1934 Major League Baseball season

1934 MLB season
1934 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 17 – October 9, 1934
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Mickey Cochrane (DET); NL: Dizzy Dean (SLC)
AL champions	Detroit Tigers
AL runners-up	New York Yankees
NL champions	St. Louis Cardinals
NL runners-up	New York Giants
World Series
Champions	St. Louis Cardinals
Runners-up	Detroit Tigers
MLB seasons
	← 1933 1935 →

The 1934 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 17 to October 9, 1934. The St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Cardinals then defeated the Tigers in the World Series, four games to three.

Awards and honors[edit]

Most Valuable Player:
- American League: Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers, C
- National League: Dizzy Dean, St. Louis Cardinals, P

MLB statistical leaders[edit]

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Lou Gehrig¹ NYY	.363	Paul Waner PIT	.362
HR	Lou Gehrig¹ NYY	49	Ripper Collins SLC Mel Ott NYG	35
RBI	Lou Gehrig¹ NYY	165	Mel Ott NYG	135
Wins	Lefty Gomez² NYY	26	Dizzy Dean SLC	30
ERA	Lefty Gomez² NYY	2.33	Carl Hubbell NYG	2.30
SO	Lefty Gomez² NYY	158	Dizzy Dean SLC	195
SV	Jack Russell WSH	7	Carl Hubbell NYG	8
SB	Billy Werber BOS	40	Pepper Martin SLC	23

¹ American League Triple Crown Batting Winner

² American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner

Standings[edit]

American League[edit]

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	101	53	0.656	—	54–26	47–27
New York Yankees	94	60	0.610	7	53–24	41–36
Cleveland Indians	85	69	0.552	16	47–31	38–38
Boston Red Sox	76	76	0.500	24	42–35	34–41
Philadelphia Athletics	68	82	0.453	31	34–40	34–42
St. Louis Browns	67	85	0.441	33	36–39	31–46
Washington Senators	66	86	0.434	34	34–40	32–46
Chicago White Sox	53	99	0.349	47	29–46	24–53

National League[edit]

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	95	58	0.621	—	48–29	47–29
New York Giants	93	60	0.608	2	49–26	44–34
Chicago Cubs	86	65	0.570	8	47–30	39–35
Boston Braves	78	73	0.517	16	40–35	38–38
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	76	0.493	19½	45–32	29–44
Brooklyn Dodgers	71	81	0.467	23½	43–33	28–48
Philadelphia Phillies	56	93	0.376	37	35–36	21–57
Cincinnati Reds	52	99	0.344	42	30–47	22–52

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

World Series

AL	Detroit Tigers	3

NL	St. Louis Cardinals	4

Managers[edit]

American League[edit]

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Bucky Harris
Chicago White Sox	Lew Fonseca and Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians	Walter Johnson	Finished 3rd
Detroit Tigers	Mickey Cochrane	Won AL pennant
New York Yankees	Joe McCarthy	Finished 2nd
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Rogers Hornsby
Washington Senators	Joe Cronin

National League[edit]

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers	Casey Stengel
Chicago Cubs	Charlie Grimm	Finished 3rd
Cincinnati Reds	Bob O'Farrell, Burt Shotton and Chuck Dressen
New York Giants	Bill Terry	Finished 2nd
Philadelphia Phillies	Jimmie Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates	George Gibson and Pie Traynor
St. Louis Cardinals	Frankie Frisch	Won World Series

Home field attendance[edit]

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Detroit Tigers^[1]	101	34.7%	919,161	186.4%	11,490
New York Yankees^[2]	94	3.3%	854,682	17.4%	11,100
New York Giants^[3]	93	2.2%	730,851	20.9%	9,745
Chicago Cubs^[4]	86	0.0%	707,525	19.1%	9,189
Boston Red Sox^[5]	76	20.6%	610,640	127.2%	7,930
Brooklyn Dodgers^[6]	71	9.2%	434,188	-17.6%	5,639
Cleveland Indians^[7]	85	13.3%	391,338	0.9%	5,017
Washington Senators^[8]	66	-33.3%	330,074	-24.6%	4,343
St. Louis Cardinals^[9]	95	15.9%	325,056	26.9%	4,222
Pittsburgh Pirates^[10]	74	-14.9%	322,622	11.7%	4,136
Philadelphia Athletics^[11]	68	-13.9%	305,847	2.9%	4,024
Boston Braves^[12]	78	-6.0%	303,205	-41.4%	4,043
Chicago White Sox^[13]	53	-20.9%	236,559	-40.5%	3,154
Cincinnati Reds^[14]	52	-10.3%	206,773	-5.3%	2,651
Philadelphia Phillies^[15]	56	-6.7%	169,885	8.6%	2,393
St. Louis Browns^[16]	67	21.8%	115,305	30.9%	1,517

Events[edit]

June 6 – Myril Hoag of the New York Yankees hits six singles against the Boston Red Sox.^[17]
June 9: In the eighth inning of their game against the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators hit 5 consecutive doubles – the most ever hit consecutively in an inning.^[18]
July 8: In the course of the Philadelphia Athletics–Boston Red Sox game, Athletics player Bob Johnson hits a fly ball off Red Sox pitcher Hank Johnson, which is caught by center fielder Roy Johnson^[19]
July 10: At the All-Star Game held at the Polo Grounds in New York City, New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell strikes out five consecutive American League batters. These batters are Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin: all future Hall-of-Famers.

References[edit]

^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.
^ "Team Doubles Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386..

External links[edit]

1934 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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[1] "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[br_nyy-2] "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[3] "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[4] "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[5] "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[6] "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[7] "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[8] "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[9] "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[10] "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[11] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[12] "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[13] "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[14] "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[15] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[16] "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[Pellowski-17] Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.

[18] "Team Doubles Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.

[19] Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386..

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v t e 1934 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1934 All-Star Game 1934 World Series