1934 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1934 American League League Park Cleveland, Ohio Alva Bradley Billy Evans Walter Johnson WHK(Jack Graney) The 1934 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 85–69, 16 games behind the Detroit Tigers. Regular season Pitcher Mel Harder became the first pitcher in the American League to win 20 games in one season while wearing glasses.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 195, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1934 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 17 Belve Bean 16 Clint Brown 21 Lloyd Brown 15 Sarge Connally 24 Denny Galehouse 18 Mel Harder 19 Oral Hildebrand 12 Willis Hudlin 22 Thornton Lee 33 Monte Pearson -- Bill Perrin 14 Bob Weiland 23 Ralph Winegarner Catchers 31 Moe Berg  8 Bill Brenzel  9 Bob Garbark  9 Glenn Myatt 11 Frankie Pytlak  8 Roy Spencer Infielders  1 Johnny Burnett 34 Odell Hale  5 Willie Kamm  4 Bill Knickerbocker 26 Eddie Moore  7 Hal Trosky Outfielders  3 Earl Averill 26 Kit Carson 35 Milt Galatzer 35 Dutch Holland  2 Dick Porter 29 Sam Rice  2 Bob Seeds  6 Joe Vosmik Manager 10 Walter Johnson Coaches 20 Patsy Gharrity -- Earl Wolgamot 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 Frankie Pytlak 91 289 75 .260 0 35 1B Hal Trosky 154 625 206 .330 35 142 2B Odell Hale 143 563 170 .302 13 101SSBill Knickerbocker146593188.317467 3B Willie Kamm 121 386 104 .269 0 42 OF Earl Averill 154 598 187 .313 31 113 OF Joe Vosmik 104 405 138 .341 6 78 OF Sam Rice 97 335 98 .293 1 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 Johnny Burnett Johnny Burnett (baseball) 72 208 61 .293 3 30Milt Galatzer4919653.270015Bob Seeds6118646.247018Dutch Holland5012832.250213Glenn Myatt3610734.318012Moe Berg299725.25809Eddie Moore276510.15408Bill Brenzel155111.21603Dick Porter144510.22216Kit Carson5185.27801Bob Garbark5110.00000 Roy Spencer Roy Spencer (baseball) 5 7 1 .143 0 2 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 Mel Harder 44 255.1 20 12 2.61 91Monte Pearson39254.218134.52140Oral Hildebrand33198.01194.5072Willis Hudlin36195.015104.7558 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 Weiland 16 70.0 1 5 4.11 42Sarge Connally55.1005.061Bill Perrin15.00114.403Denny Galehouse11.00018.000 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOLloyd Brown3851073.8539Thornton Lee241105.0441Ralph Winegarner225405.5132 Belve Bean 21 5 1 0 3.86 20 Clint Brown Clint Brown (baseball) 17 4 3 1 5.90 15 Awards and honors All Star Game Earl Averill, outfielder Mel Harder, pitcher Farm system Minor league baseball A New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Larry Gilbert C Zanesville Grays Middle Atlantic League Harry Layne, Bert Grimm and Earl Wolgamot D Monessen Indians Pennsylvania State Association Eddie Onslow, Bill Ward, Earl Wolgamot and Walt Laskowski LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New Orleans, ZanesvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1934 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians Category:1930s in Cleveland