1934 New York Yankees season
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Babe Ruth's final season as a Yankee | |
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Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert |
General manager(s) | Ed Barrow |
Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy |
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The 1934 New York Yankees season was the team's 32nd season in New York and its 34th season overall. The team finished with a record of 94–60, finishing 7 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. It would also be the final year Babe Ruth would play as a Yankee.
Regular season[]
The 1934 season would be Babe Ruth's last season in a Yankee uniform. He was released the following February.
Season standings[]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 101 | 53 | 0.656 | — | 54–26 | 47–27 |
New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | 7 | 53–24 | 41–36 |
Cleveland Indians | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 16 | 47–31 | 38–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 24 | 42–35 | 34–41 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 82 | 0.453 | 31 | 34–40 | 34–42 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 85 | 0.441 | 33 | 36–39 | 31–46 |
Washington Senators | 66 | 86 | 0.434 | 34 | 34–40 | 32–46 |
Chicago White Sox | 53 | 99 | 0.349 | 47 | 29–46 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–10 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 12–9 | 14–8 | 14–8–1 | |||||
Chicago | 10–11 | — | 8–14 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 7–14–1 | 9–13 | |||||
Cleveland | 15–7 | 14–8 | — | 6–16 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 14–8 | 17–5 | 16–6 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
New York | 12–10 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 9–12–1 | 11–9–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–14 | 14–7–1 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 12–9–1 | — | 14–8 | |||||
Washington | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 9–11–2 | 8–14 | — |
Roster[]
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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 | Bill Dickey | 104 | 395 | 127 | .322 | 12 | 72 |
1B | Lou Gehrig | 154 | 579 | 210 | .363 | 49 | 165 |
2B | Tony Lazzeri | 123 | 438 | 117 | .267 | 14 | 67 |
3B | Jack Saltzgaver | 94 | 350 | 95 | .271 | 6 | 36 |
SS | Frankie Crosetti | 138 | 554 | 147 | .265 | 11 | 67 |
OF | Ben Chapman | 149 | 588 | 181 | .308 | 5 | 86 |
OF | Babe Ruth | 125 | 365 | 105 | .288 | 22 | 84 |
OF | Sammy Byrd | 106 | 191 | 47 | .246 | 3 | 23 |
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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Red Rolfe | 89 | 279 | 80 | .287 | 0 | 18 |
Earle Combs | 63 | 251 | 80 | .319 | 2 | 25 |
Don Heffner | 72 | 241 | 63 | .261 | 0 | 25 |
Samuel Byrd | 106 | 191 | 47 | .246 | 3 | 23 |
Arndt Jorgens | 58 | 183 | 38 | .208 | 0 | 20 |
George Selkirk | 46 | 176 | 55 | .313 | 5 | 38 |
Dixie Walker | 17 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
Zack Taylor | 4 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Lyn Lary | 1 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 |
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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Lefty Gomez | 38 | 281.2 | 26 | 5 | 2.33 | 158 |
Red Ruffing | 36 | 256.1 | 19 | 11 | 3.93 | 149 |
Johnny Broaca | 26 | 177.1 | 12 | 9 | 4.16 | 74 |
Johnny Allen | 13 | 71.2 | 5 | 2 | 2.89 | 54 |
Charlie Devens | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.64 | 4 |
Vito Tamulis | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
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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Johnny Murphy | 40 | 207.2 | 14 | 10 | 3.12 | 70 |
Jimmie DeShong | 31 | 133.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.11 | 40 |
Danny MacFayden | 22 | 96 | 4 | 3 | 4.50 | 41 |
Russ Van Atta | 28 | 88 | 3 | 5 | 6.34 | 39 |
George Uhle | 10 | 16.1 | 2 | 4 | 9.92 | 10 |
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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Burleigh Grimes | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.50 | 5 |
Harry Smythe | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.80 | 7 |
Floyd Newkirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors[]
- Lou Gehrig won the Triple Crown.[1]
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Newark Bears | International League | Bob Shawkey |
A | Binghamton Triplets | New York–Pennsylvania League | Billy Meyer |
B | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | Bill Skiff |
C | Wheeling Stogies | Middle Atlantic League | Jack Sheehan |
D | Washington Generals | Pennsylvania State Association | Benny Bengough |
LEAGUE CHAMPION: Norfolk[2]
Notes[]
References[]
- 1934 New York Yankees
- 1934 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac
- New York Yankees seasons
- 1934 Major League Baseball season
- 1934 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in the Bronx
- Yankee Stadium (1923)