1934 Cleveland Indians

85-69 • .552 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1934 Cleveland Indians went 85-69 (.552) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 814 runs, allowed 763, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Hal Trosky (35 HR, 142 RBI) and Mel Harder (20-12, 2.61 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

85 Wins
69 Losses
.552 Win %
3rd Rank
814 R 763 RA
Diff +51

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814 Runs Scored
763 Runs Allowed
+51 Run Diff
370K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 AL Average

Batting Avg .287 3% above the 1934 league average (.278)
OBP .352 1% above the 1934 league average (.350)
SLG .422 6% above the 1934 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.28 5% better than the 1934 league average (4.50)
Runs Scored 814 3% above the 1934 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 370,250
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Avg per Game 4,746

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Joe Vosmik 0.341 2 Hal Trosky 0.330 3 Glenn Myatt 0.318 4 Bill Knickerbocker 0.317 5 Earl Averill 0.313

Home Runs

1 Hal Trosky 35 2 Earl Averill 31 3 Odell Hale 13 4 Joe Vosmik 6 5 Bill Knickerbocker 4

RBI

1 Hal Trosky 142 2 Earl Averill 113 3 Odell Hale 101 4 Joe Vosmik 78 5 Bill Knickerbocker 67
1934 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hal Trosky 154 625 117 206 45 9 35 142 58 49 2 0.330
Earl Averill 154 598 128 187 48 6 31 113 99 44 5 0.313
Bill Knickerbocker 146 593 82 188 32 5 4 67 25 40 6 0.317
Odell Hale 143 563 82 170 44 6 13 101 48 50 8 0.302
Joe Vosmik 104 405 71 138 33 2 6 78 35 10 1 0.341
Willie Kamm 121 386 52 104 23 3 0 42 62 38 7 0.269
Sam Rice 97 335 48 98 19 1 1 33 28 9 5 0.293
Frankie Pytlak 91 289 46 75 12 4 0 35 36 11 11 0.260
Johnny Burnett 72 208 28 61 11 2 3 30 18 11 1 0.293
Milt Galatzer 49 196 29 53 10 2 0 15 21 8 3 0.270
Bob Seeds 61 186 28 46 8 1 0 18 21 13 2 0.247
Dutch Holland 50 128 19 32 12 1 2 13 13 11 0 0.250
Glenn Myatt 36 107 18 34 6 1 0 12 13 5 1 0.318
Moe Berg 29 97 4 25 3 1 0 9 1 7 0 0.258
Monte Pearson 39 92 7 25 5 0 1 10 5 10 0 0.272
Mel Harder 44 87 9 14 6 0 0 5 3 24 0 0.161
Oral Hildebrand 33 76 5 13 3 0 0 8 3 5 0 0.171
Willis Hudlin 36 68 5 14 4 0 1 2 6 20 0 0.206
Eddie Moore 27 65 4 10 2 0 0 8 10 4 0 0.154
Bill Brenzel 15 51 4 11 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.216
Ralph Winegarner 32 51 9 10 2 0 1 5 3 11 0 0.196
Dick Porter 13 44 9 10 2 1 1 6 4 5 0 0.227
Lloyd Brown 38 30 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.233
Bob Weiland 16 24 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 12 0 0.125
Thornton Lee 24 21 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.095
Kit Carson 5 18 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 0.278
Clint Brown 17 17 1 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.294
Belve Bean 21 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.200
Bob Garbark 5 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Roy Spencer 5 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.143
Bill Perrin 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sarge Connally 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Denny Galehouse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Mel Harder 2.61 2 Lloyd Brown 3.85 3 Belve Bean 3.86 4 Bob Weiland 4.11 5 Oral Hildebrand 4.50

Wins

1 Mel Harder 20 2 Monte Pearson 18 3 Willis Hudlin 15 4 Oral Hildebrand 11 5 Belve Bean 5

Strikeouts

1 Monte Pearson 140 2 Mel Harder 91 3 Oral Hildebrand 72 4 Willis Hudlin 58 5 Bob Weiland 42
1934 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Harder 20 12 2.61 44 29 4 255.1 246 74 81 91
Monte Pearson 18 13 4.52 39 33 2 254.2 257 128 130 140
Oral Hildebrand 11 9 4.50 33 28 1 198.0 225 99 99 72
Willis Hudlin 15 10 4.75 36 26 4 195.0 210 103 65 58
Lloyd Brown 5 10 3.85 38 15 6 117.0 116 50 51 39
Thornton Lee 1 1 5.04 24 6 0 85.2 105 48 44 41
Ralph Winegarner 5 4 5.51 22 6 0 78.1 91 48 39 32
Bob Weiland 1 5 4.11 16 7 0 70.0 71 32 30 42
Belve Bean 5 1 3.86 21 1 0 51.1 53 22 21 20
Clint Brown 4 3 5.90 17 2 1 50.1 83 33 14 15
Sarge Connally 0 0 5.06 5 0 1 5.1 4 3 5 1
Bill Perrin 0 1 14.40 1 1 0 5.0 13 8 2 3
Denny Galehouse 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Earl Averill Belve Bean Moe Berg Bill Brenzel Clint Brown Lloyd Brown Johnny Burnett Kit Carson Sarge Connally Milt Galatzer Denny Galehouse Bob Garbark +21 more

33 players

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The 1934 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 85-69 record (.552) put the 1934 Cleveland Indians 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 814 scored against 763 allowed (+51). At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .287, 3% better than the league's .278. The staff ERA of 4.28 was 5% better than the league average of 4.50. League clubs averaged 788 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 3% more.

The home park, League Park II/Cleveland Stadium, recorded 370,250 in attendance, about 4,746 a game. The home run leader was Hal Trosky, who hit 35. Mel Harder led the pitchers with 20 wins. The strikeout leader was Monte Pearson with 140. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1933 season and the 1935 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1934 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1934 Cleveland Indians finished 85-69 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1934 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Hal Trosky led the 1934 Cleveland Indians with 35 home runs.
What was the 1934 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1934 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1934 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1934 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1934 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1934 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hal Trosky (35 HR, 142 RBI) and Mel Harder (20-12, 2.61 ERA).
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