The 1934 Chicago Cubs season was the 63rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 59th in the National League and the 19th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 86–65.
1934 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago, Illinois | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
General managers | Charles Weber | |
Managers | Charlie Grimm | |
Radio | WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (Pat Flanagan) | |
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 58 | .621 | — | 48–29 | 47–29 |
New York Giants | 93 | 60 | .608 | 2 | 49–26 | 44–34 |
Chicago Cubs | 86 | 65 | .570 | 8 | 47–30 | 39–35 |
Boston Braves | 78 | 73 | .517 | 16 | 40–35 | 38–38 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 76 | .493 | 19½ | 45–32 | 29–44 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 71 | 81 | .467 | 23½ | 43–33 | 28–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 93 | .376 | 37 | 35–36 | 21���57 |
Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 99 | .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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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders | Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Gabby Hartnett | 130 | 438 | 131 | .299 | 22 | 90 |
1B | Charlie Grimm | 75 | 267 | 79 | .296 | 5 | 47 |
2B | Billy Herman | 113 | 456 | 138 | .303 | 3 | 42 |
3B | Stan Hack | 111 | 402 | 116 | .289 | 1 | 21 |
SS | Billy Jurges | 100 | 358 | 88 | .246 | 8 | 33 |
OF | Kiki Cuyler | 142 | 559 | 189 | .338 | 6 | 69 |
OF | Babe Herman | 125 | 467 | 142 | .304 | 14 | 84 |
OF | Chuck Klein | 115 | 435 | 131 | .301 | 20 | 80 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Woody English | 109 | 421 | 117 | .278 | 3 | 31 |
Tuck Stainback | 104 | 359 | 110 | .306 | 2 | 46 |
Augie Galan | 66 | 192 | 50 | .260 | 5 | 22 |
Don Hurst | 51 | 151 | 30 | .199 | 3 | 12 |
Dolph Camilli | 32 | 120 | 33 | .275 | 4 | 19 |
Riggs Stephenson | 38 | 74 | 16 | .216 | 0 | 7 |
Babe Phelps | 44 | 70 | 20 | .286 | 2 | 12 |
Bob O'Farrell | 22 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 0 | 5 |
Bennie Tate | 11 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Cavarretta | 7 | 21 | 8 | .381 | 1 | 6 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Lon Warneke | 43 | 291.1 | 22 | 10 | 3.21 | 143 |
Bill Lee | 35 | 214.1 | 13 | 14 | 3.40 | 104 |
Jim Weaver | 27 | 159.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.91 | 98 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Guy Bush | 40 | 209.1 | 18 | 10 | 3.83 | 75 |
Pat Malone | 34 | 191.0 | 14 | 7 | 3.53 | 111 |
Bud Tinning | 39 | 129.1 | 4 | 6 | 3.34 | 44 |
Charlie Root | 34 | 117.2 | 4 | 7 | 4.28 | 46 |
Charlie Wiedemeyer | 4 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 9.72 | 2 |
Lynn Nelson | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 36.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Roy Joiner | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.21 | 9 |
Dick Ward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Farm system
editLevel | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Jack Lelivelt |
C | Ponca City Angels | Western Association | Roy Johnson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles[1]
Notes
edit- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
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