1934 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1934 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 82 losses.Offseason
- November 6, 1933: Tony Freitas, Gowell Claset, and cash were traded by the Athletics to the St. Paul Saints for Rip Radcliff.
- December 12, 1933: Mickey Cochrane was traded by the Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Johnny Pasek and $100,000.
- December 12, 1933: Lefty Grove, Max Bishop and Rube Walberg were traded by the Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Kline, Rabbit Warstler, and $125,000.
- March 27, 1934: Rip Radcliff and George Detore were traded by the Athletics to the Louisville Colonels for Hank Erickson. Hank Erickson was returned to the Colonels in April 1934.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | | 99 | 269 | 72 | .268 | 0 | 34 |
| 1B | | 150 | 539 | 180 | .334 | 44 | 130 |
| 2B | | 117 | 419 | 99 | .236 | 1 | 36 |
| 3B | | 144 | 543 | 179 | .330 | 16 | 90 |
| SS | | 151 | 599 | 168 | .280 | 17 | 82 |
| OF | | 153 | 649 | 202 | .311 | 6 | 46 |
| OF | | 141 | 547 | 168 | .307 | 34 | 92 |
| OF | | 101 | 329 | 92 | .280 | 14 | 60 |
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 |
| 66 | 205 | 56 | .273 | 2 | 17 |
| 81 | 177 | 43 | .243 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 37 | 232 | 14 | 11 | 4.50 | 92 |
| 36 | 230.2 | 9 | 17 | 4.41 | 66 |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 2 |
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 |
| 39 | 207.2 | 11 | 12 | 4.68 | 88 |
| 42 | 194.1 | 12 | 15 | 4.68 | 71 |
| 32 | 155 | 7 | 9 | 4.88 | 58 |
| 5 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 3.41 | 15 |
| 9 | 21.2 | 0 | 1 | 12.05 | 19 |
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 |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6.35 | 14 |
