On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 44 .659 --
Yankees 81 51 .614 5.5
Indians 69 61 .531 16.5
Red Sox 68 64 .515 18.5
Browns 60 69 .465 25.0
Senators 57 71 .445 27.5
Athletics 52 73 .416 31.0
White Sox 45 84 .349 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 47 .644 --
Cardinals 77 53 .592 7.0
Cubs 75 55 .577 9.0
Braves 68 63 .519 16.5
Pirates 64 65 .496 19.5
Dodgers 55 75 .423 29.0
Phillies 48 79 .378 34.5
Reds 47 82 .364 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Almada 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
1 Tom Padden 3
1 Tommy Thompson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Augie Galan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
3 Jim Bucher 2
3 Jocko Conlan 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Milt Galatzer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Parmelee 1.12
2 Bill Lee 0.64
3 Ed Brandt 0.56
4 Ted Lyons 0.44
5 Mel Harder 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 Gordon Rhodes 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Parmelee 9
2 Bill Lee 7
3 Ed Brandt 5
3 Mel Harder 5
5 Ted Lyons 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .366
2 Charlie Gehringer .364
3 Lou Gehrig .363
4 Heinie Manush .357
5 Bill Terry .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Jimmie Foxx 40
3 Ripper Collins 32
3 Mel Ott 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 152
2 Mel Ott 130
3 Hal Trosky 122
4 Roy Johnson 118
5 Hank Greenberg 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pete Fox 23
4 Jo-Jo White 21
5 Pepper Martin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.26
2 Lefty Gomez 2.39
3 Waite Hoyt 2.89
4 Curt Davis 2.91
5 Fred Frankhouse 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 24
1 Lefty Gomez 24
3 Schoolboy Rowe 21
3 Hal Schumacher 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 159
2 Dizzy Dean 157
3 Lefty Gomez 139
4 Schoolboy Rowe 126
4 2 others tied 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 8
1 Jack Russell 8
3 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .474
2 Les Mallon .447
3 Frank Grube .444
4 Lou Gehrig .408
5 Ben Chapman .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 6
2 Wally Berger 5
3 Jo-Jo Moore 4
4 Ripper Collins 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 20
2 Lou Gehrig 14
2 Paul Waner 14
4 Hal Trosky 13
4 Arky Vaughan 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Billy Werber 4
3 Bruce Campbell 3
3 Pepper Martin 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Derringer 0.42
2 Huck Betts 0.82
3 Red Ruffing 1.17
4 Gordon Rhodes 1.26
5 Hal Schumacher 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 4
1 Bobo Newsom 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
4 Huck Betts 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 26
2 Lefty Gomez 21
2 Roy Parmelee 21
4 Red Ruffing 20
5 Dizzy Dean 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Van Mungo 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Ivy Andrews 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .408
2 Mickey Cochrane .388
3 Paul Waner .368
4 Les Mallon .361
5 Joe Stripp .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 9
2 Earl Averill 8
2 Hal Trosky 8
4 Wally Berger 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 29
1 Jimmie Foxx 29
1 Lou Gehrig 29
4 Wally Berger 27
4 Hal Trosky 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 8
1 Billy Werber 8
3 Jo-Jo White 7
4 Tony Lazzeri 6
5 Evar Swanson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 1.24
2 Dizzy Dean 1.62
3 Gordon Rhodes 1.86
4 Carl Hubbell 2.04
5 Hal Schumacher 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Johnny Marcum 6
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
4 Huck Betts 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 42
2 Lefty Gomez 38
3 Schoolboy Rowe 35
4 Dizzy Dean 34
5 Bobo Newsom 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Jimmie DeShong 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Van Mungo 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .364
2 Paul Waner .362
3 Heinie Manush .358
4 Charlie Gehringer .355
5 Bill Terry .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 51
2 Jimmie Foxx 48
3 Mel Ott 35
4 Wally Berger 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 179
2 Mel Ott 139
3 Jimmie Foxx 130
3 Hal Trosky 130
5 Hank Greenberg 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 39
2 Ben Chapman 31
3 Pepper Martin 26
4 Pete Fox 25
5 Jo-Jo White 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.15
2 Lefty Gomez 2.18
3 Waite Hoyt 2.72
4 Curt Davis 2.91
5 Dizzy Dean 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Dizzy Dean 26
3 Hal Schumacher 24
4 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Lon Warneke 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 184
2 Dizzy Dean 180
3 Lefty Gomez 157
4 Tommy Bridges 148
5 Lon Warneke 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 10
1 Jack Russell 10
3 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6