On This Day

Tuesday, August 14, 1934

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	73	37	.664	--
Yankees	66	43	.606	6.5
Indians	58	49	.542	13.5
Red Sox	59	53	.527	15.0
Senators	49	59	.454	23.0
Browns	47	58	.448	23.5
Athletics	42	61	.408	27.5
White Sox	38	72	.345	35.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Browns 3

Tigers 9, Yankees 5

Tigers 7, Yankees 3

Indians 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	40	.636	--
Cubs	66	44	.600	4.0
Cardinals	63	46	.578	6.5
Braves	55	54	.505	14.5
Pirates	53	54	.495	15.5
Dodgers	45	61	.425	23.0
Phillies	44	64	.407	25.0
Reds	38	71	.349	31.5

Games

Braves 15, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Dodgers 0

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Buck Jordan	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
2	Bill DeLancey	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Hal Lee	1
2	Jack Saltzgaver	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Ray Hayworth	3
2	Roy Johnson	3
2	Buck Jordan	3
2	Randy Moore	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.20
2	Schoolboy Rowe	1.00
3	Red Ruffing	0.79
4	Ed Brandt	0.62
4	Lefty Grove	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Benny Frey	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	11
2	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Ed Brandt	5
3	Dick Coffman	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.380
2	Charlie Gehringer	.375
3	Lou Gehrig	.369
4	Paul Waner	.369
5	Bill Terry	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	36
3	Mel Ott	30
4	Bob Johnson	28
5	Ripper Collins	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	130
2	Mel Ott	119
3	Roy Johnson	103
4	Hal Trosky	100
5	Hank Greenberg	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	30
2	Pete Fox	22
3	Ben Chapman	19
4	Pepper Martin	17
4	Gee Walker	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.33
2	Lefty Gomez	2.36
3	Curt Davis	2.89
4	Dizzy Dean	3.10
5	Waite Hoyt	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	21
2	Lefty Gomez	19
3	Hal Schumacher	18
4	Carl Hubbell	17
4	Schoolboy Rowe	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	138
1	Van Mungo	138
3	Lefty Gomez	108
4	Tommy Bridges	107
5	Lon Warneke	106

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	8
2	Lloyd Brown	7
3	Hi Bell	6
3	Carl Hubbell	6
3	Dolf Luque	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.529
2	Joe Stripp	.462
3	Doc Cramer	.453
4	Phil Weintraub	.449
5	Jo-Jo White	.442

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Len Koenecke	4
3	Hal Trosky	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Cochrane	24
2	Lou Gehrig	20
3	Charlie Gehringer	19
4	Travis Jackson	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	7
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Jo-Jo White	5
4	Tony Lazzeri	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elden Auker	0.38
2	Russ Van Atta	0.73
3	Ed Brandt	1.00
4	Tommy Bridges	1.33
5	Si Johnson	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	4
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	23
2	Jim Weaver	19
3	Dizzy Dean	17
3	Van Mungo	17
5	Red Ruffing	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmie DeShong	2
1	Mel Harder	2
1	Jack Russell	2
1	Lon Warneke	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Trosky	.417
2	Mickey Cochrane	.416
3	Sam Rice	.395
4	Paul Waner	.393
5	Hank Greenberg	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Earl Averill	9
3	Mel Ott	9
3	Hal Trosky	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	41
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Hank Greenberg	35
4	Roy Johnson	32
4	Marv Owen	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo White	11
2	Billy Werber	9
3	Bill Cissell	7
4	Pete Fox	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Brandt	1.44
2	Carl Hubbell	1.50
3	Syl Johnson	1.99
4	Larry French	2.10
5	Dazzy Vance	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Schoolboy Rowe	7
2	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Hal Schumacher	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	40
2	Schoolboy Rowe	32
3	Roy Parmelee	31
4	Bobo Newsom	29
4	Lon Warneke	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Mel Harder	3
2	Jack Knott	3
2	Lon Warneke	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.377
2	Heinie Manush	.366
3	Charlie Gehringer	.358
4	Paul Waner	.350
5	Jimmie Foxx	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Lou Gehrig	49
3	Mel Ott	38
4	Bob Johnson	36
5	Ripper Collins	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	178
2	Mel Ott	149
3	Jimmie Foxx	142
4	Hank Greenberg	137
5	Charlie Gehringer	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	35
2	Ben Chapman	27
2	Pepper Martin	27
4	Pete Fox	24
4	Gee Walker	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.19
2	Lefty Gomez	2.34
3	Waite Hoyt	2.85
4	Curt Davis	2.89
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	25
1	Hal Schumacher	25
3	Carl Hubbell	24
4	Lefty Gomez	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	182
1	Van Mungo	182
3	Lefty Gomez	153
4	Lon Warneke	147
5	Tommy Bridges	139

Saves

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