On This Day

Tuesday, September 11, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 88 48 .647 --
Yankees 85 53 .616 4.0
Indians 73 63 .537 15.0
Red Sox 69 68 .504 19.5
Browns 62 74 .456 26.0
Senators 61 74 .452 26.5
Athletics 57 76 .429 29.5
White Sox 48 87 .356 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 50 .632 --
Cardinals 81 54 .600 4.5
Cubs 78 56 .582 7.0
Braves 69 65 .515 16.0
Pirates 66 66 .500 18.0
Dodgers 58 76 .433 27.0
Phillies 49 83 .371 35.0
Reds 48 85 .361 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Moore 6
2 Frankie Crosetti 5
2 Red Rolfe 5
4 Lou Chiozza 4
4 Tony Lazzeri 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Johnny Moore 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Moore 5
2 Bump Hadley 3
2 Ray Pepper 3
2 George Selkirk 3
2 Hal Trosky 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Chapman 1
1 Lou Chiozza 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Johnny Moore 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Allen 0.60
2 Syl Johnson 0.50
2 Roy Parmelee 0.50
4 Bill Lee 0.33
5 Hank Johnson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Broaca 1
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 4
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
4 Johnny Allen 3
4 8 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .364
2 Paul Waner .361
3 Heinie Manush .359
4 Charlie Gehringer .359
5 Bill Terry .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Mel Ott 33
3 Hal Trosky 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 158
2 Mel Ott 132
3 Hal Trosky 130
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 2.92
4 Fred Frankhouse 2.95
5 Curt Davis 2.97

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 167
2 Van Mungo 164
3 Lefty Gomez 143
4 Schoolboy Rowe 133
4 Red Ruffing 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 8
1 Jack Russell 8
3 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .426
2 Lou Finney .419
3 Johnny Moore .396
4 Babe Ruth .387
5 Lloyd Waner .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Dolph Camilli 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 20
2 Wally Berger 16
3 Tony Lazzeri 14
4 Johnny Moore 13
4 Ray Pepper 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Pepper Martin 4
1 Arky Vaughan 4
4 Gee Walker 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ivy Andrews 0.00
2 Alex McColl 0.83
3 Red Ruffing 0.99
4 Huck Betts 1.00
4 Ralph Birkofer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Huck Betts 3
2 Dick Coffman 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
1 Roy Parmelee 22
3 Earl Whitehill 21
4 Dizzy Dean 19
5 Lefty Gomez 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
2 Ralph Birkofer 1
2 Dizzy Dean 1
2 Bill Dietrich 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Mallon .414
2 Bill DeLancey .391
3 Lou Finney .386
4 Frank Grube .380
5 Johnny Moore .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Hal Trosky 31
3 Wally Berger 30
4 Ripper Collins 27
5 George Selkirk 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ivy Andrews 1.20
2 Bobby Burke 1.25
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.44
4 Alex McColl 1.57
5 Bill Hallahan 1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 49
2 Lefty Gomez 40
3 Bobo Newsom 39
4 Dizzy Dean 37
5 Schoolboy Rowe 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Benny Frey 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Van Mungo 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .363
2 Paul Waner .361
3 Lou Gehrig .360
4 Charlie Gehringer .354
5 Bill Terry .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 50
2 Jimmie Foxx 45
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Bob Johnson 34
4 Hal Trosky 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Mel Ott 138
2 Hal Trosky 138
4 Hank Greenberg 133
5 Jimmie Foxx 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 38
2 Ben Chapman 29
3 Pete Fox 24
3 Pepper Martin 24
5 Jo-Jo White 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.22
2 Lefty Gomez 2.32
3 Fred Frankhouse 2.86
4 Dizzy Dean 2.95
5 Waite Hoyt 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 185
2 Van Mungo 180
3 Lefty Gomez 159
4 Lon Warneke 150
5 Tommy Bridges 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 9
1 Jack Russell 9
3 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 3 others tied 6