1934 Cincinnati Reds season

1934 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Larry MacPhail
Manager(s)	Bob O'Farrell, Burt Shotton, Chuck Dressen
Local radio	WFBE (Harry Hartman) WKRC (C.O. "Oatmeal" Brown) WSAI (Red Barber)
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The 1934 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 52–99, 42 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. Their .344 winning percentage remains the lowest in franchise history since 1900, and the 99 losses were the worst in the franchise history until the 1982 Reds lost 101 games.

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 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers -- Junie Barnes 16 Larry Benton 19 Don Brennan 14 Paul Derringer -- Sherman Edwards 23 Tony Freitas 28 Benny Frey 24 Lee Grissom 15 Si Johnson 20 Syl Johnson 20 Ted Kleinhans 21 Ray Kolp 24 Jim Lindsey -- Beryl Richmond 22 Joe Shaute 18 Allyn Stout 17 Dazzy Vance 19 Whitey Wistert		Catchers 27 Ernie Lombardi 25 Clyde Manion 26 Bob O'Farrell Infielders  4 Sparky Adams  1 Jim Bottomley 30 Alex Kampouris  3 Mark Koenig 31 Bill Marshall -- Frank McCormick 22 Harry McCurdy  2 Tony Piet 12 Jimmy Shevlin  6 Gordon Slade		Outfielders 12 Linc Blakely  8 Adam Comorosky  9 Chick Hafey 10 Johnny Moore  2 Ted Petoskey 10 Harlin Pool  7 Wes Schulmerich 11 Ivey Shiver Other batters  5 Jake Flowers 23 Tony Robello		Manager 26 Chuck Dressen 26 Bob O'Farrell 32 Burt Shotton Coaches -- Val Picinich 32 Burt Shotton

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	Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi	132	417	127	.305	9	62
1B	Bottomley, JimJim Bottomley	142	556	158	.284	11	78
2B	Piet, TonyTony Piet	106	421	109	.259	1	38
3B	Koenig, MarkMark Koenig	151	633	172	.272	1	67
SS	Slade, GordonGordon Slade	138	555	158	.285	4	52
OF	Hafey, ChickChick Hafey	140	535	157	.293	18	67
OF	Comorosky, AdamAdam Comorosky	127	446	115	.258	0	40
OF	Pool, HarlinHarlin Pool	99	358	117	.327	2	50

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
O'Farrell, BobBob O'Farrell	44	123	30	.244	1	9
Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore	16	42	8	.190	0	5
Marshall, BillBill Marshall	6	8	1	.125	0	0
Robello, TonyTony Robello	2	2	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
Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer	47	261	15	21	3.59	122
Frey, BennyBenny Frey	39	245.1	11	16	3.52	33

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
Freitas, TonyTony Freitas	30	152.2	6	12	4.01	37
Brennan, DonDon Brennan	28	78	4	3	3.81	31
Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance	6	18	0	2	7.50	9
Wistert, WhiteyWhitey Wistert	2	8	0	1	1.13	1
Grissom, LeeLee Grissom	4	7	0	1	15.43	4

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
Benton, LarryLarry Benton	16	0	1	2	6.52	5
Barnes, JunieJunie Barnes	2	0	0	0	0.00	0
Edwards, ShermanSherman Edwards	1	0	0	0	3.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Ike Boone
A	Topeka Senators	Western League	Art Ewoldt and Jimmy Payton
B	Wilmington Pirates	Piedmont League	Blackie Carter and Harry McCurdy
C	Beckley Black Knights	Middle Atlantic League	Milt Stock
C	Bartlesville Reds	Western Association	Marty Purtell
D	Mt. Airy Graniteers	Bi-State League	Cecil Harris and C. G. Thomas
D	Jeannette Reds	Pennsylvania State Association	Ray Ryan

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto^[1]

References

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1934 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference