1934 American League
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The 1934 season of the American League was the thirty-fourth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
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1 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 101 | 53 | 0 | .656 | -.- | 958 (6.22) | 708 (4.60) | 0.300 | 0.373 | 0.424 | 4.06 | 0.974 |
2 | New York Yankees | 154 | 94 | 60 | 0 | .610 | 7.0 | 842 (5.47) | 669 (4.34) | 0.278 | 0.362 | 0.419 | 3.76 | 0.973 |
3 | Cleveland Indians | 154 | 85 | 69 | 0 | .552 | 16.0 | 814 (5.29) | 763 (4.95) | 0.287 | 0.351 | 0.423 | 4.28 | 0.972 |
4 | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 76 | 76 | 1 | .497 | 24.0 | 820 (5.36) | 775 (5.07) | 0.274 | 0.349 | 0.383 | 4.32 | 0.969 |
5 | Philadelphia Athletics | 153 | 68 | 82 | 3 | .444 | 31.0 | 764 (4.99) | 838 (5.48) | 0.280 | 0.341 | 0.425 | 5.01 | 0.967 |
6 | St. Louis Browns | 154 | 67 | 85 | 2 | .435 | 33.0 | 674 (4.38) | 800 (5.19) | 0.268 | 0.333 | 0.373 | 4.49 | 0.969 |
7 | Washington Senators | 155 | 66 | 86 | 3 | .426 | 34.0 | 729 (4.70) | 806 (5.20) | 0.278 | 0.346 | 0.382 | 4.68 | 0.974 |
8 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 53 | 99 | 1 | .346 | 47.0 | 704 (4.60) | 946 (6.18) | 0.263 | 0.334 | 0.363 | 5.41 | 0.966 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The American League won the second midsummer classic at Polo Grounds in New York, NY on Tuesday, July 10, 1934 by a score of 9 to 7. The league's manager was Joe Cronin.
Postseason[edit]
In the World Series, the American League champion Detroit Tigers were defeated by the National League's St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Mickey Cochrane, a catcher with the Detroit Tigers. In the award's voting, he had 67 out of a possible 80 points.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Bill Dinneen
- Charles Donnelly
- Harry Geisel
- George Hildebrand
- Lou Kolls
- Bill McGowan
- George Moriarty
- Red Ormsby
- Brick Owens
- Bill Summers
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