On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 38 .658 --
Yankees 67 43 .609 5.5
Indians 58 49 .542 13.0
Red Sox 60 53 .531 14.0
Senators 49 59 .454 22.5
Browns 47 59 .443 23.5
Athletics 44 61 .419 26.0
White Sox 38 74 .339 35.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 41 .634 --
Cubs 67 45 .598 4.0
Cardinals 65 46 .586 5.5
Braves 56 55 .505 14.5
Pirates 54 55 .495 15.5
Dodgers 46 63 .422 23.5
Phillies 44 66 .400 26.0
Reds 40 72 .357 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ethan Allen 5
2 Dick Bartell 4
2 Lou Chiozza 4
2 Jack Rothrock 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Randy Moore 1
1 Jack Rothrock 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Fullis 3
2 Wally Berger 2
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 Ripper Collins 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Pinky Whitney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Frankhouse 0.50
1 Bill Walker 0.50
3 Tex Carleton 0.45
4 Euel Moore 0.38
5 Phil Collins 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Flint Rhem 1
1 Allyn Stout 1
1 Bill Walker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 6
2 Tex Carleton 5
3 Phil Collins 4
4 Fred Frankhouse 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .380
2 Charlie Gehringer .376
3 Bill Terry .366
4 Lou Gehrig .365
5 Paul Waner .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
1 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Mel Ott 30
4 Bob Johnson 28
5 Ripper Collins 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 131
2 Mel Ott 120
3 Roy Johnson 103
4 Hal Trosky 100
5 Hank Greenberg 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Pete Fox 22
3 Ben Chapman 20
4 Pepper Martin 17
4 Gee Walker 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.33
2 Lefty Gomez 2.36
3 Curt Davis 2.89
4 Flint Rhem 3.05
5 Fred Frankhouse 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 21
2 Lefty Gomez 19
3 Hal Schumacher 18
4 Carl Hubbell 17
4 Schoolboy Rowe 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 141
2 Dizzy Dean 138
3 Tommy Bridges 112
4 Lon Warneke 109
5 Lefty Gomez 108

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 .500
1 Al Simmons .500
3 Joe Stripp .463
4 Doc Cramer .442
5 Phil Weintraub .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Ripper Collins 4
2 Len Koenecke 4
2 Mel Ott 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 21
2 Travis Jackson 19
3 Charlie Gehringer 17
4 Lou Gehrig 16
5 Jimmie Foxx 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Billy Werber 5
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
4 Mickey Cochrane 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elden Auker 0.38
2 Alex McColl 1.32
3 Dizzy Dean 1.50
4 Ed Brandt 1.55
5 Larry French 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 20
2 Dizzy Dean 17
3 Red Ruffing 16
4 Tex Carleton 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lon Warneke 2
2 Johnny Babich 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Dizzy Dean 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .414
2 Hal Trosky .405
3 Joe Stripp .391
4 Harlin Pool .389
5 Jo-Jo White .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Mel Ott 9
4 Earl Averill 8
4 Ripper Collins 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Hal Trosky 36
3 Earl Averill 30
3 Hank Greenberg 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 10
2 Billy Werber 8
3 Ben Chapman 6
3 Bill Cissell 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.56
2 Flint Rhem 1.61
3 Larry French 1.99
4 Ed Brandt 2.01
5 Syl Johnson 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Curt Davis 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 35
2 Lon Warneke 32
3 Roy Parmelee 31
4 Les Tietje 29
5 Van Mungo 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .372
2 Heinie Manush .365
3 Charlie Gehringer .359
4 Jimmie Foxx .351
5 Paul Waner .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Lou Gehrig 49
3 Mel Ott 38
4 Bob Johnson 36
5 Ripper Collins 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 178
2 Mel Ott 150
3 Hank Greenberg 137
4 Jimmie Foxx 135
5 Charlie Gehringer 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 35
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Pepper Martin 27
4 Pete Fox 24
4 Gee Walker 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.19
2 Lefty Gomez 2.34
3 Waite Hoyt 2.85
4 Curt Davis 2.89
5 Larry French 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
1 Hal Schumacher 25
3 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Lefty Gomez 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 185
2 Dizzy Dean 182
3 Lefty Gomez 153
4 Lon Warneke 150
5 Tommy Bridges 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 12
2 Hi Bell 8
2 Carl Hubbell 8
4 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Dolf Luque 7