On This Day

Tuesday, July 3, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 25 .627 --
Tigers 43 28 .606 1.0
Senators 38 33 .535 6.0
Red Sox 37 33 .529 6.5
Indians 35 33 .515 7.5
Browns 30 35 .462 11.0
Athletics 27 41 .397 15.5
White Sox 23 47 .329 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 26 .629 --
Cubs 42 28 .600 2.0
Cardinals 40 28 .588 3.0
Pirates 36 29 .554 5.5
Braves 38 31 .551 5.5
Dodgers 28 42 .400 16.0
Phillies 25 45 .357 19.0
Reds 21 45 .318 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty McManus 4
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Lou Chiozza 3
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Joe Cronin 3
1 Bill Dickey 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody English 1
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1
1 Ed Morgan 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Lucas 0.86
2 Cy Moore 0.50
3 Bill Hallahan 0.47
4 Hank Johnson 0.44
5 Red Ruffing 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 7
2 Red Lucas 6
2 Cy Moore 6
4 Hank Johnson 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Curt Davis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .403
2 Charlie Gehringer .388
3 Bill Terry .367
4 Pinky Higgins .360
5 Arky Vaughan .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 24
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
3 Lou Gehrig 21
4 Mel Ott 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 78
2 Mel Ott 74
3 Zeke Bonura 69
4 Joe Cronin 68
5 Charlie Gehringer 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 19
2 Gee Walker 16
3 Pete Fox 15
4 Pepper Martin 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.03
2 Curt Davis 2.52
3 Fred Frankhouse 2.59
4 Bill Lee 2.64
5 Johnny Murphy 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 13
1 Fred Frankhouse 13
1 Lefty Gomez 13
4 Carl Hubbell 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 102
2 Dizzy Dean 78
3 Lefty Gomez 77
4 Paul Dean 74
5 2 tied 71

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 Goose Goslin .444
2 Pie Traynor .433
3 Bill Dickey .404
4 Arky Vaughan .404
5 Heinie Manush .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Travis Jackson 5
3 Bob Johnson 5
3 Hal Trosky 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Rogell 22
2 Wally Berger 21
3 Hank Greenberg 18
3 Mel Ott 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 6
2 Pepper Martin 5
3 Dick Bartell 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 0.93
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.00
2 Lefty Stewart 1.00
4 Waite Hoyt 1.17
5 2 tied 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 4
1 Dizzy Dean 4
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
5 2 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 27
2 Paul Dean 23
3 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Red Ruffing 20
4 Lon Warneke 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kolp 2
1 Bob Smith 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Joe Bowman 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .436
2 Charlie Gehringer .412
3 Bill Terry .408
4 Goose Goslin .402
5 Mel Ott .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Wally Berger 10
3 Mel Ott 10
5 Lou Gehrig 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 41
2 Billy Rogell 36
3 Hank Greenberg 35
4 Wally Berger 33
4 4 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 10
2 Pepper Martin 7
2 Billy Werber 7
4 Billy Rogell 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.82
2 Curt Davis 1.83
3 Johnny Broaca 1.84
4 Mel Harder 2.14
5 Elden Auker 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 6
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Mel Harder 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 44
1 Van Mungo 44
3 Dizzy Dean 34
4 Lefty Gomez 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 3
2 Ed Brandt 2
2 Curt Davis 2
2 Carl Hubbell 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .373
2 Heinie Manush .363
3 Jimmie Foxx .347
4 Lou Gehrig .347
5 Bill Terry .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Bob Johnson 36
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Chuck Klein 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 155
2 Lou Gehrig 146
3 Mel Ott 138
4 Charlie Gehringer 129
5 Joe Cronin 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 32
2 Pepper Martin 30
3 Ben Chapman 26
4 Gee Walker 25
5 Pete Fox 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.18
2 Lefty Gomez 2.38
3 Lon Warneke 2.68
4 Guy Bush 2.68
5 Van Mungo 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 187
2 Van Mungo 180
3 Lefty Gomez 169
4 Tommy Bridges 135
5 Lon Warneke 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 13
2 Hi Bell 9
3 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Carl Hubbell 7
5 Dolf Luque 6