On This Day

Friday, July 13, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 28 .632 --
Tigers 49 30 .620 0.5
Red Sox 43 35 .551 6.0
Indians 39 37 .513 9.0
Senators 40 39 .506 9.5
Browns 31 40 .437 14.5
Athletics 30 46 .395 18.0
White Sox 26 51 .338 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 29 .638 --
Cubs 49 31 .613 2.0
Cardinals 44 33 .571 5.5
Pirates 39 36 .520 9.5
Braves 40 40 .500 11.0
Dodgers 33 47 .413 18.0
Phillies 32 48 .400 19.0
Reds 26 50 .342 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Odell Hale 4
1 Jo-Jo Moore 4
1 Paul Waner 4
4 Adam Comorosky 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Ferrell 2
1 Jo-Jo Moore 2
3 Wally Berger 1
3 Max Bishop 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Mark Koenig 3
3 Wally Berger 2
3 Bruce Campbell 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Billy Werber 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.62
2 Red Ruffing 0.30
3 Lefty Stewart 0.23
4 Wes Ferrell 0.18
4 Bill Lee 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 8
2 Red Ruffing 3
2 Lefty Stewart 3
4 Wes Ferrell 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .402
2 Charlie Gehringer .378
3 Bill Terry .367
4 Cecil Travis .365
5 Lou Gehrig .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 26
1 Bob Johnson 26
3 Lou Gehrig 24
4 Mel Ott 21
5 Wally Berger 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 92
2 Mel Ott 87
3 Joe Cronin 73
4 Wally Berger 71
5 2 tied 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 21
2 Pete Fox 16
2 Gee Walker 16
4 Ben Chapman 14
5 Pepper Martin 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.03
2 Carl Hubbell 2.67
3 Johnny Murphy 2.79
4 Elden Auker 2.89
5 Fred Frankhouse 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 15
2 Lefty Gomez 14
3 Fred Frankhouse 13
3 Carl Hubbell 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 113
2 Dizzy Dean 98
3 Tommy Bridges 86
4 Paul Dean 83
5 2 tied 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 6
1 Jack Russell 6
3 Dolf Luque 5
3 Bob Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .482
2 Marv Owen .468
3 Stan Hack .438
4 Wally Berger .437
5 Rick Ferrell .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Lefty O'Doul 5
4 Bill Dickey 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 23
2 Sam Leslie 19
3 Lou Gehrig 18
3 Billy Rogell 18
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 4
1 Billy Werber 4
1 Jo-Jo White 4
4 Ben Chapman 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 1.00
2 Oral Hildebrand 1.33
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.34
4 Fritz Ostermueller 1.64
5 Les Tietje 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
3 Joe Cascarella 3
3 Curt Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 27
2 Tommy Bridges 19
2 Van Mungo 19
4 Schoolboy Rowe 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 2
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .424
2 Paul Waner .411
3 Pinky Higgins .409
4 Lou Gehrig .404
5 Willie Kamm .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 14
2 Bob Johnson 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 12
4 Lou Gehrig 9
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 42
2 Billy Rogell 38
3 Lou Gehrig 34
3 Mel Ott 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 8
2 Pete Fox 7
3 Pepper Martin 6
4 Kiki Cuyler 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.08
2 Guy Bush 2.13
3 Johnny Broaca 2.25
4 Fred Frankhouse 2.40
5 Pat Malone 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Curt Davis 6
2 Mel Harder 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6
2 Lon Warneke 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Van Mungo 45
3 Paul Dean 39
4 Lon Warneke 36
5 Red Ruffing 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kolp 3
1 Bob Smith 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .366
2 Lou Gehrig .362
3 Charlie Gehringer .361
4 Bill Terry .346
5 Jimmie Foxx .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Bob Johnson 38
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Wally Berger 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 158
2 Jimmie Foxx 152
3 Mel Ott 148
4 Charlie Gehringer 128
5 Wally Berger 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Gee Walker 24
5 Pete Fox 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.10
2 Lefty Gomez 2.11
3 Guy Bush 2.74
4 Lon Warneke 2.78
5 Van Mungo 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 25
1 Van Mungo 25
3 Dizzy Dean 24
4 Guy Bush 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 192
2 Van Mungo 183
3 Lefty Gomez 155
4 Tommy Bridges 139
5 2 tied 135

Saves

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