1934 Chicago White Sox

53-99 • .349 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1934 Chicago White Sox went 53-99 (.349) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 704 runs, allowed 946, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Zeke Bonura (27 HR, 110 RBI) and George Earnshaw (14-11, 4.52 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

53 Wins
99 Losses
.349 Win %
8th Rank
704 R 946 RA
Diff -242

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704 Runs Scored
946 Runs Allowed
-242 Run Diff
332K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 6% below the 1934 league average (.278)
OBP .336 4% below the 1934 league average (.350)
SLG .363 9% below the 1934 league average (.399)
Team ERA 5.41 20% worse than the 1934 league average (4.50)
Runs Scored 704 11% below the 1934 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 332,600
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Avg per Game 4,434

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Al Simmons 0.344 2 Frenchy Bordagaray 0.322 3 Luke Appling 0.303 4 Zeke Bonura 0.302 5 Evar Swanson 0.298

Home Runs

1 Zeke Bonura 27 2 Al Simmons 18 3 Jimmy Dykes 7 4 Ed Madjeski 5 5 Bob Boken 3

RBI

1 Zeke Bonura 110 2 Al Simmons 104 3 Jimmy Dykes 82 4 Luke Appling 61 5 Bob Boken 40
1934 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Simmons 138 558 102 192 36 7 18 104 53 58 3 0.344
Zeke Bonura 127 510 86 154 35 4 27 110 64 31 0 0.302
Jimmy Dykes 127 456 52 122 17 4 7 82 64 28 1 0.268
Luke Appling 118 452 75 137 28 6 2 61 59 27 3 0.303
Evar Swanson 117 426 71 127 9 5 0 34 59 31 10 0.298
Mule Haas 106 351 54 94 16 3 2 22 47 22 1 0.268
Bob Boken 81 297 30 70 9 1 3 40 15 32 2 0.236
Ed Madjeski 85 281 36 62 14 2 5 32 14 31 2 0.221
Jackie Hayes 62 226 19 58 9 1 1 31 23 20 3 0.257
Jocko Conlan 63 225 35 56 11 3 0 16 19 7 2 0.249
Marty Hopkins 67 210 22 45 7 0 2 28 42 26 0 0.214
Merv Shea 62 176 8 28 3 0 0 5 24 19 0 0.159
Frenchy Uhalt 57 165 28 40 5 1 0 16 29 12 6 0.242
Joe Chamberlain 43 141 13 34 5 1 2 17 6 38 1 0.241
Ted Lyons 50 97 9 20 4 0 1 16 3 19 0 0.206
Frenchy Bordagaray 29 87 12 28 3 1 0 2 3 8 1 0.322
George Earnshaw 33 79 5 16 3 0 0 6 3 16 0 0.203
Milt Gaston 29 68 2 10 1 0 0 7 3 14 0 0.147
Sad Sam Jones 31 60 9 12 3 0 0 6 8 13 0 0.200
Les Tietje 34 59 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.017
Muddy Ruel 22 57 4 12 3 0 0 7 8 5 0 0.211
Rip Radcliff 14 56 7 15 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 0.268
Phil Gallivan 35 40 3 9 3 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.225
Milt Bocek 19 38 3 8 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 0.211
Mark Mauldin 10 38 3 10 2 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.263
Joe Heving 33 27 2 5 3 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.185
Charlie Uhlir 14 27 3 4 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.148
Whit Wyatt 23 26 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.231
George Caithamer 5 19 1 6 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.316
Red Kress 8 14 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.286
Harry Kinzy 13 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.300
Johnny Pasek 4 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Vern Kennedy 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Hugo Klaerner 3 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Monty Stratton 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dutch Fehring 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lee Stine 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
John Pomorski 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 George Earnshaw 4.52 2 Les Tietje 4.81 3 Ted Lyons 4.87 4 Harry Kinzy 4.98 5 Sad Sam Jones 5.11

Wins

1 George Earnshaw 14 2 Ted Lyons 11 3 Sad Sam Jones 8 4 Milt Gaston 6 5 Les Tietje 5

Strikeouts

1 George Earnshaw 97 2 Les Tietje 81 3 Sad Sam Jones 60 4 Phil Gallivan 55 5 Ted Lyons 53
1934 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Earnshaw 14 11 4.52 33 30 0 227.0 242 114 104 97
Ted Lyons 11 13 4.87 30 24 1 205.1 249 111 66 53
Milt Gaston 6 19 5.85 29 28 0 194.0 247 126 84 48
Sad Sam Jones 8 12 5.11 27 26 0 183.1 217 104 60 60
Les Tietje 5 14 4.81 34 22 0 176.0 174 94 96 81
Phil Gallivan 4 7 5.61 35 7 1 126.2 155 79 64 55
Joe Heving 1 7 7.26 33 2 4 88.0 133 71 48 40
Whit Wyatt 4 11 7.18 23 6 2 67.2 83 54 37 36
Harry Kinzy 0 1 4.98 13 2 0 34.1 38 19 31 12
Vern Kennedy 0 2 3.72 3 3 0 19.1 21 8 9 7
Hugo Klaerner 0 2 10.90 3 3 0 17.1 24 21 16 9
Lee Stine 0 0 8.18 4 0 0 11.0 11 10 10 8
Monty Stratton 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 3.1 4 2 1 0
John Pomorski 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 1.2 1 1 2 0

👥 Roster (38)

Luke Appling Milt Bocek Bob Boken Zeke Bonura Frenchy Bordagaray George Caithamer Joe Chamberlain Jocko Conlan Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Dutch Fehring Phil Gallivan +26 more

38 players

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The 1934 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1934 Chicago White Sox won 53 games and lost 99, ending up 8th in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 704 runs and allowed 946, a run differential of -242. Against a league average of .278, the 1934 Chicago White Sox batted .263. The staff ERA of 5.41 was 20% worse than the league average of 4.50. Measured against the 788-run league average, the offense was 11% behind.

Comiskey Park was home in 1934, drawing a total attendance of 332,600. Zeke Bonura led the club in home runs with 27. Al Simmons collected the most hits, 192. George Earnshaw led the pitchers with 14 wins. In all, the roster shows 38 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1933 season and the 1935 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1934 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1934 Chicago White Sox finished 53-99 (.349 win pct).
Who led the 1934 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Zeke Bonura led the 1934 Chicago White Sox with 27 home runs.
What was the 1934 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1934 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 5.41.
Did the 1934 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1934 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1934 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1934 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Zeke Bonura (27 HR, 110 RBI) and George Earnshaw (14-11, 4.52 ERA).
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