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1934 MLB season standings
Every 1934 MLB race charted day by day: AL and NL. Final standings, from a season that ran April 17 to September 30, 1934.
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AL standings, 1934
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 101 | 53 | .656 | - | 7-3 | W2 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 94 | 60 | .610 | 7 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 85 | 69 | .552 | 16 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 76 | 76 | .500 | 24 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 68 | 82 | .453 | 31 | 6-4 | W1 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 67 | 85 | .441 | 33 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 66 | 86 | .434 | 34 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 53 | 99 | .349 | 47 | 2-8 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 16 times.
- The Detroit Tigers trailed by as many as 5.5 games on May 13, 1934.
- The Detroit Tigers took first place for good on August 1, 1934.
- The Detroit Tigers won 14 games in a row from July 31, 1934 to August 14, 1934, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Yankees led by 4.5 games as late as May 16, 1934.
- The Detroit Tigers went 29-8 from July 5, 1934 to August 14, 1934, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 6.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 70 of the 152 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Detroit Tigers spent 100 of the season's 167 charted days in first place.