Major League Baseball team season
| 1934 Philadelphia Athletics | |
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| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Owners | Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe |
| Managers | Connie Mack |
| ← 19331935 → | |
The 1934 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 68 wins and 82 losses.
Offseason
- November 6, 1933: Tony Freitas, Gowell Claset, and cash were traded by the Athletics to the St. Paul Saints for Rip Radcliff.
- December 12, 1933: Mickey Cochrane was traded by the Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Johnny Pasek and $100,000.
- December 12, 1933: Lefty Grove, Max Bishop and Rube Walberg were traded by the Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Kline, Rabbit Warstler, and $125,000.
- March 27, 1934: Rip Radcliff and George Detore were traded by the Athletics to the Louisville Colonels for Hank Erickson. Hank Erickson was returned to the Colonels in April 1934.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Detroit Tigers | 101 | 53 | .656 | — | 54–26 | 47–27 |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 7 | 53–24 | 41–36 |
| Cleveland Indians | 85 | 69 | .552 | 16 | 47–31 | 38–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 76 | .500 | 24 | 42–35 | 34–41 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 82 | .453 | 31 | 34–40 | 34–42 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 85 | .441 | 33 | 36–39 | 31–46 |
| Washington Senators | 66 | 86 | .434 | 34 | 34–40 | 32–46 |
| Chicago White Sox | 53 | 99 | .349 | 47 | 29–46 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 11–10 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 12–9 | 14–8 | 14–8–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 10–11 | — | 8–14 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 7–14–1 | 9–13 | |||||
| Cleveland | 15–7 | 14–8 | — | 6–16 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | |||||
| Detroit | 14–8 | 17–5 | 16–6 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
| New York | 12–10 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 9–12–1 | 11–9–2 | |||||
| St. Louis | 8–14 | 14–7–1 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 12–9–1 | — | 14–8 | |||||
| Washington | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 9–11–2 | 8–14 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 14, 1934: Ed Madjeski was released by the Athletics.
- August 9, 1934: Wally Moses was purchased by the Athletics from the Galveston Buccaneers.
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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| C | Charlie Berry | 99 | 269 | 72 | .268 | 0 | 34 |
| 1B | Jimmie Foxx | 150 | 539 | 180 | .334 | 44 | 130 |
| 2B | Rabbit Warstler | 117 | 419 | 99 | .236 | 1 | 36 |
| 3B | Pinky Higgins | 144 | 543 | 179 | .330 | 16 | 90 |
| SS | Eric McNair | 151 | 599 | 168 | .280 | 17 | 82 |
| OF | Doc Cramer | 153 | 649 | 202 | .311 | 6 | 46 |
| OF | Bob Johnson | 141 | 547 | 168 | .307 | 34 | 92 |
| OF | Ed Coleman | 101 | 329 | 92 | .280 | 14 | 60 |
Other batters
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 |
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| Lou Finney | 92 | 272 | 76 | .279 | 1 | 28 |
| Frankie Hayes | 92 | 248 | 56 | .226 | 6 | 30 |
| Dib Williams | 66 | 205 | 56 | .273 | 2 | 17 |
| Bing Miller | 81 | 177 | 43 | .243 | 1 | 22 |
| Jerry McQuaig | 7 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Moss | 10 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Madjeski | 8 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Johnny Marcum | 37 | 232.0 | 14 | 11 | 4.50 | 92 |
| Sugar Cain | 36 | 230.2 | 9 | 17 | 4.41 | 66 |
| Jack Wilson | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 2 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Dietrich | 39 | 207.2 | 11 | 12 | 4.68 | 88 |
| Joe Cascarella | 42 | 194.1 | 12 | 15 | 4.68 | 71 |
| Al Benton | 32 | 155.0 | 7 | 9 | 4.88 | 58 |
| Roy Mahaffey | 37 | 129.0 | 6 | 7 | 5.37 | 37 |
| George Caster | 5 | 37.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.41 | 15 |
| Mort Flohr | 14 | 30.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.87 | 6 |
| Whitey Wilshere | 9 | 21.2 | 0 | 1 | 12.05 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Kline | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6.35 | 14 |
| Harry Matuzak | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.88 | 9 |
| Ed Lagger | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 |
| Tim McKeithan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 0 |
| Roy Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 1 |
References
- ^ Rip Radcliff page at Baseball Reference
- Mickey Cochrane page at Baseball Reference
- Lefty Grove page at Baseball Reference
- Ed Madjeski page at Baseball-Reference
- Wally Moses page at Baseball-Reference
External links
- 1934 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1934 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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