On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 10 .643 --
Indians 14 11 .560 2.5
Tigers 15 13 .536 3.0
Senators 15 15 .500 4.0
Red Sox 14 15 .483 4.5
Athletics 13 15 .464 5.0
Browns 12 14 .462 5.0
White Sox 9 17 .346 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 11 .656 --
Pirates 17 10 .630 1.5
Cardinals 18 12 .600 2.0
Giants 18 13 .581 2.5
Braves 14 13 .519 4.5
Dodgers 12 17 .414 7.5
Phillies 9 18 .333 9.5
Reds 6 21 .222 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Morgan 5
2 Roy Johnson 4
2 Arky Vaughan 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 2
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 Doc Cramer 1
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 5
1 Jimmy Dykes 5
1 Cookie Lavagetto 5
4 Charlie Grimm 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 3
1 Billy Werber 3
3 Buzz Boyle 1
3 Dusty Cooke 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Gallivan 0.38
2 Firpo Marberry 0.33
3 George Uhle 0.29
4 Art Herring 0.27
5 Joe Bowman 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 6
2 Art Herring 4
3 Phil Gallivan 3
3 Firpo Marberry 3
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .395
2 Kiki Cuyler .391
3 Heinie Manush .385
4 Lou Gehrig .385
5 Arky Vaughan .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Zeke Bonura 10
3 Lou Gehrig 9
4 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Chuck Klein 31
2 Carl Reynolds 31
2 Gus Suhr 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 11
2 Billy Werber 10
3 Ben Chapman 8
4 Lonny Frey 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.37
2 Joe Bowman 1.52
3 Bud Tinning 2.15
4 Tex Carleton 2.35
5 2 tied 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 7
2 Lefty Gomez 6
3 Dizzy Dean 5
3 Fred Frankhouse 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 49
2 Dizzy Dean 34
3 Monte Pearson 33
4 Carl Hubbell 32
5 3 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Jack Russell 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .475
2 Rollie Hemsley .467
3 Chuck Klein .431
4 Lou Gehrig .422
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 6
1 Lou Gehrig 6
1 Chuck Klein 6
4 Chick Hafey 4
4 Bob Johnson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Zeke Bonura 18
2 Joe Cronin 18
4 Ethan Allen 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 7
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Gee Walker 5
4 Roy Johnson 4
4 Danny Taylor 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.57
2 Al Smith 0.75
3 Joe Bowman 0.92
4 Johnny Allen 0.95
5 Johnny Murphy 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Monte Pearson 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 32
2 Johnny Allen 20
3 Monte Pearson 18
4 Carl Hubbell 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobo Newsom 2
1 Whit Wyatt 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Al Benton 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .371
2 Jimmie Foxx .357
3 Heinie Manush .355
4 Lou Gehrig .349
5 Spud Davis .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Chuck Klein 32
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 161
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Joe Cronin 130
4 Joe Medwick 118
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 33
2 Ben Chapman 32
3 Pepper Martin 28
4 Billy Werber 24
5 Evar Swanson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.91
2 Lon Warneke 2.49
3 Hal Schumacher 2.49
4 Guy Bush 2.68
5 Lefty Gomez 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 25
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Lefty Grove 22
5 Van Mungo 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
2 Lefty Gomez 168
3 Van Mungo 155
4 Tex Carleton 144
5 Carl Hubbell 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 16
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Hi Bell 6
3 Waite Hoyt 6
5 5 tied 5