Hubbell	1.04
5	Flint Rhem	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
1	Hal Schumacher	4
4	Ed Brandt	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	20
2	Hal Schumacher	19
3	Lefty Gomez	18
4	Ed Brandt	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Jimmie DeShong	2
1	Mel Harder	2
1	Jack Russell	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Trosky	.425
2	Hank Greenberg	.418
3	Paul Waner	.408
4	Bruce Campbell	.400
5	Odell Hale	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Mel Ott	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
5	Earl Averill	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	41
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Lou Gehrig	34
5	Roy Johnson	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	13
2	Billy Werber	8
3	Bill Cissell	7
4	Ben Chapman	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Brandt	1.28
2	Carl Hubbell	1.36
3	Larry French	1.78
4	Jimmie DeShong	1.95
5	Syl Johnson	2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	40
2	Schoolboy Rowe	38
3	Carl Hubbell	33
3	Roy Parmelee	33
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Mel Harder	3
3	Dizzy Dean	2
3	Jimmie DeShong	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.375
2	Heinie Manush	.367
3	Charlie Gehringer	.358
4	Paul Waner	.351
5	Jimmie Foxx	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Lou Gehrig	48
3	Mel Ott	38
4	Bob Johnson	37
5	Wally Berger	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Mel Ott	150
3	Jimmie Foxx	146
4	Hank Greenberg	137
5	Charlie Gehringer	127

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.19
2	Lefty Gomez	2.25
3	Guy Bush	2.78
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.88
5	Curt Davis	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	26
2	Hal Schumacher	25
3	Carl Hubbell	24
4	Lefty Gomez	23
5	Lon Warneke	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	184
2	Dizzy Dean	181
3	Lefty Gomez	148
4	Lon Warneke	147
5	2 tied	139

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