On This Day

Sunday, June 17, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 21 .604 --
Tigers 32 23 .582 1.0
Senators 31 26 .544 3.0
Indians 27 23 .540 3.5
Red Sox 27 27 .500 5.5
Browns 25 27 .481 6.5
Athletics 22 31 .415 10.0
White Sox 18 36 .333 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 19 .661 --
Cardinals 33 21 .611 3.0
Cubs 33 24 .579 4.5
Pirates 27 24 .529 7.5
Braves 28 25 .528 7.5
Dodgers 25 31 .446 12.0
Phillies 19 33 .365 16.0
Reds 13 38 .255 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Werber 6
2 Roy Johnson 5
3 Tony Cuccinello 4
3 Babe Herman 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Bejma 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Durocher 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Bill Knickerbocker 4
1 Lefty O'Doul 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Johnny Moore 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Marcum 1.75
2 Paul Dean 1.00
3 Van Mungo 0.83
3 Vic Sorrell 0.83
5 Fred Frankhouse 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 7
1 Johnny Marcum 7
3 Fred Frankhouse 6
4 Carl Fischer 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .408
2 Heinie Manush .403
3 Cecil Travis .391
4 Joe Medwick .377
5 Joe Vosmik .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 17
1 Bob Johnson 17
1 Chuck Klein 17
4 Lou Gehrig 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 64
2 Joe Cronin 59
3 Mel Ott 56
4 Zeke Bonura 53
5 Charlie Gehringer 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 15
2 Gee Walker 13
3 Ben Chapman 10
4 Pete Fox 9
5 Dick Bartell 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.71
2 Carl Hubbell 2.27
3 Curt Davis 2.45
4 Joe Bowman 2.58
5 Johnny Murphy 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 11
2 Fred Frankhouse 10
2 Carl Hubbell 10
2 Van Mungo 10
5 Dizzy Dean 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 75
2 Lefty Gomez 67
3 Monte Pearson 62
4 Tommy Bridges 60
5 Pat Malone 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 5
1 Jack Russell 5
3 Hi Bell 4
3 Ben Cantwell 4
5 5 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .519
2 Heinie Manush .479
3 Cecil Travis .478
4 Pinky Higgins .447
5 Mel Ott .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Zeke Bonura 5
3 Ripper Collins 5
3 Babe Herman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 24
2 Mel Ott 23
3 Charlie Gehringer 19
3 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Al Simmons 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 4
1 Billy Rogell 4
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 Billy Werber 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monte Weaver 0.96
2 Curt Davis 1.01
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.50
3 Johnny Broaca 1.50
5 Elden Auker 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
1 Lefty Gomez 4
3 Tommy Bridges 3
3 Paul Dean 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 22
1 Monte Pearson 22
3 Paul Dean 21
4 Schoolboy Rowe 18
4 Bob Weiland 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Gordon Rhodes 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .444
2 Pinky Higgins .423
3 Danny Taylor .420
4 Heinie Manush .417
5 Joe Medwick .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zeke Bonura 11
1 Bob Johnson 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Hal Trosky 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 37
2 Charlie Gehringer 34
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Mel Ott 31
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 10
2 Pete Fox 7
3 Dick Bartell 6
4 Ben Chapman 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 1.61
2 Van Mungo 1.76
3 Lefty Gomez 2.05
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.41
5 2 tied 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
1 Fred Frankhouse 6
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Van Mungo 6
1 Monte Weaver 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 43
2 Monte Pearson 36
3 Tommy Bridges 35
3 Paul Dean 35
5 Schoolboy Rowe 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 4
2 Hi Bell 3
3 Ben Cantwell 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .368
2 Heinie Manush .366
3 Jimmie Foxx .358
4 Chuck Klein .352
5 Lou Gehrig .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Lou Gehrig 34
2 Chuck Klein 34
4 Bob Johnson 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 157
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Joe Cronin 134
4 Charlie Gehringer 130
4 Mel Ott 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 30
2 Billy Werber 28
3 Pepper Martin 26
3 Gee Walker 26
5 3 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.84
2 Lefty Gomez 2.39
3 Guy Bush 2.63
4 Roy Parmelee 2.63
5 Hal Schumacher 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 185
2 Lefty Gomez 172
3 Van Mungo 160
4 Tommy Bridges 142
5 Tex Carleton 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 18
2 Hi Bell 9
3 Waite Hoyt 7
4 Carl Hubbell 6
4 2 others tied 6