Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 19, 1934

On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	76	40	.655	--
Yankees	71	44	.617	4.5
Indians	59	53	.527	15.0
Red Sox	62	56	.525	15.0
Senators	52	61	.460	22.5
Browns	48	63	.432	25.5
Athletics	47	63	.427	26.0
White Sox	41	76	.350	35.5

Games

Tigers 8, Red Sox 6

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 9, Browns 3

Yankees 2, Browns 1

Athletics 9, Indians 5

White Sox 9, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	41	.647	--
Cubs	70	46	.603	5.0
Cardinals	68	47	.591	6.5
Braves	58	57	.504	16.5
Pirates	54	59	.478	19.5
Dodgers	49	63	.438	24.0
Phillies	44	70	.386	30.0
Reds	40	75	.348	34.5

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 1

Giants 6, Reds 4

Dodgers 2, Pirates 1

Braves 10, Cardinals 9

Cardinals 3, Braves 1

Cubs 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Frisch	5
1	Pinky Whitney	5
3	Bruce Campbell	4
3	Ripper Collins	4
3	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	5
2	Joe Medwick	4
2	George Selkirk	4
4	Cliff Bolton	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Flint Rhem	0.67
2	Johnny Broaca	0.62
3	Bill Lee	0.57
4	Ray Benge	0.50
4	Euel Moore	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Euel Moore	6
2	Johnny Broaca	5
2	Bill Walker	5
4	Allen Benson	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Ted Lyons	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.375
2	Bill Terry	.374
3	Charlie Gehringer	.369
4	Al Simmons	.362
5	Mel Ott	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Lou Gehrig	37
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Ripper Collins	29
4	Bob Johnson	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	132
2	Mel Ott	129
3	Roy Johnson	110
4	Hal Trosky	106
5	Hank Greenberg	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	31
2	Pete Fox	22
3	Ben Chapman	20
4	Jo-Jo White	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.26
2	Carl Hubbell	2.31
3	Curt Davis	2.82
4	Fred Frankhouse	3.08
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	21
2	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Carl Hubbell	18
3	Schoolboy Rowe	18
3	Hal Schumacher	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	143
2	Dizzy Dean	138
3	Schoolboy Rowe	114
4	Tommy Bridges	112
4	Lefty Gomez	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	8
2	Lloyd Brown	7
2	Carl Hubbell	7
4	Hi Bell	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.472
2	Al Simmons	.462
3	Mel Ott	.440
4	Joe Stripp	.435
5	Phil Weintraub	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	6
2	Hal Trosky	5
3	Ed Coleman	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ripper Collins	19
2	Roy Johnson	18
3	Travis Jackson	17
3	Joe Medwick	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
3	Ben Chapman	4
3	Moose Solters	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.54
2	Snipe Hansen	0.61
3	Dizzy Dean	0.92
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.29
5	Elden Auker	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	4
2	Johnny Broaca	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Bill Dietrich	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	23
2	Red Ruffing	22
3	Lefty Gomez	18
4	Pat Malone	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Smith	2
1	Lon Warneke	2
3	Johnny Babich	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.411
2	Bill Terry	.400
3	Mel Ott	.398
4	Al Simmons	.394
5	Ernie Lombardi	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Mel Ott	10
4	Ed Coleman	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	37
1	Hal Trosky	37
3	Hank Greenberg	33
4	Mel Ott	32
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	12
2	Billy Werber	9
3	Tony Lazzeri	7
4	Ben Chapman	6
4	Bill Cissell	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	1.42
2	Carl Hubbell	1.49
3	Syl Johnson	1.61
4	Flint Rhem	1.88
5	Lefty Gomez	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
4	Paul Derringer	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	37
2	Red Ruffing	34
3	Dizzy Dean	31
3	Lefty Gomez	31
5	Van Mungo	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mel Harder	3
1	Jack Knott	3
3	Lloyd Brown	2
3	Dizzy Dean	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.365
2	Lou Gehrig	.365
3	Charlie Gehringer	.358
4	Bill Terry	.349
5	Paul Waner	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Lou Gehrig	49
3	Mel Ott	40
4	Bob Johnson	37
5	Ripper Collins	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	177
2	Mel Ott	156
3	Hank Greenberg	140
4	Charlie Gehringer	133
5	Jimmie Foxx	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Pepper Martin	26
4	Pete Fox	24
5	Gee Walker	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.13
2	Carl Hubbell	2.18
3	Curt Davis	2.82
4	Waite Hoyt	2.86
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
1	Carl Hubbell	25
3	Lefty Gomez	24
3	Hal Schumacher	24
5	Guy Bush	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	178
1	Van Mungo	178
3	Lefty Gomez	151
4	Lon Warneke	150
5	Tommy Bridges	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	12
2	Carl Hubbell	9
3	Hi Bell	8
4	Lloyd Brown	7
4	Dolf Luque	7