Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 25, 1934

On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	79	42	.653	--
Yankees	74	47	.612	5.0
Indians	62	56	.525	15.5
Red Sox	63	60	.512	17.0
Senators	54	63	.462	23.0
Browns	52	65	.444	25.0
Athletics	49	67	.422	27.5
White Sox	44	77	.364	35.0

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 8, Red Sox 7

Indians 5, Yankees 3

Yankees 9, Indians 3

Browns 5, Athletics 4

Athletics 3, Browns 2

Tigers 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	43	.645	--
Cubs	71	49	.592	6.5
Cardinals	70	49	.588	7.0
Braves	61	58	.513	16.0
Pirates	57	61	.483	19.5
Dodgers	52	65	.444	24.0
Phillies	46	72	.390	30.5
Reds	41	79	.342	36.5

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Braves 9, Reds 6

Pirates 4, Phillies 1

Phillies 12, Pirates 8

Giants 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Evar Swanson	5
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Jim Bottomley	4
2	Johnny Burnett	4
2	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	Bill DeLancey	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Frankie Crosetti	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	2
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Kiddo Davis	1
2	Pinky Higgins	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Waite Hoyt	0.71
2	George Earnshaw	0.46
3	Johnny Babich	0.44
4	Monte Pearson	0.33
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Phil Gallivan	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	6
2	Waite Hoyt	5
2	Bobo Newsom	5
2	Monte Pearson	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.368
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Heinie Manush	.365
4	Charlie Gehringer	.363
5	Al Simmons	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Ripper Collins	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	142
2	Mel Ott	130
3	Roy Johnson	112
4	Hal Trosky	109
5	Hank Greenberg	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	34
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	2.34
3	Curt Davis	2.93
4	Waite Hoyt	2.98
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	22
2	Lefty Gomez	21
3	Schoolboy Rowe	20
4	Hal Schumacher	19
5	Carl Hubbell	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	152
2	Dizzy Dean	148
3	Schoolboy Rowe	122
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	Al Simmons	.419
2	Bill DeLancey	.414
3	Bill Dickey	.409
4	Sam Leslie	.407
5	Doc Cramer	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	6
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Babe Herman	4
2	Moose Solters	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	20
2	Ripper Collins	18
3	Lou Gehrig	17
4	Wally Berger	16
4	Sam Leslie	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	6
2	Evar Swanson	4
3	Stan Hack	3
3	Moose Solters	3
3	Jo-Jo White	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.45
2	Mel Harder	0.67
3	Johnny Marcum	1.00
4	Ivy Andrews	1.35
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Broaca	4
1	Waite Hoyt	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
4	Elden Auker	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	27
2	Schoolboy Rowe	24
3	Dizzy Dean	18
4	Johnny Broaca	17
4	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Al Smith	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.457
2	Mickey Cochrane	.424
3	Doc Cramer	.392
3	Bill Terry	.392
5	Harlin Pool	.387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Mel Ott	30
3	Ripper Collins	29
3	Hank Greenberg	29
3	2 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.65
2	Lefty Gomez	1.66
3	Johnny Marcum	1.80
4	Carl Hubbell	1.91
5	Dizzy Dean	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	8
2	Waite Hoyt	7
3	Lefty Gomez	6
4	Ed Brandt	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	41
2	Lefty Gomez	36
3	Van Mungo	34
4	Dizzy Dean	33
4	Red Ruffing	33

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	.355
3	Charlie Gehringer	.351
4	Heinie Manush	.351
5	Al Simmons	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Lou Gehrig	49
3	Mel Ott	38
4	Bob Johnson	36
5	Ripper Collins	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	177
2	Mel Ott	153
3	Jimmie Foxx	135
3	Hank Greenberg	135
5	Charlie Gehringer	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	39
2	Ben Chapman	26
3	Pete Fox	25
3	Pepper Martin	25
5	Gee Walker	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.06
2	Carl Hubbell	2.14
3	Waite Hoyt	2.89
4	Curt Davis	2.93
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Lefty Gomez	24
2	Carl Hubbell	24
2	Hal Schumacher	24
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Van Mungo	180
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