1934 New York Giants (MLB) season
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| Owner(s) | Charles Stoneham |
| Manager(s) | Bill Terry |
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The 1934 New York Giants season was the franchise's 52nd season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 93-60 record, 2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
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 | — | |||||
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 | Mancuso, GusGus Mancuso | 122 | 383 | 94 | .245 | 7 | 46 |
| 1B | Terry, BillBill Terry | 153 | 602 | 213 | .354 | 8 | 83 |
| 2B | Critz, HughieHughie Critz | 137 | 571 | 138 | .242 | 6 | 40 |
| 3B | Vergez, JohnnyJohnny Vergez | 108 | 320 | 64 | .200 | 7 | 27 |
| SS | Jackson, TravisTravis Jackson | 137 | 523 | 140 | .268 | 16 | 101 |
| OF | Ott, MelMel Ott | 153 | 582 | 190 | .326 | 35 | 135 |
| OF | Moore, Jo-JoJo-Jo Moore | 139 | 580 | 192 | .331 | 15 | 61 |
| OF | Watkins, GeorgeGeorge Watkins | 105 | 296 | 73 | .247 | 6 | 33 |
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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| Richards, PaulPaul Richards | 42 | 75 | 12 | .160 | 0 | 3 |
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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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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| Bowman, JoeJoe Bowman | 30 | 107.1 | 5 | 4 | 3.61 | 36 |
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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| Smith, AlAl Smith | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.32 | 27 |
| Bell, HiHi Bell | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3.67 | 9 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Nashville Vols | Southern Association | Chuck Dressen and Lance Richbourg |
| C | Jacksonville Jax | West Dixie League | Wally Dashiell |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jacksonville[1]
Notes
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007