On This Day

Monday, May 14, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 6 .739 --
Indians 11 9 .550 4.5
Tigers 12 11 .522 5.0
Athletics 12 11 .522 5.0
Senators 12 13 .480 6.0
Red Sox 11 13 .458 6.5
Browns 9 12 .429 7.0
White Sox 6 15 .286 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 8 .692 --
Pirates 15 7 .682 1.0
Cardinals 15 9 .625 2.0
Giants 14 11 .560 3.5
Braves 12 11 .522 4.5
Dodgers 8 15 .348 8.5
Phillies 7 15 .318 9.0
Reds 5 18 .217 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boken 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 Goose Goslin 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Boken 2
1 Dolph Camilli 2
1 Frank Doljack 2
1 George Earnshaw 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.67
2 Hal Schumacher 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Hal Schumacher 4
3 Lefty Grove 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .412
2 Lou Gehrig .402
3 Joe Vosmik .397
4 Heinie Manush .394
5 Sam Leslie .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Ethan Allen 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Carl Reynolds 27
2 Gus Suhr 27
4 Chuck Klein 25
4 Joe Medwick 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 9
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Billy Werber 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.82
2 Lefty Gomez 1.26
3 Joe Cascarella 1.57
4 Carl Hubbell 1.71
5 Johnny Allen 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Bob Kline 5
2 Gordon Rhodes 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 36
2 Dizzy Dean 31
3 Lon Warneke 29
4 Bob Weiland 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 3
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .550
2 Lou Gehrig .458
3 Sam Leslie .457
4 Heinie Manush .456
5 Joe Vosmik .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Ripper Collins 5
3 Ethan Allen 4
3 Tony Cuccinello 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Joe Vosmik 17
3 Joe Medwick 16
4 Ethan Allen 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Gee Walker 3
1 Billy Werber 3
4 Bob Boken 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
1 Johnny Murphy 0.00
3 Jack Knott 0.75
4 Johnny Allen 0.95
5 Lefty Gomez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Kline 4
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 25
2 Dizzy Dean 23
3 Johnny Allen 20
4 Earl Whitehill 15
5 Hal Schumacher 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Bobo Newsom 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .363
2 Spud Davis .354
3 Heinie Manush .351
4 Jimmie Foxx .348
5 Lou Gehrig .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Chuck Klein 31
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 163
2 Lou Gehrig 149
3 Joe Cronin 129
4 Chuck Klein 119
5 Mel Ott 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 29
3 Pepper Martin 28
4 Billy Werber 20
5 Evar Swanson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.69
2 Lon Warneke 2.32
3 Hal Schumacher 2.32
4 Monte Pearson 2.50
5 Guy Bush 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 25
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 Dizzy Dean 22
4 General Crowder 21
4 Lefty Grove 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 202
2 Lefty Gomez 165
3 Tex Carleton 149
4 Johnny Allen 145
5 Van Mungo 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 16
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Hi Bell 6
3 Phil Collins 6
3 3 others tied 6