1934 New York Giants (MLB) season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = New York Giants

| season = 1934

| misc =

| image = New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1933 to 1935, 1947 to 1948).svg

| league = National League

| ballpark = Polo Grounds

| city = New York City

| owners = Charles Stoneham

| managers = Bill Terry

| television =

| radio =

| prev_season = 1933 New York Giants (MLB) season

| next_season = 1935 New York Giants (MLB) season

| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons

|}}

The 1934 New York Giants season was the franchise's 52nd season. Although they led in the standings for most of the season, the team finished in second place in the National League with a 93–60 record, 2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

On September 6, the Giants were leading the Cardinals by 7 games with an 85–47 record, but went 8–13 the rest of the season to lose the lead on the final day of the season. The Cardinals went 18–5 in the same time span to win the NL pennant. The Giants became the first team in the modern era to lose the pennant after holding a seven-game lead in September.

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Roster =

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colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| 1934 New York Giants
colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|15\|Hi Bell}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Joe Bowman}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Slick Castleman}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Watty Clark}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Freddie Fitzsimmons}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Carl Hubbell}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Dolf Luque}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Roy Parmelee}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Jack Salveson}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Hal Schumacher}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Al Smith}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|10\|Harry Danning}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Gus Mancuso}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Paul Richards}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Hughie Critz}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|George Grantham}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Travis Jackson}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Blondy Ryan}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Bill Terry}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Johnny Vergez}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|27\|Hank Leiber}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Jo-Jo Moore}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Lefty O'Doul}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Mel Ott}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Homer Peel}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|George Watkins}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Phil Weintraub}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|24\|Fresco Thompson}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Bill Terry}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|31\|Tommy Clarke}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Frank Snyder}}

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colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1934 New York Giants

colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Gus\|Mancuso}}	122	383	94	.245	7	46
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Bill\|Terry}}	153	602	213	.354	8	83
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Hughie\|Critz}}	137	571	138	.242	6	40
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Johnny\|Vergez}}	108	320	64	.200	7	27
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Travis\|Jackson}}	137	523	140	.268	16	101
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Mel\|Ott}}	153	582	190	.326	35	135
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Jo-Jo\|Moore}}	139	580	192	.331	15	61
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|George\|Watkins\|George Watkins (baseball)}}	105	296	73	.247	6	33

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Blondy\|Ryan}}	110	385	93	.242	2	41
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Hank\|Leiber}}	63	187	45	.241	2	25
align=center \| {{sortname\|Lefty\|O'Doul}}	83	177	56	.316	9	46
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Harry\|Danning}}	53	97	32	.330	1	7
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Paul\|Richards\|Paul Richards (baseball)}}	42	75	12	.160	0	3
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Phil\|Weintraub}}	31	74	26	.351	0	15
align=center \| {{sortname\|Homer\|Peel}}	21	41	8	.195	1	3
align="center" \| {{sortname\|George\|Grantham\|dab=baseball}}	32	29	7	.241	1	4
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Fresco\|Thompson}}	1	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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Carl\|Hubbell}}	49	313.0	21	12	2.30	118
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Hal\|Schumacher}}	41	297.0	23	10	3.18	112
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Freddie\|Fitzsimmons}}	38	263.1	18	14	3.04	73
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Roy\|Parmelee}}	22	152.2	10	6	3.42	83

== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Joe\|Bowman\|dab=baseball}}	30	107.1	5	4	3.61	36
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jack\|Salveson}}	12	38.1	\| 3	1	3.52	18
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Watty\|Clark}}	5	18.2	1	2	6.75	6
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Slick\|Castleman}}	7	16.2	1	0	5.40	5

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Al\|Smith\|Al Smith (left-handed pitcher)}}	30	3	5	5	4.32	27
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dolf\|Luque}}	26	4	3	7	3.83	12
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Hi\|Bell}}	22	4	3	6	3.67	9
align="center"

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System

|level19=A|team19=Nashville Vols|league19=Southern Association|manager19=Chuck Dressen and Lance Richbourg

|level20=C|team20=Jacksonville Jax|league20=West Dixie League|manager20=Wally Dashiell

}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: JacksonvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1934.shtml 1934 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference]

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