1934 Pittsburgh Pirates

74-76 • .493 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates went 74-76 (.493) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 735 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Paul Waner (14 HR, 90 RBI) and Waite Hoyt (15-6, 2.93 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

74 Wins
76 Losses
.493 Win %
5th Rank
735 R 713 RA
Diff +22

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735 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
+22 Run Diff
368K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 NL Average

Batting Avg .287 3% above the 1934 league average (.279)
OBP .343 3% above the 1934 league average (.332)
SLG .397 1% above the 1934 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.20 3% worse than the 1934 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 735 3% above the 1934 league average (712 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 368,200
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Avg per Game 4,720

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Paul Waner 0.362 2 Arky Vaughan 0.333 3 Tom Padden 0.321 4 Pie Traynor 0.309 5 Freddie Lindstrom 0.290

Home Runs

1 Paul Waner 14 2 Gus Suhr 13 3 Arky Vaughan 12 4 Earl Grace 4 5 Freddie Lindstrom 4

RBI

1 Gus Suhr 103 2 Arky Vaughan 94 3 Paul Waner 90 4 Pie Traynor 61 5 Tommy Thevenow 54
1934 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lloyd Waner 140 611 95 173 27 6 1 48 38 12 6 0.283
Paul Waner 146 599 122 217 32 16 14 90 68 24 8 0.362
Gus Suhr 151 573 67 162 36 13 13 103 66 52 4 0.283
Arky Vaughan 149 558 115 186 41 11 12 94 94 38 10 0.333
Tommy Thevenow 122 446 37 121 16 2 0 54 20 20 0 0.271
Pie Traynor 119 444 62 137 22 10 1 61 21 27 3 0.309
Freddie Lindstrom 97 383 59 111 24 4 4 49 23 21 1 0.290
Cookie Lavagetto 87 304 41 67 16 3 3 46 32 39 6 0.220
Earl Grace 95 289 27 78 17 1 4 24 20 19 0 0.270
Woody Jensen 88 283 34 82 13 4 0 27 4 13 2 0.290
Tom Padden 82 237 27 76 12 2 0 22 30 23 3 0.321
Wally Roettger 47 106 7 26 5 1 0 11 3 8 0 0.245
Red Lucas 68 105 11 23 5 1 0 8 6 16 1 0.219
Larry French 49 84 8 16 3 0 0 6 4 16 0 0.190
Bill Swift 37 84 3 18 3 3 0 8 1 23 0 0.214
Ralph Birkofer 41 75 6 17 3 0 0 11 1 14 0 0.227
Waite Hoyt 48 56 2 10 1 0 0 7 4 8 0 0.179
Heinie Meine 26 28 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.107
Pat Veltman 12 28 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.107
Hal Smith 20 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.059
Pep Young 19 17 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.235
Leon Chagnon 33 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.231
Burleigh Grimes 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Bill Brubaker 3 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Clarence Struss 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.333
Bill Harris 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Ed Holley 5 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Cy Blanton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hal Finney 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lloyd Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Waite Hoyt 2.93 2 Larry French 3.58 3 Bill Swift 3.98 4 Ralph Birkofer 4.10 5 Heinie Meine 4.32

Wins

1 Waite Hoyt 15 2 Larry French 12 3 Ralph Birkofer 11 4 Bill Swift 11 5 Red Lucas 10

Strikeouts

1 Waite Hoyt 105 2 Larry French 103 3 Bill Swift 81 4 Ralph Birkofer 71 5 Red Lucas 44
1934 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry French 12 18 3.58 49 35 1 263.2 299 105 59 103
Bill Swift 11 13 3.98 37 24 0 212.2 244 94 46 81
Ralph Birkofer 11 12 4.10 41 24 1 204.0 227 93 66 71
Waite Hoyt 15 6 2.93 48 15 5 190.2 184 62 43 105
Red Lucas 10 9 4.38 29 21 0 172.2 198 84 40 44
Heinie Meine 7 6 4.32 26 14 0 106.1 134 51 25 22
Leon Chagnon 4 1 4.81 33 1 1 58.0 68 31 24 19
Hal Smith 3 4 7.20 20 5 0 50.0 72 40 18 15
Burleigh Grimes 1 2 7.24 8 4 0 27.1 36 22 10 9
Bill Harris 0 0 6.63 11 2 0 19.0 28 14 7 8
Ed Holley 0 3 15.43 5 4 0 9.1 20 16 6 2
Cy Blanton 0 1 3.38 1 1 0 8.0 5 3 4 5
Clarence Struss 0 1 6.43 1 1 0 7.0 7 5 6 3
Lloyd Johnson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (30)

Ralph Birkofer Cy Blanton Bill Brubaker Leon Chagnon Hal Finney Larry French Earl Grace Burleigh Grimes Bill Harris Ed Holley Waite Hoyt Woody Jensen +18 more

30 players

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The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 74 wins and 76 losses, good for 5th in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 735 runs and allowed 713, a run differential of +22. Against a league average of .279, the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .287. The staff ERA of 4.20 was 3% worse than the league average of 4.07. The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the average club by 3% (735 against 712).

Attendance at Forbes Field totaled 368,200 for the year. The home run leader was Paul Waner, who hit 14. Gus Suhr drove in a team-high 103 runs. On the mound, Waite Hoyt won 15 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 74-76 (.493 win pct).
Who led the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Paul Waner led the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates with 14 home runs.
What was the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.20.
Did the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Paul Waner (14 HR, 90 RBI) and Waite Hoyt (15-6, 2.93 ERA).
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