1934 Brooklyn Dodgers season
This article is about the baseball team. For the NFL team, see 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season.
| 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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| Owner(s) | Stephen McKeever |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
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Casey Stengel took over as manager for the 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers, but the team still finished in 6th place.
Offseason
- December 1933: Art Herring was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.[1]
- December 1933: Joe Shaute was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–11 | 5–16 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 6–16–1 | — | 8–12 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 7–15 | |||||
| Chicago | 10–12 | 12–8 | — | 14–8 | 11–10 | 13–9 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 9–10 | 7–15 | 6–16–1 | |||||
| New York | 15–7 | 14–8 | 10–11 | 16–6 | — | 15–7 | 14–8 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 10–9 | 7–15 | — | 7–13 | 6–16 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 11–9 | 6–16 | 8–14–1 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 13–7 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 16–5 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 16–6–1 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1934: Marty McManus was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Braves.[3]
- June 29, 1934: Watty Clark was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.[4]
- September 1934: Johnny Vander Meer was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Braves.[5]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Lopez, AlAl Lopez | 140 | 439 | 120 | .273 | 7 | 54 |
| 1B | Leslie, SamSam Leslie | 146 | 546 | 181 | .332 | 9 | 102 |
| 2B | Cuccinello, TonyTony Cuccinello | ||||||
| 3B | Stripp, JoeJoe Stripp | ||||||
| SS | Frey, LonnyLonny Frey | ||||||
| OF | Boyle, BuzzBuzz Boyle | ||||||
| OF | Koenecke, LenLen Koenecke | ||||||
| OF | Taylor, DannyDanny Taylor |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jordan, JimmyJimmy Jordan | ||||||
| Frederick, JohnnyJohnny Frederick | ||||||
| Wilson, HackHack Wilson | ||||||
| Chapman, GlennGlenn Chapman | ||||||
| Bucher, JimJim Bucher | ||||||
| Berres, RayRay Berres | ||||||
| Sukeforth, ClydeClyde Sukeforth | ||||||
| McCarthy, JohnnyJohnny McCarthy | ||||||
| Tremark, NickNick Tremark | ||||||
| Millies, WallyWally Millies | ||||||
| Hogg, BertBert Hogg |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mungo, VanVan Mungo | ||||||
| Benge, RayRay Benge | ||||||
| Babich, JohnnyJohnny Babich | 25 | 135 | 7 | 11 | 4.20 | 62 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | ||||||
| Zachary, TomTom Zachary | ||||||
| Munns, LesLes Munns | ||||||
| Carroll, OwnieOwnie Carroll | ||||||
| Beck, Boom-BoomBoom-Boom Beck | 22 | 57 | 2 | 6 | 7.42 | 24 |
| Herring, ArtArt Herring | 14 | 49.1 | 2 | 4 | 6.20 | 15 |
| Lucas, RayRay Lucas | ||||||
| Perkins, CharlieCharlie Perkins |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Clark, WattyWatty Clark | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 | 10 |
| Smythe, HarryHarry Smythe | ||||||
| Page, PhilPhil Page |
Awards and honors
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| C | Dayton Ducks | Middle Atlantic League | Howard Holmes |
Notes
- ↑ Art Herring at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Joe Shaute at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Marty McManus at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Watty Clark at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnny Vander Meer at Baseball-Reference
References
External links
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