On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 77 41 .653 --
Yankees 72 46 .610 5.0
Indians 61 54 .530 14.5
Red Sox 63 57 .525 15.0
Senators 53 61 .465 22.0
Browns 49 64 .434 25.5
Athletics 48 64 .429 26.0
White Sox 41 77 .347 36.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 6
2 Hal Trosky 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Cliff Bolton 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Ferrell 2
2 Johnny Burnett 1
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Odell Hale 1
2 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Odell Hale 4
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 Earl Whitehill 3
4 Johnny Burnett 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Pytlak 1
1 Evar Swanson 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 2.00
2 Earl Whitehill 0.73
3 Wes Ferrell 0.62
4 George Blaeholder 0.38
5 Bill Dietrich 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 8
2 Lefty Gomez 6
3 Wes Ferrell 5
4 Mel Harder 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .372
2 Heinie Manush .372
3 Paul Waner .368
4 Charlie Gehringer .367
5 Mel Ott .359

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 138
2 Mel Ott 129
3 Roy Johnson 112
4 Hal Trosky 109
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 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.17
2 Carl Hubbell 2.30
3 Curt Davis 2.82
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.01
5 Mel Harder 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 21
1 Lefty Gomez 21
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 Lefty Gomez 118
5 Lon Warneke 115

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 Bill Dickey .431
1 Eric McNair .431
3 Moose Solters .431
4 Mickey Cochrane .425
5 Ethan Allen .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 20
1 Roy Johnson 20
3 Joe Medwick 16
3 Al Simmons 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Moose Solters 4
2 Billy Werber 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.00
2 Johnny Marcum 0.50
3 Snipe Hansen 0.71
4 Benny Frey 1.04
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
3 Johnny Broaca 3
3 Guy Bush 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 28
2 Red Ruffing 22
3 Lefty Gomez 17
3 Van Mungo 17
5 Pat Malone 16

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 Mickey Cochrane .438
2 Al Simmons .433
3 Bill Terry .409
4 Doc Cramer .400
5 Paul Waner .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Hal Trosky 10
3 Ed Coleman 9
3 Ripper Collins 9
3 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 39
2 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Mel Ott 31
4 Hank Greenberg 30
4 Roy Johnson 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 1.61
2 Lefty Gomez 1.66
3 Carl Hubbell 1.68
4 Flint Rhem 1.72
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 38
2 Lefty Gomez 36
3 Red Ruffing 33
4 Dizzy Dean 31
4 Van Mungo 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Jimmie DeShong 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .360
2 Heinie Manush .360
3 Paul Waner .356
4 Charlie Gehringer .352
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 138
4 Jimmie Foxx 132
5 Charlie Gehringer 130

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 Lefty Gomez 2.06
2 Carl Hubbell 2.10
3 Curt Davis 2.82
4 Waite Hoyt 2.87
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 25
2 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Hal Schumacher 23
5 Guy Bush 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 178
2 Dizzy Dean 175
3 Lefty Gomez 157
4 Lon Warneke 154
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