1934 New York Giants

93-60 • .608 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1934 New York Giants went 93-60 (.608) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 760 runs, allowed 583, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (35 HR, 135 RBI) and Hal Schumacher (23-10, 3.18 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

93 Wins
60 Losses
.608 Win %
2nd Rank
760 R 583 RA
Diff +177

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760 Runs Scored
583 Runs Allowed
+177 Run Diff
810K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 NL Average

Batting Avg .275 1% below the 1934 league average (.279)
OBP .328 1% below the 1934 league average (.332)
SLG .404 3% above the 1934 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.19 22% better than the 1934 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 760 7% above the 1934 league average (712 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 810,925
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Avg per Game 10,812

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Bill Terry 0.354 2 Phil Weintraub 0.351 3 Jo-Jo Moore 0.331 4 Harry Danning 0.330 5 Mel Ott 0.326

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 35 2 Travis Jackson 16 3 Jo-Jo Moore 15 4 Lefty O'Doul 9 5 Bill Terry 8

RBI

1 Mel Ott 135 2 Travis Jackson 101 3 Bill Terry 83 4 Jo-Jo Moore 61 5 Gus Mancuso 46
1934 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Terry 153 602 109 213 30 6 8 83 60 47 0 0.354
Mel Ott 153 582 119 190 29 10 35 135 85 43 0 0.326
Jo-Jo Moore 139 580 106 192 37 4 15 61 31 23 5 0.331
Hughie Critz 137 571 77 138 17 1 6 40 19 24 3 0.242
Travis Jackson 137 523 75 140 26 7 16 101 37 71 1 0.268
Blondy Ryan 110 385 35 93 19 0 2 41 19 68 3 0.242
Gus Mancuso 122 383 32 94 14 0 7 46 27 19 0 0.245
Johnny Vergez 108 320 31 64 18 1 7 27 28 55 1 0.200
George Watkins 105 296 38 73 18 3 6 33 24 34 2 0.247
Hank Leiber 63 187 17 45 5 3 2 25 4 13 1 0.241
Lefty O'Doul 83 177 27 56 4 3 9 46 18 7 2 0.316
Carl Hubbell 49 117 9 23 1 0 0 9 4 11 0 0.197
Hal Schumacher 44 117 19 28 5 1 6 15 2 26 0 0.239
Harry Danning 53 97 8 32 7 0 1 7 1 9 1 0.330
Freddie Fitzsimmons 38 95 12 22 2 1 2 8 3 12 0 0.232
Paul Richards 42 75 10 12 1 0 0 3 13 8 0 0.160
Phil Weintraub 31 74 13 26 2 0 0 15 15 10 0 0.351
Roy Parmelee 22 55 4 11 0 0 2 6 2 18 0 0.200
Homer Peel 21 41 7 8 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0.195
Joe Bowman 31 29 4 5 0 1 0 4 2 3 0 0.172
George Grantham 32 29 5 7 2 0 1 4 8 6 0 0.241
Herman Bell 22 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.105
Al Smith 30 14 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.286
Jack Salveson 13 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.300
Dolf Luque 26 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Watson Clark 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Slick Castleman 7 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.250
Fresco Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Carl Hubbell 2.30 2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.04 3 Hal Schumacher 3.18 4 Roy Parmelee 3.42 5 Jack Salveson 3.52

Wins

1 Hal Schumacher 23 2 Carl Hubbell 21 3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 18 4 Roy Parmelee 10 5 Joe Bowman 5

Strikeouts

1 Carl Hubbell 118 2 Hal Schumacher 112 3 Roy Parmelee 83 4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 73 5 Joe Bowman 36
1934 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carl Hubbell 21 12 2.30 49 34 8 313.0 286 80 37 118
Hal Schumacher 23 10 3.18 41 36 0 297.0 299 105 89 112
Freddie Fitzsimmons 18 14 3.04 38 37 1 263.1 266 89 51 73
Roy Parmelee 10 6 3.42 22 20 0 152.2 134 58 60 83
Joe Bowman 5 4 3.61 30 10 3 107.1 119 43 36 36
Al Smith 3 5 4.32 30 5 5 66.2 70 32 21 27
Herman Bell 4 3 3.67 22 2 6 54.0 72 22 12 9
Dolf Luque 4 3 3.83 26 0 7 42.1 54 18 17 12
Jack Salveson 3 1 3.52 12 4 0 38.1 43 15 13 18
Watson Clark 1 2 6.75 5 4 0 18.2 23 14 5 6
Slick Castleman 1 0 5.40 7 1 0 16.2 18 10 10 5

👥 Roster (28)

Herman Bell Joe Bowman Slick Castleman Watson Clark Hughie Critz Harry Danning Freddie Fitzsimmons George Grantham Carl Hubbell Travis Jackson Hank Leiber Dolf Luque +16 more

28 players

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The 1934 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1934 New York Giants reads 93 wins and 60 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 760 scored against 583 allowed (+177). At the plate the New York Giants hit .275, 1% worse than the league's .279. Pitchers allowed 3.19 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.07. The 760 runs scored compare with a league average of 712 per club, 7% more.

Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 810,925 for the year. The home run leader was Mel Ott, who hit 35. Bill Terry collected the most hits, 213. The pitching staff's wins leader was Hal Schumacher (23). Carl Hubbell struck out 118, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 New York Giants

What was the 1934 New York Giants record?
The 1934 New York Giants finished 93-60 (.608 win pct).
Who led the 1934 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1934 New York Giants with 35 home runs.
What was the 1934 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1934 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.19.
Did the 1934 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1934 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 New York Giants play?
The 1934 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1934 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (35 HR, 135 RBI) and Hal Schumacher (23-10, 3.18 ERA).
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