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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L22   MANAGER(S)
Detroit       DEA 101  53 .656 ----    1    3    2  46-31  55-22  25-17  16-6    Thomas Treece
Chicago AL    CHA  83  71 .539 18.0    7    2    8  43-34  40-37  29-17  12-10   Robert Rescigno
New York AL   NYA  76  78 .494 25.0    5   11   12  38-39  38-39  24-19   8-14   Billy Vanson
Philadelphia  PHA  75  79 .487 26.0    3   10   10  40-37  35-42  17-24  11-11   David Dick
Boston AL     BOA  68  86 .442 33.0    6    8    9  37-40  31-46  17-28  13-9    Steve Bivens
St. Louis AL  SLA  62  92 .403 39.0   12    9    3  30-47  32-45  25-21   6-16   Pat Carr

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 12 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L22 - W-L records at Home & on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 22 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (0-0):   Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1934 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 DEA  6.08   937  5628  1720  360  57  131  541   559  .306  .367  .460   81   23   23   43   56   58  163
 PHA  5.28   813  5452  1508  274  69  154  552   693  .277  .342  .437   26   14   13   18   61   49  160
 NYA  5.03   775  5349  1423  282  50  131  600   568  .266  .339  .411   37   12   30   12  112   37  114
 BOA  4.99   768  5464  1549  300  51   60  529   611  .283  .347  .390   21    2   17   30   48   49  144
 CHA  4.83   744  5478  1598  258  43   69  540   490  .292  .356  .392   69   23   31   31   66   49  180
 SLA  3.90   600  5504  1428  229  55   65  373   612  .259  .306  .356   34   20   22   15   73   52  126
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  5.02  4637 32875  9226 1703 325  610 3135  3533  .281  .343  .408  268   94  136  149  416  294  887

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CHA  4.65   716  3.89  1394  1448   97   532   594  30   8  31  .440  801  535  .668
 DEA  4.67   719  4.01  1403  1499  112   476   651  65  13  22  .388  778  576  .740
 BOA  5.06   779  4.45  1361  1498  113   476   573  45   5  16  .461  766  501  .654
 SLA  5.22   804  4.36  1409  1530  104   567   545  47   5  18  .357  820  602  .734
 PHA  5.27   811  4.60  1375  1605   99   516   601  51   4  17  .341  845  545  .645
 NYA  5.34   823  4.54  1376  1466  110   610   726  40   6  23  .378  857  532  .621
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  5.03  4652  4.31  8319  9046  635  3177  3690 278  41 127       4867 3291  .676

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Lou Gehrig  (537)
  2. Hank Greenberg  (498)
  3. Charlie Gehringer  (493)
  4. Jimmie Foxx  (471)
  5. Bob Johnson  (456)
  6. Billy Werber  (395)
  7. Arky Vaughan  (392)
  8. Al Simmons  (375)
  9. Marv Owen  (357)
  10. Frankie Crosetti  (356)

  11. Ethan Allen  (352)
  12. Zeke Bonura  (345)
  13. Pinky Higgins  (336)
  14. Doc Cramer  (323)
  15. Harlond Clift  (315)
  16. Roy Johnson  (307)
  17. Dick Bartell  (298)
  18. Sam West  (294)
  19. Babe Ruth  (279)
  20. Jimmy Dykes  (276)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Van Lingle Mungo  (247)
  2. Schoolboy Rowe  (217)
  3. Lefty Gomez  (174)
  4. Tommy Bridges  (170)
  5. Johnny Murphy  (147)
  6. Lloyd Brown  (124)
  7. Dutch Leonard  (112)
  8. Waite Hoyt  (100)
  9. Pat Malone  (98)
  10. Red Ruffing  (94)

  11. Monte Pearson  (93)
  12. Bill Lee  (92)
  13. Bump Hadley  (88)
  14. Euel Moore  (88)
  15. Johnny Welch  (80)
  16. Bobby Burke  (71)
  17. George Caster  (69)
  18. Si Johnson  (67)
  19. Johnny Babich  (66)
  20. Elden Auker  (64)

Gold Gloves
P: Bump Hadley
C: Bill Dickey
1B: Lou Gehrig
2B: Charlie Gehringer
3B: Billy Werber
SS: Arky Vaughan
OF: Al Simmons
OF: Lloyd Waner
OF: Sammy West

