1934 New York Yankees | |
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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.
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Regular season[edit]
The 1934 season would be Babe Ruth's last season in a Yankee uniform. He was released the following February.
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Detroit Tigers | 101 | 53 | .656 | -- |
New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 7 |
Cleveland Indians | 85 | 69 | .552 | 16 |
Boston Red Sox | 76 | 76 | .500 | 24 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 82 | .453 | 31 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 85 | .441 | 33 |
Washington Senators | 66 | 86 | .434 | 34 |
Chicago White Sox | 53 | 99 | .349 | 47 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1934 American League Records
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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[edit]
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Dickey, BillBill Dickey | 104 | 395 | 127 | .322 | 12 | 72 |
1B | Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig | 154 | 579 | 210 | .363 | 49 | 165 |
2B | Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri | 123 | 438 | 117 | .267 | 14 | 67 |
3B | Saltzgaver, JackJack Saltzgaver | 94 | 350 | 95 | .271 | 6 | 36 |
SS | Crosetti, FrankieFrankie Crosetti | 138 | 554 | 147 | .265 | 11 | 67 |
OF | Chapman, BenBen Chapman | 149 | 588 | 181 | .308 | 5 | 86 |
OF | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth | 125 | 365 | 105 | .288 | 22 | 84 |
OF | Byrd, SammySammy Byrd | 106 | 191 | 47 | .246 | 3 | 23 |
Other batters[edit]
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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Combs, EarleEarle Combs | 63 | 251 | 80 | .319 | 2 | 25 |
Taylor, ZackZack Taylor | 4 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez | 38 | 281.2 | 26 | 5 | 2.33 | 158 |
Broaca, JohnnyJohnny Broaca | 26 | 177.1 | 12 | 9 | 4.16 | 74 |
Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen | 13 | 71.2 | 5 | 2 | 2.89 | 54 |
Devens, CharlieCharlie Devens | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.64 | 4 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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DeShong, JimmieJimmie DeShong | 31 | 133.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.11 | 40 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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Newkirk, FloydFloyd Newkirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Lou Gehrig won the Triple Crown.[1]
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPION: Norfolk[2]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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