1934 Major League Baseball season
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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
- Most Valuable Player:
MLB statistical leaders
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1
American League Triple Crown
Batting Winner
2
American League Triple Crown
Pitching Winner
Standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
World Series | ||||
AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | ||
NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 |
Managers
American League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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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
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Finished 2nd |
Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack | |
St. Louis Browns | Rogers Hornsby | |
Washington Senators | Joe Cronin |
National League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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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
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
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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]
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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
- 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 Hall-of-Famers.
References
- ^ "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.
- ISBN 9781402742736.
- ^ "Team Doubles Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ISBN 9781553650386..
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