1934 Boston Braves

78-73 • .517 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1934 Boston Braves went 78-73 (.517) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 683 runs, allowed 714, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Wally Berger (34 HR, 121 RBI) and Huck Betts (17-10, 4.06 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

78 Wins
73 Losses
.517 Win %
4th Rank
683 R 714 RA
Diff -31

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683 Runs Scored
714 Runs Allowed
-31 Run Diff
372K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 NL Average

Batting Avg .271 3% below the 1934 league average (.279)
OBP .322 3% below the 1934 league average (.332)
SLG .378 4% below the 1934 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.11 1% worse than the 1934 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 683 4% below the 1934 league average (712 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 372,200
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Avg per Game 4,962

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Buck Jordan 0.311 2 Wally Berger 0.298 3 Les Mallon 0.295 4 Billy Urbanski 0.293 5 Hal Lee 0.292

Home Runs

1 Wally Berger 34 2 Pinky Whitney 12 3 Hal Lee 8 4 Marty McManus 8 5 Randy Moore 7

RBI

1 Wally Berger 121 2 Hal Lee 79 3 Pinky Whitney 79 4 Randy Moore 64 5 Buck Jordan 58
1934 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Berger 150 615 92 183 35 8 34 121 49 65 2 0.298
Billy Urbanski 146 605 104 177 30 6 7 53 56 37 4 0.293
Pinky Whitney 146 563 58 146 26 2 12 79 25 54 7 0.259
Hal Lee 139 521 70 152 23 6 8 79 47 43 3 0.292
Buck Jordan 124 489 68 152 26 9 2 58 35 19 3 0.311
Marty McManus 119 435 56 120 18 0 8 47 32 42 5 0.276
Randy Moore 123 422 55 120 21 2 7 64 40 16 2 0.284
Tommy Thompson 105 343 40 91 12 3 0 37 13 19 2 0.265
Shanty Hogan 92 279 20 73 5 2 4 34 16 13 0 0.262
Al Spohrer 100 265 25 59 15 0 0 17 14 18 1 0.223
Les Mallon 42 166 23 49 6 1 0 18 15 12 0 0.295
Ed Brandt 48 96 14 23 1 2 0 9 6 7 0 0.240
Fred Frankhouse 37 85 12 17 3 1 0 9 4 9 0 0.200
Joe Mowry 25 79 9 17 3 0 1 4 3 13 0 0.215
Huck Betts 40 69 3 13 1 0 0 2 6 8 0 0.188
Red Worthington 41 65 6 16 5 0 0 6 6 5 0 0.246
Flint Rhem 25 52 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 21 0 0.058
Ben Cantwell 29 43 5 12 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.279
Dick Gyselman 24 36 7 6 1 1 0 4 2 11 0 0.167
Bob Smith 42 36 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.250
Leo Mangum 29 32 2 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.281
Dan McGee 7 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.136
Bob Brown 16 21 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.238
Tom Zachary 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dick Barrett 15 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Johnnie Tyler 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Jumbo Elliott 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Elbie Fletcher 8 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.500
Clarence Pickrel 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Fred Frankhouse 3.20 2 Ed Brandt 3.53 3 Flint Rhem 3.60 4 Huck Betts 4.06 5 Ben Cantwell 4.33

Wins

1 Huck Betts 17 2 Fred Frankhouse 17 3 Ed Brandt 16 4 Flint Rhem 8 5 Bob Smith 6

Strikeouts

1 Ed Brandt 106 2 Fred Frankhouse 78 3 Huck Betts 69 4 Flint Rhem 56 5 Ben Cantwell 45
1934 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Brandt 16 14 3.53 40 28 5 255.0 249 100 83 106
Fred Frankhouse 17 9 3.20 37 31 1 233.2 239 83 77 78
Huck Betts 17 10 4.06 40 27 3 213.0 258 96 42 69
Flint Rhem 8 8 3.60 25 20 0 152.2 164 61 38 56
Ben Cantwell 5 11 4.33 27 19 5 143.1 163 69 34 45
Bob Smith 6 9 4.66 39 5 5 121.2 133 63 36 26
Leo Mangum 5 3 5.72 29 3 1 94.1 127 60 23 28
Bob Brown 1 3 5.71 16 8 0 58.1 59 37 36 21
Dick Barrett 1 3 6.68 15 3 0 32.1 50 24 12 14
Tom Zachary 1 2 3.38 5 4 0 24.0 27 9 8 4
Clarence Pickrel 0 0 5.06 10 1 0 16.0 24 9 7 9
Jumbo Elliott 1 1 5.87 7 3 0 15.1 19 10 9 6

👥 Roster (29)

Dick Barrett Wally Berger Huck Betts Ed Brandt Bob Brown Ben Cantwell Jumbo Elliott Elbie Fletcher Fred Frankhouse Dick Gyselman Shanty Hogan Buck Jordan +17 more

29 players

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The 1934 Boston Braves in brief

A 78-73 record (.517) put the 1934 Boston Braves 4th in the NL. The run column shows 683 for and 714 against. At the plate the Boston Braves hit .271, 3% worse than the league's .279. Pitchers allowed 4.11 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.07. League clubs averaged 712 runs that year, so the Boston Braves scored 4% fewer.

Braves Field was home in 1934, drawing a total attendance of 372,200. For power, Wally Berger led the way with 34 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Fred Frankhouse (17). Ed Brandt struck out 106, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 29 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1933 season and the 1935 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 Boston Braves

What was the 1934 Boston Braves record?
The 1934 Boston Braves finished 78-73 (.517 win pct).
Who led the 1934 Boston Braves in home runs?
Wally Berger led the 1934 Boston Braves with 34 home runs.
What was the 1934 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1934 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 4.11.
Did the 1934 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1934 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 Boston Braves play?
The 1934 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1934 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Berger (34 HR, 121 RBI) and Huck Betts (17-10, 4.06 ERA).
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