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1934 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 76–76 (.500) | |
League place | 4th (24 GB) | |
Owners | Tom Yawkey | |
President | Tom Yawkey | |
General managers | Eddie Collins | |
Managers | Bucky Harris | |
Radio | WNAC (Fred Hoey) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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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.
In May, pitcher Wes Ferrell, the brother of catcher Rick Ferrell, was acquired for the Red Sox from the Cleveland Indians.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 101 | 53 | 0.656 | — | 54–26 | 47–27 |
New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | 7 | 53–24 | 41–36 |
Cleveland Indians | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 16 | 47–31 | 38–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 24 | 42–35 | 34–41 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 82 | 0.453 | 31 | 34–40 | 34–42 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 85 | 0.441 | 33 | 36–39 | 31–46 |
Washington Senators | 66 | 86 | 0.434 | 34 | 34–40 | 32–46 |
Chicago White Sox | 53 | 99 | 0.349 | 47 | 29–46 | 24–53 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–10 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 12–9 | 14–8 | 14–8–1 | |||||
Chicago | 10–11 | — | 8–14 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 7–14–1 | 9–13 | |||||
Cleveland | 15–7 | 14–8 | — | 6–16 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 14–8 | 17–5 | 16–6 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
New York | 12–10 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 9–12–1 | 11–9–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–14 | 14–7–1 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 12–9–1 | — | 14–8 | |||||
Washington | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 9–11–2 | 8–14 | — |
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 |
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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 |
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C | Rick Ferrell | 132 | 437 | 130 | .297 | 1 | 48 |
1B | Ed Morgan | 138 | 528 | 141 | .267 | 3 | 79 |
2B | Bill Cissell | 102 | 416 | 111 | .267 | 4 | 44 |
3B | Billy Werber | 152 | 623 | 200 | .321 | 11 | 67 |
SS | Lyn Lary | 129 | 419 | 101 | .241 | 2 | 54 |
OF | Roy Johnson | 143 | 569 | 182 | .320 | 7 | 119 |
OF | Carl Reynolds | 113 | 413 | 125 | .303 | 4 | 86 |
OF | Moose Solters | 101 | 365 | 109 | .299 | 7 | 58 |
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 |
Max Bishop | 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 |
Skinny Graham | 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 |
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 |
Wes Ferrell | 26 | 181.0 | 14 | 5 | 3.63 | 87 |
George Hockette | 3 | 27.1 | 2 | 1 | 1.65 | 14 |
Spike Merena | 4 | 24.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.92 | 7 |
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 |
Lefty Grove | 22 | 109.1 | 8 | 8 | 6.50 | 43 |
Rube Walberg | 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 |
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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Herb Pennock | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.05 | 16 |
Joe Mulligan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 | 13 |
Columbia franchise transferred and renamed, June 7, 1934