Top 5 Players of the 1934 World Series

Originally published on Apr. 11, 2019

By Zane Miller

On Tuesday, October 9th, 1934, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field in Detroit to win the 31st World Series four games to three. It was the third World Series championship for the Cardinals franchise and the fourth that was won in Michigan. These are the top five players that I felt most stood out during the series.

5. #14 Schoolboy Rowe (Tigers)- P

Rowe was game two’s player of the game, as he pitched all 12 innings giving up just two earned runs on seven hits and no walks in the Tigers’ 3-2 win in 12 innings.

4. #10 Tommy Bridges (Tigers)- P

Bridges earned player of the game honors in game five with a complete game pitched with one run allowed on seven hits with no walks allowed as the Tigers won 3-1.

3. #7 Joe Medwick (Cardinals)- LF

Medwick got player of the game in game one, grabbing a pair of RBIs along with two runs and four hits in the Cardinals’ 8-3 victory to start out the series.

2. #3 Frankie Frisch (Cardinals)- 2B

Frisch, game seven’s player of the game, knocked in three RBIs along with a run and a hit as the Cardinals won in an 11-0 blowout to clinch the series victory.

1. #21 Paul Dean (Cardinals)- P

Dean was the player of the game in games three and six, as game three saw him pitch all nine innings with an earned run on eight hits and five walks as the Cardinals claimed the 4-1 win, then had another nine inning effort with one earned run on seven hits and two walks in game six, which the Cardinals won 4-3.

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Link to stats database: https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1934_WS.shtml