1934 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1934 American League Yankee Stadium New York City 94 60 y 2nd Jacob Ruppert Ed Barrow Joe McCarthy The 1934 New York Yankees season was the team's 32nd season. The team finished with a record of 94–60, finishing 7 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. This was the final year Babe Ruth played as a Yankee. Lou Gehrig won the American League Triple Crown this season. Regular season The 1934 season was Babe Ruth's last season in a Yankee uniform. He was released the following February. Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Roster 1934 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 18 Johnny Allen 21,22,26 Johnny Broaca 16 Jimmie DeShong 24,33 Charlie Devens 11 Lefty Gomez 20 Burleigh Grimes 17 Danny MacFayden 19 Johnny Murphy 20 Floyd Newkirk 15 Red Ruffing 20 Harry Smythe 22,24 Vito Tamulis 26 George Uhle 14 Russ Van Atta Catchers  8 Bill Dickey  9 Arndt Jorgens 27 Zack Taylor Infielders  5 Frankie Crosetti  4 Lou Gehrig 10 Don Heffner 22 Lyn Lary  6 Tony Lazzeri  2 Red Rolfe 12 Jack Saltzgaver Outfielders 25 Sammy Byrd  7 Ben Chapman  1 Earle Combs 28 Myril Hoag  3 Babe Ruth  1 George Selkirk 27 Dixie Walker Manager -- Joe McCarthy Coaches 29 Art Fletcher 21 Johnny Schulte 30 Joe Sewell 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 Bill Dickey 104 395 127 .322 12 72 1B Lou Gehrig 154 579 210 .363 49 166 2B Tony Lazzeri 123 438 117 .267 14 67 3B Jack Saltzgaver 94 350 95 .271 6 36 SS Frankie Crosetti 138 554 147 .265 11 67 OF Ben Chapman Ben Chapman (baseball) 149 588 181 .308 5 86 OF Babe Ruth 125 365 105 .288 22 84 OF Sammy Byrd 106 191 47 .246 3 23 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 Red Rolfe 89 279 80 .287 0 18 Earle Combs 63 251 80 .319 2 25 Don Heffner 72 241 63 .261 0 25 Samuel Byrd 106 191 47 .246 3 23 Arndt Jorgens 58 183 38 .208 0 20 George Selkirk 46 176 55 .313 5 38 Dixie Walker 17 17 2 .118 0 0 Zack Taylor Zack Taylor (baseball) 4 7 1 .143 0 0 Lyn Lary 1 0 0 ---- 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 Lefty Gomez 38 281.2 26 5 2.33 158 Red Ruffing 36 256.1 19 11 3.93 149 Johnny Broaca 26 177.1 12 9 4.16 74 Johnny Allen Johnny Allen (baseball) 13 71.2 5 2 2.89 54 Charlie Devens 1 11.0 1 0 1.64 4 Vito Tamulis 1 9.0 1 0 0.00 5 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 Johnny Murphy 40 207.2 14 10 3.12 70 Jimmie DeShong 31 133.2 6 7 4.11 40 Danny MacFayden 22 96.0 4 3 4.50 41 Russ Van Atta 28 88.0 3 5 6.34 39 George Uhle 10 16.1 2 4 9.92 10 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 Burleigh Grimes 10 1 2 1 5.50 5 Harry Smythe 8 0 2 1 7.80 7 Floyd Newkirk 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors Lou Gehrig won the Triple Crown.Numbelievable! 71 Michael X. Ferraro John Veneziano Triumph Books Chicago 2007 978-1-57243-990-0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Newark Bears International League Bob Shawkey A Binghamton Triplets New York–Pennsylvania League Billy Meyer B Norfolk Tars Piedmont League Bill Skiff C Wheeling Stogies Middle Atlantic League Jack Sheehan D Washington Generals Pennsylvania State Association Benny Bengough LEAGUE CHAMPION: NorfolkJohnson, 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 Yankees at Baseball Reference 1934 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1930s in the Bronx