1934 New York Yankees

94-60 • .610 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1934 New York Yankees went 94-60 (.610) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 842 runs, allowed 669, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Lou Gehrig (49 HR, 165 RBI) and Lefty Gomez (26-5, 2.33 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

94 Wins
60 Losses
.610 Win %
2nd Rank
842 R 669 RA
Diff +173

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842 Runs Scored
669 Runs Allowed
+173 Run Diff
985K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 equal to the 1934 league average (.278)
OBP .363 4% above the 1934 league average (.350)
SLG .418 5% above the 1934 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.76 16% better than the 1934 league average (4.50)
Runs Scored 842 7% above the 1934 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 985,296
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Avg per Game 12,796

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Lou Gehrig 0.363 2 Bill Dickey 0.322 3 Earle Combs 0.319 4 George Selkirk 0.312 5 Ben Chapman 0.308

Home Runs

1 Lou Gehrig 49 2 Babe Ruth 22 3 Tony Lazzeri 14 4 Bill Dickey 12 5 Frankie Crosetti 11

RBI

1 Lou Gehrig 165 2 Ben Chapman 86 3 Babe Ruth 84 4 Bill Dickey 72 5 Frankie Crosetti 67
1934 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ben Chapman 149 588 82 181 21 13 5 86 67 68 26 0.308
Lou Gehrig 154 579 128 210 40 6 49 165 109 31 9 0.363
Frankie Crosetti 138 554 85 147 22 10 11 67 61 58 5 0.265
Tony Lazzeri 123 438 59 117 24 6 14 67 71 64 11 0.267
Bill Dickey 104 395 56 127 24 4 12 72 38 18 0 0.322
Babe Ruth 125 365 78 105 17 4 22 84 104 63 1 0.288
Jack Saltzgaver 94 350 64 95 8 1 6 36 48 28 8 0.271
Red Rolfe 89 279 54 80 13 2 0 18 26 16 2 0.287
Earle Combs 63 251 47 80 13 5 2 25 40 9 3 0.319
Myril Hoag 97 251 45 67 8 2 3 34 21 21 1 0.267
Don Heffner 72 241 29 63 8 3 0 25 25 18 1 0.261
Samuel Byrd 106 191 32 47 8 0 3 23 18 22 1 0.246
Arndt Jorgens 58 183 14 38 6 1 0 20 23 24 2 0.208
George Selkirk 46 176 23 55 7 1 5 38 15 17 1 0.312
Red Ruffing 45 113 11 28 3 0 2 13 3 17 0 0.248
Lefty Gomez 38 99 8 13 1 0 0 4 6 30 0 0.131
Johnny Murphy 40 71 7 7 3 0 0 2 5 30 0 0.099
Johnny Broaca 26 66 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 33 0 0.030
Jimmie DeShong 31 42 5 8 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 0.190
Danny MacFayden 22 39 2 4 1 1 0 4 0 14 0 0.103
Russ Van Atta 28 29 5 6 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 0.207
Johnny Allen 13 26 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0.192
Dixie Walker 17 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.118
Zack Taylor 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Harry Smythe 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
George Uhle 10 5 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.600
Vito Tamulis 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Charlie Devens 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.500
Burleigh Grimes 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lyn Lary 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Floyd Newkirk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Lefty Gomez 2.33 2 Johnny Allen 2.89 3 Johnny Murphy 3.12 4 Red Ruffing 3.93 5 Jimmie DeShong 4.11

Wins

1 Lefty Gomez 26 2 Red Ruffing 19 3 Johnny Murphy 14 4 Johnny Broaca 12 5 Jimmie DeShong 6

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Gomez 158 2 Red Ruffing 149 3 Johnny Broaca 74 4 Johnny Murphy 70 5 Johnny Allen 54
1934 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Gomez 26 5 2.33 38 33 1 281.2 223 73 96 158
Red Ruffing 19 11 3.93 36 31 0 256.1 232 112 104 149
Johnny Murphy 14 10 3.12 40 20 4 207.2 193 72 76 70
Johnny Broaca 12 9 4.16 26 24 0 177.1 203 82 65 74
Jimmie DeShong 6 7 4.11 31 12 3 133.2 126 61 56 40
Danny MacFayden 4 3 4.50 22 11 0 96.0 110 48 31 41
Russ Van Atta 3 5 6.34 28 9 0 88.0 107 62 46 39
Johnny Allen 5 2 2.89 13 10 0 71.2 62 23 32 54
Burleigh Grimes 1 2 5.50 10 0 1 18.0 22 11 14 5
George Uhle 2 4 9.92 10 2 0 16.1 30 18 7 10
Harry Smythe 0 2 7.80 8 0 1 15.0 24 13 8 7
Charlie Devens 1 0 1.64 1 1 0 11.0 9 2 5 4
Vito Tamulis 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 0 1 5
Floyd Newkirk 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Johnny Allen Johnny Broaca Samuel Byrd Ben Chapman Earle Combs Frankie Crosetti Jimmie DeShong Charlie Devens Bill Dickey Lou Gehrig Lefty Gomez Burleigh Grimes +19 more

31 players

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The 1934 New York Yankees in brief

In 1934 the New York Yankees posted a 94-60 mark (.610) and finished 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 842 scored against 669 allowed (+173). The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.76 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.50. Measured against the 788-run league average, the offense was 7% ahead.

The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 985,296 in attendance, about 12,796 a game. Lou Gehrig topped the New York Yankees with 49 home runs. Lefty Gomez was the top winner, with 26 victories. In all, the roster shows 31 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1933 season and the 1935 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 New York Yankees

What was the 1934 New York Yankees record?
The 1934 New York Yankees finished 94-60 (.610 win pct).
Who led the 1934 New York Yankees in home runs?
Lou Gehrig led the 1934 New York Yankees with 49 home runs.
What was the 1934 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1934 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1934 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1934 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 New York Yankees play?
The 1934 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1934 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lou Gehrig (49 HR, 165 RBI) and Lefty Gomez (26-5, 2.33 ERA).
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