On This Day

Monday, September 10, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 88 47 .652 --
Yankees 84 52 .618 4.5
Indians 73 62 .541 15.0
Red Sox 68 68 .500 20.5
Senators 61 73 .455 26.5
Browns 61 73 .455 26.5
Athletics 56 76 .424 30.5
White Sox 47 87 .351 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 50 .630 --
Cardinals 80 53 .602 4.0
Cubs 77 56 .579 7.0
Braves 69 64 .519 15.0
Pirates 66 65 .504 17.0
Dodgers 57 76 .429 27.0
Phillies 48 82 .369 34.5
Reds 48 84 .364 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 Len Koenecke 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 Tom Padden 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Cliff Bolton 1
2 Hughie Critz 1
2 Gus Mancuso 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Bolton 4
2 Frankie Hayes 3
3 George Caster 2
3 Lou Finney 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Len Koenecke 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 1.17
2 Elden Auker 0.75
3 Waite Hoyt 0.67
4 Allyn Stout 0.43
5 George Caster 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 George Caster 4
2 Waite Hoyt 4
4 Elden Auker 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .366
2 Paul Waner .362
3 Charlie Gehringer .362
4 Heinie Manush .357
5 Bill Terry .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Wally Berger 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 158
2 Mel Ott 132
3 Hal Trosky 127
4 Hank Greenberg 119
4 Roy Johnson 119

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 2.27
2 Lefty Gomez 2.45
3 Dizzy Dean 2.91
4 Fred Frankhouse 2.95
5 Curt Davis 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Lefty Gomez 24
3 Schoolboy Rowe 22
4 Hal Schumacher 21
5 Lon Warneke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 164
1 Van Mungo 164
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 .429
2 Babe Ruth .406
3 Lloyd Waner .405
4 Lou Gehrig .395
5 Lou Finney .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 5
2 Hal Trosky 4
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 18
2 Wally Berger 16
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Lou Gehrig 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 4
1 Arky Vaughan 4
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 Gee Walker 3
3 Jo-Jo White 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex McColl 0.83
2 Red Ruffing 0.99
3 Huck Betts 1.00
4 Ivy Andrews 1.08
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Huck Betts 3
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Dick Coffman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Roy Parmelee 19
3 Lefty Gomez 18
4 Tommy Bridges 17
4 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
3 Ralph Birkofer 1
3 Bill Dietrich 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill DeLancey .403
2 Les Mallon .392
3 Lou Finney .380
4 Mickey Cochrane .371
5 Doc Cramer .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Wally Berger 32
3 Hal Trosky 28
4 Ripper Collins 27
5 Al Simmons 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 8
2 Ben Chapman 7
3 Jo-Jo White 6
4 Tony Lazzeri 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Hallahan 0.99
2 Ivy Andrews 1.20
3 Bobby Burke 1.22
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.44
5 Alex McColl 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
4 Johnny Broaca 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 49
2 Lefty Gomez 40
3 Bobo Newsom 37
4 Dizzy Dean 34
5 Schoolboy Rowe 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Benny Frey 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 .364
2 Lou Gehrig .362
3 Heinie Manush .359
4 Charlie Gehringer .353
5 Bill Terry .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 51
2 Jimmie Foxx 45
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Bob Johnson 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 177
2 Mel Ott 139
3 Hal Trosky 135
4 Hank Greenberg 134
5 Jimmie Foxx 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Ben Chapman 30
3 Pete Fox 24
3 Pepper Martin 24
5 Jo-Jo White 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.20
2 Lefty Gomez 2.25
3 Dizzy Dean 2.94
4 Waite Hoyt 2.96
5 Curt Davis 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Dizzy Dean 26
3 Hal Schumacher 23
4 Schoolboy Rowe 22
4 Lon Warneke 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 186
2 Dizzy Dean 182
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