On This Day

Wednesday, June 27, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	24	.619	--
Tigers	39	25	.609	0.5
Red Sox	35	30	.538	5.0
Senators	36	31	.537	5.0
Indians	32	29	.525	6.0
Browns	28	34	.452	10.5
Athletics	25	38	.397	14.0
White Sox	21	44	.323	19.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 0

Yankees 8, White Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	41	24	.631	--
Cubs	40	26	.606	1.5
Cardinals	38	25	.603	2.0
Pirates	34	28	.548	5.5
Braves	34	29	.540	6.0
Dodgers	26	39	.400	15.0
Phillies	23	41	.359	17.5
Reds	19	43	.306	20.5

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 1

Braves 8, Reds 4

Pirates 4, Phillies 1

Cardinals 8, Giants 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zeke Bonura	3
1	Hughie Critz	3
1	Frankie Crosetti	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Bill DeLancey	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	4
2	Bill DeLancey	3
2	Dick Porter	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Cookie Lavagetto	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Johnson	2.00
2	Larry French	0.57
3	Dizzy Dean	0.38
3	Lefty Gomez	0.38
5	Monte Pearson	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Hank Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Johnson	8
2	Dizzy Dean	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
4	Larry French	4
5	Tom Zachary	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Mooney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.411
2	Charlie Gehringer	.400
3	Cecil Travis	.375
4	Joe Medwick	.373
5	Bill Terry	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	22
2	Jimmie Foxx	20
2	Lou Gehrig	20
4	Mel Ott	19
5	Chuck Klein	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	74
2	Mel Ott	71
3	Joe Cronin	64
4	Zeke Bonura	62
5	Charlie Gehringer	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	17
2	Gee Walker	15
3	Ben Chapman	11
3	Pete Fox	11
3	Pepper Martin	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Gomez	2.17
2	Curt Davis	2.47
3	Bill Lee	2.59
4	Johnny Murphy	2.59
5	Fred Frankhouse	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	12
1	Fred Frankhouse	12
1	Lefty Gomez	12
4	Carl Hubbell	11
4	Van Mungo	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	94
2	Lefty Gomez	76
3	Dizzy Dean	71
3	Paul Dean	71
5	Pat Malone	69

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	5
1	Dolf Luque	5
1	Jack Russell	5
4	Ben Cantwell	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.477
2	Roy Johnson	.446
3	Buck Jordan	.439
4	Lou Gehrig	.422
5	Goose Goslin	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	9
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Wally Berger	5
3	Lou Gehrig	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	23
1	Hank Greenberg	23
3	Dick Porter	20
4	Wally Berger	19
4	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	5
2	Billy Werber	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	Billy Rogell	3
3	Gee Walker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Frankhouse	0.75
2	Waite Hoyt	0.96
3	Lefty Stewart	1.00
4	Cy Moore	1.06
5	Thornton Lee	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	4
1	Fred Frankhouse	4
3	Elden Auker	3
3	Curt Davis	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	27
2	Van Mungo	26
3	Dizzy Dean	22
4	Lon Warneke	21
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Ray Kolp	2
1	Fritz Ostermueller	2
1	Bob Smith	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.451
2	Heinie Manush	.448
3	Bill Terry	.419
4	Babe Herman	.404
5	Buck Jordan	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
3	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Mel Ott	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	42
2	Mel Ott	41
3	Hank Greenberg	39
4	Lou Gehrig	34
4	2 others tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	7
1	Billy Werber	7
3	Dick Bartell	6
3	Kiki Cuyler	6
3	Pepper Martin	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elden Auker	1.32
2	Curt Davis	1.77
3	Waite Hoyt	1.78
4	Mel Harder	2.09
5	Pat Malone	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
1	Paul Dean	6
1	Fred Frankhouse	6
4	Elden Auker	5
4	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Dean	49
2	Lefty Gomez	42
3	Van Mungo	38
4	Pat Malone	35
4	Johnny Welch	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.370
2	Heinie Manush	.366
3	Jimmie Foxx	.361
4	Chuck Klein	.353
5	Lou Gehrig	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Bob Johnson	37
3	Lou Gehrig	35
4	Mel Ott	34
5	Chuck Klein	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	163
2	Lou Gehrig	149
3	Mel Ott	138
4	Charlie Gehringer	128
5	Joe Cronin	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	30
2	Pepper Martin	29
3	Ben Chapman	27
4	Gee Walker	26
5	Pete Fox	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.99
2	Guy Bush	2.53
3	Lefty Gomez	2.56
4	Lon Warneke	2.72
5	Van Mungo	2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	190
2	Van Mungo	176
3	Lefty Gomez	174
4	Tommy Bridges	137
4	Carl Hubbell	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	14
2	Hi Bell	10
3	Waite Hoyt	7
3	Carl Hubbell	7
5	2 tied	6