On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1934

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1934 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 3, 1934

St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 101 53 .656 --
Yankees 94 60 .610 7.0
Indians 85 69 .552 16.0
Red Sox 76 76 .500 24.0
Athletics 68 82 .453 31.0
Browns 67 85 .441 33.0
Senators 66 86 .434 34.0
White Sox 53 99 .349 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 58 .621 --
Giants 93 60 .608 2.0
Cubs 86 65 .570 8.0
Braves 78 73 .517 16.0
Pirates 74 76 .493 19.5
Dodgers 71 81 .467 23.5
Phillies 56 93 .376 37.0
Reds 52 99 .344 42.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Chiozza 6
1 Stan Hack 6
1 Jo-Jo White 6
4 Phil Cavarretta 5
4 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Bill DeLancey 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 5
2 Phil Cavarretta 4
2 Bill DeLancey 4
4 Augie Galan 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Hayes 2
2 Mel Almada 1
2 Buzz Boyle 1
2 Mickey Cochrane 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 2.00
2 George Hockette 0.78
3 Johnny Marcum 0.75
4 Dizzy Dean 0.70
5 Red Ruffing 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orville Armbrust 1
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 7
1 George Hockette 7
3 Johnny Marcum 6
4 Red Ruffing 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .363
2 Paul Waner .362
3 Charlie Gehringer .356
4 Bill Terry .354
5 Heinie Manush .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Jimmie Foxx 44
3 Ripper Collins 35
3 Mel Ott 35
3 Hal Trosky 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Hal Trosky 143
3 Hank Greenberg 139
4 Mel Ott 135
5 Jimmie Foxx 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 40
2 Jo-Jo White 28
3 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pete Fox 26
5 Pepper Martin 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.27
2 Lefty Gomez 2.33
3 Dizzy Dean 2.66
4 Mel Harder 2.71
5 Waite Hoyt 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Schoolboy Rowe 24
4 Hal Schumacher 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 195
2 Van Mungo 187
3 Lefty Gomez 158
4 Tommy Bridges 152
5 Paul Dean 150

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 Buzz Boyle .412
2 Sam Leslie .408
2 Paul Waner .408
4 Bill Terry .407
5 Adam Comorosky .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Zeke Bonura 3
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Ripper Collins 3
2 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 19
2 Earl Averill 16
3 Ripper Collins 15
3 Jimmie Foxx 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 6
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Pete Fox 3
3 Lyn Lary 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 0.69
2 Les Munns 1.00
3 Dizzy Dean 1.04
4 Monte Weaver 1.06
5 Paul Dean 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Mel Harder 4
4 Johnny Babich 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Paul Dean 26
3 Curt Davis 17
4 Tommy Bridges 16
4 Van Mungo 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Carleton 2
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Leslie .366
2 Pinky Higgins .359
3 Hank Greenberg .354
3 Arky Vaughan .354
5 John Stone .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 9
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Hal Trosky 7
4 Jimmie Foxx 6
4 Gabby Hartnett 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 31
2 Hank Greenberg 30
3 Jimmie Foxx 28
4 Earl Averill 23
4 Ripper Collins 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Munns 1.14
2 Van Mungo 1.41
3 Bobby Burke 1.46
4 Dizzy Dean 1.47
5 Ivy Andrews 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 8
2 Tommy Bridges 6
2 Mel Harder 6
4 Paul Dean 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 47
2 Paul Dean 43
3 Bobo Newsom 38
4 Tommy Bridges 34
4 Van Mungo 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Carleton 2
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Bill Dietrich 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2