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1933 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1933 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1933 in baseball.
1933 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 12 – October 1, 1933
World Series:
  • October 3 – October 7, 1933
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Jimmie Foxx (PHA)
NL: Carl Hubbell (NYG)
AL championsWashington Senators
  AL runners-upNew York Yankees
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsNew York Giants
  Runners-upWashington Senators
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1933 American League season
American League
Locations of teams for the 1932–1935 National League seasons
National League

The 1933 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1933. The regular season ended on October 1, with the New York Giants and Washington Senators as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 30th World Series on October 3 and ended with Game 5 on October 7. The Giants defeated the Senators, four games to one.

The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 6, hosted by the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, with the American League winning, 4–2.

The season featured eight players hitting for the cycle, tied for the most of any single major league season. It was also the last season before the Senators and Philadelphia Athletics became perennial American League cellar-dwellers. The Senators would have only four more winning seasons in Washington, D.C., and would not return to the World Series until 1965 as the Minnesota Twins,[1] while the Athletics would have only four winning seasons until moving to Oakland in 1968, winning only 40.2 percent of their games over 34 seasons.[2]

Teams[edit]

League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Marty McManus
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000 Lew Fonseca
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Stadium 78,811 Roger Peckinpaugh, Bibb Falk, Walter Johnson
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000 Bucky Harris, Del Baker
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 62,000 Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040 Bill Killefer, Allen Sothoron, Rogers Hornsby
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Joe Cronin
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 46,500 Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers New York, New York Ebbets Field 32,000 Max Carey
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000 Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 26,060 Donie Bush
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 56,000 Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,800 Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000 George Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Gabby Street, Frankie Frisch

Schedule[edit]

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1933 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day took place on April 12 and saw ten teams across both leagues play. The final day of the regular season was on October 1 and featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which began with the 1930 season. The World Series took place between October 3 and October 7.

Standings[edit]

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

World Series
   
AL Washington Senators 1
NL New York Giants 4

Managerial changes[edit]

Off-season[edit]

Team Former Manager New Manager
Cincinnati Reds Dan Howley Donie Bush
Washington Senators Walter Johnson Joe Cronin

In-season[edit]

Team Former Manager New Manager
Cleveland Indians Roger Peckinpaugh Bibb Falk
Cleveland Indians Bibb Falk Walter Johnson
Detroit Tigers Bucky Harris Del Baker
St. Louis Browns Bill Killefer Allen Sothoron
St. Louis Browns Allen Sothoron Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals Gabby Street Frankie Frisch

League leaders[edit]

American League[edit]

National League[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Home field attendance[edit]

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Yankees[3] 91 -15.0% 728,014 -24.3% 9,707
New York Giants[4] 91 26.4% 604,471 24.7% 7,850
Chicago Cubs[5] 86 -4.4% 594,112 -39.0% 7,520
Brooklyn Dodgers[6] 65 -19.8% 526,815 -22.7% 6,585
Boston Braves[7] 83 7.8% 517,803 2.0% 6,725
Washington Senators[8] 99 6.5% 437,533 17.8% 5,757
Chicago White Sox[9] 67 36.7% 397,789 70.6% 5,166
Cleveland Indians[10] 75 -13.8% 387,936 -17.3% 5,038
Detroit Tigers[11] 75 -1.3% 320,972 -19.2% 4,115
Philadelphia Athletics[12] 79 -16.0% 297,138 -26.7% 3,910
Pittsburgh Pirates[13] 87 1.2% 288,747 0.5% 3,750
Boston Red Sox[14] 63 46.5% 268,715 47.5% 3,732
St. Louis Cardinals[15] 82 13.9% 256,171 -8.3% 3,327
Cincinnati Reds[16] 58 -3.3% 218,281 -38.8% 2,763
Philadelphia Phillies[17] 60 -23.1% 156,421 -41.8% 2,173
St. Louis Browns[18] 55 -12.7% 88,113 -21.7% 1,144

Events[edit]

August 29 – The Chicago Cubs team that played the Brooklyn Dodgers featured Billy Herman playing second base, Babe Herman playing right field and Leroy Herrmann pitching.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Minnesota Twins Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball Reference.
  2. ^ "Oakland Athletics Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball Reference.
  3. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.

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