1934 Boston Red Sox

76-76 • .500 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1934 Boston Red Sox went 76-76 (.500) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 820 runs, allowed 775, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Billy Werber (11 HR, 67 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (14-5, 3.63 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

76 Wins
76 Losses
.500 Win %
4th Rank
820 R 775 RA
Diff +45

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820 Runs Scored
775 Runs Allowed
+45 Run Diff
764K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 AL Average

Batting Avg .274 2% below the 1934 league average (.278)
OBP .350 equal to the 1934 league average (.350)
SLG .383 4% below the 1934 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.32 4% better than the 1934 league average (4.50)
Runs Scored 820 4% above the 1934 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 764,495
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Avg per Game 9,928

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Billy Werber 0.321 2 Roy Johnson 0.320 3 Carl Reynolds 0.303 4 Dick Porter 0.302 5 Moose Solters 0.299

Home Runs

1 Billy Werber 11 2 Roy Johnson 7 3 Moose Solters 7 4 Bill Cissell 4 5 Wes Ferrell 4

RBI

1 Roy Johnson 119 2 Carl Reynolds 86 3 Ed Morgan 79 4 Billy Werber 67 5 Moose Solters 58
1934 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Werber 152 623 129 200 41 10 11 67 77 37 40 0.321
Roy Johnson 143 569 85 182 43 10 7 119 54 36 11 0.320
Ed Morgan 138 528 95 141 28 4 3 79 81 46 7 0.267
Rick Ferrell 132 437 50 130 29 4 1 48 66 20 0 0.297
Lyn Lary 129 419 58 101 20 4 2 54 66 51 12 0.241
Bill Cissell 102 416 71 111 13 4 4 44 28 23 11 0.267
Carl Reynolds 113 413 61 125 26 9 4 86 27 28 5 0.303
Moose Solters 101 365 61 109 25 4 7 58 18 50 9 0.299
Dick Porter 80 265 30 80 13 6 0 56 21 15 5 0.302
Max Bishop 97 253 65 66 13 1 1 22 82 22 3 0.261
Dusty Cooke 74 168 34 41 8 5 1 26 36 25 7 0.244
Mel Almada 23 90 7 21 2 1 0 10 6 8 3 0.233
Bucky Walters 23 88 10 19 4 4 4 18 3 12 0 0.216
Wes Ferrell 34 78 12 22 4 0 4 17 7 15 1 0.282
Fritz Ostermueller 33 78 4 13 2 1 0 4 4 8 0 0.167
Gordie Hinkle 27 75 7 13 6 1 0 9 7 23 0 0.173
Gordon Rhodes 44 75 5 10 1 0 1 6 2 22 0 0.133
Johnny Welch 41 74 5 15 1 0 0 7 2 17 0 0.203
Skinny Graham 13 47 7 11 2 1 0 3 6 13 2 0.234
Hank Johnson 31 43 4 10 2 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.233
Lou Legett 19 38 4 11 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.289
Lefty Grove 22 37 4 6 1 0 1 4 2 13 0 0.162
Al Niemiec 9 32 2 7 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.219
Rube Walberg 30 32 2 6 1 0 0 7 1 8 0 0.188
Bob Weiland 11 19 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0.105
Joe Judge 10 15 3 5 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.333
Herb Pennock 30 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.214
Joe Mulligan 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.000
George Hockette 3 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.273
Red Kellett 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Spike Merena 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.143
Bob Seeds 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Freddie Muller 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
George Pipgras 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Herb Pennock 3.05 2 Fritz Ostermueller 3.49 3 Wes Ferrell 3.63 4 Joe Mulligan 3.63 5 Rube Walberg 4.04

Wins

1 Wes Ferrell 14 2 Johnny Welch 13 3 Gordon Rhodes 12 4 Fritz Ostermueller 10 5 Lefty Grove 8

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Welch 91 2 Gordon Rhodes 79 3 Fritz Ostermueller 75 4 Wes Ferrell 67 5 Hank Johnson 66
1934 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gordon Rhodes 12 12 4.56 44 31 2 219.0 247 111 98 79
Johnny Welch 13 15 4.49 41 22 0 206.1 223 103 76 91
Fritz Ostermueller 10 13 3.49 33 23 3 198.2 200 77 99 75
Wes Ferrell 14 5 3.63 26 23 1 181.0 205 73 49 67
Hank Johnson 6 8 5.36 31 14 1 124.1 162 74 53 66
Lefty Grove 8 8 6.50 22 12 0 109.1 149 79 32 43
Rube Walberg 6 7 4.04 30 10 1 104.2 118 47 41 38
Herb Pennock 2 0 3.05 30 2 1 62.0 68 21 16 16
Bob Weiland 1 5 5.50 11 7 0 55.2 63 34 27 29
Joe Mulligan 1 0 3.63 14 2 0 44.2 46 18 27 13
George Hockette 2 1 1.65 3 3 0 27.1 22 5 6 14
Spike Merena 1 2 2.92 4 3 0 24.2 20 8 16 7
George Pipgras 0 0 8.10 2 1 0 3.1 4 3 3 0

👥 Roster (34)

Mel Almada Max Bishop Bill Cissell Dusty Cooke Rick Ferrell Wes Ferrell Skinny Graham Lefty Grove Gordie Hinkle George Hockette Hank Johnson Roy Johnson +22 more

34 players

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The 1934 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1934 Boston Red Sox finished 76-76, a .500 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. With 820 runs scored and 775 given up, the 1934 differential was +45. Against a league average of .278, the 1934 Boston Red Sox batted .274. Pitchers allowed 4.32 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.50. The 820 runs scored compare with a league average of 788 per club, 4% more.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 764,495 in attendance, about 9,928 a game. Billy Werber led the club in home runs with 11. Roy Johnson led in RBI with 119. On the mound, Wes Ferrell won 14 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Johnny Welch with 91. In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1934 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1934 Boston Red Sox finished 76-76 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1934 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Billy Werber led the 1934 Boston Red Sox with 11 home runs.
What was the 1934 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1934 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.32.
Did the 1934 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1934 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1934 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1934 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Billy Werber (11 HR, 67 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (14-5, 3.63 ERA).
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