On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	85	44	.659	--
Yankees	80	51	.611	6.0
Indians	69	60	.535	16.0
Red Sox	67	64	.511	19.0
Browns	60	69	.465	25.0
Senators	57	71	.445	27.5
Athletics	52	73	.416	31.0
White Sox	45	83	.352	39.5

Games

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Senators 4

Indians 11, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	47	.641	--
Cardinals	76	53	.589	7.0
Cubs	75	54	.581	8.0
Braves	68	62	.523	15.5
Pirates	63	65	.492	19.5
Dodgers	55	74	.426	28.0
Phillies	48	79	.378	34.0
Reds	47	82	.364	36.0

Games

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1

Pirates 8, Braves 2

Giants 5, Cubs 1

Phillies 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Milt Galatzer	5
2	Arky Vaughan	4
3	Ernie Lombardi	3
3	Marty McManus	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Bill DeLancey	1
1	Shanty Hogan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	6
2	Ray Pepper	3
2	Alan Strange	3
2	Arky Vaughan	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Arky Vaughan	2
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Pepper Martin	1
2	Billy Rogell	1
2	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Schumacher	0.57
2	Dizzy Dean	0.50
2	Si Johnson	0.50
4	Johnny Marcum	0.38
5	Ralph Winegarner	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Snipe Hansen	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Si Johnson	5
2	Hal Schumacher	4
3	Dizzy Dean	3
3	Johnny Marcum	3
3	Ralph Winegarner	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.367
2	Charlie Gehringer	.364
3	Lou Gehrig	.362
4	Heinie Manush	.357
5	Al Simmons	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Ripper Collins	32
3	Mel Ott	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	152
2	Mel Ott	130
3	Hal Trosky	122
4	Roy Johnson	117
5	Hank Greenberg	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	36
2	Ben Chapman	25
3	Pete Fox	23
4	Jo-Jo White	21
5	Pepper Martin	20

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	Dizzy Dean	24
1	Lefty Gomez	24
3	Schoolboy Rowe	21
3	Hal Schumacher	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	159
2	Dizzy Dean	157
3	Lefty Gomez	139
4	Schoolboy Rowe	126
4	Lon Warneke	126

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	.474
2	Les Mallon	.447
3	Frank Grube	.444
4	Luke Appling	.409
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	6
2	Wally Berger	5
3	Jo-Jo Moore	4
3	Hal Trosky	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	20
2	Lou Gehrig	15
2	Hal Trosky	15
4	Odell Hale	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.42
2	Huck Betts	0.82
3	Red Ruffing	1.19
4	Hal Schumacher	1.27
5	Lon Warneke	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Coffman	4
1	Lefty Gomez	4
1	Bobo Newsom	4
4	Huck Betts	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	27
2	Bobo Newsom	26
3	Earl Whitehill	22
4	Dizzy Dean	19
4	Red Ruffing	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Van Mungo	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Ben Cantwell	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cramer	.408
2	Mickey Cochrane	.388
3	Paul Waner	.372
4	Al Simmons	.367
5	Les Mallon	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	9
2	Earl Averill	8
2	Hal Trosky	8
4	Wally Berger	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ripper Collins	29
1	Jimmie Foxx	29
1	Lou Gehrig	29
4	Wally Berger	27
4	Hal Trosky	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	8
1	Billy Werber	8
3	Jo-Jo White	7
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	Evar Swanson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	1.24
2	Dizzy Dean	1.62
3	Carl Hubbell	2.04
4	Hal Schumacher	2.06
5	Gordon Rhodes	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Johnny Marcum	6
1	Schoolboy Rowe	6
4	Huck Betts	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	41
2	Lefty Gomez	38
3	Schoolboy Rowe	35
4	Dizzy Dean	34
5	Bobo Newsom	33

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	.365
2	Lou Gehrig	.362
3	Heinie Manush	.357
4	Charlie Gehringer	.355
5	Bill Terry	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	181
2	Mel Ott	140
3	Jimmie Foxx	134
4	Hal Trosky	130
5	Hank Greenberg	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	39
2	Ben Chapman	31
3	Pepper Martin	26
4	Pete Fox	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	Dizzy Dean	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	27
2	Dizzy Dean	26
3	Hal Schumacher	24
4	Carl Hubbell	22
4	Lon Warneke	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	184
2	Dizzy Dean	180
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