On This Day

Thursday, April 19, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 1 .667 --
Yankees 2 1 .667 0.0
Indians 2 1 .667 0.0
Senators 2 2 .500 0.5
Red Sox 2 2 .500 0.5
White Sox 1 2 .333 1.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 1.0
Browns 1 2 .333 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 3 0 1.000 --
Cubs 3 0 1.000 0.0
Pirates 2 1 .667 1.0
Braves 1 1 .500 1.5
Dodgers 1 1 .500 1.5
Cardinals 1 2 .333 2.0
Reds 0 3 .000 3.0
Phillies 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Reynolds 5
1 Billy Werber 5
3 Freddie Lindstrom 4
3 Pie Traynor 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Reynolds 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Bill Dickey 3
4 Zeke Bonura 2
4 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Gehrig 2
1 Gee Walker 2
3 Lou Chiozza 1
3 Frank Doljack 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 1.00
2 Phil Collins 0.67
3 Roy Parmelee 0.62
4 Boom-Boom Beck 0.40
5 Danny MacFayden 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 6
2 Roy Parmelee 5
3 Phil Collins 4
3 Danny MacFayden 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Dolf Luque 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .667
2 Pie Traynor .615
3 Bob Johnson .583
4 Blondy Ryan .545
5 Joe Medwick .538

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 2
1 Bill Dickey 2
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Chick Hafey 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 9
2 Carl Reynolds 7
3 Joe Medwick 6
4 Zeke Bonura 5
4 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 4
2 Lou Gehrig 2
3 Ben Chapman 1
3 Lou Chiozza 1
3 11 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.00
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
1 Roy Parmelee 0.00
1 Hank Johnson 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Joe Cascarella 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 20 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lon Warneke 13
2 Red Ruffing 8
3 Monte Pearson 7
4 Pat Malone 6
4 Whit Wyatt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .371
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Spud Davis .353
4 Heinie Manush .335
5 Lou Gehrig .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Chuck Klein 30
4 Lou Gehrig 29
5 Wally Berger 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 161
2 Lou Gehrig 134
3 Chuck Klein 123
4 Joe Cronin 120
5 Al Simmons 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 30
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Pepper Martin 27
4 Evar Swanson 19
5 Chick Fullis 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.68
2 Lon Warneke 2.00
3 Hal Schumacher 2.12
4 Charlie Root 2.52
5 Ben Cantwell 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 24
1 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Lefty Grove 23
4 Guy Bush 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 200
2 Lefty Gomez 155
3 Carl Hubbell 152
4 Tex Carleton 146
5 Bump Hadley 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 14
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Wilcy Moore 7
4 Phil Collins 6
4 Lefty Grove 6