On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	77	40	.658	--
Yankees	71	45	.612	5.5
Indians	60	53	.531	15.0
Red Sox	62	57	.521	16.0
Senators	52	61	.460	23.0
Browns	49	63	.438	25.5
Athletics	47	64	.423	27.0
White Sox	41	76	.350	36.0

Games

Tigers 8, Red Sox 4

Browns 8, Yankees 6

Indians 12, Athletics 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	42	.644	--
Cubs	70	47	.598	5.5
Cardinals	69	47	.595	6.0
Braves	58	58	.500	17.0
Pirates	55	60	.478	19.5
Dodgers	50	64	.439	24.0
Phillies	45	70	.391	29.5
Reds	41	76	.350	34.5

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Giants 3

Dodgers 9, Pirates 5

Cardinals 6, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Coleman	4
1	Doc Cramer	4
1	Bill Knickerbocker	4
1	Ray Pepper	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
2	Glenn Chapman	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Jack Burns	3
2	Milt Galatzer	3
2	Ray Pepper	3
2	Danny Taylor	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Sam Leslie	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lon Warneke	0.75
2	Schoolboy Rowe	0.42
3	Oral Hildebrand	0.41
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.40
5	Paul Derringer	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Belve Bean	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Oral Hildebrand	7
2	Lon Warneke	6
3	Schoolboy Rowe	5
4	Paul Derringer	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Tom Zachary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.375
2	Bill Terry	.372
3	Charlie Gehringer	.370
4	Paul Waner	.368
5	Al Simmons	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Ripper Collins	29
4	Bob Johnson	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	137
2	Mel Ott	129
3	Roy Johnson	112
4	Hal Trosky	107
5	Hank Greenberg	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	32
2	Pete Fox	23
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	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.01
5	Fred Frankhouse	3.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	21
2	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Schoolboy Rowe	19
4	Carl Hubbell	18
4	Hal Schumacher	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	147
2	Dizzy Dean	138
3	Schoolboy Rowe	119
4	Lon Warneke	115
5	2 tied	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	Doc Cramer	.426
4	Moose Solters	.426
5	Roy Johnson	.413

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	20
1	Roy Johnson	20
3	Travis Jackson	18
4	Jimmie Foxx	17
4	Joe Medwick	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Moose Solters	4
2	Billy Werber	4
2	Jo-Jo White	4
5	6 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	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
2	Johnny Broaca	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Bill Dietrich	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	28
2	Red Ruffing	22
3	Van Mungo	17
4	Pat Malone	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Al Smith	2
1	Lon Warneke	2
4	Larry Benton	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.436
2	Mickey Cochrane	.425
3	Doc Cramer	.392
4	Bill Terry	.392
5	Phil Weintraub	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Ed Coleman	9
2	Ripper Collins	9
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	38
1	Hal Trosky	38
3	Hank Greenberg	34
4	Roy Johnson	31
4	Mel Ott	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	1.61
2	Carl Hubbell	1.68
3	Flint Rhem	1.72
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.87
5	Lefty Gomez	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	8
2	Paul Derringer	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
4	Bill Dietrich	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	41
2	Red Ruffing	33
3	Dizzy Dean	31
3	Van Mungo	31
3	Lon Warneke	31

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	.362
2	Lou Gehrig	.359
3	Paul Waner	.356
4	Charlie Gehringer	.355
5	Bill Terry	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Lou Gehrig	49
3	Mel Ott	38
4	Bob Johnson	37
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	175
2	Mel Ott	152
3	Hank Greenberg	141
4	Jimmie Foxx	133
5	Charlie Gehringer	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
2	Ben Chapman	27
3	Pete Fox	25
3	Pepper Martin	25
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	2.87
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	24
1	Lefty Gomez	24
1	Carl Hubbell	24
4	Hal Schumacher	23
5	Guy Bush	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	178
2	Dizzy Dean	175
3	Lon Warneke	154
4	Lefty Gomez	151
5	Tommy Bridges	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	11
2	Carl Hubbell	10
3	Hi Bell	7
3	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Dolf Luque	7