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The following are the baseball events of the year 1934 throughout the world.
[edit] Champions
[edit] Major League Baseball
[edit] Other champions
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders
[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] American League final standings
[edit] National League final standings
[edit] Negro League Baseball final standings
[edit] 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.
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
[edit] January-April
[edit] May-August
[edit] September-December
[edit] 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
