1934 Boston Braves season

1934 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	78–73 (.517)
League place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local television	none
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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The 1934 Boston Braves season saw the Braves finish in fourth place in the National League with a record of 78 wins and 73 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	95	58	0.621	—	48–29	47–29
New York Giants	93	60	0.608	2	49–26	44–34
Chicago Cubs	86	65	0.570	8	47–30	39–35
Boston Braves	78	73	0.517	16	40–35	38–38
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	76	0.493	19½	45–32	29–44
Brooklyn Dodgers	71	81	0.467	23½	43–33	28–48
Philadelphia Phillies	56	93	0.376	37	35–36	21–57
Cincinnati Reds	52	99	0.344	42	30–47	22–52

Record vs. opponents

1934 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	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	—

Roster

1934 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers 16 Dick Barrett 15 Huck Betts 11 Ed Brandt 20 Bob Brown 12 Ben Cantwell 18 Jumbo Elliott 14 Fred Frankhouse 21 Leo Mangum 26 Clarence Pickrel 29 Flint Rhem 17 Bob Smith 16 Tom Zachary		Catchers  8 Shanty Hogan  9 Al Spohrer Infielders 16 Elbie Fletcher 24 Dick Gyselman  5 Buck Jordan 30 Les Mallon 23 Dan McGee 28 Marty McManus  2 Billy Urbanski  6 Pinky Whitney		Outfielders  3 Wally Berger 10 Hal Lee  4 Randy Moore 7,23 Joe Mowry 25 Tommy Thompson 23 Johnnie Tyler  7 Red Worthington		Manager 33 Bill McKechnie Coaches -- Jewel Ens 31 Hank Gowdy 32 Duffy Lewis

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	Spohrer, AlAl Spohrer	100	265	59	.223	0	17
1B	Jordan, BuckBuck Jordan	124	489	152	.311	2	58
2B	McManus, MartyMarty McManus	119	435	120	.276	8	47
3B	Whitney, PinkyPinky Whitney	146	563	146	.259	12	79
SS	Urbanski, BillyBilly Urbanski	146	605	177	.293	7	53
OF	Berger, WallyWally Berger	150	615	183	.298	34	121
OF	Lee, HalHal Lee	139	521	152	.292	8	79
OF	Thompson, TommyTommy Thompson	105	343	91	.265	0	37

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
Mowry, JoeJoe Mowry	25	79	17	.215	1	4
Fletcher, ElbieElbie Fletcher	8	4	2	.500	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
Brandt, EdEd Brandt	40	255	16	14	3.53	106
Betts, HuckHuck Betts	40	213	17	10	4.06	69
Zachary, TomTom Zachary	5	24	1	2	3.38	4

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
Brown, BobBob Brown	16	58.1	1	3	5.71	21
Barrett, DickDick Barrett	15	32.1	1	3	6.68	14
Elliott, JumboJumbo Elliott	7	15.1	1	1	5.87	6

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
Smith, BobBob Smith	39	6	9	5	4.66	26
Pickrel, ClarenceClarence Pickrel	10	0	0	0	5.06	9

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Harrisburg Senators	New York–Pennsylvania League	Les Mann

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Notes

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1934 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference