1934 Boston Braves season

1934  Boston Braves
League	National League
Ballpark	Braves Field
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	78–73 (.517)
League place	4th
Owners	Emil Fuchs
Managers	Bill McKechnie
Radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
←  1933 1935  →

The 1934 Boston Braves season was the 64th season of the franchise. The Braves finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 78 wins and 73 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

v t e 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 v t e 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	Al Spohrer	100	265	59	.223	0	17
1B	Buck Jordan	124	489	152	.311	2	58
2B	Marty McManus	119	435	120	.276	8	47
3B	Pinky Whitney	146	563	146	.259	12	79
SS	Billy Urbanski	146	605	177	.293	7	53
OF	Wally Berger	150	615	183	.298	34	121
OF	Hal Lee	139	521	152	.292	8	79
OF	Tommy 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
Randy Moore	123	422	120	.284	7	64
Shanty Hogan	92	279	73	.262	4	34
Les Mallon	42	166	49	.295	0	18
Joe Mowry	25	79	17	.215	1	4
Red Worthington	41	65	16	.246	0	6
Dick Gyselman	24	36	6	.167	0	4
Dan McGee	7	22	3	.136	0	1
Johnnie Tyler	3	6	1	.167	0	1
Elbie 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
Ed Brandt	40	255.0	16	14	3.53	106
Fred Frankhouse	37	233.2	17	9	3.20	78
Huck Betts	40	213.0	17	10	4.06	69
Flint Rhem	25	152.2	8	8	3.60	56
Ben Cantwell	27	143.1	5	11	4.33	45

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
Bob Brown	16	58.1	1	3	5.71	21
Dick Barrett	15	32.1	1	3	6.68	14
Tom Zachary	5	24.0	1	2	3.38	4
Jumbo 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
Bob Smith	39	6	9	5	4.66	26
Leo Mangum	29	5	3	0	5.72	28
Clarence Pickrel	10	0	0	0	5.06	9

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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