On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	87	47	.649	--
Yankees	84	52	.618	4.0
Indians	73	61	.545	14.0
Red Sox	68	67	.504	19.5
Browns	61	73	.455	26.0
Senators	60	73	.451	26.5
Athletics	55	76	.420	30.5
White Sox	47	86	.353	39.5

Games

Indians 8, Athletics 3

Indians 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 6, Browns 5

White Sox 11, Senators 3

Senators 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	85	49	.634	--
Cardinals	79	53	.598	5.0
Cubs	77	56	.579	7.5
Braves	69	64	.519	15.5
Pirates	65	65	.500	18.0
Dodgers	57	75	.432	27.0
Phillies	48	81	.372	34.5
Reds	47	84	.359	36.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Reds 0

Dodgers 3, Reds 0

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Braves 11, Cubs 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 1

Cardinals 7, Phillies 3

Pirates 1, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ripper Collins	6
1	Evar Swanson	6
3	Odell Hale	5
3	Bob Johnson	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Johnny Burnett	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	5
1	Odell Hale	5
3	Zeke Bonura	4
3	Marty Hopkins	4
3	Hal Trosky	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Dean	2.00
2	Bobo Newsom	0.86
3	Van Mungo	0.71
4	Jim Weaver	0.67
5	Huck Betts	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Larry French	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	10
2	Red Ruffing	7
3	George Blaeholder	6
3	Bobo Newsom	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Tinning	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.366
2	Charlie Gehringer	.364
3	Paul Waner	.364
4	Heinie Manush	.354
5	Bill Terry	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Wally Berger	32
3	Ripper Collins	32
3	2 others tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	158
2	Mel Ott	130
3	Hal Trosky	127
4	Roy Johnson	119
5	Hank Greenberg	117

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	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.28
2	Lefty Gomez	2.45
3	Waite Hoyt	2.89
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.95
5	Dizzy Dean	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	24
1	Lefty Gomez	24
3	Schoolboy Rowe	22
4	Hal Schumacher	21
5	Lon Warneke	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	164
2	Dizzy Dean	157
3	Lefty Gomez	143
4	Red Ruffing	133
5	2 tied	131

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	Bob Johnson	.444
2	Lou Gehrig	.429
3	Lou Finney	.417
4	Frank Grube	.413
5	Tuck Stainback	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	18
2	Wally Berger	16
2	Lou Gehrig	16
4	Jimmy Dykes	12
4	6 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.74
2	Huck Betts	1.00
2	Gordon Rhodes	1.00
4	Ivy Andrews	1.08
5	Ray Benge	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
1	Lon Warneke	4
4	Huck Betts	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	25
2	Red Ruffing	22
3	Bobo Newsom	20
4	Roy Parmelee	19
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Ben Cantwell	1
3	Jimmie DeShong	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Mallon	.385
2	Lou Finney	.378
3	Ripper Collins	.375
4	Doc Cramer	.371
5	Eric McNair	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	9
1	Lou Gehrig	9
3	Earl Averill	8
4	Wally Berger	7
4	Hal Trosky	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	34
2	Wally Berger	32
3	Ripper Collins	31
4	Hal Trosky	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Hallahan	0.99
2	Bobby Burke	1.18
3	Ivy Andrews	1.20
4	Fred Frankhouse	1.35
5	Hal Schumacher	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	7
2	Huck Betts	6
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Red Ruffing	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	49
2	Lefty Gomez	42
3	Schoolboy Rowe	40
4	Bobo Newsom	37
5	2 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	.362
3	Heinie Manush	.356
4	Charlie Gehringer	.355
5	Bill Terry	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	47
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Bob Johnson	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	179
2	Mel Ott	138
3	Hal Trosky	135
4	Hank Greenberg	133
5	Jimmie Foxx	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	39
2	Ben Chapman	30
3	Pete Fox	24
3	Pepper Martin	24
5	Jo-Jo White	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.21
2	Lefty Gomez	2.25
3	Waite Hoyt	2.74
4	Dizzy Dean	3.00
5	Lon Warneke	3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	186
2	Dizzy Dean	175
3	Lefty Gomez	161
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