The 1934 Boston Red Sox season was the 34th season in the franchise's

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history. The

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finished fourth in the

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(AL) with a record of 76 wins and 76 losses, 24

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the Detroit Tigers. On January 5, 1934, during renovation work at

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—including the removal of Duffy's Cliff, an embankment in front of the

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—a fire that started at the ballpark caused significant damage and spread to some nearby buildings on Lansdowne Street. Further repair and renovation work, costing over $1 million, was completed in time for Opening Day.

Offseason

* December 12, 1933:

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, and $125,000 were traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for

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and

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Columbia franchise transferred and renamed, June 7, 1934Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links

1934 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference1934 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
Boston Red Sox seasons

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