1934 New York Giants (MLB) season explained

The 1934 New York Giants season was the franchise's 52nd season. Although they led in the standings for most of the season, the team finished in second place in the National League with a 93–60 record, 2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

On September 6, the Giants were leading the Cardinals by 7 games with an 85–47 record, but went 8–13 the rest of the season to lose the lead on the final day of the season. The Cardinals went 18–5 in the same time span to win the NL pennant. The Giants became the first team in the modern era to lose the pennant after holding a seven-game lead in September.

Regular season

Roster

1934 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		122	383	94	.245	7	46
1B		153	602	213	.354	8	83
2B		137	571	138	.242	6	40
3B		108	320	64	.200	7	27
SS		137	523	140	.268	16	101
OF		153	582	190	.326	35	135
OF		139	580	192	.331	15	61
OF		105	296	73	.247	6	33

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
	110	385	93	.242	2	41
	63	187	45	.241	2	25
	83	177	56	.316	9	46
	53	97	32	.330	1	7
	42	75	12	.160	0	3
	31	74	26	.351	0	15
	21	41	8	.195	1	3
	32	29	7	.241	1	4
	1	1	0	.000	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
	49	313.0	21	12	2.30	118
	41	297.0	23	10	3.18	112
	38	263.1	18	14	3.04	73
	22	152.2	10	6	3.42	83

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
	30	107.1	5	4	3.61	36
	12	38.1		3	1	3.52	18
	5	18.2	1	2	6.75	6
	7	16.2	1	0	5.40	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
	30	3	5	5	4.32	27
	26	4	3	7	3.83	12
	22	4	3	6	3.67	9

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jacksonville^[1]

References

• 1934 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007