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The following are the baseball events of the year 1934 throughout the world.  

Champions

Major League Baseball

• World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers (4-3)
• All-Star Game, July 10 at Polo Grounds: American League, 9-7

Other champions

• Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 1-0

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player:
  • American League: Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers, C
  • National League: Dizzy Dean, St. Louis Cardinals, P

MLB Statistical Leaders

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Negro League Baseball final standings

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.

Events

• July 10 - At the All-Star Game held at the Polo Grounds in New York City, New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell strikes out five consecutive American League batters. These batters are Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin: all future Hall-of-Famers. The American League defeated the National league, however, 9-7.

• September 21 - In the second game of a double-header, Paul 'Daffy' Dean pitches a no-hitter, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• October 9 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Detroit Tigers, 11-0, in Game 7 of the World Series to win their third World Championship, four games to three. The St. Louis "Gashouse Gang" collected 73 hits in the series.

• November 20 - Catcher Moe Berg shoots movie film showing the roofs of Tokyo. The film will allegedly be used as a guide by United States bombers during World War II.

Births

January-April

• January 8 - Gene Freese
• January 20 - Camilo Pascual
• January 28 - Bill White
• February 5 - Hank Aaron
• February 22 - Sparky Anderson
• March 8 - Marv Breeding
• March 9 - Jim Landis
• April 8 - Turk Farrell
• April 14 - Marty Keough
• April 28 - Jackie Brandt
• April 29 - Luis Aparicio

May-August

• May 3 - Joey Amalfitano
• May 3 - Chuck Hinton
• May 5 - Don Buddin
• May 13 - Leon Wagner
• June 3 - Jim Gentile
• June 22 - Russ Snyder
• June 29 - Duane Wilson
• July 5 - Gordy Coleman
• July 11 - Bob Allison
• July 13 - Ken Hunt
• July 29 - Felix Mantilla
• July 30 - Bud Selig
• August 4 - Dallas Green
• August 18 - Roberto Clemente
• August 18 - Billy Consolo
• August 23 - Johnny Romano

September-December

• September 10 - Roger Maris
• September 11 - Marlan Coughtry
• September 12 - Albie Pearson
• September 22 - Lou Johnson
• October 1 - Chuck Hiller
• October 2 - Earl Wilson
• October 14 - Tom Cheney
• November 10 - Norm Cash
• December 11 - Lee Maye
• December 16 - Jim Bailey
• December 19 - Al Kaline

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