On This Day

Thursday, September 27, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 99 53 .651 --
Yankees 93 58 .616 5.5
Indians 83 68 .550 15.5
Red Sox 75 75 .500 23.0
Athletics 67 81 .453 30.0
Browns 67 83 .447 31.0
Senators 64 85 .430 33.5
White Sox 52 97 .349 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 93 58 .616 --
Cardinals 92 58 .613 0.5
Cubs 84 64 .568 7.5
Braves 75 73 .507 16.5
Pirates 73 74 .497 18.0
Dodgers 69 81 .460 23.5
Phillies 56 90 .384 34.5
Reds 52 96 .351 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adam Comorosky 3
1 Pete Fox 3
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
1 Rip Radcliff 3
1 Paul Waner 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 Billy Urbanski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Madjeski 4
2 Luke Appling 2
2 Wally Berger 2
2 Adam Comorosky 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.78
2 Ralph Birkofer 0.58
3 Bill Lee 0.50
4 Paul Derringer 0.33
5 Ben Cantwell 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Bill Walker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Birkofer 7
1 George Earnshaw 7
3 Bill Lee 6
4 Firpo Marberry 4
5 Ben Cantwell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Carleton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .362
2 Lou Gehrig .359
3 Charlie Gehringer .357
4 Bill Terry .353
5 Heinie Manush .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 165
2 Hank Greenberg 137
2 Hal Trosky 137
4 Mel Ott 135
5 Jimmie Foxx 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Jo-Jo White 27
3 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pete Fox 26
5 Pepper Martin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.28
2 Lefty Gomez 2.33
3 Mel Harder 2.81
4 Dizzy Dean 2.82
5 Curt Davis 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
4 Hal Schumacher 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 181
2 Van Mungo 180
3 Lefty Gomez 158
4 Tommy Bridges 150
5 Schoolboy Rowe 148

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 Arky Vaughan .412
2 Buzz Boyle .395
2 Sam Leslie .395
4 Tuck Stainback .388
5 Paul Waner .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 4
1 Arky Vaughan 4
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Jack Burns 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 18
2 Earl Averill 16
3 Jimmie Foxx 15
3 Charlie Gehringer 15
5 Eric McNair 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 5
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Bill Knickerbocker 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 General Crowder 0.50
1 Wes Ferrell 0.50
3 Ralph Winegarner 0.57
4 Mel Harder 0.84
5 Paul Dean 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Paul Dean 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 27
2 Bobo Newsom 18
2 Bill Walker 18
4 Curt Davis 16
4 Van Mungo 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Carleton 2
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 Dick Coffman 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tuck Stainback .370
2 Sam Leslie .368
3 Pinky Higgins .355
4 Charlie Gehringer .351
5 Chick Hafey .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Hal Trosky 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 29
2 Jimmie Foxx 28
3 Hal Trosky 27
4 Wally Berger 25
4 Charlie Gehringer 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 7
2 Arky Vaughan 6
3 Pepper Martin 5
3 Billy Werber 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Munns 1.14
2 Van Mungo 1.48
3 Ivy Andrews 1.65
4 Roy Parmelee 1.70
5 Huck Betts 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Bobo Newsom 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Paul Dean 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 41
2 Bobo Newsom 40
3 Dizzy Dean 33
3 Lefty Gomez 33
5 Tommy Bridges 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Carleton 2
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Bill Dietrich 2