On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 86 47 .647 --
Yankees 82 52 .612 4.5
Indians 71 61 .538 14.5
Red Sox 68 66 .507 18.5
Browns 61 71 .462 24.5
Senators 59 72 .450 26.0
Athletics 55 74 .426 29.0
White Sox 46 85 .351 39.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Vosmik 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Charlie Berry 3
2 Milt Galatzer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 George Selkirk 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
1 Joe Vosmik 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Burnett 1
1 Dave Harris 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 John Stone 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sugar Cain 1.00
2 Tommy Bridges 0.86
3 Monte Pearson 0.83
4 Fritz Ostermueller 0.62
5 Willis Hudlin 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 6
1 Sugar Cain 6
3 Fritz Ostermueller 5
3 Monte Pearson 5
5 George Earnshaw 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .366
2 Charlie Gehringer .366
3 Lou Gehrig .365
4 Heinie Manush .357
5 Bill Terry .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Ripper Collins 32
3 Mel Ott 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 156
2 Mel Ott 130
3 Hal Trosky 123
4 Roy Johnson 119
5 Hank Greenberg 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pete Fox 23
4 Jo-Jo White 22
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 Tommy Bridges 131
5 Lon Warneke 129

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 .468
2 Lou Gehrig .429
2 Bob Johnson .429
4 Lou Finney .423
5 Tommy Thompson .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 6
2 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Bill DeLancey 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 18
2 Wally Berger 16
3 Jimmy Dykes 15
3 Jimmie Foxx 15
5 Hal Trosky 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Derringer 0.42
2 Red Ruffing 0.92
3 Huck Betts 1.00
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 Tommy Bridges 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 21
1 Roy Parmelee 21
1 Monte Pearson 21
4 Bobo Newsom 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 Phil Collins 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Mallon .385
2 Doc Cramer .379
3 Eric McNair .371
4 Paul Waner .366
5 Mickey Cochrane .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 32
2 Ripper Collins 29
3 Wally Berger 27
4 Jimmie Foxx 26
4 Charlie Gehringer 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Hallahan 0.99
2 Bobby Burke 1.18
3 Gordon Rhodes 1.86
4 Red Ruffing 1.97
5 Hal Schumacher 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
3 Huck Betts 5
3 Johnny Broaca 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 42
2 Lefty Gomez 38
3 Bobo Newsom 36
4 Schoolboy Rowe 35
5 3 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Van Mungo 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
1 Al Smith 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .367
2 Lou Gehrig .361
3 Heinie Manush .359
4 Charlie Gehringer .355
5 Bill Terry .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 51
2 Jimmie Foxx 48
3 Mel Ott 35
4 Bob Johnson 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 177
2 Mel Ott 138
3 Jimmie Foxx 132
4 Hank Greenberg 131
4 Hal Trosky 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Ben Chapman 31
3 Pete Fox 25
4 Pepper Martin 23
5 Jo-Jo White 22

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 3.00

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 181
2 Dizzy Dean 175
3 Lefty Gomez 157
4 Tommy Bridges 154
5 Lon Warneke 150

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