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| 1934 St. Louis Cardinals |
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| Pitching brothers Dizzy and Paul Dean won seven games in 10 days as the 'Gas House Gang' won the National League pennant on the last day of the season, then overcame the Detroit Tigers to win the World Series in seven games. |
| Dizzy led the league with a career-high 30 wins. He recorded 195 strikeouts, while also leading the team with 24 complete games, 311.2 innings pitched and seven saves in 17 relief appearances. |
| Paul assembled a fantastic rookie season, racking up 19 wins and a 3.43 ERA in 39 games, including 16 complete games and five shutouts among his 26 starts. He finished third in the league with 150 strikeouts. |
| First baseman Rip Collins burst out with a career season as the star of an offense that led the NL in runs, doubles, batting average and slugging percentage. |
| Collins led the league with 35 homers, 369 total bases and a .615 slugging percentage, and topped the team with 116 runs, 200 hits, 40 doubles, 128 RBIs, 57 walks and a .391 on-base percentage. |
| Rising star Joe Medwick also produced a stellar season, hitting .319 with 110 runs, 198 hits, 40 doubles, a league-leading 18 triples, 18 homers and 106 RBIs. |
| Outfielder Joe Rothrock scored 106 runs, three other players batted over .300, and third baseman Pepper Martin stole 23 bases and hit 11 triples. |
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| 1934 St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineup |
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| C-Spud Davis (.300 AVG, 9 HR, 65 RBI) |
| 1B-Ripper Collins (.333 AVG, 35 HR, 128 RBI) |
| 2B-Frankie Frisch (.305 AVG, 3 HR, 75 RBI) |
| 3B-Pepper Martin (.289 AVG, 5 HR, 49 RBI) |
| SS-Leo Durocher (.260 AVG, 3 HR, 70 RBI) |
| CF-Jack Rothrock (.284 AVG, 11 HR, 72 RBI) |
| LF-Joe Medwick (.319 AVG, 18 HR, 106 RBI) |
| RF-Ernie Orsatti (.300 AVG, 0 HR, 31 RBI) |
| PH-Bill DeLancey (.316 AVG, 13 HR, 40 RBI) |
| P-Dizzy Dean (30-7 W-L, 2.66 ERA, 195 K) |
| P-Tex Carleton (16-11 W-L, 4.26 ERA, 103 K) |
| P-Paul Dean (19-11 W-L, 3.43 ERA, 150 K) |
| P-Bill Walker (12-4 W-L, 3.12 ERA, 0 SV) |
| 95-58 World Series Champions Managed by Frankie Frisch Ballpark: Sportsman's Park |
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