On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 83 43 .659 --
Yankees 78 48 .619 5.0
Indians 64 59 .520 17.5
Red Sox 65 62 .512 18.5
Browns 56 66 .459 25.0
Senators 55 68 .447 26.5
Athletics 50 70 .417 30.0
White Sox 45 80 .360 37.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Billy Rogell 3
1 Jo-Jo White 3
5 4 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Luke Sewell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Billy Rogell 2
2 George Selkirk 2
2 Jo-Jo White 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.56
2 Monte Pearson 0.33
2 Monte Weaver 0.33
4 Carl Fischer 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Monte Pearson 4
3 Monte Weaver 3
4 Carl Fischer 2
4 Alex McColl 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .367
2 Lou Gehrig .366
3 Charlie Gehringer .359
4 Al Simmons .358
5 Bill Terry .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 150
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 2.25
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 Lefty Gomez 23
2 Dizzy Dean 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 130
4 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 .425
3 Hank Greenberg .404
3 Sam Leslie .404
5 Les Mallon .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Ripper Collins 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 19
2 Wally Berger 18
2 Al Simmons 18
4 Ripper Collins 15
5 Joe Medwick 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 5
1 Jo-Jo White 5
3 Ben Chapman 4
3 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 2 tied 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 4
1 Lefty Gomez 4
3 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Ted Lyons 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 22
1 Schoolboy Rowe 22
3 Red Ruffing 21
4 Bill Walker 18
5 Bobo Newsom 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 2
2 Ivy Andrews 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .449
2 Al Simmons .429
3 Doc Cramer .400
4 Paul Waner .385
5 Jo-Jo White .379

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 40
2 Charlie Gehringer 30
3 Mickey Cochrane 29
4 Travis Jackson 27
4 2 others 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 1.34
2 Dizzy Dean 1.50
3 Carl Hubbell 1.61
4 Jack Russell 2.08
5 Lefty Gomez 2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 45
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 Lou Gehrig .365
2 Paul Waner .364
3 Heinie Manush .351
4 Jimmie Foxx .350
5 Charlie Gehringer .349

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 180
2 Mel Ott 143
3 Hank Greenberg 137
4 Jimmie Foxx 133
5 Charlie Gehringer 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Ben Chapman 30
3 Pete Fox 25
4 Pepper Martin 23
5 Jo-Jo White 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.10
2 Carl Hubbell 2.18
3 Waite Hoyt 2.76
4 Curt Davis 2.90
5 Lon Warneke 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 26
2 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Hal Schumacher 24
4 Carl Hubbell 22
5 Lon Warneke 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 178
1 Van Mungo 178
3 Lefty Gomez 153
4 Lon Warneke 147
5 Tommy Bridges 145

Saves

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