1934 Boston Red Sox season
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team season The 1934 Boston Red Sox season was the 34th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League (AL) with a record of 76 wins and 76 losses, 24 games behind the Detroit Tigers.
On January 5, 1934, during renovation work at Fenway Park—including the removal of Duffy's Cliff, an embankment in front of the Green Monster—a fire that started at the ballpark caused significant damage and spread to some nearby buildings on Lansdowne Street. Further repair and renovation work, costing over $1 million, was completed in time for Opening Day.[1]
Offseason
- December 12, 1933: Bob Kline, Rabbit Warstler, and $125,000 were traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Lefty Grove, Max Bishop and Rube Walberg.[2]
Regular season
In May, pitcher Wes Ferrell, the brother of catcher Rick Ferrell, was acquired for the Red Sox from the Cleveland Indians.[3]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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Opening Day lineup
| 1 | Chalmer Cissell | 2B |
| 20 | Lyn Lary | SS |
| 25 | Eddie Morgan | 1B |
| 4 | Roy Johnson | LF |
| 5 | Carl Reynolds | CF |
| 7 | Rick Ferrell | C |
| 22 | Dick Porter | RF |
| 8 | Billy Werber | 3B |
| 11 | Gordon Rhodes | P |
Roster
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Catchers
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Manager
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 132 | 437 | 130 | .297 | 1 | 48 |
| 1B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 138 | 528 | 141 | .267 | 3 | 79 |
| 2B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 102 | 416 | 111 | .267 | 4 | 44 |
| 3B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 152 | 623 | 200 | .321 | 11 | 67 |
| SS | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 129 | 419 | 101 | .241 | 2 | 54 |
| OF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 143 | 569 | 182 | .320 | 7 | 119 |
| OF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 113 | 413 | 125 | .303 | 4 | 86 |
| OF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 101 | 365 | 109 | .299 | 7 | 58 |
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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| Dick Porter | 79 | 264 | 80 | .303 | 0 | 56 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 97 | 253 | 66 | .261 | 1 | 22 |
| Dusty Cooke | 74 | 168 | 41 | .244 | 1 | 26 |
| Mel Almada | 23 | 90 | 21 | .233 | 0 | 10 |
| Bucky Walters | 23 | 88 | 19 | .216 | 4 | 18 |
| Gordie Hinkle | 27 | 75 | 13 | .173 | 0 | 9 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13 | 47 | 11 | .234 | 0 | 3 |
| Lou Legett | 19 | 38 | 11 | .289 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Niemiec | 9 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Judge | 10 | 15 | 5 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Kellett | 9 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Seeds | 8 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Muller | 2 | 1 | 0 | .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 |
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| Gordon Rhodes | 44 | 219.0 | 12 | 12 | 4.56 | 79 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 33 | 198.2 | 10 | 13 | 3.49 | 75 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26 | 181.0 | 14 | 5 | 3.63 | 87 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3 | 27.1 | 2 | 1 | 1.65 | 14 |
| Spike Merena | 4 | 24.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.92 | 7 |
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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| Johnny Welch | 41 | 206.1 | 13 | 15 | 4.49 | 91 |
| Hank Johnson | 31 | 124.1 | 6 | 8 | 5.36 | 66 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22 | 109.1 | 8 | 8 | 6.50 | 43 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30 | 104.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.04 | 38 |
| Bob Weiland | 11 | 55.2 | 1 | 5 | 5.50 | 29 |
| George Pipgras | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 0 |
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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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.05 | 16 |
| Joe Mulligan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 | 13 |
Farm system
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Template:MLB Farm System Columbia franchise transferred and renamed, June 7, 1934[4]
References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Lefty Grove page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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External links
- 1934 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1934 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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