On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 11 .621 --
Indians 15 11 .577 1.5
Tigers 15 14 .517 3.0
Senators 16 15 .516 3.0
Browns 13 14 .481 4.0
Red Sox 14 16 .467 4.5
Athletics 13 16 .448 5.0
White Sox 10 17 .370 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 18 10 .643 --
Cubs 21 12 .636 -0.5
Cardinals 19 12 .613 0.5
Giants 18 14 .563 2.0
Braves 14 14 .500 4.0
Dodgers 13 17 .433 6.0
Phillies 9 19 .321 9.0
Reds 7 21 .250 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Ed Coleman 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Rollie Hemsley 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddie Lindstrom 5
2 Chick Hafey 4
2 Joe Medwick 4
4 Bruce Campbell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Linc Blakely 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Ed Morgan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 0.64
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.62
3 Lloyd Brown 0.60
4 Ralph Birkofer 0.56
5 Fritz Ostermueller 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
2 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Paul Derringer 7
4 Joe Cascarella 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .398
2 Lou Gehrig .389
3 Arky Vaughan .380
4 Heinie Manush .373
5 Kiki Cuyler .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Zeke Bonura 10
2 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Jimmie Foxx 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Joe Medwick 34
3 Chuck Klein 32
3 Carl Reynolds 32
5 Gus Suhr 31

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 Johnny Murphy 2.05
4 Bud Tinning 2.15
5 Tex Carleton 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 7
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Van Mungo 6
4 Ralph Birkofer 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 51
2 Dizzy Dean 34
3 Monte Pearson 33
4 Tommy Bridges 32
4 Carl Hubbell 32

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 Rollie Hemsley .489
2 Billy Urbanski .449
3 Arky Vaughan .447
4 Lou Gehrig .426
5 Jimmie Foxx .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 6
1 Lou Gehrig 6
1 Chuck Klein 6
4 Chick Hafey 5
4 Bob Johnson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Zeke Bonura 17
2 Joe Cronin 17
4 Chick Hafey 15
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 7
2 Ben Chapman 5
3 Roy Johnson 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.57
2 General Crowder 0.66
3 Joe Bowman 0.92
4 Lefty Gomez 1.67
5 Fred Frankhouse 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Paul Dean 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Jack Knott 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 34
2 Tommy Bridges 22
3 Monte Pearson 18
4 Paul Dean 16
4 Fritz Ostermueller 16

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 .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .358
3 Heinie Manush .353
4 Lou Gehrig .351
5 Spud Davis .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Lou Gehrig 35
4 Chuck Klein 32
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 163
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Joe Cronin 131
4 Joe Medwick 122
5 Chuck Klein 118

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.90
2 Lon Warneke 2.48
3 Hal Schumacher 2.49
4 Lefty Gomez 2.70
5 Guy Bush 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 24
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Lefty Grove 22
3 Van Mungo 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
2 Lefty Gomez 168
3 Van Mungo 157
4 Tex Carleton 144
5 Johnny Allen 139

Saves

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