On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 84 44 .656 --
Yankees 80 51 .611 5.5
Indians 68 60 .531 16.0
Red Sox 67 63 .515 18.0
Browns 59 69 .461 25.0
Senators 57 70 .449 26.5
Athletics 52 72 .419 30.0
White Sox 45 83 .352 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 47 .638 --
Cardinals 75 53 .586 7.0
Cubs 75 53 .586 7.0
Braves 68 61 .527 14.5
Pirates 62 65 .488 19.5
Dodgers 55 73 .430 27.0
Phillies 47 79 .373 34.0
Reds 47 81 .367 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Jackson 4
1 Jo-Jo Moore 4
1 Johnny Moore 4
4 Jack Burns 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Leiber 4
2 Randy Moore 3
3 Lou Chiozza 2
3 Ski Melillo 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Bill Knickerbocker 1
1 Billy Urbanski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Davis 0.38
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.38
3 Van Mungo 0.25
4 Jack Knott 0.23
5 Carl Hubbell 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Leo Mangum 1
1 Al Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clint Brown 5
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Jack Knott 3
2 Van Mungo 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .367
2 Charlie Gehringer .363
3 Lou Gehrig .362
4 Heinie Manush .359
5 Bill Terry .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Jimmie Foxx 40
3 Mel Ott 32
4 Wally Berger 31
4 Ripper Collins 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 152
2 Mel Ott 130
3 Roy Johnson 117
4 Hal Trosky 116
5 2 tied 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 Carl Hubbell 2.26
2 Lefty Gomez 2.39
3 Waite Hoyt 2.89
4 Curt Davis 2.91
5 Fred Frankhouse 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Dizzy Dean 23
3 Schoolboy Rowe 20
3 Hal Schumacher 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 159
2 Dizzy Dean 154
3 Lefty Gomez 139
4 Lon Warneke 126
5 3 tied 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 Lou Finney .486
2 Les Mallon .439
3 Bob Johnson .433
4 Frank Grube .429
5 Doc Cramer .414

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 20
1 Lou Gehrig 20
3 Odell Hale 14
4 Jimmie Foxx 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Bruce Campbell 3
3 Gordon Slade 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 0.82
2 Paul Derringer 0.89
3 Bobo Newsom 1.03
4 Red Ruffing 1.19
5 Charlie Root 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 4
1 Lefty Gomez 4
3 Huck Betts 3
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Bobo Newsom 24
3 Earl Whitehill 22
4 Oral Hildebrand 20
5 Red Ruffing 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Van Mungo 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .395
2 Mickey Cochrane .388
3 Joe Stripp .385
4 Paul Waner .383
5 Al Simmons .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 8
1 Ripper Collins 8
1 Hal Trosky 8
4 Wally Berger 7
4 Lou Gehrig 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Ripper Collins 29
2 Jimmie Foxx 29
4 Wally Berger 28
5 Charlie Gehringer 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 10
2 Ben Chapman 9
3 Jo-Jo White 7
4 Tony Lazzeri 6
5 Evar Swanson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 1.34
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.57
3 Dizzy Dean 1.76
4 Ivy Andrews 1.78
5 Carl Hubbell 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 7
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Johnny Marcum 6
4 Huck Betts 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 45
2 Red Ruffing 41
3 Schoolboy Rowe 34
4 Bobo Newsom 33
5 Dizzy Dean 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Jimmie DeShong 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Van Mungo 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .366
2 Lou Gehrig .362
3 Heinie Manush .358
4 Charlie Gehringer .355
5 Bill Terry .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 52
2 Jimmie Foxx 49
3 Mel Ott 35
4 Wally Berger 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 181
2 Mel Ott 140
3 Hank Greenberg 135
4 Jimmie Foxx 134
5 Charlie Gehringer 126

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 2.23
2 Carl Hubbell 2.24
3 Waite Hoyt 2.72
4 Curt Davis 2.91
5 Lon Warneke 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Dizzy Dean 25
3 Hal Schumacher 23
4 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Lon Warneke 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 184
2 Dizzy Dean 178
3 Lefty Gomez 162
4 Tommy Bridges 148
5 Lon Warneke 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 10
1 Jack Russell 10
3 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6