On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 34 .622 --
Tigers 57 35 .620 --
Indians 50 40 .556 6.0
Red Sox 50 44 .532 8.0
Browns 40 45 .471 13.5
Senators 43 50 .462 14.5
Athletics 35 54 .393 20.5
White Sox 32 61 .344 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 34 .634 --
Cubs 56 36 .609 2.5
Cardinals 54 37 .593 4.0
Braves 46 49 .484 14.0
Pirates 42 46 .477 14.5
Dodgers 40 52 .435 18.5
Phillies 40 53 .430 19.0
Reds 30 60 .333 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Moore 5
2 Ripper Collins 4
2 Rick Ferrell 4
2 Harlin Pool 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Bill DeLancey 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Hopkins 3
1 Hank Leiber 3
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
1 Ed Morgan 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Chick Fullis 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.75
2 Lefty Gomez 0.50
2 Bill Walker 0.50
4 Hank Johnson 0.45
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Larry French 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
1 Hank Johnson 5
1 Bill Walker 5
4 Curt Davis 4
4 Bobo Newsom 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Paul Derringer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .397
2 Charlie Gehringer .381
3 Pinky Higgins .369
4 Lou Gehrig .365
5 Paul Waner .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 32
2 Lou Gehrig 29
3 Bob Johnson 28
4 Mel Ott 24
5 Wally Berger 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 108
2 Mel Ott 101
3 Joe Cronin 85
3 Roy Johnson 85
5 Zeke Bonura 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 23
2 Pete Fox 19
3 Gee Walker 16
4 Pepper Martin 15
5 Ben Chapman 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.28
2 Carl Hubbell 2.59
3 Curt Davis 2.84
4 Mel Harder 3.02
5 Fred Frankhouse 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 18
2 Lefty Gomez 16
3 Curt Davis 14
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 118
2 Dizzy Dean 117
3 Tommy Bridges 95
4 Monte Pearson 87
4 Lon Warneke 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 6
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Jack Russell 6
4 Lloyd Brown 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Greenberg .500
2 Rick Ferrell .471
3 Sam Rice .465
4 Joe Vosmik .464
5 Charlie Grimm .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Joe Medwick 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 21
2 Babe Herman 18
2 Roy Johnson 18
4 Lou Gehrig 17
4 Mel Ott 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Jack Saltzgaver 4
4 Ethan Allen 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Snipe Hansen 1.33
2 Larry French 1.53
3 Carl Hubbell 1.71
4 Euel Moore 1.80
5 Dizzy Dean 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
1 Dizzy Dean 4
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
4 Belve Bean 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 27
2 Schoolboy Rowe 21
3 Curt Davis 19
4 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Roy Parmelee 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Jack Knott 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
1 Bud Tinning 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .415
2 Pinky Higgins .408
3 Hank Greenberg .407
4 Rick Ferrell .406
5 Charlie Grimm .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Joe Medwick 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Mel Ott 33
3 Wally Berger 32
3 Roy Johnson 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 9
2 Jo-Jo White 8
3 Billy Werber 7
4 Billy Herman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.95
2 Tommy Bridges 2.00
3 Euel Moore 2.12
4 Carl Hubbell 2.39
5 Mel Harder 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 7
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 7
3 Curt Davis 6
3 Schoolboy Rowe 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 51
2 Les Tietje 31
2 Lon Warneke 31
4 Hank Johnson 29
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 Jack Knott 2
3 Bud Tinning 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .372
2 Charlie Gehringer .365
3 Lou Gehrig .363
4 Jimmie Foxx .352
5 Pinky Higgins .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Bob Johnson 39
4 Mel Ott 38
5 Wally Berger 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 161
2 Mel Ott 152
3 Jimmie Foxx 148
4 Charlie Gehringer 128
5 Hank Greenberg 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 31
2 Pepper Martin 27
3 Gee Walker 24
4 Ben Chapman 23
4 Pete Fox 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.28
2 Lefty Gomez 2.34
3 Guy Bush 2.84
4 Curt Davis 2.84
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 26
2 Van Mungo 23
3 Lefty Gomez 22
3 Hal Schumacher 22
5 Carl Hubbell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 196
2 Van Mungo 179
3 Lefty Gomez 150
4 Tommy Bridges 144
5 Lon Warneke 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 12
2 Hi Bell 9
3 Carl Hubbell 8
4 Dolf Luque 7
5 4 tied 6