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Sunday, October 7, 1934

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1934 World Series

Detroit leads series 3 - 2

Detroit Tigers 3
St. Louis Cardinals 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pepper Martin 2
1 Billy Rogell 2
3 Tommy Bridges 1
3 Mickey Cochrane 1
3 8 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill DeLancey 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill DeLancey 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 1.00
2 Dizzy Dean 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Dizzy Dean 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .381
1 Pepper Martin .381
1 Joe Medwick .381
4 Hank Greenberg .350
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill DeLancey 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Joe Medwick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 6
2 Billy Rogell 4
2 Jack Rothrock 4
4 Bill DeLancey 3
4 Joe Medwick 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Marv Owen 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Hogsett 0.00
2 Paul Dean 1.00
3 Schoolboy Rowe 1.50
4 General Crowder 1.80
5 Bill Hallahan 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 12
2 Tommy Bridges 10
3 Paul Dean 7
3 Schoolboy Rowe 7
5 Bill Hallahan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .417
2 Joe Medwick .391
3 Pepper Martin .381
4 Hank Greenberg .350
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 2
2 Bill DeLancey 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 6
1 Joe Medwick 6
3 Billy Rogell 4
3 Jack Rothrock 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 2
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 Heinie Manush 1
2 Mel Ott 1
2 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Hogsett 0.00
1 Mel Harder 0.00
3 Paul Dean 1.00
4 Schoolboy Rowe 1.50
5 General Crowder 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 16
2 Tommy Bridges 10
3 Paul Dean 7
3 Schoolboy Rowe 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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

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