On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 46 .649 --
Yankees 81 52 .609 5.0
Indians 69 61 .531 15.5
Red Sox 68 64 .515 17.5
Browns 61 70 .466 24.0
Senators 58 72 .446 26.5
Athletics 54 73 .425 29.0
White Sox 46 84 .354 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 48 .639 --
Cardinals 77 53 .592 6.5
Cubs 76 55 .580 8.0
Braves 68 63 .519 16.0
Pirates 64 65 .496 19.0
Dodgers 55 75 .423 28.5
Phillies 48 79 .378 34.0
Reds 47 82 .364 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harlond Clift 5
1 Heinie Manush 5
3 Ollie Bejma 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Rollie Hemsley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Manush 5
2 Ollie Bejma 3
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Arndt Jorgens 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Les Tietje 0.50
2 Dick Coffman 0.38
3 Roy Mahaffey 0.36
4 General Crowder 0.31
5 Lon Warneke 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Tietje 6
2 Dick Coffman 5
3 General Crowder 4
3 Roy Mahaffey 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dietrich 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .366
2 Lou Gehrig .365
3 Charlie Gehringer .364
4 Heinie Manush .360
5 Bill Terry .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 43
2 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Ripper Collins 32
3 Mel Ott 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 153
2 Mel Ott 130
3 Hal Trosky 122
4 Roy Johnson 118
5 3 tied 112

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 2.28
2 Lefty Gomez 2.41
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 Lon Warneke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 159
2 Dizzy Dean 157
3 Lefty Gomez 139
4 Lon Warneke 129
5 2 tied 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 .457
2 Les Mallon .447
3 Lou Gehrig .435
4 Frank Grube .426
5 Sam West .412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 20
2 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Lou Gehrig 15
4 Jimmy Dykes 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Pepper Martin 3
3 Gordon Slade 3
3 Arky Vaughan 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Derringer 0.42
2 Huck Betts 0.82
3 Red Ruffing 0.92
4 Gordon Rhodes 1.26
5 Hal Schumacher 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 4
1 Bobo Newsom 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
4 Huck Betts 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 21
1 Roy Parmelee 21
3 Dizzy Dean 19
3 Bobo Newsom 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Van Mungo 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Ivy Andrews 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .377
2 Les Mallon .375
3 Paul Waner .372
4 Mickey Cochrane .371
5 Eric McNair .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 9
2 Earl Averill 8
2 Hal Trosky 8
4 Jimmie Foxx 7
4 Lou Gehrig 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Ripper Collins 29
2 Lou Gehrig 29
4 Charlie Gehringer 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Hallahan 0.99
2 Bobby Burke 1.24
3 Gordon Rhodes 1.86
4 Dizzy Dean 1.98
5 Hal Schumacher 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
3 Huck Betts 5
3 Dick Coffman 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 42
2 Lefty Gomez 38
3 Bobo Newsom 36
4 Schoolboy Rowe 35
5 Earl Whitehill 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 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 .365
2 Lou Gehrig .363
3 Heinie Manush .361
4 Charlie Gehringer .354
5 Bill Terry .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 51
2 Jimmie Foxx 48
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 138
3 Jimmie Foxx 132
4 Hal Trosky 130
5 Hank Greenberg 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Ben Chapman 31
3 Pete Fox 25
3 Pepper Martin 25
5 Jo-Jo White 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.17
2 Lefty Gomez 2.21
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 23
3 Lon Warneke 23
5 Carl Hubbell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 181
2 Dizzy Dean 180
3 Lefty Gomez 157
4 Lon Warneke 150
5 Tommy Bridges 148

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