Major League Leaderboard
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

Batting Average
Hank Greenberg.364
Bill Terry.351
Charlie Gehringer.349
Paul Waner.344
Wally Berger.343
Kiki Cuyler.340
Ripper Collins.338
Billy Werber.337
Al Simmons.336
Lou Gehrig.334
Ethan Allen.332
Roy Johnson.332
On Base Percentage
Charlie Gehringer.429
Lou Gehrig.425
Arky Vaughan.419
Hank Greenberg.417
Bill Terry.408
Mel Ott.403
Paul Waner.402
Jimmie Foxx.401
Billy Werber.399
Rick Ferrell.398
Ripper Collins.396
Roy Johnson.394
Slugging Percentage
Hank Greenberg.678
Wally Berger.655
Lou Gehrig.651
Ripper Collins.646
Jimmie Foxx.624
Bob Johnson.599
Mel Ott.594
Charlie Gehringer.555
Al Simmons.495
Marv Owen.488
Billy Werber.487
Joe Medwick.486
On Base + Slugging
Hank Greenberg1.095
Lou Gehrig1.076
Ripper Collins1.042
Wally Berger1.037
Jimmie Foxx1.024
Mel Ott0.997
Charlie Gehringer0.984
Bob Johnson0.970
Arky Vaughan0.887
Billy Werber0.885
Al Simmons0.881
Bill Terry0.879
At Bats
Doc Cramer628
Billy Werber606
Dick Bartell605
Joe Medwick605
Charlie Gehringer604
Jack Rothrock599
Bill Terry599
Lloyd Waner598
Wally Berger597
Mel Ott586
Billy Urbanski586
Paul Waner585
Runs Scored
Charlie Gehringer141
Mel Ott127
Lou Gehrig123
Ripper Collins120
Wally Berger118
Jimmie Foxx113
Hank Greenberg113
Paul Waner113
Arky Vaughan108
Bill Terry107
Ethan Allen106
Bob Johnson104
Hits
Charlie Gehringer211
Bill Terry210
Hank Greenberg207
Wally Berger205
Billy Werber204
Paul Waner201
Lou Gehrig195
Ripper Collins192
Mel Ott192
Al Simmons190
Ethan Allen189
Doc Cramer188
Total Bases
Wally Berger391
Hank Greenberg385
Lou Gehrig380
Ripper Collins367
Mel Ott348
Charlie Gehringer335
Jimmie Foxx330
Bob Johnson324
Billy Werber295
Joe Medwick294
Bill Terry282
Al Simmons280
Doubles
Hank Greenberg59
Ethan Allen49
Wally Berger46
Lou Gehrig45
Charlie Gehringer45
Kiki Cuyler44
Marv Owen40
Arky Vaughan40
Heinie Manush39
Earl Averill37
Jo-Jo Moore37
Billy Werber36
Triples
Joe Medwick22
Doc Cramer14
Mel Ott14
Billy Werber14
Ben Chapman13
Paul Waner12
Home Runs
Jimmie Foxx42
Lou Gehrig42
Bob Johnson41
Wally Berger40
Ripper Collins40
Hank Greenberg35
Mel Ott32
Gabby Hartnett30
Charlie Gehringer21
Chuck Klein21
Len Koenecke20
RBI
Lou Gehrig138
Hank Greenberg136
Ripper Collins132
Wally Berger128
Mel Ott128
Bob Johnson124
Jimmie Foxx115
Gabby Hartnett104
Pinky Higgins103
Marv Owen103
Al Simmons101
Arky Vaughan97
Walks
Arky Vaughan97
Babe Ruth95
Lou Gehrig93
Earl Averill90
Jimmie Foxx86
Charlie Gehringer84
Mel Ott78
Zeke Bonura76
Jimmy Dykes73
Frankie Crosetti70
Max Bishop69
Billy Werber67
Batters Strikeouts
Harlond Clift109
Joe Medwick88
Travis Jackson81
Jimmie Foxx79
Hank Greenberg79
Pinky Higgins76
Al Simmons76
Tony Lazzeri71
Dolph Camilli69
Sam West68
Woody English65
Stolen Bases
Gee Walker28
Pete Fox23
Jack Rothrock22
Kiki Cuyler20
Jo-Jo White20
Ben Chapman19
Dick Bartell14
Pepper Martin14
Charlie Gehringer10
Stan Hack10
Caught Stealing
Jack Rothrock14
Kiki Cuyler10
Stan Hack8
Ben Chapman7
Dick Bartell5
Pie Traynor5
Jo-Jo White5
Hit by Pitch
Kiki Cuyler10
Pinky Higgins10
Marv Owen9
Shanty Hogan7
Bill Knickerbocker7
Lou Chiozza6
Mickey Cochrane6
John Stone6
Tommy Thevenow6
GIDP
Jimmie Foxx27
Zeke Bonura24
Pie Traynor24
Joe Medwick23
