1934 Cincinnati Reds season

1934 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Larry MacPhail
Manager(s)	Bob O'Farrell, Burt Shotton, Chuck Dressen
Local radio	WFBE (Harry Hartman) WKRC (C.O. "Oatmeal" Brown) WSAI (Red Barber)
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The 1934 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 52–99, 42 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. Their .344 winning percentage remains the lowest in franchise history since 1900, and the 99 losses were the worst in the franchise history until the 1982 Reds lost 101 games.

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 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers -- Junie Barnes 16 Larry Benton 19 Don Brennan 14 Paul Derringer -- Sherman Edwards 23 Tony Freitas 28 Benny Frey 24 Lee Grissom 15 Si Johnson 20 Syl Johnson 20 Ted Kleinhans 21 Ray Kolp 24 Jim Lindsey -- Beryl Richmond 22 Joe Shaute 18 Allyn Stout 17 Dazzy Vance 19 Whitey Wistert		Catchers 27 Ernie Lombardi 25 Clyde Manion 26 Bob O'Farrell Infielders  4 Sparky Adams  1 Jim Bottomley 30 Alex Kampouris  3 Mark Koenig 31 Bill Marshall -- Frank McCormick 22 Harry McCurdy  2 Tony Piet 12 Jimmy Shevlin  6 Gordon Slade		Outfielders 12 Linc Blakely  8 Adam Comorosky  9 Chick Hafey 10 Johnny Moore  2 Ted Petoskey 10 Harlin Pool  7 Wes Schulmerich 11 Ivey Shiver Other batters  5 Jake Flowers 23 Tony Robello		Manager 26 Chuck Dressen 26 Bob O'Farrell 32 Burt Shotton Coaches -- Val Picinich 32 Burt Shotton

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	Ernie Lombardi	132	417	127	.305	9	62
1B	Jim Bottomley	142	556	158	.284	11	78
2B	Tony Piet	106	421	109	.259	1	38
3B	Mark Koenig	151	633	172	.272	1	67
SS	Gordon Slade	138	555	158	.285	4	52
OF	Chick Hafey	140	535	157	.293	18	67
OF	Adam Comorosky	127	446	115	.258	0	40
OF	Harlin Pool	99	358	117	.327	2	50

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
Bob O'Farrell	44	123	30	.244	1	9
Johnny Moore	16	42	8	.190	0	5
Bill Marshall	6	8	1	.125	0	0
Tony Robello	2	2	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
Paul Derringer	47	261	15	21	3.59	122
Benny Frey	39	245.1	11	16	3.52	33

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
Tony Freitas	30	152.2	6	12	4.01	37
Don Brennan	28	78	4	3	3.81	31
Dazzy Vance	6	18	0	2	7.50	9
Whitey Wistert	2	8	0	1	1.13	1
Lee Grissom	4	7	0	1	15.43	4

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
Larry Benton	16	0	1	2	6.52	5
Junie Barnes	2	0	0	0	0.00	0
Sherman Edwards	1	0	0	0	3.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Ike Boone
A	Topeka Senators	Western League	Art Ewoldt and Jimmy Payton
B	Wilmington Pirates	Piedmont League	Blackie Carter and Harry McCurdy
C	Beckley Black Knights	Middle Atlantic League	Milt Stock
C	Bartlesville Reds	Western Association	Marty Purtell
D	Mt. Airy Graniteers	Bi-State League	Cecil Harris and C. G. Thomas
D	Jeannette Reds	Pennsylvania State Association	Ray Ryan

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto

External links

• 1934 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference