1934 Chicago Cubs

86-65 • .570 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1934 Chicago Cubs went 86-65 (.570) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 705 runs, allowed 639, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Gabby Hartnett (22 HR, 90 RBI) and Lon Warneke (22-10, 3.21 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

86 Wins
65 Losses
.570 Win %
3rd Rank
705 R 639 RA
Diff +66

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705 Runs Scored
639 Runs Allowed
+66 Run Diff
846K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 NL Average

Batting Avg .279 equal to the 1934 league average (.279)
OBP .329 1% below the 1934 league average (.332)
SLG .401 2% above the 1934 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.76 8% better than the 1934 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 705 1% below the 1934 league average (712 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 846,738
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Avg per Game 10,996

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Kiki Cuyler 0.338 2 Tuck Stainback 0.306 3 Babe Herman 0.304 4 Billy Herman 0.303 5 Chuck Klein 0.301

Home Runs

1 Gabby Hartnett 22 2 Chuck Klein 20 3 Babe Herman 14 4 Billy Jurges 8 5 Kiki Cuyler 6

RBI

1 Gabby Hartnett 90 2 Babe Herman 84 3 Chuck Klein 80 4 Kiki Cuyler 69 5 Charlie Grimm 47
1934 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kiki Cuyler 142 559 80 189 42 8 6 69 31 62 15 0.338
Babe Herman 125 467 65 142 34 5 14 84 35 71 1 0.304
Billy Herman 113 456 79 138 21 6 3 42 34 31 6 0.303
Gabby Hartnett 130 438 58 131 21 1 22 90 37 46 0 0.299
Chuck Klein 115 435 78 131 27 2 20 80 47 38 3 0.301
Woody English 109 421 65 117 26 5 3 31 48 65 6 0.278
Stan Hack 111 402 54 116 16 6 1 21 45 42 11 0.289
Tuck Stainback 104 359 47 110 14 3 2 46 8 42 7 0.306
Billy Jurges 100 358 43 88 15 2 8 33 19 34 1 0.246
Charlie Grimm 75 267 24 79 8 1 5 47 16 12 1 0.296
Augie Galan 66 192 31 50 6 2 5 22 16 15 4 0.260
Don Hurst 51 151 13 30 5 0 3 12 8 18 0 0.199
Dolph Camilli 32 120 17 33 8 0 4 19 5 25 1 0.275
Lon Warneke 52 113 12 22 3 0 0 8 3 9 0 0.195
Bill Lee 40 76 6 10 3 0 0 7 4 11 0 0.132
Riggs Stephenson 38 74 5 16 0 0 0 7 7 5 0 0.216
Guy Bush 41 70 4 16 1 0 0 10 2 13 2 0.229
Babe Phelps 44 70 7 20 5 2 2 12 1 8 0 0.286
Bob O'Farrell 22 67 3 15 3 0 0 5 3 11 0 0.224
Pat Malone 34 64 2 11 0 0 0 6 2 20 0 0.172
Jim Weaver 27 52 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 0.058
Charlie Root 34 40 3 7 3 0 2 4 0 13 0 0.175
Bud Tinning 39 39 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.179
Bennie Tate 11 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.125
Phil Cavarretta 7 21 5 8 0 1 1 6 2 3 1 0.381
Roy Joiner 20 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Dick Ward 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Wiedemeyer 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lynn Nelson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Lon Warneke 3.21 2 Bud Tinning 3.34 3 Bill Lee 3.40 4 Pat Malone 3.53 5 Guy Bush 3.83

Wins

1 Lon Warneke 22 2 Guy Bush 18 3 Pat Malone 14 4 Bill Lee 13 5 Jim Weaver 11

Strikeouts

1 Lon Warneke 143 2 Pat Malone 111 3 Bill Lee 104 4 Jim Weaver 98 5 Guy Bush 75
1934 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lon Warneke 22 10 3.21 43 35 3 291.1 273 104 66 143
Bill Lee 13 14 3.40 35 29 1 214.1 218 81 74 104
Guy Bush 18 10 3.83 40 27 2 209.1 213 89 54 75
Pat Malone 14 7 3.53 34 21 0 191.0 200 75 55 111
Jim Weaver 11 9 3.91 27 20 0 159.0 163 69 54 98
Bud Tinning 4 6 3.34 39 7 3 129.1 134 48 46 44
Charlie Root 4 7 4.28 34 9 0 117.2 141 56 53 46
Roy Joiner 0 1 8.21 20 2 0 34.0 61 31 8 9
Charlie Wiedemeyer 0 0 9.72 4 1 0 8.1 16 9 4 2
Dick Ward 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 6.0 9 2 2 1
Lynn Nelson 0 1 36.00 2 1 0 1.0 4 4 1 0

👥 Roster (29)

Guy Bush Dolph Camilli Phil Cavarretta Kiki Cuyler Woody English Augie Galan Charlie Grimm Stan Hack Gabby Hartnett Babe Herman Billy Herman Don Hurst +17 more

29 players

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The 1934 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1934 Chicago Cubs finished 86-65, a .570 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 705 for and 639 against. The staff ERA of 3.76 was 8% better than the league average of 4.07. The 1934 Chicago Cubs scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (705 against 712). The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 846,738 in attendance, about 10,996 a game.

Gabby Hartnett led the club in home runs with 22. Kiki Cuyler collected the most hits, 189. Lon Warneke led the pitchers with 22 wins. The 1934 roster runs to 29 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1933 season and the 1935 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1934 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1934 Chicago Cubs finished 86-65 (.570 win pct).
Who led the 1934 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Gabby Hartnett led the 1934 Chicago Cubs with 22 home runs.
What was the 1934 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1934 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1934 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1934 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1934 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1934 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gabby Hartnett (22 HR, 90 RBI) and Lon Warneke (22-10, 3.21 ERA).
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