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1934 in baseball
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Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
National League final standings
Negro League Baseball final standings
East-West League final standings
Several games were included in the standings against non-League teams.
Post-season:
Chicago won the first half, Philadelphia won the second half.
Philadelphia beat Chicago 4 games to 3 games (1 tie) in a play-off.
Events
July 10: At the All-Star Game held at the Polo Grounds in New York City, New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell strikes out five consecutive American League batters. These batters are Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin: all future Hall-of-Famers.
Births
January-April
January 8 - Gene Freese
January 20 - Camilo Pascual
January 28 - Bill White
February 5 - Hank Aaron
February 22 - Sparky Anderson
March 8 - Marv Breeding
March 9 - Jim Landis
April 8 - Turk Farrell
April 14 - Marty Keough
April 28 - Jackie Brandt
April 29 - Luis Aparicio
May-August
May 3 - Joey Amalfitano
May 3 - Chuck Hinton
May 5 - Don Buddin
May 13 - Leon Wagner
June 3 - Jim Gentile
July 5 - Gordy Coleman
July 11 - Bob Allison
July 13 - Ken Hunt
July 29 - Felix Mantilla
July 30 - Bud Selig
August 4 - Dallas Green
August 18 - Roberto Clemente
August 18 - Billy Consolo
August 23 - Johnny Romano
September-December
September 10 - Roger Maris
September 11 - Marlan Coughtry
September 12 - Albie Pearson
September 22 - Lou Johnson
October 1 - Chuck Hiller
October 2 - Earl Wilson
October 14 - Tom Cheney
November 10 - Norm Cash
December 11 - Lee Maye
December 16 - Jim Bailey
December 19 - Al Kaline
Deaths
February 25 - John McGraw, 60, winningest manager in history with 2763 victories, all but 180 with the New York Giants, whom he led from 1902-1932; domineering style inspired both fierce loyalty and widespread hatred; won record 10 NL pennants, with three World Series titles (1905, 1921-22), also 11 second-place finishes; career .586 winning percentage was second highest among managers with 1000 wins; as third baseman, batted .334 lifetime, led NL in walks and runs twice each with Baltimore Orioles teams which won pennants in 1894-95-96
March 13 - Fielder Jones, 62, center fielder who batted .300 six times, managed White Sox "Hitless Wonders" to upset victory in 1906 World Series
March 20 - Herm Doscher, 81, third baseman for five teams from 1872 to 1882 who also umpired for five seasons in the National League and American Association
April 27 - Joe Vila, 67, sportswriter and editor for New York newspapers since 1893 who assisted in AL's move of Baltimore franchise to New York in 1903
May 14 - Lou Criger, 62, catcher who was behind plate for most of Cy Young's 511 victories, led AL in assists and double plays with 1903 champion Red Sox
June 29 - Charles Somers, 65, executive who fostered startup of American League as owner of the Indians from 1901 formation until 1916, also owned Red Sox in 1901-02 and financed Athletics in their initial seasons; owner of New Orleans minor league team since 1913
July 6 - Ray Francis, 42, pitched from 1922 through 1925 for the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox
July 18 - Si Sanborn, 67, sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune from 1900-1920, later with The Sporting News
August 8 - Wilbert Robinson, 71, catcher for the Orioles champions of the 1890s who batted .334 and .353 in 1893-94 seasons, briefly held record for career games caught; managed Brooklyn from 1914-31, winning NL pennants in 1916 and 1920; also Giants pitching coach from 1903-13
November 21 - Fred Glade, 58, pitcher for the Chicago Orphans, St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders at the turn of the XX century
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