On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	59	36	.621	--
Yankees	57	36	.613	1.0
Indians	53	41	.564	5.5
Red Sox	51	45	.531	8.5
Senators	44	51	.463	15.0
Browns	41	48	.461	15.0
Athletics	37	55	.402	20.5
White Sox	33	63	.344	26.5

Games

Tigers 16, White Sox 15

Athletics 6, Yankees 3

Indians 11, Browns 5

Indians 6, Browns 3

White Sox 6, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	35	.635	--
Cubs	57	38	.600	3.5
Cardinals	55	39	.585	5.0
Braves	48	49	.495	13.5
Pirates	44	47	.484	14.5
Phillies	41	55	.427	20.0
Dodgers	40	54	.426	20.0
Reds	32	61	.344	27.5

Games

Braves 5, Dodgers 2

Braves 1, Dodgers 0

Cubs 7, Reds 5

Reds 4, Cubs 2

Phillies 4, Giants 2

Cardinals 9, Pirates 5

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Averill	5
1	Stan Hack	5
1	Al Simmons	5
1	Gordon Slade	5
5	12 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	2
1	Zeke Bonura	2
1	Hank Greenberg	2
1	Odell Hale	2
5	14 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Odell Hale	7
2	Zeke Bonura	5
2	Hank Greenberg	5
4	Earl Averill	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
1	Jo-Jo White	2
3	Charlie Gehringer	1
3	Jo-Jo Moore	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Brandt	1.00
1	Carl Hubbell	1.00
3	Roy Parmelee	0.80
3	Flint Rhem	0.80
5	Syl Johnson	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Brandt	8
1	Roy Parmelee	8
3	Les Tietje	7
4	Monte Pearson	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Dean	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.394
2	Charlie Gehringer	.374
3	Lou Gehrig	.363
4	Paul Waner	.361
5	Joe Vosmik	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Lou Gehrig	30
3	Bob Johnson	28
4	Mel Ott	24
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	110
2	Mel Ott	103
3	Zeke Bonura	87
3	Roy Johnson	87
5	2 tied	85

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	2.47
3	Curt Davis	2.82
4	Fred Frankhouse	3.04
5	Waite Hoyt	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	18
2	Lefty Gomez	16
3	Hal Schumacher	15
4	Curt Davis	14
4	4 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	121
1	Van Mungo	121
3	Tommy Bridges	97
4	Monte Pearson	92
5	Lon Warneke	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	7
2	Hi Bell	6
2	Dolf Luque	6
2	Jack Russell	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.508
2	Harlin Pool	.463
3	Hal Trosky	.458
4	Rick Ferrell	.415
5	Roy Johnson	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Earl Averill	6
2	Lou Gehrig	6
4	Hal Trosky	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	26
2	Odell Hale	22
3	Earl Averill	20
3	Marv Owen	20
5	Hank Greenberg	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Bill Cissell	3
3	Pete Fox	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.42
2	Ed Brandt	1.84
3	Jimmie DeShong	1.86
4	Curt Davis	1.89
5	Euel Moore	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	4
2	Belve Bean	3
2	Al Benton	3
2	George Blaeholder	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Parmelee	24
1	Les Tietje	24
3	Dizzy Dean	23
4	Bobo Newsom	19
5	Bump Hadley	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Jack Knott	2
2	Bud Tinning	2
4	George Blaeholder	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.425
2	Marv Owen	.422
3	Rick Ferrell	.418
4	Hank Greenberg	.410
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Wally Berger	12
3	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Earl Averill	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	36
2	Hal Trosky	35
3	Roy Johnson	34
4	Odell Hale	33
4	Johnny Moore	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	10
2	Pete Fox	7
3	Billy Werber	6
4	Rabbit Warstler	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.95
2	Carl Hubbell	2.02
3	Euel Moore	2.18
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.48
5	Jimmie DeShong	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	8
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	7
3	Curt Davis	6
3	Dizzy Dean	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	50
2	Les Tietje	38
3	Schoolboy Rowe	34
4	Waite Hoyt	31
5	3 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	5
2	Dutch Leonard	3
3	Ed Brandt	2
3	Curt Davis	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.371
2	Lou Gehrig	.365
3	Charlie Gehringer	.359
4	Jimmie Foxx	.354
5	Bill Terry	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
2	Lou Gehrig	43
3	Bob Johnson	39
4	Mel Ott	37
5	Wally Berger	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	163
2	Jimmie Foxx	151
2	Mel Ott	151
4	Hank Greenberg	130
5	Charlie Gehringer	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	29
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	2.42
3	Curt Davis	2.82
4	Guy Bush	2.99
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Van Mungo	23
2	Hal Schumacher	23
4	Lefty Gomez	21
4	Carl Hubbell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	198
2	Van Mungo	180
3	Lefty Gomez	142
4	Lon Warneke	141
5	Tommy Bridges	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	12
2	Hi Bell	9
3	Lloyd Brown	8
3	Carl Hubbell	8
5	Dolf Luque	7