1934 St. Louis Browns season
Major League Baseball season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1934 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 67 wins and 85 losses.
| 1934 St. Louis Browns | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record | 67â85 (.441) |
| League place | 6th |
| Owners | Estate of Phil Ball |
| Managers | Rogers Hornsby |
| Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Bob Thomas, Ray Schmidt) |
Offseason
- December 15, 1933: Ray Pepper was purchased by the Browns from the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 101 | 53 | .656 | â | 54âââ26 | 47âââ27 |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 7 | 53âââ24 | 41âââ36 |
| Cleveland Indians | 85 | 69 | .552 | 16 | 47âââ31 | 38âââ38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 76 | .500 | 24 | 42âââ35 | 34âââ41 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 82 | .453 | 31 | 34âââ40 | 34âââ42 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 85 | .441 | 33 | 36âââ39 | 31âââ46 |
| Washington Senators | 66 | 86 | .434 | 34 | 34âââ40 | 32âââ46 |
| Chicago White Sox | 53 | 99 | .349 | 47 | 29âââ46 | 24âââ53 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | â | 11â10 | 7â15 | 8â14 | 10â12 | 12â9 | 14â8 | 14â8â1 | |||||
| Chicago | 10â11 | â | 8â14 | 5â17 | 5â17 | 9â13 | 7â14â1 | 9â13 | |||||
| Cleveland | 15â7 | 14â8 | â | 6â16 | 11â11 | 13â9 | 15â7 | 11â11 | |||||
| Detroit | 14â8 | 17â5 | 16â6 | â | 12â10 | 12â10 | 15â7 | 15â7 | |||||
| New York | 12â10 | 17â5 | 11â11 | 10â12 | â | 15â7 | 17â5 | 12â10 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9â12 | 13â9 | 9â13 | 10â12 | 7â15 | â | 9â12â1 | 11â9â2 | |||||
| St. Louis | 8â14 | 14â7â1 | 7â15 | 7â15 | 5â17 | 12â9â1 | â | 14â8 | |||||
| Washington | 8â14â1 | 13â9 | 11â11 | 7â15 | 10â12 | 9â11â2 | 8â14 | â | |||||
Roster
| 1934 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Rollie Hemsley | 123 | 431 | 133 | .309 | 2 | 52 |
| 1B | Jack Burns | 154 | 612 | 157 | .257 | 13 | 73 |
| 2B | Ski Melillo | 144 | 552 | 133 | .241 | 2 | 55 |
| 3B | Harlond Clift | 147 | 572 | 149 | .260 | 14 | 56 |
| SS | Alan Strange | 127 | 430 | 100 | .233 | 1 | 45 |
| OF | Ray Pepper | 148 | 564 | 168 | .298 | 7 | 101 |
| OF | Bruce Campbell | 138 | 481 | 134 | .279 | 9 | 74 |
| OF | Sam West | 122 | 482 | 157 | .326 | 9 | 55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Bejma | 95 | 262 | 71 | .271 | 2 | 29 |
| Debs Garms | 91 | 232 | 68 | .293 | 0 | 31 |
| Frank Grube | 65 | 170 | 49 | .288 | 0 | 11 |
| Earl Clark | 13 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 0 | 1 |
| George Puccinelli | 10 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 2 | 5 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 24 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 1 | 11 |
| Grover Hartley | 5 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Scharein | 1 | 2 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 |
| Charley O'Leary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobo Newsom | 47 | 262.1 | 16 | 20 | 4.01 | 135 |
| George Blaeholder | 39 | 234.1 | 14 | 18 | 4.22 | 66 |
| Bump Hadley | 39 | 213.0 | 10 | 16 | 4.35 | 79 |
| Jim Weaver | 5 | 19.2 | 2 | 0 | 6.41 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Coffman | 40 | 173.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.53 | 55 |
| Ivy Andrews | 43 | 139.0 | 4 | 11 | 4.66 | 51 |
| Jack Knott | 45 | 138.0 | 10 | 3 | 4.96 | 56 |
| Ed Wells | 33 | 92.0 | 1 | 7 | 4.79 | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McAfee | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.84 | 11 |
| Lefty Mills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 |
| Jim Walkup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 6 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Hank Severeid |