On This Day

Monday, August 20, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 41 .650 --
Cubs 70 46 .603 5.5
Cardinals 68 47 .591 7.0
Braves 58 57 .504 17.0
Pirates 55 59 .482 19.5
Dodgers 49 64 .434 25.0
Phillies 44 70 .386 30.5
Reds 40 76 .345 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jo-Jo Moore 4
1 Paul Waner 4
3 Arky Vaughan 3
4 Earl Grace 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 2
1 Paul Waner 2
3 Harry Danning 1
3 Earl Grace 1
3 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 Tony Piet 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Swift 0.78
2 Johnny Babich 0.25
3 Roy Parmelee 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Swift 7
2 Johnny Babich 3
3 Ray Kolp 1
3 Roy Parmelee 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .375
2 Bill Terry .373
3 Charlie Gehringer .369
4 Paul Waner .364
5 Al Simmons .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 2.30
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 Carl Hubbell 8
1 Jack Russell 8
3 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .479
2 Mickey Cochrane .439
3 Moose Solters .439
4 Eric McNair .426
5 Roy Johnson .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 6
2 Ed Coleman 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Len Koenecke 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
2 Moose Solters 4
2 Jo-Jo White 4
4 Ben Chapman 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.00
2 Snipe Hansen 0.71
3 Dizzy Dean 0.92
4 Benny Frey 1.04
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Broaca 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Bill Dietrich 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 23
2 Red Ruffing 22
3 Pat Malone 16
4 Dizzy Dean 15
4 Euel Moore 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Al Smith 2
1 Lon Warneke 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .418
2 Mickey Cochrane .407
3 Bill Terry .400
4 Harlin Pool .394
5 Jo-Jo White .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Ed Coleman 9
2 Ripper Collins 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 37
2 Lou Gehrig 34
3 Hank Greenberg 33
4 Mel Ott 31
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 1.46
3 Syl Johnson 1.61
4 Flint Rhem 1.72
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.93

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 36
2 Red Ruffing 33
3 Dizzy Dean 31
3 Lefty Gomez 31
5 Van Mungo 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Jimmie DeShong 2
2 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .365
2 Lou Gehrig .363
3 Charlie Gehringer .357
4 Paul Waner .349
5 Bill Terry .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Lou Gehrig 49
3 Mel Ott 38
4 Bob Johnson 37
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 177
2 Mel Ott 153
3 Hank Greenberg 140
4 Jimmie Foxx 132
5 Charlie Gehringer 131

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 Carl Hubbell 2.10
2 Lefty Gomez 2.13
3 Curt Davis 2.82
4 Waite Hoyt 2.82
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Carl Hubbell 24
2 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 148
5 Tommy Bridges 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 12
2 Carl Hubbell 10
3 Hi Bell 7
3 Lloyd Brown 7
3 Dolf Luque 7