On This Day

Sunday, September 23, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	97	52	.651	--
Yankees	91	57	.615	5.5
Indians	82	67	.550	15.0
Red Sox	72	75	.490	24.0
Athletics	65	79	.451	29.5
Browns	66	82	.446	30.5
Senators	64	81	.441	31.0
White Sox	51	95	.349	44.5

Games

Senators 5, Athletics 5

Browns 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 2, Browns 1

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Indians 5, White Sox 1

Yankees 1, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

Senators 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	93	56	.624	--
Cardinals	89	57	.610	2.5
Cubs	82	63	.566	9.0
Braves	73	72	.503	18.0
Pirates	72	72	.500	18.5
Dodgers	66	80	.452	25.5
Phillies	54	87	.383	35.0
Reds	52	94	.356	39.5

Games

Phillies 4, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 7, Phillies 2

Cardinals 9, Reds 7

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 8, Braves 0

Braves 4, Giants 3

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Rothrock	6
1	Bill Terry	6
3	Ripper Collins	5
3	Hughie Critz	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Buzz Boyle	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	3
1	Ed Boland	3
1	Hughie Critz	3
1	Johnny McCarthy	3
5	18 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Knickerbocker	2
2	Ed Boland	1
2	Dusty Cooke	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	1.60
2	Cy Blanton	0.56
3	Les Tietje	0.50
4	Tex Carleton	0.44
4	2 others tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	8
2	Cy Blanton	5
2	Van Mungo	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Dean	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.359
2	Lou Gehrig	.358
3	Charlie Gehringer	.356
4	Bill Terry	.354
5	Heinie Manush	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	47
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	163
2	Hal Trosky	137
3	Mel Ott	135
4	Hank Greenberg	128
5	Jimmie Foxx	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	39
2	Pete Fox	26
3	Ben Chapman	25
3	Jo-Jo White	25
5	Pepper Martin	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.24
2	Lefty Gomez	2.33
3	Mel Harder	2.84
4	Dizzy Dean	2.85
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Lefty Gomez	26
3	Schoolboy Rowe	24
4	Hal Schumacher	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	180
2	Dizzy Dean	176
3	Lefty Gomez	158
4	Schoolboy Rowe	147
5	Red Ruffing	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	8
1	Jack Russell	8
3	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Dizzy Dean	7
3	Dolf Luque	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tuck Stainback	.407
2	Sam Leslie	.385
3	Johnny Moore	.375
3	Arky Vaughan	.375
5	Ripper Collins	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	5
2	Zeke Bonura	4
2	Hank Greenberg	4
4	Lou Gehrig	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	16
2	Ripper Collins	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	15
4	Johnny Moore	14
4	Hal Trosky	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	3
1	Bill Knickerbocker	3
1	Lyn Lary	3
1	Arky Vaughan	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Dean	0.41
2	Les Munns	0.59
3	Rube Walberg	1.00
4	Carl Fischer	1.15
5	Van Mungo	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Dean	4
1	Mel Harder	4
3	Dizzy Dean	3
3	Dutch Leonard	3
3	Schoolboy Rowe	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	30
2	Bobo Newsom	26
3	Van Mungo	21
3	Schoolboy Rowe	21
5	Jim Weaver	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Dizzy Dean	2
3	Ralph Birkofer	1
3	Joe Bowman	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Moore	.370
2	Sam Leslie	.359
2	Les Mallon	.359
4	Tuck Stainback	.358
5	Lou Gehrig	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	11
2	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Wally Berger	7
4	Hank Greenberg	6
4	Hal Trosky	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	30
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
3	Hal Trosky	28
4	Earl Averill	26
5	Lou Gehrig	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	7
2	Arky Vaughan	6
2	Jo-Jo White	6
4	Ben Chapman	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Dean	1.48
2	Huck Betts	1.61
3	Rube Walberg	1.84
4	Dizzy Dean	1.85
5	Carl Hubbell	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
3	Huck Betts	5
3	Tommy Bridges	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	45
2	Lefty Gomez	40
3	Dizzy Dean	38
4	Monte Pearson	36
5	Paul Dean	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Dizzy Dean	2
1	Paul Derringer	2
1	Bill Dietrich	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.363
2	Paul Waner	.360
3	Heinie Manush	.355
4	Charlie Gehringer	.354
5	Bill Terry	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	49
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	172
2	Hal Trosky	142
3	Mel Ott	136
4	Jimmie Foxx	135
5	Hank Greenberg	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	40
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Pete Fox	26
4	Jo-Jo White	25
5	Pepper Martin	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.20
2	Lefty Gomez	2.26
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.83
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.93
5	Dizzy Dean	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	185
1	Van Mungo	185
3	Lefty Gomez	161
4	Tommy Bridges	153
5	Red Ruffing	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	9
2	Carl Hubbell	8
3	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Dizzy Dean	7
3	Dolf Luque	7