On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	70	37	.654	--
Yankees	65	40	.619	4.0
Indians	57	48	.543	12.0
Red Sox	57	52	.523	14.0
Senators	49	57	.462	20.5
Browns	46	56	.451	21.5
Athletics	41	61	.402	26.5
White Sox	37	71	.343	33.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2

Browns 9, White Sox 8

Tigers 7, Indians 0

Athletics 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	39	.642	--
Cubs	64	43	.598	5.0
Cardinals	62	44	.585	6.5
Braves	54	54	.500	15.5
Pirates	51	54	.486	17.0
Dodgers	45	60	.429	23.0
Phillies	44	63	.411	25.0
Reds	37	70	.346	32.0

Games

Giants 7, Braves 4

Phillies 6, Dodgers 5

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 8, Reds 3

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	4
1	Lou Chiozza	4
1	Lonny Frey	4
1	Moose Solters	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Appling	3
1	Travis Jackson	3
1	Sam Leslie	3
1	Freddie Lindstrom	3
1	Ray Pepper	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Moose Solters	2
1	Billy Werber	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	Ben Chapman	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elden Auker	1.00
2	Euel Moore	0.40
3	Jack Salveson	0.33
4	Si Johnson	0.25
5	Bill Walker	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Snipe Hansen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elden Auker	7
2	Euel Moore	6
3	Bob Weiland	4
4	Si Johnson	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	Jack Knott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.387
2	Charlie Gehringer	.375
3	Bill Terry	.368
4	Paul Waner	.367
5	Lou Gehrig	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	36
1	Lou Gehrig	36
3	Mel Ott	30
4	Bob Johnson	28
5	3 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	30
2	Pete Fox	21
3	Ben Chapman	19
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	.532
2	Joe Stripp	.488
3	Phil Weintraub	.467
4	Bill Terry	.429
5	Sam West	.419

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	23
2	Hank Greenberg	19
2	Hal Trosky	19
4	Mel Ott	18
5	Lou Gehrig	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	0.00
2	Ed Brandt	0.67
3	Carl Hubbell	1.04
4	Jimmie DeShong	1.35
5	Elden Auker	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Ed Brandt	3
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	20
2	Lefty Gomez	18
3	Ed Brandt	17
3	Schoolboy Rowe	17
3	Lon Warneke	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Jimmie DeShong	2
1	Mel Harder	2
1	Jack Russell	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.412
2	Hal Trosky	.409
3	Hank Greenberg	.402
4	Paul Waner	.397
5	Sam Rice	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Mel Ott	9
3	Hal Trosky	9
5	Earl Averill	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	40
2	Mel Ott	35
3	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Hank Greenberg	34
5	Roy Johnson	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	12
2	Billy Werber	10
3	Bill Cissell	7
4	Ben Chapman	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Brandt	1.33
2	Carl Hubbell	1.36
3	Larry French	1.95
4	Jimmie DeShong	2.01
5	Syl Johnson	2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.373
2	Heinie Manush	.368
3	Charlie Gehringer	.358
4	Jimmie Foxx	.351
5	Paul Waner	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Mel Ott	149
3	Jimmie Foxx	147
4	Hank Greenberg	137
5	Charlie Gehringer	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	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	2.79
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	12
2	Hi Bell	8
2	Carl Hubbell	8
4	Lloyd Brown	7
4	2 others tied	7