Sports season
1934 MLB season |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
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Sport | Baseball |
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Duration | Regular season:- April 17 – September 30, 1934
World Series:- October 3 – October 9, 1934
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Number of games | 154 |
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Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
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Regular season |
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Season MVP | AL: Mickey Cochrane (DET) NL: Dizzy Dean (SLC) |
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AL champions | Detroit Tigers |
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AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
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NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
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NL runners-up | New York Giants |
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World Series |
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Champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
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Runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
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MLB seasons |
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Locations of teams for the 1932–1935 National League seasons
National League
The 1934 major league baseball season began on April 17, 1934. The regular season ended on September 30, with the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 31st World Series on October 3 and ended with Game 7 on October 9. The Cardinals then defeated the Tigers, four games to three.
The second Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 10, hosted by the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in New York City, New York, with the American League winning, 9–7.
Schedule
The 1934 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.
Opening Day, April 17, featured all sixteen teams, the first since the 1931 season. The final day of the regular season was on September 30, which also saw all sixteen teams play, continued the trend which began with the 1930 season. This was the second time that both Opening Day and the final day of the season saw all sixteen teams play, the previous being in 1931. The World Series took place between October 3 and October 9.
Teams
League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Bucky Harris |
Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 52,000 | Lew Fonseca, Jimmy Dykes |
Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 21,414 | Walter Johnson |
Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 30,000 | Mickey Cochrane |
New York Yankees | New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 62,000 | Joe McCarthy |
Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 33,000 | Connie Mack |
St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | Rogers Hornsby |
Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 32,000 | Joe Cronin |
National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | Braves Field | 46,500 | Bill McKechnie |
Brooklyn Dodgers | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 32,000 | Casey Stengel |
Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Wrigley Field | 40,000 | Charlie Grimm |
Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Crosley Field | 26,060 | Bob O'Farrell, Burt Shotton, Chuck Dressen |
New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 56,000 | Bill Terry |
Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baker Bowl | 18,800 | Jimmie Wilson |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 41,000 | George Gibson, Pie Traynor |
St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | Frankie Frisch |
Standings
Postseason
Bracket
Managerial changes
Off-season
In-season
League leaders
American League
1 American League Triple Crown batting winner | 2 American League Triple Crown pitching winner |
National League
Awards and honors
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
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.
- ^ 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
- 1934 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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