Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 2, 1934

On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	84	44	.656	--
Yankees	79	50	.612	5.5
Indians	65	60	.520	17.5
Red Sox	66	63	.512	18.5
Browns	59	66	.472	23.5
Senators	57	69	.452	26.0
Athletics	51	71	.418	30.0
White Sox	45	83	.352	39.0

Games

Indians 1, Tigers 0

Senators 9, Yankees 3

Red Sox 2, Athletics 1

Browns 4, White Sox 2

Browns 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	47	.633	--
Cardinals	75	51	.595	5.0
Cubs	74	52	.587	6.0
Braves	65	61	.516	15.0
Pirates	60	65	.480	19.5
Dodgers	55	70	.440	24.5
Phillies	47	77	.379	32.0
Reds	46	80	.365	34.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Giants 3

Braves 11, Phillies 2

Phillies 12, Braves 0

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Pirates 11, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pie Traynor	5
2	Dick Bartell	4
2	Jack Burns	4
2	Lou Chiozza	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Buzz Boyle	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	5
2	Johnny Moore	4
3	Ethan Allen	3
3	Bob Boken	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Lou Chiozza	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Ed Morgan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Cascarella	0.78
2	Syl Johnson	0.67
3	Bobo Newsom	0.64
3	Earl Whitehill	0.64
5	Mel Harder	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Cascarella	7
1	Bobo Newsom	7
1	Earl Whitehill	7
4	Ed Brandt	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Van Mungo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.368
2	Charlie Gehringer	.363
3	Lou Gehrig	.360
4	Heinie Manush	.360
5	Bill Terry	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Jimmie Foxx	39
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Wally Berger	31
4	Ripper Collins	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	150
2	Mel Ott	130
3	Roy Johnson	116
4	Hal Trosky	112
5	Hank Greenberg	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Ben Chapman	25
3	Pete Fox	23
4	Jo-Jo White	21
5	Pepper Martin	19

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	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	23
1	Lefty Gomez	23
3	Schoolboy Rowe	20
3	Hal Schumacher	20
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	156
2	Dizzy Dean	154
3	Lefty Gomez	130
4	Tommy Bridges	125
4	Schoolboy Rowe	125

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	Frank Grube	.438
2	Ripper Collins	.429
3	Paul Waner	.421
4	Luke Appling	.408
4	Les Mallon	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	6
2	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Earl Averill	4
4	Ripper Collins	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	21
2	Lou Gehrig	18
3	Paul Waner	13
3	Jo-Jo White	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	1.00
2	Bobo Newsom	1.03
3	Lon Warneke	1.07
4	Dizzy Dean	1.29
5	Charlie Root	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Coffman	4
2	Huck Betts	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	24
2	Earl Whitehill	22
3	Oral Hildebrand	20
4	Lefty Gomez	18
5	Red Ruffing	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Van Mungo	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	George Blaeholder	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cramer	.407
2	Mickey Cochrane	.404
3	Paul Waner	.387
4	Al Simmons	.387
5	Joe Stripp	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Wally Berger	8
2	Ripper Collins	8
4	Earl Averill	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	32
2	Wally Berger	29
2	Ripper Collins	29
2	Charlie Gehringer	29
5	Travis Jackson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
1	Billy Werber	10
3	Jo-Jo White	7
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	1.34
2	Dizzy Dean	1.41
3	Carl Hubbell	1.73
4	Syl Johnson	2.03
5	Jack Russell	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Waite Hoyt	6
1	Johnny Marcum	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	39
2	Lefty Gomez	36
3	Van Mungo	35
3	Schoolboy Rowe	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmie DeShong	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Van Mungo	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.366
2	Lou Gehrig	.358
3	Heinie Manush	.356
4	Charlie Gehringer	.353
5	Bill Terry	.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	179
2	Mel Ott	143
3	Hank Greenberg	137
4	Jimmie Foxx	133
5	Charlie Gehringer	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	31
3	Pete Fox	25
3	Pepper Martin	25
5	Jo-Jo White	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.10
2	Carl Hubbell	2.25
3	Waite Hoyt	2.73
4	Curt Davis	2.90
5	Lon Warneke	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	26
2	Dizzy Dean	25
3	Hal Schumacher	24
4	Carl Hubbell	21
4	Lon Warneke	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	181
2	Dizzy Dean	178
3	Lefty Gomez	153
4	Tommy Bridges	152
5	Lon Warneke	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	10
1	Jack Russell	10
3	Hi Bell	7
3	Lloyd Brown	7
5	2 tied	6