1934 Washington Senators

66-86 • .434 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1934 Washington Senators went 66-86 (.434) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 806, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Heinie Manush (11 HR, 89 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (14-11, 4.52 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

66 Wins
86 Losses
.434 Win %
7th Rank
729 R 806 RA
Diff -77

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729 Runs Scored
806 Runs Allowed
-77 Run Diff
280K Attendance

📈 vs. 1934 AL Average

Batting Avg .277 equal to the 1934 league average (.278)
OBP .348 1% below the 1934 league average (.350)
SLG .382 4% below the 1934 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.68 4% worse than the 1934 league average (4.50)
Runs Scored 729 8% below the 1934 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 280,064
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Avg per Game 3,685

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1934

Batting Avg

1 Heinie Manush 0.349 2 Cecil Travis 0.319 3 John Stone 0.315 4 Buddy Myer 0.305 5 Fred Schulte 0.298

Home Runs

1 Heinie Manush 11 2 Joe Cronin 7 3 John Stone 7 4 Red Kress 4 5 Joe Kuhel 3

RBI

1 Joe Cronin 101 2 Heinie Manush 89 3 Fred Schulte 73 4 John Stone 67 5 Buddy Myer 57
1934 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Heinie Manush 137 556 88 194 42 11 11 89 36 23 7 0.349
Buddy Myer 139 524 103 160 33 8 3 57 102 32 6 0.305
Fred Schulte 136 524 72 156 32 6 3 73 53 34 3 0.298
Joe Cronin 127 504 68 143 30 9 7 101 53 28 8 0.284
John Stone 113 419 77 132 28 7 7 67 52 26 1 0.315
Cecil Travis 109 392 48 125 22 4 1 53 24 37 1 0.319
Ossie Bluege 99 285 39 70 9 2 0 11 23 15 2 0.246
Joe Kuhel 63 263 49 76 12 3 3 25 30 14 2 0.289
Dave Harris 97 235 28 59 14 3 2 37 39 40 2 0.251
Pete Susko 58 224 25 64 5 3 2 25 18 10 3 0.286
Luke Sewell 72 207 21 49 7 3 2 21 22 10 0 0.237
Red Kress 56 171 18 39 4 3 4 24 17 19 3 0.228
Eddie Phillips 56 169 6 33 6 1 2 16 26 24 1 0.195
Cliff Bolton 42 148 12 40 9 1 1 17 11 9 2 0.270
John Kerr 31 103 8 28 4 0 0 12 8 13 1 0.272
Moe Berg 33 86 5 21 4 0 0 6 6 4 2 0.244
Earl Whitehill 35 85 12 17 2 0 1 8 11 17 0 0.200
Monte Weaver 31 80 8 13 2 1 0 4 0 15 0 0.163
Bobby Burke 41 57 6 13 1 1 0 4 3 7 0 0.228
Johnny Gill 13 53 7 13 3 0 2 7 2 3 0 0.245
Lefty Stewart 25 45 2 7 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0.156
Jack Russell 54 44 3 7 1 2 0 4 10 13 0 0.159
Tommy Thomas 33 38 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.184
Jake Powell 9 35 6 10 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 0.286
Fred Sington 9 35 2 10 2 0 0 6 4 3 0 0.286
General Crowder 29 32 1 7 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.219
Alex McColl 42 31 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.097
Bob Boken 11 27 5 6 1 1 0 6 3 1 2 0.222
Gus Dugas 24 19 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.053
Elmer Klumpp 12 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.133
Syd Cohen 4 11 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.273
Ed Linke 8 11 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.182
Reese Diggs 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Orville Armbrust 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Allen Benson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Prim 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mark Filley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Kline 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Milligan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1934

ERA

1 Bobby Burke 3.21 2 Alex McColl 3.86 3 Lefty Stewart 4.03 4 Ed Linke 4.15 5 Jack Russell 4.17

Wins

1 Earl Whitehill 14 2 Monte Weaver 11 3 Bobby Burke 8 4 Tommy Thomas 8 5 Lefty Stewart 7

Strikeouts

1 Earl Whitehill 96 2 Bobby Burke 52 3 Monte Weaver 51 4 Tommy Thomas 42 5 General Crowder 39
1934 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Earl Whitehill 14 11 4.52 32 31 0 235.0 269 118 94 96
Monte Weaver 11 15 4.79 31 31 0 204.2 255 109 63 51
Bobby Burke 8 8 3.21 37 15 0 168.0 155 60 72 52
Jack Russell 5 10 4.17 54 9 7 157.2 179 73 56 38
Lefty Stewart 7 11 4.03 24 22 0 152.0 184 68 36 36
Tommy Thomas 8 9 5.47 33 18 1 133.1 154 81 58 42
Alex McColl 3 4 3.86 42 2 1 112.0 129 48 36 29
General Crowder 4 10 6.79 29 13 3 100.2 142 76 38 39
Ed Linke 2 2 4.15 7 4 0 34.2 38 16 9 9
Reese Diggs 1 2 6.75 4 3 0 21.1 26 16 15 2
Syd Cohen 1 1 7.50 3 2 0 18.0 25 15 6 6
Ray Prim 0 2 6.75 8 1 0 14.2 19 11 8 3
Orville Armbrust 1 0 2.13 3 2 0 12.2 10 3 3 3
Allen Benson 0 1 12.10 2 2 0 9.2 19 13 5 4
Bob Kline 1 0 15.75 6 0 0 4.0 10 7 4 1
John Milligan 0 0 10.13 2 0 0 2.2 6 3 0 1
Mark Filley 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 1 0 0

👥 Roster (39)

Orville Armbrust Allen Benson Moe Berg Ossie Bluege Bob Boken Cliff Bolton Bobby Burke Syd Cohen Joe Cronin General Crowder Reese Diggs Gus Dugas +27 more

39 players

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The 1934 Washington Senators in brief

The 1934 Washington Senators finished 66-86, a .434 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 729 runs and allowed 806, a run differential of -77. The staff ERA of 4.68 was 4% worse than the league average of 4.50. The 729 runs scored compare with a league average of 788 per club, 8% fewer. Attendance at Griffith Stadium I totaled 280,064 for the year.

The home run leader was Heinie Manush, who hit 11. Joe Cronin drove in a team-high 101 runs. On the mound, Earl Whitehill won 14 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 39 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1933 season and the 1935 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1934 Washington Senators

What was the 1934 Washington Senators record?
The 1934 Washington Senators finished 66-86 (.434 win pct).
Who led the 1934 Washington Senators in home runs?
Heinie Manush led the 1934 Washington Senators with 11 home runs.
What was the 1934 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1934 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.68.
Did the 1934 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1934 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1934 Washington Senators play?
The 1934 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1934 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Heinie Manush (11 HR, 89 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (14-11, 4.52 ERA).
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