1934 Cleveland Indians season
The 1934 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 85–69, 16 games behind the Detroit Tigers.
Regular season
Pitcher Mel Harder became the first pitcher in the American League to win 20 games in one season while wearing glasses.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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | 91 | 289 | 75 | .260 | 0 | 35 | |
| 1B | 154 | 625 | 206 | .330 | 35 | 142 | |
| 2B | 143 | 563 | 170 | .302 | 13 | 101 | |
| SS | Bill Knickerbocker | 146 | 593 | 188 | .317 | 4 | 67 |
| 3B | 121 | 386 | 104 | .269 | 0 | 42 | |
| OF | 154 | 598 | 187 | .313 | 31 | 113 | |
| OF | 104 | 405 | 138 | .341 | 6 | 78 | |
| OF | 97 | 335 | 98 | .293 | 1 | 33 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 72 | 208 | 61 | .293 | 3 | 30 | |
| Milt Galatzer | 49 | 196 | 53 | .270 | 0 | 15 |
| Bob Seeds | 61 | 186 | 46 | .247 | 0 | 18 |
| Dutch Holland | 50 | 128 | 32 | .250 | 2 | 13 |
| Glenn Myatt | 36 | 107 | 34 | .318 | 0 | 12 |
| Moe Berg | 29 | 97 | 25 | .258 | 0 | 9 |
| Eddie Moore | 27 | 65 | 10 | .154 | 0 | 8 |
| Bill Brenzel | 15 | 51 | 11 | .216 | 0 | 3 |
| Dick Porter | 14 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 1 | 6 |
| Kit Carson | 5 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Garbark | 5 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
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 |
| 44 | 255.1 | 20 | 12 | 2.61 | 91 | |
| Monte Pearson | 39 | 254.2 | 18 | 13 | 4.52 | 140 |
| Oral Hildebrand | 33 | 198.0 | 11 | 9 | 4.50 | 72 |
| Willis Hudlin | 36 | 195.0 | 15 | 10 | 4.75 | 58 |
Other 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 |
| Bob Weiland | 16 | 70.0 | 1 | 5 | 4.11 | 42 |
| Sarge Connally | 5 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 1 |
| Bill Perrin | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 14.40 | 3 |
| Denny Galehouse | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
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 |
| Lloyd Brown | 38 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3.85 | 39 |
| Thornton Lee | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.04 | 41 |
| Ralph Winegarner | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5.51 | 32 |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 20 | |
| 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5.90 | 15 |
Awards and honors
All Star GameEarl Averill, outfielder
Mel Harder, pitcher