1934 Washington Senators season explained

Washington Senators
Season:	1934
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Griffith Stadium
City:	Washington, D.C.
Owners:	Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Managers:	Joe Cronin
Radio:	WJSV (Arch McDonald)
Season List:	List of Minnesota Twins seasons

The 1934 Washington Senators played 154 games, won 68, 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.^[1]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• May 9, 1934: Bob Boken was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Red Kress.^[2]

Roster

1934 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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
	99	285	70	.246	0	11
	97	235	59	.251	2	37
	58	224	64	.286	2	25
	72	207	49	.237	2	21
	56	171	39	.228	4	24
	42	148	40	.270	1	17
	31	103	28	.272	0	12
	33	86	21	.244	0	6
	13	53	13	.245	2	7
	9	35	10	.286	0	1
	9	35	10	.286	0	6
	11	27	6	.222	0	6
	24	19	1	.053	0	1
	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
	32	235.0	14	11	4.52	96
	31	204.2	11	15	4.79	51
	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
	29	100.2	4	10	6.79	39
	7	34.2	2	2	4.15	9
	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
	54	5	10	8	4.17	38
	42	3	4	2	3.86	29
	8	0	2	0	6.75	3
	6	1	0	0	15.75	1
	2	0	0	0	10.13	1
	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

References

• 1934 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1934 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team Doubles Records. Baseball-Almanac.com. May 14, 2012.
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kressre01.shtml Red Kress page at Baseball Reference