1934 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1934 throughout the world.

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See also
Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Japanese baseball 1934 in sports
Sources
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1 Champions
- 1.1 Major League Baseball
- 1.2 Other champions
2 Awards and honors
3 MLB Statistical Leaders
4 Major League Baseball final standings
- 4.1 American League final standings
- 4.2 National League final standings
5 Events
6 Births
7 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers (4-3)
All-Star Game, July 10 at Polo Grounds: American League, 9-7

[edit] Other champions

Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 1-0

[edit] Awards and honors

Most Valuable Player:
- American League: Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers
- National League: Dizzy Dean, St. Louis Cardinals

[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Lou Gehrig	.363	Paul Waner	.362
HR	Lou Gehrig	49	Ripper Collins & Mel Ott	35
RBI	Lou Gehrig	165	Mel Ott	135
Wins	Lefty Gomez	26	Dizzy Dean	30
ERA	Lefty Gomez	2.33	Carl Hubbell	2.30

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings


Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Detroit Tigers	101	53	.656	--
2nd	New York Yankees	94	60	.610	7.0
3rd	Cleveland Indians	85	69	.552	16.0
4th	Boston Red Sox	76	76	.500	24.0
5th	Philadelphia Athletics	68	82	.453	31.0
6th	St. Louis Browns	67	85	.441	33.0
7th	Washington Senators	66	86	.434	34.0
8th	Chicago White Sox	53	99	.349	47.0

[edit] National League final standings


Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	St. Louis Cardinals	95	58	.621	--
2nd	New York Giants	93	60	.608	2.0
3rd	Chicago Cubs	86	65	.570	8.0
4th	Boston Braves	78	73	.517	16.0
5th	Pittsburgh Pirates	74	76	.493	19.5
6th	Brooklyn Dodgers	71	81	.467	23.5
7th	Philadelphia Phillies	56	93	.376	37.0
8th	Cincinnati Reds	52	99	.344	42.0

[edit] Events

July 10: At the All-Star Game held at the Polo Grounds in New York City, New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell strikes out five consecutive American League batters. These batters are Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin: all future Hall-of-Famers.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

February 25 - John McGraw, 60, winningest manager in history with 2763 victories, all but 180 with the New York Giants, whom he led from 1902-1932; domineering style inspired both fierce loyalty and widespread hatred; won record 10 NL pennants, with three World Series titles (1905, 1921-22), also 11 second-place finishes; career .586 winning percentage was second highest among managers with 1000 wins; as third baseman, batted .334 lifetime, led NL in walks and runs twice each with Baltimore Orioles teams which won pennants in 1894-95-96
March 13 - Fielder Jones, 62, center fielder who batted .300 six times, managed White Sox "Hitless Wonders" to upset victory in 1906 World Series
April 27 - Joe Vila, 67, sportswriter and editor for New York newspapers since 1893 who assisted in AL's move of Baltimore franchise to New York in 1903
May 14 - Lou Criger, 62, catcher who was behind plate for most of Cy Young's 511 victories, led AL in assists and double plays with 1903 champion Red Sox
June 29 - Charles Somers, 65, executive who fostered startup of American League as owner of the Indians from 1901 formation until 1916, also owned Red Sox in 1901-02 and financed Athletics in their initial seasons; owner of New Orleans minor league team since 1913
July 18 - Si Sanborn, 67, sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune from 1900-1920, later with The Sporting News
August 8 - Wilbert Robinson, 71, catcher for the Orioles champions of the 1890s who batted .334 and .353 in 1893-94 seasons, briefly held record for career games caught; managed Brooklyn from 1914-31, winning NL pennants in 1916 and 1920; also Giants pitching coach from 1903-13
November 21 - Fred Glade, 58, pitcher for the Chicago Orphans, St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders at the turn of the XX century