1934 New York Yankees season
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.
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Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert |
General manager(s) | Ed Barrow |
Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy |
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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
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 |
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
LEAGUE CHAMPION: Norfolk[2]
Notes
- Numbelivable!, p. 71, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
- 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
- 1934 New York Yankees
- 1934 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac