1934 New York Giants (MLB) season

The 1934 New York Giants season was the franchise's 52nd season. Although they led in the standings for most of the season, the team finished in second place in the National League with a 93–60 record, 2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

1934 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersCharles Stoneham
ManagersBill Terry
← 1933 Seasons 1935 →

On September 6, the Giants were leading the Cardinals by 7 games with an 85–47 record, but went 8–13 the rest of the season to lose the lead on the final day of the season. The Cardinals went 18–5 in the same time span to win the NL pennant. The Giants became the first team in the modern era to lose the pennant after holding a seven-game lead in September.

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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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1934 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Gus Mancuso 122 383 94 .245 7 46
1B Bill Terry 153 602 213 .354 8 83
2B Hughie Critz 137 571 138 .242 6 40
3B Johnny Vergez 108 320 64 .200 7 27
SS Travis Jackson 137 523 140 .268 16 101
OF Mel Ott 153 582 190 .326 35 135
OF Jo-Jo Moore 139 580 192 .331 15 61
OF George Watkins 105 296 73 .247 6 33

Other batters

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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
Blondy Ryan 110 385 93 .242 2 41
Hank Leiber 63 187 45 .241 2 25
Lefty O'Doul 83 177 56 .316 9 46
Harry Danning 53 97 32 .330 1 7
Paul Richards 42 75 12 .160 0 3
Phil Weintraub 31 74 26 .351 0 15
Homer Peel 21 41 8 .195 1 3
George Grantham 32 29 7 .241 1 4
Fresco Thompson 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Carl Hubbell 49 313.0 21 12 2.30 118
Hal Schumacher 41 297.0 23 10 3.18 112
Freddie Fitzsimmons 38 263.1 18 14 3.04 73
Roy Parmelee 22 152.2 10 6 3.42 83

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Joe Bowman 30 107.1 5 4 3.61 36
Jack Salveson 12 38.1 3 1 3.52 18
Watty Clark 5 18.2 1 2 6.75 6
Slick Castleman 7 16.2 1 0 5.40 5

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Al Smith 30 3 5 5 4.32 27
Dolf Luque 26 4 3 7 3.83 12
Hi Bell 22 4 3 6 3.67 9

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
A Nashville Vols Southern Association Chuck Dressen and Lance Richbourg
C Jacksonville Jax West Dixie League Wally Dashiell

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jacksonville[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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