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The Washington Senators
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won 68 games, lost 86, and finished in seventh place in the American League

American League

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. They were managed by Joe Cronin

Joe Cronin

Joseph Edward Cronin was a Major League Baseball shortstop and manager.During a 20-year playing career, he played from 1926–45 for three different teams, primarily for the Boston Red Sox. Cronin was a major league manager from 1933–47...

and played home games at Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...

Notable transactions

May 9, 1934: Bob Boken
Bob Boken
Robert Anthony Boken was a Major League Baseball infielder. Boken played for the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox ....

was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

for Red Kress
Red Kress
Ralph "Red" Kress was a shortstop and coach in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators , Detroit Tigers and New York Giants . Kress batted and threw right-handed...

.

Roster

1934 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
56	171	39	.228	4	24
31	103	28	.272	0	12
13	53	13	.245	2	7
11	27	6	.222	0	6

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
	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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
37	168	8	8	3.21	52
33	133.1	8	9	5.47	42
7	34.2	2	2	4.15	9
3	18	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
	2	0	0	0	10.13	1

Farm system

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