On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	82	43	.656	--
Yankees	77	48	.616	5.0
Indians	64	58	.525	16.5
Red Sox	65	62	.512	18.0
Browns	56	66	.459	24.5
Senators	55	67	.451	25.5
Athletics	50	70	.417	29.5
White Sox	45	80	.360	37.0

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 1

Tigers 12, Athletics 7

Athletics 13, Tigers 5

Browns 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	46	.632	--
Cubs	74	50	.597	4.5
Cardinals	73	51	.589	5.5
Braves	64	60	.516	14.5
Pirates	59	64	.480	19.0
Dodgers	54	68	.443	23.5
Phillies	46	76	.377	31.5
Reds	45	79	.363	33.5

Games

Cubs 1, Giants 0

Braves 11, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Braves 0

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Rogell	6
2	Lou Finney	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Frank Doljack	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Marv Owen	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	5
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Billy Rogell	5
4	Pinky Higgins	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Bill DeLancey	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lon Warneke	0.75
2	Johnny Babich	0.58
3	Elden Auker	0.50
3	Carl Hubbell	0.50
3	Earl Whitehill	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Babich	7
1	Sugar Cain	7
1	Earl Whitehill	7
4	Elden Auker	6
5	Dick Coffman	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Wally Berger	30
4	Ripper Collins	30

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	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	34
2	Ben Chapman	24
3	Pete Fox	23
4	Jo-Jo White	21
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.26
2	Carl Hubbell	2.26
3	Waite Hoyt	2.81
4	Curt Davis	2.90
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	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	153
2	Dizzy Dean	148
3	Lefty Gomez	125
3	Schoolboy Rowe	125
5	Lon Warneke	121

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	Buddy Myer	.426
2	Frank Grube	.415
3	Mickey Cochrane	.405
4	Les Mallon	.397
5	Sam Leslie	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Ripper Collins	4
4	Ed Coleman	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	19
2	Wally Berger	18
3	Lou Gehrig	17
4	Ripper Collins	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.90
2	Jack Russell	0.95
3	Bill Hallahan	1.00
4	Wes Ferrell	1.29
5	Lon Warneke	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	4
2	Johnny Broaca	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Bill Dietrich	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Schoolboy Rowe	22
2	Red Ruffing	21
3	Johnny Broaca	18
3	Bill Walker	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	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.473
2	Al Simmons	.435
3	Doc Cramer	.400
4	Sam West	.388
5	Paul Waner	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Mel Ott	8
3	Wally Berger	7
3	Ripper Collins	7
3	Hal Trosky	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	37
2	Charlie Gehringer	30
3	Mickey Cochrane	29
4	Roy Johnson	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	11
2	Ben Chapman	10
2	Jo-Jo White	10
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	1.61
4	Jack Russell	2.08
5	Johnny Marcum	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Johnny Marcum	6
2	Schoolboy Rowe	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	40
2	Schoolboy Rowe	37
2	Red Ruffing	37
4	Van Mungo	32
5	Lon Warneke	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	Paul Waner	.362
2	Lou Gehrig	.361
3	Heinie Manush	.353
4	Charlie Gehringer	.349
5	Jimmie Foxx	.348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	179
2	Mel Ott	144
3	Hank Greenberg	137
4	Jimmie Foxx	133
5	Charlie Gehringer	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	37
2	Ben Chapman	30
3	Pete Fox	25
4	Pepper Martin	24
5	Jo-Jo White	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.11
2	Carl Hubbell	2.11
3	Waite Hoyt	2.76
4	Curt Davis	2.90
5	Lon Warneke	2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	178
1	Van Mungo	178
3	Lon Warneke	153
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