1934 Cincinnati Reds

52-99 • .344 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1934 Cincinnati Reds went 52-99 (.344) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 590 runs, allowed 801, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Chick Hafey (18 HR, 67 RBI) and Paul Derringer (15-21, 3.59 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

52 Wins
99 Losses
.344 Win %
8th Rank
590 R 801 RA
Diff -211

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590 Runs Scored
801 Runs Allowed
-211 Run Diff
261K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 NL Average

Batting Avg .266 5% below the 1934 league average (.279)
OBP .310 7% below the 1934 league average (.332)
SLG .363 8% below the 1934 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.37 7% worse than the 1934 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 590 17% below the 1934 league average (712 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 261,860
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Avg per Game 3,357

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Harlin Pool 0.327 2 Ernie Lombardi 0.305 3 Chick Hafey 0.293 4 Gordon Slade 0.285 5 Jim Bottomley 0.284

Home Runs

1 Chick Hafey 18 2 Jim Bottomley 11 3 Ernie Lombardi 9 4 Wes Schulmerich 5 5 Gordon Slade 4

RBI

1 Jim Bottomley 78 2 Chick Hafey 67 3 Mark Koenig 67 4 Ernie Lombardi 62 5 Gordon Slade 52
1934 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mark Koenig 151 633 60 172 26 6 1 67 15 24 5 0.272
Jim Bottomley 142 556 72 158 31 11 11 78 33 40 1 0.284
Gordon Slade 138 555 61 158 19 8 4 52 25 34 6 0.285
Chick Hafey 140 535 75 157 29 6 18 67 52 63 4 0.293
Adam Comorosky 127 446 46 115 12 6 0 40 34 23 1 0.258
Tony Piet 106 421 58 109 20 5 1 38 23 44 6 0.259
Ernie Lombardi 132 417 42 127 19 4 9 62 16 22 0 0.305
Harlin Pool 99 358 38 117 22 5 2 50 17 18 3 0.327
Sparky Adams 87 278 38 70 16 1 0 14 20 10 2 0.252
Wes Schulmerich 74 209 21 55 8 3 5 19 22 43 1 0.263
Bob O'Farrell 44 123 10 30 8 3 1 9 11 19 0 0.244
Linc Blakely 34 102 11 23 1 1 0 10 5 14 1 0.225
Paul Derringer 47 92 6 18 2 2 0 4 3 21 0 0.196
Benny Frey 41 82 6 14 0 1 0 6 7 21 0 0.171
Si Johnson 46 72 3 10 0 1 0 1 2 24 0 0.139
Alex Kampouris 19 66 6 13 1 0 0 3 3 18 2 0.197
Ivey Shiver 19 59 6 12 1 0 2 6 3 15 1 0.203
Clyde Manion 25 54 4 10 0 0 0 4 4 7 0 0.185
Tony Freitas 31 47 1 9 1 0 0 3 5 15 0 0.191
Allyn Stout 41 43 6 8 3 0 0 3 2 10 0 0.186
Johnny Moore 16 42 5 8 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 0.190
Jimmy Shevlin 18 39 6 12 2 0 0 6 6 5 0 0.308
Ted Kleinhans 25 23 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.130
Don Brennan 28 22 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 11 0 0.227
Frank McCormick 12 16 1 5 2 1 0 5 0 1 0 0.312
Ray Kolp 28 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.083
Jake Flowers 13 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.333
Bill Marshall 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Larry Benton 16 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.286
Ted Petoskey 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.000
Harry McCurdy 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Beryl Richmond 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Joe Shaute 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Dazzy Vance 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Whitey Wistert 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Syl Johnson 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.500
Tony Robello 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sherman Edwards 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lee Grissom 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Junie Barnes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Lindsey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Benny Frey 3.52 2 Paul Derringer 3.59 3 Don Brennan 3.81 4 Tony Freitas 4.01 5 Ray Kolp 4.52

Wins

1 Paul Derringer 15 2 Benny Frey 11 3 Si Johnson 7 4 Tony Freitas 6 5 Allyn Stout 6

Strikeouts

1 Paul Derringer 122 2 Si Johnson 89 3 Allyn Stout 51 4 Tony Freitas 37 5 Benny Frey 33
1934 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Paul Derringer 15 21 3.59 47 31 4 261.0 297 104 59 122
Benny Frey 11 16 3.52 39 30 2 245.1 288 96 42 33
Si Johnson 7 22 5.22 46 31 3 215.2 264 125 84 89
Tony Freitas 6 12 4.01 30 18 1 152.2 194 68 25 37
Allyn Stout 6 8 4.86 41 16 1 140.2 170 76 47 51
Ted Kleinhans 2 6 5.74 24 9 0 80.0 107 51 38 23
Don Brennan 4 3 3.81 28 7 2 78.0 89 33 35 31
Ray Kolp 0 2 4.52 28 2 3 61.2 78 31 12 19
Larry Benton 0 1 6.52 16 1 2 29.0 53 21 7 5
Beryl Richmond 1 2 3.72 6 2 0 19.1 23 8 10 9
Dazzy Vance 0 2 7.50 6 2 0 18.0 28 15 11 9
Joe Shaute 0 2 4.15 8 1 1 17.1 19 8 3 2
Whitey Wistert 0 1 1.13 2 1 0 8.0 5 1 5 1
Lee Grissom 0 1 15.43 4 1 0 7.0 13 12 7 4
Syl Johnson 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 6.2 9 2 0 0
Jim Lindsey 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 2
Sherman Edwards 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 1
Junie Barnes 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0.1 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Sparky Adams Junie Barnes Larry Benton Linc Blakely Jim Bottomley Don Brennan Adam Comorosky Paul Derringer Sherman Edwards Jake Flowers Tony Freitas Benny Frey +29 more

41 players

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The 1934 Cincinnati Reds in brief

A 52-99 record (.344) put the 1934 Cincinnati Reds 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 590 scored against 801 allowed (-211). At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .266, 5% worse than the league's .279. The staff ERA of 4.37 was 7% worse than the league average of 4.07. The 590 runs scored compare with a league average of 712 per club, 17% fewer.

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 261,860 fans came through the gates. For power, Chick Hafey led the way with 18 homers. Jim Bottomley led in RBI with 78. Mark Koenig collected the most hits, 172. On the mound, Paul Derringer won 15 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1934 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1934 Cincinnati Reds finished 52-99 (.344 win pct).
Who led the 1934 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Chick Hafey led the 1934 Cincinnati Reds with 18 home runs.
What was the 1934 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1934 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.37.
Did the 1934 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1934 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1934 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1934 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chick Hafey (18 HR, 67 RBI) and Paul Derringer (15-21, 3.59 ERA).
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