1934 Major League Baseball season
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| 1934 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 17 – October 9, 1934 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | AL: Detroit Tigers NL: St. Louis Cardinals |
| Season MVP | AL: Mickey Cochrane (DET) NL: Dizzy Dean (STL) |
| World Series | |
| Champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
The 1934 Major League Baseball season.
Contents
1 Awards and honors
2 MLB statistical leaders
3 Major league baseball final standings
3.1 American League final standings
3.2 National League final standings
4 Managers
4.1 American League
4.2 National League
5 Events
6 External links
7 References
Awards and honors
Most Valuable Player:
American League: Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers, C
National League: Dizzy Dean, St. Louis Cardinals, P
MLB statistical leaders
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1American League Triple Crown Batting Winner
2American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner
Major league baseball final standings
American League final standings
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Detroit Tigers | 101 | 53 | .656 | – |
| 2nd | New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 7.0 |
| 3rd | Cleveland Indians | 85 | 69 | .552 | 16.0 |
| 4th | Boston Red Sox | 76 | 76 | .500 | 24.0 |
| 5th | Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 82 | .453 | 31.0 |
| 6th | St. Louis Browns | 67 | 85 | .441 | 33.0 |
| 7th | Washington Senators | 66 | 86 | .434 | 34.0 |
| 8th | Chicago White Sox | 53 | 99 | .349 | 47.0 |
National League final standings
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 58 | .621 | – |
| 2nd | New York Giants | 93 | 60 | .608 | 2.0 |
| 3rd | Chicago Cubs | 86 | 65 | .570 | 8.0 |
| 4th | Boston Braves | 78 | 73 | .517 | 16.0 |
| 5th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 76 | .493 | 19.5 |
| 6th | Brooklyn Dodgers | 71 | 81 | .467 | 23.5 |
| 7th | Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 93 | .376 | 37.0 |
| 8th | Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 99 | .344 | 42.0 |
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 |
Events
- June 6 – Myril Hoag of the New York Yankees hits six singles against the Boston Red Sox.[1]
- 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 a inning.[2]
- 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[3]
- 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.
External links
- 1934 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
References
^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. p. 352. ISBN 9781402742736..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "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..
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