1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords

40-26 • .606 Win% • 2nd in NN2

The 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords went 40-26 (.606) finishing 2nd in the NN2. The club scored 367 runs, allowed 295, and played home games at Greenlee Field. Team leaders included Josh Gibson (15 HR, 59 RBI) and Satchel Paige (13-3, 1.61 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

40 Wins
26 Losses
.606 Win %
2nd Rank
367 R 295 RA
Diff +72

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367 Runs Scored
295 Runs Allowed
+72 Run Diff
33 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1934 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .284 4% above the 1934 league average (.273)
OBP .348 5% above the 1934 league average (.332)
SLG .395 9% above the 1934 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.57 26% better than the 1934 league average (4.82)
Runs Scored 367 103% above the 1934 league average (181 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGreenlee Field
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Home Games (est.) 33 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Vic Harris 0.335 2 Cool Papa Bell 0.327 3 Chester Williams 0.321 4 Oscar Charleston 0.320 5 Josh Gibson 0.317

Home Runs

1 Josh Gibson 15 2 Oscar Charleston 7 3 Chester Williams 3 4 Vic Harris 2 5 Leroy Matlock 2

RBI

1 Josh Gibson 59 2 Oscar Charleston 41 3 Judy Johnson 40 4 Chester Williams 36 5 Cool Papa Bell 28
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cool Papa Bell 69 272 52 89 10 3 1 28 34 3 14 0.327
Judy Johnson 69 257 34 68 14 3 1 40 16 2 5 0.265
Josh Gibson 65 240 56 76 19 4 15 59 30 1 4 0.317
Vic Harris 63 236 41 79 10 3 2 27 18 1 4 0.335
Chester Williams 68 234 40 75 12 5 3 36 15 0 9 0.321
Leroy Morney 65 218 34 51 4 2 1 28 26 1 2 0.234
Oscar Charleston 59 200 35 64 10 2 7 41 27 3 6 0.320
Jimmie Crutchfield 49 153 20 43 4 2 0 18 13 1 4 0.281
Ted Page 37 107 15 16 5 0 0 6 14 1 2 0.150
Curtis Harris 34 101 13 25 5 1 0 11 5 0 0 0.248
Satchel Paige 20 53 4 11 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0.208
William Bell 23 52 3 14 1 0 0 9 5 1 0 0.269
Bert Hunter 16 39 3 10 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.256
Harry Kincannon 11 29 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.207
Leroy Matlock 10 27 6 6 1 0 2 7 3 1 0 0.222
Clarence Palm 11 27 3 7 1 2 1 6 1 0 0 0.259
Bill Perkins 7 24 3 9 3 0 0 4 2 1 1 0.375
Sam Streeter 13 22 3 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.227
Roosevelt Davis 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.100
Granville Lyons 2 9 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.444
Rap Dixon 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hughes 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Irving Vincent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Satchel Paige 1.61 2 William Bell 3.33 3 Bert Hunter 3.61 4 Leroy Matlock 4.16 5 Harry Kincannon 4.84

Wins

1 Satchel Paige 13 2 William Bell 11 3 Harry Kincannon 6 4 Bert Hunter 4 5 Leroy Matlock 4

Strikeouts

1 Satchel Paige 152 2 William Bell 68 3 Harry Kincannon 44 4 Bert Hunter 41 5 Leroy Matlock 39
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Satchel Paige 13 3 1.61 19 16 0 145.2 97 26 30 152
William Bell 11 4 3.33 21 15 0 135.1 141 50 32 68
Bert Hunter 4 5 3.61 15 11 1 97.1 105 39 36 41
Sam Streeter 4 5 6.15 13 9 0 71.2 102 49 24 28
Harry Kincannon 6 4 4.84 11 9 0 67.0 74 36 20 44
Leroy Matlock 4 4 4.16 9 8 0 67.0 63 31 24 39
Roosevelt Davis 1 0 3.91 5 2 1 23.0 25 10 10 12
Irving Vincent 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (23)

Cool Papa Bell William Bell Oscar Charleston Jimmie Crutchfield Roosevelt Davis Rap Dixon Josh Gibson Curtis Harris Vic Harris Charlie Hughes Bert Hunter Judy Johnson +11 more

23 players

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The 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords in brief

The 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords finished 40-26, a .606 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NN2. Runs came in at 367 scored against 295 allowed (+72). The team batting average of .284 was 4% above the 1934 league mark of .273. Pitchers allowed 3.57 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.82. Measured against the 181-run league average, the offense was 103% ahead.

Greenlee Field served as the home ballpark. Josh Gibson led the club in home runs with 15. The hits leader was Cool Papa Bell with 89. The pitching staff's wins leader was Satchel Paige (13). The roster section lists 23 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 Pittsburgh Crawfords

What was the 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords record?
The 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords finished 40-26 (.606 win pct).
Who led the 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords in home runs?
Josh Gibson led the 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords with 15 home runs.
What was the 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords team ERA?
The 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords posted a team ERA of 3.57.
Did the 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords win the World Series?
No. The 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords play?
The 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords played home games at Greenlee Field.
Who led the 1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Josh Gibson (15 HR, 59 RBI) and Satchel Paige (13-3, 1.61 ERA).
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