On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	77	42	.647	--
Yankees	73	46	.613	4.0
Indians	61	55	.526	14.5
Red Sox	63	58	.521	15.0
Senators	54	61	.470	21.0
Browns	50	64	.439	24.5
Athletics	48	65	.425	26.0
White Sox	42	77	.353	35.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 2

Yankees 9, Indians 2

Browns 3, Athletics 0

Senators 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	42	.647	--
Cubs	70	48	.593	6.5
Cardinals	69	48	.590	7.0
Braves	58	58	.500	17.5
Pirates	56	60	.483	19.5
Dodgers	51	64	.443	24.0
Phillies	45	71	.388	30.5
Reds	41	76	.350	35.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 4

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Giants 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	3
1	Spud Davis	3
1	Tony Lazzeri	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Danning	1
1	Spud Davis	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Jo-Jo Moore	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jo-Jo Moore	4
2	Tony Cuccinello	3
2	Babe Herman	3
2	George Selkirk	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Chick Fullis	1
1	Jack Rothrock	1
1	Evar Swanson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.25
2	Dutch Leonard	0.67
2	Ted Lyons	0.67
4	Red Ruffing	0.56
5	Bobby Burke	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Burke	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	10
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Charlie Root	5
3	Red Ruffing	5
5	Ted Lyons	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.370
2	Heinie Manush	.368
3	Paul Waner	.366
4	Charlie Gehringer	.366
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	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	2.32
3	Curt Davis	2.93
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.99
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	Eric McNair	.460
2	Al Simmons	.442
3	Moose Solters	.422
4	Bill Dickey	.417
5	Doc Cramer	.415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ripper Collins	20
2	Al Simmons	18
3	Roy Johnson	16
4	Travis Jackson	15
4	Carl Reynolds	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	5
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
2	Evar Swanson	4
2	Billy Werber	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.43
2	Johnny Marcum	0.50
3	Snipe Hansen	0.71
4	Benny Frey	1.06
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dietrich	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Johnny Broaca	3
3	Wes Ferrell	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	28
2	Red Ruffing	27
3	Lefty Gomez	17
3	Bobo Newsom	17
5	4 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Al Smith	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	George Blaeholder	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.472
2	Mickey Cochrane	.438
3	Bill Terry	.397
4	Doc Cramer	.390
5	Phil Weintraub	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Mel Ott	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
4	Ed Coleman	8
4	Ripper Collins	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	34
1	Hal Trosky	34
3	Roy Johnson	30
3	Mel Ott	30
5	Hank Greenberg	29

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	Bobby Burke	0.54
2	Lefty Gomez	1.66
3	Flint Rhem	1.72
4	Carl Hubbell	1.83
5	Syl Johnson	1.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	38
2	Lefty Gomez	36
3	Red Ruffing	33
4	Van Mungo	31
5	Lon Warneke	28

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	.362
2	Heinie Manush	.356
3	Paul Waner	.354
4	Charlie Gehringer	.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	Ripper Collins	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	175
2	Mel Ott	152
3	Hank Greenberg	134
4	Jimmie Foxx	132
5	Charlie Gehringer	129

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	2.12
3	Curt Davis	2.93
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.94
5	Waite Hoyt	3.00

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	147
5	Tommy Bridges	146

Saves

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