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.
1934 New York Giants | ||
---|---|---|
![]() | ||
League | National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Charles Stoneham | |
Managers | Bill Terry | |
|
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
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 58 | .621 | — | 48–29 | 47–29 |
New York Giants | 93 | 60 | .608 | 2 | 49–26 | 44–34 |
Chicago Cubs | 86 | 65 | .570 | 8 | 47–30 | 39–35 |
Boston Braves | 78 | 73 | .517 | 16 | 40–35 | 38–38 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 76 | .493 | 19½ | 45–32 | 29–44 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 71 | 81 | .467 | 23½ | 43–33 | 28–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 93 | .376 | 37 | 35–36 | 21–57 |
Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 99 | .344 | 42 | 30–47 | 22–52 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — |
Roster
edit1934 New York Giants | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
|
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Gus Mancuso | 122 | 383 | 94 | .245 | 7 | 46 |
1B | Bill Terry | 153 | 602 | 213 | .354 | 8 | 83 |
2B | Hughie Critz | 137 | 571 | 138 | .242 | 6 | 40 |
3B | Johnny Vergez | 108 | 320 | 64 | .200 | 7 | 27 |
SS | Travis Jackson | 137 | 523 | 140 | .268 | 16 | 101 |
OF | Mel Ott | 153 | 582 | 190 | .326 | 35 | 135 |
OF | Jo-Jo Moore | 139 | 580 | 192 | .331 | 15 | 61 |
OF | George Watkins | 105 | 296 | 73 | .247 | 6 | 33 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blondy Ryan | 110 | 385 | 93 | .242 | 2 | 41 |
Hank Leiber | 63 | 187 | 45 | .241 | 2 | 25 |
Lefty O'Doul | 83 | 177 | 56 | .316 | 9 | 46 |
Harry Danning | 53 | 97 | 32 | .330 | 1 | 7 |
Paul Richards | 42 | 75 | 12 | .160 | 0 | 3 |
Phil Weintraub | 31 | 74 | 26 | .351 | 0 | 15 |
Homer Peel | 21 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 1 | 3 |
George Grantham | 32 | 29 | 7 | .241 | 1 | 4 |
Fresco Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Hubbell | 49 | 313.0 | 21 | 12 | 2.30 | 118 |
Hal Schumacher | 41 | 297.0 | 23 | 10 | 3.18 | 112 |
Freddie Fitzsimmons | 38 | 263.1 | 18 | 14 | 3.04 | 73 |
Roy Parmelee | 22 | 152.2 | 10 | 6 | 3.42 | 83 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Bowman | 30 | 107.1 | 5 | 4 | 3.61 | 36 |
Jack Salveson | 12 | 38.1 | 3 | 1 | 3.52 | 18 |
Watty Clark | 5 | 18.2 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 6 |
Slick Castleman | 7 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Smith | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.32 | 27 |
Dolf Luque | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.83 | 12 |
Hi Bell | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3.67 | 9 |
Farm system
editLevel | Team | League | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
A | Nashville Vols | Southern Association | Chuck Dressen and Lance Richbourg |
C | Jacksonville Jax | West Dixie League | Wally Dashiell |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jacksonville[1]
Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit