The 1934 Washington Senators played 154 games, won 66, lost 86, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Joe Cronin and played home games at Griffith Stadium. In the eighth inning of their game against the Boston Red Sox on June 9, the Washington Senators hit 5 consecutive doubles – the most ever hit consecutively during the same inning.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 9, 1934: Bob Boken was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Red Kress.Red Kress page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1934 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 56 169 33 .195 2 16 1B 63 263 76 .289 3 25 2B 139 524 160 .305 3 57 3B 109 392 125 .319 1 53 SS 127 504 143 .284 7 101 OF 136 524 156 .298 3 73 OF 137 556 194 .349 11 89 OF 113 419 132 .315 7 67
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 Ossie Bluege 99 285 70 .246 0 11 Dave Harris 97 235 59 .251 2 37 Pete Susko 58 224 64 .286 2 25 Luke Sewell 72 207 49 .237 2 21 56 171 39 .228 4 24 Cliff Bolton 42 148 40 .270 1 17 31 103 28 .272 0 12 Moe Berg 33 86 21 .244 0 6 13 53 13 .245 2 7 Jake Powell 9 35 10 .286 0 1 Fred Sington 9 35 10 .286 0 6 11 27 6 .222 0 6 Gus Dugas 24 19 1 .053 0 1 Elmer Klumpp 12 15 2 .133 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 Earl Whitehill 32 235.0 14 11 4.52 96 Monte Weaver 31 204.2 11 15 4.79 51 Lefty Stewart 24 152.0 7 11 4.03 36 2 9.2 0 1 12.10 4
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 37 168.0 8 8 3.21 52 33 133.1 8 9 5.47 42 General Crowder 29 100.2 4 10 6.79 39 7 34.2 2 2 4.15 9 Reese Diggs 4 21.1 1 2 6.75 2 3 18.0 1 1 7.50 6 3 12.2 1 0 2.13 3
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 Jack Russell 54 5 10 8 4.17 38 Alex McColl 42 3 4 2 3.86 29 Ray Prim 8 0 2 0 6.75 3 Bob Kline 6 1 0 0 15.75 1 2 0 0 0 10.13 1 Mark Filley 1 0 0 0 27.00 0
Farm system
Notes
References 1934 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1934 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com