1934 Season

27 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1934 Major League Baseball season was played by 27 teams. The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series, defeating the Detroit Tigers. Lou Gehrig led with 49 home runs, Lou Gehrig led with 165 RBI, and Paul Waner led with 217 hits. This page carries the 1934 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1934 Bracket
World Series SLN def. DET (4-3)
NLC PS def. CAG (4-3)

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1934 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 471 plate appearances at 152 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Lou Gehrig .363 2 Paul Waner .362 3 Charlie Gehringer .356 4 Bill Terry .354 5 Heinie Manush .349

OPS qualified

1 Lou Gehrig 1.172 2 Jimmie Foxx 1.102 3 Ripper Collins 1.008 4 Mel Ott 1.006 5 Hank Greenberg 1.005

Home Runs all players

1 Lou Gehrig 49 2 Jimmie Foxx 44 3 Ripper Collins 35 4 Mel Ott 35 5 Hal Trosky 35

RBI all players

1 Lou Gehrig 165 2 Hal Trosky 142 3 Hank Greenberg 139 4 Mel Ott 135 5 Jimmie Foxx 130

Hits all players

1 Paul Waner 217 2 Charlie Gehringer 214 3 Bill Terry 213 4 Lou Gehrig 210 5 Hal Trosky 206

Runs all players

1 Charlie Gehringer 134 2 Billy Werber 129 3 Earl Averill 128 4 Lou Gehrig 128 5 Paul Waner 122

Stolen Bases all players

1 Billy Werber 40 2 Jo-Jo White 28 3 Ben Chapman 26 4 Pete Fox 25 5 Pepper Martin 23
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1934 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 152 innings at 152 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Slim Jones 1.60 2 Carl Hubbell 2.30 3 Lefty Gomez 2.33 4 Mel Harder 2.61 5 Dizzy Dean 2.66

WHIP qualified

1 Slim Jones 0.93 2 Carl Hubbell 1.03 3 Lefty Gomez 1.13 4 Lon Warneke 1.16 5 Dizzy Dean 1.16

Wins all pitchers

1 Dizzy Dean 30 2 Lefty Gomez 26 3 Schoolboy Rowe 24 4 Hal Schumacher 23 5 Tommy Bridges 22

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Dizzy Dean 195 2 Van Mungo 184 3 Slim Jones 164 4 Lefty Gomez 158 5 Satchel Paige 152

Saves all pitchers

1 Carl Hubbell 8 2 Dizzy Dean 7 3 Dolf Luque 7 4 Jack Russell 7 5 Herman Bell 6
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📋 Standings

NN2

Philadelphia Stars ★ 38-15 Pittsburgh Crawfords 40-26 Chicago American Giants 27-19 Newark Dodgers 16-16 Nashville Elite Giants 17-23 Baltimore Black Sox 3-8 Philadelphia Bacharach Giants 5-20 Cleveland Red Sox 3-22

American League

Detroit Tigers ★ 101-53 New York Yankees 94-60 Cleveland Indians 85-69 Boston Red Sox 76-76 Philadelphia Athletics 68-82 St. Louis Browns 67-85 Washington Senators 66-86 Chicago White Sox 53-99

National League

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 95-58 New York Giants 93-60 Chicago Cubs 86-65 Boston Braves 78-73 Pittsburgh Pirates 74-76 Brooklyn Dodgers 71-81 Philadelphia Phillies 56-93 Cincinnati Reds 52-99

IND

Homestead Grays ★ 17-13 New York Black Yankees 11-15 Kansas City Monarchs 3-6

The 1934 season in brief

The Philadelphia Stars set the pace in 1934 with a 38-15 record. 3-22 left the Cleveland Red Sox with the lowest winning percentage of 1934. In the 1934 standings, the St. Louis Cardinals (95-58) held off the New York Giants (93-60) in the National League, the New York Black Yankees (11-15) chased the Homestead Grays (17-13) to the end in the IND group, the Philadelphia Stars won the Negro National League going away, 38-15 against 40-26 for the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and nobody in the American League came near the Detroit Tigers's 101-53. Alongside the American and National Leagues, the 1934 page carries standings for the Negro National League, whose seasons MLB now treats as major league. The 1934 title went to the St. Louis Cardinals, who defeated the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, 4 games to 3. Earlier rounds sent through the Philadelphia Stars over the Chicago American Giants in the series the bracket labels NLC (4-3). On the home run tile, Lou Gehrig sat first with 49, ahead of Jimmie Foxx with 44. The qualified batting-average board starts with Lou Gehrig at .363, with Paul Waner next at .362. In 1934 the qualifying line sat at 471 plate appearances, from a 152-game club schedule. The batting tiles keep returning to Lou Gehrig, first in batting average, OPS, home runs, and RBI. Full batting and pitching tables are on the 1934 leaders page.

1934 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1934?
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1934 World Series, beating the Detroit Tigers.
How many teams played in 1934?
27 teams played in the 1934 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1934?
Lou Gehrig led with 49 home runs in 1934.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1934?
Lou Gehrig led with 165 RBI in 1934.
Who led MLB in hits in 1934?
Paul Waner led with 217 hits in 1934.
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