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

Indians 9, Tigers 7

Tigers 4, Indians 2

Yankees 11, Red Sox 2

Yankees 2, Red Sox 1

Athletics 8, Senators 2

White Sox 5, Browns 2

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

Phillies 4, Dodgers 2

Braves 4, Giants 1

Cubs 7, Cardinals 2

Reds 6, Pirates 4

Pirates 7, Reds 5

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	8
2	Curt Davis	6
2	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	6
2	Hal Schumacher	6

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