1934 Chicago Cubs season

1934 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
Manager(s)	Charlie Grimm
Local radio	WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (Pat Flanagan)
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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	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	95	58	--	.621
New York Giants	93	60	2	.608
Chicago Cubs	86	65	8	.570
Boston Braves	78	73	16	.517
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	76	19.5	.493
Brooklyn Dodgers	61	81	23.5	.467
Philadelphia Phillies	56	93	37	.376
Cincinnati Reds	52	99	42	.344

Record vs. opponents

1934 National League Records 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 17 Guy Bush 21 Roy Joiner 19 Bill Lee 18 Pat Malone 23 Lynn Nelson 14 Charlie Root 22 Bud Tinning 15 Dick Ward 16 Lon Warneke 12,15 Jim Weaver 14 Charlie Wiedemeyer		Catchers  9 Gabby Hartnett 12 Bob O'Farrell 61 Babe Phelps 11 Bennie Tate Infielders 41 Dolph Camilli 43 Phil Cavarretta  1 Woody English 31 Augie Galan  7 Charlie Grimm 34 Stan Hack  2 Billy Herman 41 Don Hurst  8 Billy Jurges		Outfielders  3 Kiki Cuyler  4 Babe Herman  6 Chuck Klein 42 Tuck Stainback  5 Riggs Stephenson		Manager  7 Charlie Grimm Coaches 51 Red Corriden 56 Mike Kelly

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
Riggs Stephenson	38	74	16	.216	0	7
Babe Phelps	44	70	20	.286	2	12
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
Bill Lee	35	214.1	13	14	3.40	104
Jim Weaver	27	159	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	14	7	3.53	111
Charlie Root	34	117.2	4	7	4.28	46
Lynn Nelson	2	1	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

References

• 1934 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference