On This Day

Wednesday, June 6, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 19 .578 --
Yankees 25 19 .568 0.5
Indians 22 18 .550 1.5
Browns 22 20 .524 2.5
Senators 23 23 .500 3.5
Red Sox 22 23 .489 4.0
Athletics 18 25 .419 7.0
White Sox 16 27 .372 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 17 .630 --
Cardinals 27 17 .614 1.0
Cubs 28 18 .609 1.0
Pirates 25 17 .595 2.0
Braves 22 19 .537 4.5
Dodgers 17 27 .386 11.0
Phillies 15 26 .366 11.5
Reds 9 31 .225 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Myril Hoag 7
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Lyn Lary 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Phil Collins 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Chick Fullis 1
1 Goose Goslin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1.17
2 Bob Weiland 0.83
3 Johnny Murphy 0.44
4 Bump Hadley 0.38
4 Johnny Welch 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 7
2 Bump Hadley 5
2 Jim Mooney 5
2 Bob Weiland 5
2 Johnny Welch 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Gordon Rhodes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .395
2 Heinie Manush .387
3 Charlie Gehringer .385
4 Bill Knickerbocker .373
5 Sam Leslie .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 14
1 Chuck Klein 14
3 Jimmie Foxx 13
3 Lou Gehrig 13
5 Bob Johnson 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 51
2 Zeke Bonura 44
3 Ripper Collins 41
3 Chuck Klein 41
3 Gus Suhr 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 13
2 Gee Walker 12
3 Ben Chapman 10
4 Dick Bartell 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.52
2 Johnny Murphy 2.15
3 Carl Hubbell 2.21
4 Joe Bowman 2.32
5 Johnny Welch 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 8
1 Fred Frankhouse 8
1 Lefty Gomez 8
1 Carl Hubbell 8
5 3 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 61
2 Lefty Gomez 52
3 Tommy Bridges 50
4 Dizzy Dean 47
5 3 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 5
2 Ben Cantwell 4
3 Joe Heving 3
3 Waite Hoyt 3
3 Dolf Luque 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Knickerbocker .424
2 Johnny Moore .423
3 Babe Herman .421
4 Bill Terry .415
5 2 tied .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 7
2 Hank Greenberg 5
2 Ray Pepper 5
4 Zeke Bonura 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 23
2 Ray Pepper 19
3 Harlond Clift 16
3 Ripper Collins 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Rabbit Warstler 3
2 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Birkofer 1.44
2 Jim Weaver 1.50
3 Firpo Marberry 1.57
4 Carl Hubbell 1.59
4 Curt Davis 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Welch 22
2 Lefty Gomez 21
3 Schoolboy Rowe 20
3 Red Ruffing 20
5 Tommy Bridges 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Bob Smith 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Don Brennan 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rollie Hemsley .418
2 Charlie Gehringer .409
3 Billy Urbanski .407
4 Bill Terry .390
5 Heinie Manush .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 10
1 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Bob Johnson 9
4 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Chuck Klein 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Charlie Gehringer 33
3 Zeke Bonura 32
4 Joe Cronin 30
5 Ripper Collins 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 10
2 Ben Chapman 7
3 Dick Bartell 6
3 Gee Walker 6
5 Pete Fox 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.74
2 Don Brennan 2.08
3 Joe Bowman 2.20
4 Johnny Murphy 2.23
5 Paul Derringer 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Paul Dean 5
1 Fred Frankhouse 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 44
2 Tommy Bridges 40
3 Lefty Gomez 35
4 Paul Dean 33
5 Monte Pearson 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 3
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 Snipe Hansen 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .364
2 Chuck Klein .362
3 Jimmie Foxx .359
4 Charlie Gehringer .350
5 Bill Terry .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Chuck Klein 32
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 168
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Charlie Gehringer 126
4 Joe Cronin 122
5 Joe Medwick 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 33
2 Gee Walker 31
3 Pepper Martin 26
3 Billy Werber 26
5 Evar Swanson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.75
2 Guy Bush 2.65
3 Hal Schumacher 2.70
4 Lon Warneke 2.72
5 Ben Cantwell 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 25
2 Guy Bush 24
3 Van Mungo 23
4 Dizzy Dean 22
5 Fred Frankhouse 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 188
2 Lefty Gomez 167
3 Van Mungo 154
4 Tommy Bridges 138
5 2 tied 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 18
2 Hi Bell 7
2 Waite Hoyt 7
4 Wilcy Moore 6
5 4 tied 5