Bob Johnson21
Ernie Lombardi20
Tommy Thevenow20
Jimmy Dykes19
Gabby Hartnett18
Travis Jackson18
Errors
Frankie Crosetti58
Odell Hale48
Lonny Frey45
Billy Urbanski40
Dick Bartell38
Arky Vaughan38
Travis Jackson33
Pinky Higgins32
Jimmy Dykes30
Lou Chiozza28
Joe Cronin28
Billy Rogell28
Earned Run Average
Paul Dean1.97
Mel Harder2.52
Dizzy Dean2.74
Fred Frankhouse2.78
Freddie Fitzsimmons2.80
Hal Schumacher2.96
Guy Bush3.29
Tommy Bridges3.31
Van Lingle Mungo3.41
Dutch Leonard3.43
Larry French3.47
Carl Hubbell3.47
Wins
Schoolboy Rowe22
Dizzy Dean21
Van Lingle Mungo21
Hal Schumacher19
Lefty Gomez18
Mel Harder18
Lon Warneke18
Tommy Bridges17
Carl Hubbell17
Phil Collins16
Paul Dean16
Freddie Fitzsimmons16
Losses
Paul Derringer21
Ed Brandt20
Curt Davis20
Larry French20
Bobo Newsom18
George Blaeholder17
Carl Hubbell17
Ray Benge16
Dizzy Dean15
Hal Schumacher15
Winning Percentage
Charlie Root.875
Al Benton.778
Tony Freitas.765
Schoolboy Rowe.710
Van Lingle Mungo.700
Paul Dean.696
Mel Harder.692
Syl Johnson.684
Dutch Leonard.684
Lefty Gomez.667
Johnny Murphy.667
Lon Warneke.621
Games Pitched
Jack Knott60
Alex McColl56
Al Benton55
Leon Chagnon54
Joe Bowman52
Jimmie Deshong51
Jesse Haines51
Jim Mooney49
Lloyd Brown48
Bobby Burke47
Bob Smith47
Games Started
Dizzy Dean39
Carl Hubbell38
Van Lingle Mungo38
Lefty Gomez37
Hal Schumacher37
Ed Brandt36
Lon Warneke36
Schoolboy Rowe35
Tommy Bridges34
Curt Davis34
Larry French34
Bobo Newsom34
Complete Games
Dizzy Dean24
Tommy Bridges20
Freddie Fitzsimmons20
Carl Hubbell20
Paul Derringer19
Schoolboy Rowe18
Paul Dean17
Hal Schumacher17
Lon Warneke15
Games Finished
Jack Knott45
Jesse Haines43
Jimmie Deshong32
Bob Smith32
Joe Bowman29
Snipe Hansen29
Dolf Luque29
Al Smith29
Hi Bell28
Bob Brown28
Lloyd Brown28
Bobby Burke28
Saves
Jesse Haines27
Don Brennan12
Jack Knott12
Bobby Burke10
Jimmie Deshong10
Johnny Babich8
Dolf Luque8
Bud Tinning8
Alex McColl7
Joe Mulligan7
Jack Russell7
Al Smith7
Shutouts
Paul Dean8
Tommy Bridges5
Dizzy Dean4
Freddie Fitzsimmons4
Mel Harder4
Van Lingle Mungo4
Lon Warneke4
Ed Brandt3
Ben Cantwell3
Dutch Leonard3
Johnny Murphy3
Innings Pitched
Carl Hubbell316.3
Dizzy Dean315.0
Hal Schumacher298.3
Van Lingle Mungo285.3
Tommy Bridges274.3
Lon Warneke270.3
Schoolboy Rowe268.7
Lefty Gomez268.3
Paul Derringer261.0
Ed Brandt258.3
Freddie Fitzsimmons254.3
Mel Harder254.0
Hits Allowed
Carl Hubbell330
Hal Schumacher303
Phil Collins286
Paul Derringer286
Earl Whitehill284
Larry French282
Ed Brandt277
Ray Benge276
Dizzy Dean275
Lon Warneke272
Lefty Gomez270
Johnny Marcum261
Home Runs Allowed
Phil Collins27
Schoolboy Rowe25
George Earnshaw24
Lefty Gomez24
Van Lingle Mungo24
Red Ruffing23
Tex Carleton22
Carl Hubbell22
Jack Knott21
Tommy Bridges20
Johnny Marcum20
Hal Schumacher20
Walks Allowed
Sugar Cain133
Monte Pearson121
Earl Whitehill114
Bump Hadley113
Van Lingle Mungo106
Bobo Newsom96
Tommy Bridges92
Lefty Gomez92
Ed Brandt91
Johnny Marcum88
Schoolboy Rowe88
Pitchers Strikeouts
Dizzy Dean203
Paul Dean168
Lefty Gomez163
Van Lingle Mungo157
Tommy Bridges139
Carl Hubbell136
Monte Pearson132
Hal Schumacher132
Paul Derringer131
Schoolboy Rowe128
Lon Warneke123
Pat Malone114
  
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