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1933 Boston Braves season
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Boston Braves 1933 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 83–71 (.539) 4th Emil Fuchs Bill McKechnie WNAC(Fred Hoey)
The 1933 Boston Braves season was the 63rd season of the franchise.
Offseason
December 29, 1932: Shanty Hogan was purchased by the Braves from the New York Giants for $25,000.Shanty Hogan page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
BSN
Notable transactions
July 31, 1933: Bob Smith was selected off waivers by the Braves from the Cincinnati Reds.Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
Roster
1933 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers
18 Huck Betts
11,14 Ed Brandt
17 Bob Brown
16 Ben Cantwell
24 Ed Fallenstein
20 Fred Frankhouse
21 Leo Mangum
19 Socks Seibold
12 Bob Smith
26 Ray Starr
15 Tom Zachary Catchers
23 Pinky Hargrave
8 Shanty Hogan
9 Al Spohrer
Infielders
12 Hod Ford
27 Dick Gyselman
5 Buck Jordan
7 Fritz Knothe
1 Rabbit Maranville
6 Billy Urbanski
7 Pinky Whitney
26 Al Wright Outfielders
3 Wally Berger
22 Earl Clark
10 Dutch Holland
14 Hal Lee
4 Randy Moore
10 Joe Mowry
11,14 Wes Schulmerich
22 Tommy Thompson
2 Red Worthington Manager
33 Bill McKechnie
Coaches
31 Hank Gowdy
32 Duffy Lewis
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Shanty Hogan 96 328 83 .253 3 30 1B Buck Jordan 152 588 168 .286 4 46 2B Rabbit Maranville 143 478 104 .218 0 38 SS Billy Urbanski 144 566 142 .251 0 35 3B Pinky Whitney 100 382 94 .246 8 49 OF Hal Lee 88 312 69 .221 1 28 OF Randy Moore 135 497 150 .302 8 70 OF Wally Berger 137 528 165 .313 27 106
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Joe Mowry 86 249 55 .221 0 20 Al Spohrer 67 184 46 .250 1 12 Fritz Knothe 44 158 36 .228 1 6 Dick Gyselman 58 155 37 .239 0 12 Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson (outfielder) 24 97 18 .186 0 6 Wes Schulmerich 29 85 21 .247 1 13 Pinky Hargrave 45 73 13 .178 0 6 Red Worthington 17 45 7 .156 0 0 Dutch Holland 13 31 8 .258 0 3 Earl Clark Earl Clark (baseball) 7 23 8 .348 0 1 Hod Ford 5 15 1 .067 0 1 Al Wright Al Wright (second baseman) 4 1 1 1.000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO Ed Brandt 41 287.2 18 14 2.60 104 Ben Cantwell 40 254.2 20 10 2.62 57 Fred Frankhouse 43 244.2 16 15 3.16 83 Huck Betts 35 242.0 11 11 2.79 40 Tom Zachary 26 125.0 7 9 3.53 22
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO Leo Mangum 25 84.0 4 3 3.32 28 Bob Smith Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895) 14 58.2 4 3 3.22 16 Socks Seibold 11 36.2 1 5 3.68 10 Ed Fallenstein 9 35.0 2 1 3.60 5
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G W L SV ERA SO Ray Starr 9 0 1 0 3.86 15 Bob Brown Bob Brown (pitcher) 5 0 0 0 2.70 3
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
A Harrisburg Senators New York–Pennsylvania League Eddie Onslow B New Bedford Whalers New England League Freddie Maguire
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
Notes
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References
1933 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference
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