On This Day

Saturday, September 22, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	96	51	.653	--
Yankees	89	57	.610	6.5
Indians	80	67	.544	16.0
Red Sox	72	73	.497	23.0
Athletics	65	78	.455	29.0
Browns	65	81	.445	30.5
Senators	63	81	.438	31.5
White Sox	51	93	.354	43.5

Games

Indians 9, White Sox 8

Tigers 8, Browns 3

Tigers 15, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	92	55	.626	--
Cardinals	88	56	.611	2.5
Cubs	81	63	.563	9.5
Pirates	72	71	.503	18.0
Braves	72	71	.503	18.0
Dodgers	65	79	.451	25.5
Phillies	53	86	.381	35.0
Reds	51	93	.354	39.5

Games

Braves 3, Giants 2

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 11, Cubs 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	7
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Billy Herman	5
4	Hank Greenberg	4
4	Tuck Stainback	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Mark Mauldin	1
1	Hal Trosky	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Hal Trosky	4
4	Tommy Bridges	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Billy Rogell	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1
1	Paul Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Lee	0.80
2	Ralph Birkofer	0.67
3	Tommy Bridges	0.38
4	Hal Schumacher	0.25
4	Bud Tinning	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Birkofer	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Birkofer	4
1	Bill Lee	4
3	Ivy Andrews	3
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.357
2	Charlie Gehringer	.357
3	Lou Gehrig	.357
4	Heinie Manush	.355
5	Bill Terry	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Ripper Collins	34
4	Hal Trosky	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	162
2	Hal Trosky	137
3	Mel Ott	135
4	Hank Greenberg	127
5	Jimmie Foxx	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	38
2	Ben Chapman	25
2	Pete Fox	25
4	Jo-Jo White	24
5	Pepper Martin	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.24
2	Lefty Gomez	2.41
3	Fred Frankhouse	2.83
4	Mel Harder	2.84
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Lefty Gomez	25
3	Schoolboy Rowe	24
4	Hal Schumacher	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	176
2	Van Mungo	175
3	Lefty Gomez	150
4	Schoolboy Rowe	145
5	Tommy Bridges	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	8
1	Jack Russell	8
3	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Dolf Luque	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Higgins	.417
2	Tuck Stainback	.400
3	Arky Vaughan	.396
4	Johnny Moore	.383
5	2 tied	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Zeke Bonura	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
4	Lou Gehrig	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	15
1	Hal Trosky	15
3	Eric McNair	14
4	Earl Averill	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	3
1	Tony Lazzeri	3
1	Arky Vaughan	3
1	Jo-Jo White	3
5	14 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Dean	0.44
2	Les Munns	0.59
3	Rube Walberg	1.00
4	Van Mungo	1.04
5	Willis Hudlin	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Dean	4
1	Mel Harder	4
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	Johnny Broaca	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	30
2	Bobo Newsom	22
3	Dizzy Dean	19
3	Schoolboy Rowe	19
5	Tommy Bridges	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	2
2	Ralph Birkofer	1
2	Joe Bowman	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Mallon	.371
2	Johnny Moore	.365
3	Hank Greenberg	.359
4	Tuck Stainback	.358
5	Lou Gehrig	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	10
2	Wally Berger	7
2	Lou Gehrig	7
4	Hank Greenberg	6
4	Hal Trosky	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	30
2	Jimmie Foxx	28
2	Hal Trosky	28
4	Charlie Gehringer	24
4	Lou Gehrig	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Arky Vaughan	6
1	Billy Werber	6
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	Lyn Lary	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Huck Betts	1.49
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.51
3	Bobby Burke	1.76
4	Rube Walberg	1.84
5	Red Ruffing	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
3	Huck Betts	5
3	Tommy Bridges	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	51
2	Dizzy Dean	38
3	Paul Dean	36
4	Red Ruffing	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Bill Dietrich	2
1	Benny Frey	2
1	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.363
2	Paul Waner	.359
3	Heinie Manush	.358
4	Charlie Gehringer	.355
5	Bill Terry	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Mel Ott	35
4	Wally Berger	34
4	2 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	171
2	Hal Trosky	142
3	Mel Ott	136
4	Jimmie Foxx	133
5	Hank Greenberg	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	39
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Pete Fox	25
4	Jo-Jo White	24
5	Pepper Martin	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.20
2	Lefty Gomez	2.33
3	Fred Frankhouse	2.79
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.83
5	Dizzy Dean	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Lefty Gomez	26
3	Schoolboy Rowe	24
4	Hal Schumacher	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
2	Van Mungo	180
3	Tommy Bridges	153
3	Lefty Gomez	153
5	Lon Warneke	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	9
2	Carl Hubbell	8
3	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Dolf Luque	7
5	3 tied	6