1933 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 12 – October 7, 1933
Number of games154
Number of teams16
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

The 1933 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 12 to October 7, 1933. The New York Giants and Washington Senators were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Giants then defeated the Senators in the World Series, four games to one.

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]

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Jimmie Foxx1 PHA .356 Chuck Klein2 PHP .368
HR Jimmie Foxx1 PHA 48 Chuck Klein2 PHP 28
RBI Jimmie Foxx1 PHA 163 Chuck Klein2 PHP 120
Wins Alvin Crowder WSH
Lefty Grove PHA		 24 Carl Hubbell NYG 23
ERA Mel Harder CLE 2.95 Carl Hubbell NYG 1.66
SO Lefty Gomez NYY 163 Dizzy Dean SLC 199
SV Jack Russell WSH 13 Phil Collins PHP 6
SB Ben Chapman NYY 27 Pepper Martin SLC 26

1 American League Triple Crown Award Winner

2 National League Triple Crown Award Winner

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Washington Senators 1
NL New York Giants 4

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Marty McManus
Chicago White Sox Lew Fonseca
Cleveland Indians Roger Peckinpaugh and Walter Johnson
Detroit Tigers Bucky Harris and Del Baker
New York Yankees Joe McCarthy Finished 2nd
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack Finished 3rd
St. Louis Browns Bill Killefer, Allen Sothoron and Rogers Hornsby
Washington Senators Joe Cronin Won AL pennant

National League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers Max Carey
Chicago Cubs Charlie Grimm Finished 3rd
Cincinnati Reds Donie Bush
New York Giants Bill Terry Won World Series
Philadelphia Phillies Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates George Gibson Finished 2nd
St. Louis Cardinals Gabby Street and Frankie Frisch

Home field attendance

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

On 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

  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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