On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 91 49 .650 --
Yankees 87 54 .617 4.5
Indians 75 65 .536 16.0
Red Sox 70 69 .504 20.5
Browns 63 75 .457 27.0
Senators 61 77 .442 29.0
Athletics 58 78 .426 31.0
White Sox 49 87 .360 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 88 51 .633 --
Cardinals 82 56 .594 5.5
Cubs 80 56 .588 6.5
Braves 71 66 .518 16.0
Pirates 68 67 .504 18.0
Dodgers 59 77 .434 27.5
Phillies 50 85 .370 36.0
Reds 48 88 .353 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Thevenow 5
2 Gus Suhr 4
2 Arky Vaughan 4
4 Ethan Allen 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Arky Vaughan 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 3
1 Arky Vaughan 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 2
3 Arndt Jorgens 2
3 Marv Owen 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 1.00
2 Johnny Murphy 0.71
3 Larry French 0.57
4 Huck Betts 0.44
5 Monte Pearson 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 5
1 Euel Moore 5
1 Johnny Murphy 5
4 Huck Betts 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .361
2 Charlie Gehringer .358
2 Paul Waner .358
4 Heinie Manush .356
5 Bill Terry .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Mel Ott 33
3 Hal Trosky 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 160
2 Mel Ott 132
3 Hal Trosky 130
4 Hank Greenberg 120
5 Roy Johnson 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 36
2 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pete Fox 23
4 Jo-Jo White 22
5 Pepper Martin 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.27
2 Lefty Gomez 2.40
3 Fred Frankhouse 2.91
4 Dizzy Dean 2.92
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 25
1 Lefty Gomez 25
3 Schoolboy Rowe 23
4 Hal Schumacher 22
5 Lon Warneke 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 171
2 Dizzy Dean 167
3 Lefty Gomez 146
4 Schoolboy Rowe 138
5 Tommy Bridges 136

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Moore .392
2 Ollie Bejma .389
3 Bob Johnson .385
4 Fred Schulte .367
5 Chick Hafey .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Trosky 18
2 Ray Pepper 14
3 Wally Berger 13
3 Jimmie Foxx 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Pepper Martin 4
1 Arky Vaughan 4
4 Bob Johnson 3
4 Gee Walker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Benge 0.56
2 Larry French 1.00
3 Les Munns 1.32
4 Huck Betts 1.33
5 Bobby Burke 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Huck Betts 3
2 Larry French 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 25
2 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Paul Dean 17
3 Monte Pearson 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Mallon .392
2 Hank Greenberg .383
3 Frank Grube .373
4 Sam Leslie .367
5 Lou Finney .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Earl Averill 8
2 Hal Trosky 8
4 Wally Berger 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 31
2 Hal Trosky 30
3 Lou Gehrig 29
4 George Selkirk 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 6
1 Jo-Jo White 6
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Tony Lazzeri 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 1.37
2 Red Ruffing 1.59
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.59
4 Ray Benge 1.64
5 2 tied 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 7
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Bobo Newsom 6
2 Schoolboy Rowe 6
2 Red Ruffing 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 42
2 Red Ruffing 39
3 Lefty Gomez 38
4 Schoolboy Rowe 35
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Benny Frey 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Van Mungo 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .361
2 Paul Waner .360
3 Heinie Manush .359
4 Charlie Gehringer .357
5 Al Simmons .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 51
2 Jimmie Foxx 44
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Bob Johnson 34
4 Hal Trosky 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 177
2 Mel Ott 138
2 Hal Trosky 138
4 Hank Greenberg 131
5 Charlie Gehringer 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 37
2 Ben Chapman 29
3 Pepper Martin 24
4 Pete Fox 23
5 Jo-Jo White 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.22
2 Lefty Gomez 2.28
3 Fred Frankhouse 2.83
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.98
5 Waite Hoyt 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Dizzy Dean 25
3 Schoolboy Rowe 23
3 Hal Schumacher 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 187
2 Dizzy Dean 182
3 Lefty Gomez 162
4 Tommy Bridges 151
5 Lon Warneke 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 9
2 Carl Hubbell 8
3 Lloyd Brown 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 3 others tied 6