1934 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1934 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1933 to 1935, 1947 to 1948).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 93 60 y 2nd Charles Stoneham Bill Terry 1933 New York Giants (MLB) season 1935 New York Giants (MLB) season 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 New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Roster 1934 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 15 Hi Bell 19 Joe Bowman 14 Slick Castleman 28 Watty Clark 12 Freddie Fitzsimmons 11 Carl Hubbell 20 Dolf Luque 18 Roy Parmelee 25 Jack Salveson 17 Hal Schumacher 21 Al Smith Catchers 10 Harry Danning  8 Gus Mancuso  9 Paul Richards Infielders  6 Hughie Critz 22 George Grantham  5 Travis Jackson 23 Blondy Ryan  3 Bill Terry  7 Johnny Vergez Outfielders 27 Hank Leiber  1 Jo-Jo Moore 16 Lefty O'Doul  4 Mel Ott 26 Homer Peel  2 George Watkins 22 Phil Weintraub Other batters 24 Fresco Thompson Manager  3 Bill Terry Coaches 31 Tommy Clarke 32 Frank Snyder 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 Gus Mancuso 122 383 94 .245 7 46 1B Bill Terry 153 602 213 .354 8 83 2B Hughie Critz 137 571 138 .242 6 40 3B Johnny Vergez 108 320 64 .200 7 27 SS Travis Jackson 137 523 140 .268 16 101 OF Mel Ott 153 582 190 .326 35 135 OF Jo-Jo Moore 139 580 192 .331 15 61 OF 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 Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Blondy Ryan 110 385 93 .242 2 41 Hank Leiber 63 187 45 .241 2 25 Lefty O'Doul 83 177 56 .316 9 46 Harry Danning 53 97 32 .330 1 7 Paul Richards Paul Richards (baseball) 42 75 12 .160 0 3 Phil Weintraub 31 74 26 .351 0 15 Homer Peel 21 41 8 .195 1 3 George Grantham baseball 32 29 7 .241 1 4 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Carl Hubbell 49 313.0 21 12 2.30 118 Hal Schumacher 41 297.0 23 10 3.18 112 Freddie Fitzsimmons 38 263.1 18 14 3.04 73 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Joe Bowman baseball 30 107.1 5 4 3.61 36 Jack Salveson 12 38.1 3 1 3.52 18 Watty Clark 5 18.2 1 2 6.75 6 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 Player G W L SV ERA SO Al Smith Al Smith (left-handed pitcher) 30 3 5 5 4.32 27 Dolf Luque 26 4 3 7 3.83 12 Hi Bell 22 4 3 6 3.67 9 Farm system Minor League Baseball A Nashville Vols Southern Association Chuck Dressen and Lance Richbourg C Jacksonville Jax West Dixie League 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 2 References 1934 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Category:1930s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan