1934 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago, Illinois
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersCharles Weber
ManagersCharlie Grimm
RadioWGN
(Bob Elson)
WBBM
(Pat Flanagan)
← 1933 Seasons 1935 →

The 1934 Chicago Cubs season was the 63rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 59th in the National League and the 19th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 86–65.

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 record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders 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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Gabby Hartnett 130 438 131 .299 22 90
1B Charlie Grimm 75 267 79 .296 5 47
2B Billy Herman 113 456 138 .303 3 42
3B Stan Hack 111 402 116 .289 1 21
SS Billy Jurges 100 358 88 .246 8 33
OF Kiki Cuyler 142 559 189 .338 6 69
OF Babe Herman 125 467 142 .304 14 84
OF Chuck Klein 115 435 131 .301 20 80

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
Woody English 109 421 117 .278 3 31
Tuck Stainback 104 359 110 .306 2 46
Augie Galan 66 192 50 .260 5 22
Don Hurst 51 151 30 .199 3 12
Dolph Camilli 32 120 33 .275 4 19
Riggs Stephenson 38 74 16 .216 0 7
Babe Phelps 44 70 20 .286 2 12
Bob O'Farrell 22 67 15 .224 0 5
Bennie Tate 11 24 3 .125 0 0
Phil Cavarretta 7 21 8 .381 1 6

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
Lon Warneke 43 291.1 22 10 3.21 143
Bill Lee 35 214.1 13 14 3.40 104
Jim Weaver 27 159.0 11 9 3.91 98

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
Guy Bush 40 209.1 18 10 3.83 75
Pat Malone 34 191.0 14 7 3.53 111
Bud Tinning 39 129.1 4 6 3.34 44
Charlie Root 34 117.2 4 7 4.28 46
Charlie Wiedemeyer 4 8.1 0 0 9.72 2
Lynn Nelson 2 1.0 0 1 36.00 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
Roy Joiner 20 0 1 0 8.21 9
Dick Ward 3 0 0 0 3.00 1

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Jack Lelivelt
C Ponca City Angels Western Association Roy Johnson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles[1]

Notes

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

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