On This Day

Friday, August 24, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	78	42	.650	--
Yankees	73	46	.613	4.5
Indians	61	55	.526	15.0
Red Sox	63	58	.521	15.5
Senators	54	62	.466	22.0
Browns	51	64	.443	24.5
Athletics	48	66	.421	27.0
White Sox	42	77	.353	35.5

Games

Browns 2, Athletics 1

Tigers 12, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	43	.642	--
Cardinals	70	48	.593	6.0
Cubs	70	49	.588	6.5
Braves	60	58	.508	16.0
Pirates	56	60	.483	19.0
Dodgers	52	64	.448	23.0
Phillies	45	71	.388	30.0
Reds	41	78	.345	35.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 4

Braves 2, Reds 1

Braves 10, Reds 9

Cardinals 5, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Jim Bottomley	4
1	Les Mallon	4
1	Tony Piet	4
1	Harlin Pool	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	2
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Lonny Frey	1
2	Babe Herman	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	4
2	Babe Herman	3
2	Sam Leslie	3
2	Les Mallon	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Sam Leslie	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Dean	0.86
2	Ed Brandt	0.44
3	Bump Hadley	0.38
4	Sugar Cain	0.27
5	Allyn Stout	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Van Mungo	5
3	Ed Brandt	4
4	Sugar Cain	3
4	Bump Hadley	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Van Mungo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.369
2	Charlie Gehringer	.366
3	Paul Waner	.366
4	Heinie Manush	.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	30
5	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	Dizzy Dean	2.98
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	22
2	Lefty Gomez	21
3	Schoolboy Rowe	19
4	Carl Hubbell	18
4	Hal Schumacher	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	152
2	Dizzy Dean	144
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	.462
2	Al Simmons	.442
3	Moose Solters	.426
4	Bill Dickey	.417
5	Bill Terry	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	7
2	Babe Herman	4
2	Moose Solters	4
4	Wally Berger	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ripper Collins	22
2	Al Simmons	18
3	Sam Leslie	16
4	Tony Cuccinello	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
1	Evar Swanson	4
1	Billy Werber	4
4	Stan Hack	3
4	3 others 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	Dizzy Dean	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dietrich	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
3	Elden Auker	3
3	Huck Betts	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	28
2	Red Ruffing	27
3	Lefty Gomez	17
4	Pat Malone	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Al Smith	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.477
2	Mickey Cochrane	.447
3	Bill Terry	.397
4	Harlin Pool	.387
5	Doc Cramer	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Ripper Collins	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
4	Mel Ott	8
5	Earl Averill	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	32
1	Hal Trosky	32
3	Roy Johnson	30
4	Mickey Cochrane	29
4	Mel Ott	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	Johnny Marcum	1.75
4	Carl Hubbell	1.83
5	Dizzy Dean	1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	38
2	Lefty Gomez	36
3	Van Mungo	34
4	Red Ruffing	33
5	Dizzy Dean	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Lloyd Brown	2
2	Dizzy Dean	2
2	Jimmie DeShong	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.361
2	Paul Waner	.354
3	Charlie Gehringer	.353
4	Heinie Manush	.353
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	33

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	183
2	Dizzy Dean	181
3	Lon Warneke	154
4	Lefty Gomez	147
5	Tommy Bridges	143

Saves

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