Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 28, 1934

On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	81	42	.659	--
Yankees	77	47	.621	4.5
Indians	64	58	.525	16.5
Red Sox	65	62	.512	18.0
Senators	55	66	.455	25.0
Browns	55	66	.455	25.0
Athletics	49	69	.415	29.5
White Sox	44	80	.355	37.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 2

Browns 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	45	.637	--
Cubs	73	50	.593	5.5
Cardinals	72	51	.585	6.5
Braves	63	59	.516	15.0
Pirates	58	63	.479	19.5
Dodgers	54	67	.446	23.5
Phillies	46	76	.377	32.0
Reds	45	79	.363	34.0

Games

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Reds 8, Phillies 6

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Braves 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bartell	4
1	Chick Hafey	4
3	Kiddo Davis	3
3	Ernie Lombardi	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Kiddo Davis	1
1	Roy Parmelee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Chick Hafey	3
3	Jim Bottomley	2
3	Harlin Pool	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Gordon Slade	1
1	Jimmie Wilson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Benge	1.00
2	Roy Parmelee	0.78
3	Jim Weaver	0.67
4	Paul Dean	0.40
5	Lefty Grove	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Benny Frey	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Parmelee	7
2	Ray Benge	5
3	Paul Dean	4
3	Jim Weaver	4
5	Lefty Grove	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.367
2	Lou Gehrig	.363
3	Heinie Manush	.361
4	Bill Terry	.360
5	Charlie Gehringer	.358

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	147
2	Mel Ott	130
3	Roy Johnson	115
4	Hal Trosky	112
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	20
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	2.99
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	2 tied	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	.486
2	Les Mallon	.421
3	Frank Grube	.405
4	Buddy Myer	.400
5	Ripper Collins	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Ripper Collins	4
4	Ed Coleman	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	19
2	Al Simmons	18
3	Ripper Collins	16
4	Wally Berger	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Russell	1.00
1	Bill Hallahan	1.00
3	Wes Ferrell	1.29
4	Bobby Burke	1.33
5	George Blaeholder	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
2	Huck Betts	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Johnny Broaca	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	32
2	Schoolboy Rowe	24
3	Lefty Gomez	22
4	Bobo Newsom	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Al Smith	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.467
2	Al Simmons	.439
3	Doc Cramer	.400
4	Sam West	.394
5	Paul Waner	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Ripper Collins	8
2	Hank Greenberg	8
2	Mel Ott	8
2	Hal Trosky	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	37
2	Hank Greenberg	30
2	Hal Trosky	30
4	Mel Ott	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	11
1	Jo-Jo White	11
3	Ben Chapman	9
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
4	Evar Swanson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	1.30
2	Dizzy Dean	1.50
3	Carl Hubbell	1.60
4	Johnny Marcum	1.80
5	Jack Russell	2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	40
2	Red Ruffing	38
3	Van Mungo	35
3	Schoolboy Rowe	35
5	Bobo Newsom	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmie DeShong	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
3	Mel Harder	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.361
2	Paul Waner	.360
3	Heinie Manush	.354
4	Charlie Gehringer	.349
5	Jimmie Foxx	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	50
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Ripper Collins	33
4	Bob Johnson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	179
2	Mel Ott	145
3	Hank Greenberg	136
4	Jimmie Foxx	133
5	Charlie Gehringer	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
2	Ben Chapman	29
3	Pete Fox	25
4	Pepper Martin	24
5	Jo-Jo White	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.11
2	Carl Hubbell	2.17
3	Curt Davis	2.90
4	Waite Hoyt	2.91
5	Lon Warneke	3.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	25
2	Dizzy Dean	24
2	Hal Schumacher	24
4	Carl Hubbell	23
5	Lon Warneke	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	179
2	Van Mungo	178
3	Lon Warneke	150
4	Lefty Gomez	148
5	Tommy Bridges	145

Saves

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