On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	80	42	.656	--
Yankees	76	47	.618	4.5
Indians	63	57	.525	16.0
Red Sox	64	61	.512	17.5
Senators	54	65	.454	24.5
Browns	54	65	.454	24.5
Athletics	49	68	.419	28.5
White Sox	44	79	.358	36.5

Games

Indians 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Indians 2

Yankees 9, White Sox 5

Yankees 2, White Sox 0

Tigers 7, Athletics 6

Browns 3, Senators 0

Browns 9, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	44	.639	--
Cubs	72	49	.595	5.5
Cardinals	71	50	.587	6.5
Braves	62	58	.517	15.0
Pirates	57	62	.479	19.5
Dodgers	53	66	.445	23.5
Phillies	46	74	.383	31.0
Reds	43	79	.352	35.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 1

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Reds 6, Phillies 5

Braves 8, Pirates 5

Dodgers 11, Cardinals 5

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harlond Clift	5
1	Frank Grube	5
1	Sam West	5
4	Ethan Allen	4
4	11 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	Len Koenecke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Len Koenecke	5
2	Debs Garms	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	3
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Blaeholder	1.33
2	Red Ruffing	1.00
2	Lon Warneke	1.00
4	Paul Derringer	0.71
5	Oral Hildebrand	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	7
1	Oral Hildebrand	7
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Red Ruffing	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Jimmie DeShong	1
1	Benny Frey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.366
2	Bill Terry	.365
3	Lou Gehrig	.363
4	Charlie Gehringer	.362
5	Heinie Manush	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
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	146
2	Mel Ott	130
3	Roy Johnson	114
4	Hal Trosky	109
5	Hank Greenberg	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	34
2	Ben Chapman	23
2	Pete Fox	23
4	Jo-Jo White	19
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.26
2	Carl Hubbell	2.34
3	Curt Davis	2.90
4	Waite Hoyt	2.94
5	Dizzy Dean	3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	153
2	Dizzy Dean	148
3	Lefty Gomez	125
4	Schoolboy Rowe	122
5	Lon Warneke	118

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	.462
2	Les Mallon	.458
3	Ripper Collins	.404
4	Mel Ott	.392
5	Eric McNair	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
2	Ripper Collins	19
2	Al Simmons	19
4	Joe Medwick	15
4	George Selkirk	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	5
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Billy Werber	4
4	Stan Hack	3
4	Jo-Jo White	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.47
2	Johnny Marcum	1.00
2	Bill Hallahan	1.00
4	Ivy Andrews	1.35
5	George Blaeholder	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Broaca	4
1	Waite Hoyt	4
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
4	Huck Betts	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	32
2	Schoolboy Rowe	24
3	Lefty Gomez	22
4	Dizzy Dean	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Al Smith	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.453
2	Al Simmons	.423
3	Mel Ott	.391
4	Bill Terry	.381
5	Joe Stripp	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Ripper Collins	9
2	Hal Trosky	9
4	Earl Averill	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	38
2	Ripper Collins	30
2	Hank Greenberg	30
4	Roy Johnson	29
4	2 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	11
2	Jo-Jo White	10
3	Ben Chapman	9
4	Bill Cissell	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.65
2	Carl Hubbell	1.60
3	Johnny Marcum	1.80
4	Dizzy Dean	2.16
5	Lefty Gomez	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	8
2	Waite Hoyt	7
3	Paul Derringer	6
3	Lefty Gomez	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	41
2	Lefty Gomez	40
3	Red Ruffing	38
4	Van Mungo	35
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmie DeShong	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
3	Lloyd Brown	2
3	Mel Harder	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.365
2	Paul Waner	.356
3	Heinie Manush	.349
4	Charlie Gehringer	.349
5	Jimmie Foxx	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	50
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Bob Johnson	34
5	Ripper Collins	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	180
2	Mel Ott	147
3	Hank Greenberg	136
4	Jimmie Foxx	135
5	Charlie Gehringer	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	29
3	Pete Fox	25
3	Pepper Martin	25
5	Gee Walker	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.14
2	Lefty Gomez	2.14
3	Waite Hoyt	2.86
4	Curt Davis	2.90
5	Larry French	3.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Van Mungo	181
3	Lefty Gomez	154
4	Lon Warneke	150
5	Red Ruffing	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