1934 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 74-76. They scored 735 runs and belted 52 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. The offense was powered by Paul Waner, who led the team with 14 home runs and 217 hits. Gus Suhr was the best run producer with 103 RBI.
The team allowed 712 runs and had a team ERA of 4.20. Waite Hoyt led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 105 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Brubaker | 3B | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .929 | .333 |
| Cookie Lavagetto | 2B | 87 | 304 | 41 | 67 | 3 | 46 | 6 | .295 | .322 | .617 | .220 |
| Gus Suhr | 1B | 151 | 573 | 67 | 162 | 13 | 103 | 4 | .360 | .459 | .819 | .283 |
| Tommy Thevenow | 2B | 122 | 446 | 37 | 121 | 0 | 54 | 0 | .306 | .316 | .622 | .271 |
| Pie Traynor | 3B | 119 | 444 | 62 | 137 | 1 | 61 | 3 | .341 | .410 | .751 | .309 |
| Arky Vaughan | SS | 149 | 558 | 115 | 186 | 12 | 94 | 10 | .431 | .511 | .942 | .333 |
| Pep Young | 2B | 19 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .470 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Woody Jensen | OF | 88 | 283 | 34 | 82 | 0 | 27 | 2 | .304 | .364 | .668 | .290 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | OF | 97 | 383 | 59 | 111 | 4 | 49 | 1 | .333 | .405 | .738 | .290 |
| Wally Roettger | OF | 47 | 106 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .266 | .311 | .577 | .245 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 140 | 611 | 95 | 173 | 1 | 48 | 6 | .326 | .352 | .678 | .283 |
| Paul Waner | OF | 146 | 599 | 122 | 217 | 14 | 90 | 8 | .429 | .539 | .968 | .362 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hal Finney | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Earl Grace | C | 95 | 289 | 27 | 78 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .317 | .377 | .694 | .270 |
| Tom Padden | C | 82 | 237 | 27 | 76 | 0 | 22 | 3 | .399 | .388 | .787 | .321 |
| Pat Veltman | C | 12 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .107 | .107 | .214 | .107 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5361 | 735 | 1541 | 52 | 679 | 44 | .340 | .398 | .738 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ralph Birkofer | 41 | 23 | 204 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 1 | 71 | 66 | 4.10 | 1.436 | |||
| Cy Blanton | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3.38 | 1.125 | |||
| Leon Chagnon | 33 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 4.81 | 1.586 | |||
| Larry French | 49 | 34 | 263.7 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 1 | 103 | 59 | 3.58 | 1.358 | |||
| Burleigh Grimes | 8 | 4 | 27.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 7.24 | 1.685 | |||
| Bill Harris | 11 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6.63 | 1.842 | |||
| Ed Holley | 5 | 4 | 9.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15.43 | 2.796 | |||
| Waite Hoyt | 48 | 17 | 190.7 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 5 | 105 | 43 | 2.93 | 1.190 | |||
| Lloyd Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Red Lucas | 29 | 22 | 172.7 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 44 | 40 | 4.38 | 1.378 | |||
| Heinie Meine | 26 | 14 | 106.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 4.32 | 1.496 | |||
| Hal Smith | 20 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 7.20 | 1.800 | |||
| Steamboat Struss | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6.43 | 1.857 | |||
| Bill Swift | 37 | 25 | 212.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 81 | 46 | 3.98 | 1.363 | |||
| Team Totals | 310 | 151 | 1329.7 | 74 | 76 | .493 | 8 | 487 | 354 | 4.20 | 1.412 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gus Suhr | 151 |
| At Bats | Lloyd Waner | 611 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Paul Waner | 677 |
| Batting Average | Paul Waner | .362 |
| On-Base % | Arky Vaughan | .431 |
| Slugging % | Paul Waner | .539 |
| OPS | Paul Waner | .968 |
| Runs | Paul Waner | 122 |
| Hits | Paul Waner | 217 |
| Total Bases | Paul Waner | 323 |
| Doubles | Arky Vaughan | 41 |
| Triples | Paul Waner | 16 |
| Home Runs | Paul Waner | 14 |
| RBI | Gus Suhr | 103 |
| Walks | Arky Vaughan | 94 |
| Strikeouts | Gus Suhr | 52 |
| Stolen Bases | Arky Vaughan | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Larry French | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pie Traynor | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Waite Hoyt | 15 |
| Losses | Larry French | 18 |
| Saves | Waite Hoyt | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Waite Hoyt | .714 |
| ERA | Waite Hoyt | 2.93 |
| WHIP | Waite Hoyt | 1.190 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry French | 263.7 |
| Games | Larry French | 49 |
| Games Started | Larry French | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Waite Hoyt | 105 |
| Complete Games | Larry French | 16 |
| Shutouts | Larry French and Waite Hoyt | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Larry French | 1141 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry French | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry French | 299 |
| Walks Allowed | Ralph Birkofer | 66 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Swift | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Larry French | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Swift | 8 |
