1934 Brooklyn Dodgers season
Casey Stengel took over as manager for the 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers, but the team still finished in 6th place.
| 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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| Owner(s) | Stephen McKeever |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
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Offseason
- December 1933: Art Herring was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.[1]
- December 1933: Joe Shaute was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 58 | 0.621 | — | 48–29 | 47–29 |
| New York Giants | 93 | 60 | 0.608 | 2 | 49–26 | 44–34 |
| Chicago Cubs | 86 | 65 | 0.570 | 8 | 47–30 | 39–35 |
| Boston Braves | 78 | 73 | 0.517 | 16 | 40–35 | 38–38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 76 | 0.493 | 19½ | 45–32 | 29–44 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 71 | 81 | 0.467 | 23½ | 43–33 | 28–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 93 | 0.376 | 37 | 35–36 | 21–57 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 99 | 0.344 | 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1934: Marty McManus was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Braves.[3]
- June 29, 1934: Watty Clark was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.[4]
- September 1934: Johnny Vander Meer was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Braves.[5]
Roster
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Player stats
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 | Al López | 140 | 439 | 120 | .273 | 7 | 54 |
| 1B | Sam Leslie | 146 | 546 | 181 | .332 | 9 | 102 |
| 2B | Tony Cuccinello | 140 | 528 | 138 | .261 | 14 | 94 |
| 3B | Joe Stripp | 104 | 384 | 121 | .315 | 1 | 40 |
| SS | Lonny Frey | 125 | 490 | 139 | .284 | 8 | 57 |
| OF | Buzz Boyle | 128 | 472 | 144 | .305 | 7 | 48 |
| OF | Len Koenecke | 123 | 460 | 147 | .320 | 14 | 73 |
| OF | Danny Taylor | 120 | 405 | 121 | .299 | 7 | 57 |
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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| Jimmy Jordan | 97 | 369 | 98 | .266 | 0 | 43 |
| Johnny Frederick | 104 | 307 | 91 | .296 | 4 | 35 |
| Hack Wilson | 67 | 172 | 45 | .262 | 6 | 27 |
| Glenn Chapman | 67 | 93 | 26 | .280 | 1 | 10 |
| Jim Bucher | 47 | 84 | 19 | .226 | 0 | 8 |
| Ray Berres | 39 | 79 | 17 | .215 | 0 | 3 |
| Clyde Sukeforth | 27 | 43 | 7 | .163 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 17 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 1 | 5 |
| Nick Tremark | 17 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 6 |
| Wally Millies | 2 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Hogg | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Van Mungo | 45 | 315.1 | 18 | 16 | 3.37 | 184 |
| Ray Benge | 36 | 227 | 14 | 12 | 4.32 | 64 |
| Johnny Babich | 25 | 135 | 7 | 11 | 4.20 | 62 |
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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| Dutch Leonard | 44 | 183.2 | 14 | 11 | 3.28 | 58 |
| Tom Zachary | 22 | 101.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.43 | 28 |
| Les Munns | 33 | 99.1 | 3 | 7 | 4.71 | 41 |
| Ownie Carroll | 26 | 74.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.42 | 17 |
| Boom-Boom Beck | 22 | 57 | 2 | 6 | 7.42 | 24 |
| Art Herring | 14 | 49.1 | 2 | 4 | 6.20 | 15 |
| Ray Lucas | 10 | 30.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Charlie Perkins | 11 | 24.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.51 | 5 |
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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| Watty Clark | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 | 10 |
| Harry Smythe | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 5 |
| Phil Page | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 4 |
Awards and honors
Notes
- Art Herring at Baseball-Reference
- Joe Shaute at Baseball-Reference
- Marty McManus at Baseball-Reference
- Watty Clark at Baseball-Reference
- Johnny Vander Meer at Baseball-Reference
External links
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