1934 Major League Baseball season

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.

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

Awards and honors

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

MLB statistical leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Lou Gehrig^1 NYY .363 Paul Waner PIT .362 HR Lou Gehrig^1 NYY 49 Ripper Collins SLC Mel Ott NYG 35 RBI Lou Gehrig^1 NYY 165 Mel Ott NYG 135 Wins Lefty Gomez^2 NYY 26 Dizzy Dean SLC 30 ERA Lefty Gomez^2 NYY 2.33 Carl Hubbell NYG 2.30 SO Lefty Gomez^2 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

American League 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 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

Bracket

	World Series
	AL	Detroit Tigers	3
	NL	St. Louis Cardinals	4

Managers

American League

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

National League

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

Home Field Attendance

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

• 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

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

External links

• 1934 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference