| 1934 New York Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Charles Stoneham | |||
| Managers | Bill Terry | |||
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The1934New York Giants season was the franchise's 52nd season. Although they led in the standings for most of the season, the team finished in second place in theNational League with a 93–60 record, 2 games behind theSt. Louis Cardinals.
On September 6, the Giants were leading the Cardinals by 7 games with an 85–47 record, but went 8–13 the rest of the season to lose the lead on the final day of the season. The Cardinals went 18–5 in the same time span to win the NL pennant. The Giants became the first team in the modern era to lose the pennant after holding a seven-game lead in September.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 58 | .621 | — | 48–29 | 47–29 |
| New York Giants | 93 | 60 | .608 | 2 | 49–26 | 44–34 |
| Chicago Cubs | 86 | 65 | .570 | 8 | 47–30 | 39–35 |
| Boston Braves | 78 | 73 | .517 | 16 | 40–35 | 38–38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 76 | .493 | 19½ | 45–32 | 29–44 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 71 | 81 | .467 | 23½ | 43–33 | 28–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 93 | .376 | 37 | 35–36 | 21–57 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 99 | .344 | 42 | 30–47 | 22–52 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–11 | 5–16 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 6–16–1 | — | 8–12 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 7–15 | |||||
| Chicago | 10–12 | 12–8 | — | 14–8 | 11–10 | 13–9 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 9–10 | 7–15 | 6–16–1 | |||||
| New York | 15–7 | 14–8 | 10–11 | 16–6 | — | 15–7 | 14–8 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 10–9 | 7–15 | — | 7–13 | 6–16 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 11–9 | 6–16 | 8–14–1 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 13–7 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 16–5 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 16–6–1 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 9–13 | — | |||||
| 1934 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Gus Mancuso | 122 | 383 | 94 | .245 | 7 | 46 |
| 1B | Bill Terry | 153 | 602 | 213 | .354 | 8 | 83 |
| 2B | Hughie Critz | 137 | 571 | 138 | .242 | 6 | 40 |
| 3B | Johnny Vergez | 108 | 320 | 64 | .200 | 7 | 27 |
| SS | Travis Jackson | 137 | 523 | 140 | .268 | 16 | 101 |
| OF | Mel Ott | 153 | 582 | 190 | .326 | 35 | 135 |
| OF | Jo-Jo Moore | 139 | 580 | 192 | .331 | 15 | 61 |
| OF | George Watkins | 105 | 296 | 73 | .247 | 6 | 33 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blondy Ryan | 110 | 385 | 93 | .242 | 2 | 41 |
| Hank Leiber | 63 | 187 | 45 | .241 | 2 | 25 |
| Lefty O'Doul | 83 | 177 | 56 | .316 | 9 | 46 |
| Harry Danning | 53 | 97 | 32 | .330 | 1 | 7 |
| Paul Richards | 42 | 75 | 12 | .160 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Weintraub | 31 | 74 | 26 | .351 | 0 | 15 |
| Homer Peel | 21 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 1 | 3 |
| George Grantham | 32 | 29 | 7 | .241 | 1 | 4 |
| Fresco Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hubbell | 49 | 313.0 | 21 | 12 | 2.30 | 118 |
| Hal Schumacher | 41 | 297.0 | 23 | 10 | 3.18 | 112 |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 38 | 263.1 | 18 | 14 | 3.04 | 73 |
| Roy Parmelee | 22 | 152.2 | 10 | 6 | 3.42 | 83 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bowman | 30 | 107.1 | 5 | 4 | 3.61 | 36 |
| Jack Salveson | 12 | 38.1 | 3 | 1 | 3.52 | 18 |
| Watty Clark | 5 | 18.2 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Slick Castleman | 7 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.32 | 27 |
| Dolf Luque | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.83 | 12 |
| Hi Bell | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3.67 | 9 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Nashville Vols | Southern Association | Chuck Dressen andLance Richbourg |
| C | Jacksonville Jax | West Dixie League | Wally Dashiell |
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