Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 12, 1934

On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	71	37	.657	--
Yankees	66	41	.617	4.5
Indians	57	49	.538	13.0
Red Sox	58	53	.523	14.5
Senators	49	57	.462	21.0
Browns	47	57	.452	22.0
Athletics	41	61	.402	27.0
White Sox	38	72	.345	34.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Yankees 4

Yankees 7, Red Sox 1

Browns 4, White Sox 2

White Sox 3, Browns 2

Tigers 6, Indians 5

Athletics 1, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	39	.642	--
Cubs	66	43	.606	4.0
Cardinals	62	46	.574	7.5
Braves	54	54	.500	15.5
Pirates	52	54	.491	16.5
Dodgers	45	60	.429	23.0
Phillies	44	63	.411	25.0
Reds	37	71	.343	32.5

Games

Pirates 9, Reds 6

Cubs 7, Cardinals 2

Cubs 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Babe Herman	5
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Herman	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Billy Herman	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Herman	4
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Ripper Collins	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	Tuck Stainback	1
1	Paul Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Weaver	1.40
2	Dizzy Dean	0.73
3	Wes Ferrell	0.40
4	George Earnshaw	0.38
5	3 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	8
2	Jim Weaver	7
3	Wes Ferrell	6
4	George Earnshaw	5
4	Monte Pearson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lon Warneke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.386
2	Charlie Gehringer	.374
3	Paul Waner	.372
4	Bill Terry	.368
5	Lou Gehrig	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	36
1	Lou Gehrig	36
3	Mel Ott	30
4	Bob Johnson	28
5	Ripper Collins	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	128
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	3.10
5	Fred Frankhouse	3.16

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	Dizzy Dean	138
1	Van Mungo	138
3	Tommy Bridges	107
4	Lon Warneke	106
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	.529
2	Joe Stripp	.488
3	Phil Weintraub	.467
4	Paul Waner	.444
4	Sam West	.444

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Cochrane	24
2	Hank Greenberg	19
3	Lou Gehrig	18
3	Mel Ott	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	0.00
2	Ed Brandt	0.67
3	Carl Hubbell	1.04
4	Elden Auker	1.44
5	Jimmie DeShong	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Tex Carleton	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmie DeShong	2
1	Mel Harder	2
1	Jack Russell	2
1	Lon Warneke	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.422
2	Mickey Cochrane	.411
3	Hal Trosky	.402
4	Joe Stripp	.398
5	Hank Greenberg	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	40
2	Lou Gehrig	36
3	Hank Greenberg	34
4	Roy Johnson	33
4	Mel Ott	33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Brandt	1.33
2	Carl Hubbell	1.41
3	Jimmie DeShong	2.01
4	Larry French	2.10
5	Syl Johnson	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
1	Hal Schumacher	6
4	Tommy Bridges	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	40
2	Bobo Newsom	31
2	Roy Parmelee	31
4	Tommy Bridges	29
4	2 others tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Mel Harder	3
2	Jack Knott	3
2	Lon Warneke	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.374
2	Heinie Manush	.368
3	Paul Waner	.356
4	Charlie Gehringer	.355
5	Jimmie Foxx	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Lou Gehrig	48
3	Mel Ott	38
4	Bob Johnson	37
5	Ripper Collins	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	176
2	Mel Ott	149
3	Jimmie Foxx	148
4	Hank Greenberg	137
5	Charlie Gehringer	130

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	2.82
4	Waite Hoyt	2.86
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.88

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	Dizzy Dean	189
2	Van Mungo	184
3	Lon Warneke	149
4	Lefty Gomez	148
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	Dolf Luque	7