On This Day

Tuesday, July 31, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 36 .621 --
Tigers 60 37 .619 0.0
Indians 54 42 .563 5.5
Red Sox 52 47 .525 9.0
Browns 42 49 .462 15.0
Senators 44 53 .454 16.0
Athletics 38 55 .409 20.0
White Sox 34 64 .347 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 36 .629 --
Cubs 58 38 .604 2.5
Cardinals 55 40 .579 5.0
Braves 49 49 .500 12.5
Pirates 45 48 .484 14.0
Phillies 42 55 .433 19.0
Dodgers 40 55 .421 20.0
Reds 33 62 .347 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Crosetti 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Freddie Lindstrom 4
2 Harlin Pool 4
2 Gus Suhr 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Ed Coleman 1
2 Charlie Grimm 1
2 Roy Johnson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Jack Saltzgaver 4
2 Hal Trosky 4
4 Dolph Camilli 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 3.00
2 Lon Warneke 0.75
2 Bob Weiland 0.75
4 Johnny Marcum 0.56
5 Curt Davis 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 9
2 Lon Warneke 6
3 Johnny Marcum 5
4 Curt Davis 4
5 8 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmie DeShong 1
1 Mel Harder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .392
2 Charlie Gehringer .372
3 Lou Gehrig .362
4 Joe Vosmik .361
5 Bill Terry .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Lou Gehrig 32
3 Bob Johnson 28
4 Mel Ott 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 113
2 Mel Ott 103
3 Roy Johnson 91
4 Hal Trosky 89
5 Zeke Bonura 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 24
2 Pete Fox 19
3 Gee Walker 17
4 Ben Chapman 15
4 Pepper Martin 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 2.27
2 Carl Hubbell 2.47
3 Curt Davis 2.78
4 Waite Hoyt 2.93
5 Fred Frankhouse 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 18
2 Lefty Gomez 17
3 Curt Davis 15
3 Hal Schumacher 15
5 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 121
1 Van Mungo 121
3 Tommy Bridges 100
4 Lon Warneke 97
5 Lefty Gomez 94

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 Harlin Pool .478
2 Hank Greenberg .458
3 Hal Trosky .429
4 Ed Coleman .424
5 Johnny Moore .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Ed Coleman 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 25
2 Earl Averill 20
2 Lou Gehrig 20
4 Marv Owen 19
5 Joe Vosmik 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo White 5
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Coffman 0.00
1 Lloyd Brown 0.00
3 Tommy Thomas 0.75
4 Flint Rhem 1.17
5 Carl Hubbell 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 4
2 Huck Betts 3
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Parmelee 24
2 Les Tietje 23
3 Curt Davis 20
3 Lon Warneke 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Mel Harder 2
1 Jack Knott 2
1 Bud Tinning 2
5 16 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marv Owen .425
2 Hank Greenberg .408
3 Rick Ferrell .406
4 Paul Waner .403
5 Harlin Pool .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Roy Johnson 38
2 Hal Trosky 38
4 Johnny Moore 33
5 4 tied 31

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 Carl Hubbell 1.22
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.98
3 Euel Moore 2.18
4 Jimmie DeShong 2.45
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.48

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 50
2 Schoolboy Rowe 34
2 Les Tietje 34
2 Lon Warneke 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 4
2 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 Curt Davis 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .371
2 Lou Gehrig .363
3 Charlie Gehringer .357
4 Jimmie Foxx .351
5 Paul Waner .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 53
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Bob Johnson 38
4 Mel Ott 36
5 Wally Berger 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Jimmie Foxx 151
3 Mel Ott 149
4 Hank Greenberg 129
5 Charlie Gehringer 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 30
2 Pepper Martin 26
3 Gee Walker 25
4 Ben Chapman 24
5 Pete Fox 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.29
2 Lefty Gomez 2.41
3 Curt Davis 2.78
4 Guy Bush 2.82
5 Lon Warneke 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Hal Schumacher 23
3 Lefty Gomez 22
3 Van Mungo 22
5 Carl Hubbell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 181
2 Van Mungo 178
3 Lefty Gomez 151
4 Lon Warneke 147
5 Tommy Bridges 140

Saves

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