1933 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1933 American League Navin Field Detroit, Michigan 75 79 y 5th Frank Navin Bucky Harris, Del Baker WWJ (AM)(Ty Tyson) The 1933 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 33rd season representing Detroit, Michigan, in Major League Baseball. In their fifth and final season under manager Bucky Harris, the Tigers compiled a 75–79 record and finished in fifth place in the American League, 25 games behind the Washington Senators. The team's key players included: Second baseman Charlie Gehringer, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949, appeared in all 155 games and led the team in batting average (.325), on-base percentage (.393), hits (204), runs (104), doubles (42), and RBIs (108). He was selected to the 1933 American League All-Star team and finished sixth in the voting for the American League MVP award. He also led the American League's second basemen in assists (542) and double plays (111) and ranked second in putouts (358). Rookie first baseman Hank Greenberg, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1956, finished second on the club in batting average (.301) and tied with Gehringer in home runs (12) and slugging percentage (.468). Shortstop Billy Rogell appeared in all 155 games, led the team in walks (79), tied with Gehringer for the lead in doubles (42), and ranked second in on-base percentage (.381) and hits (173). Outfielder Gee Walker led the team in stolen bases (25). Outfielder Pete Fox led the team in triples (13). Pitcher Tommy Bridges led the team in earned run average (3.09) and strikeouts (120). Pitcher Firpo Marberry led the team in wins (16) and innings pitched (238-1/3). Rookie pitcher Schoolboy Rowe led the team in winning percentage (7–4, .593) despite having his season cut short by a shoulder injury in July. The team was owned by Frank Navin and played its home games at Navin Field. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Roster 1933 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 14 Elden Auker 16 Tommy Bridges 22 Carl Fischer 12 Vic Frazier 20 Luke Hamlin 18 Art Herring 17 Elon Hogsett -- Roxie Lawson 19 Firpo Marberry  8 Bots Nekola 24 Schoolboy Rowe 11 Vic Sorrell 14 George Uhle 12 Whit Wyatt Catchers 25 Gene Desautels 23 Ray Hayworth  5 Johnny Pasek  9 Frank Reiber Infielders 26 Harry Davis  2 Charlie Gehringer  7 Hank Greenberg 15 Marv Owen  6 Billy Rogell 33 Heinie Schuble Outfielders  9 Frank Doljack  1 Pete Fox  5 Billy Rhiel  3 John Stone 27 Gee Walker  4 Earl Webb 28 Jo-Jo White Manager 31 Del Baker 32 Bucky Harris Coaches 31 Del Baker 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 Ray Hayworth 134 425 104 .245 1 45 1B Hank Greenberg 117 449 135 .301 12 85 2B Charlie Gehringer 155 628 204 .325 12 108 SS Billy Rogell 155 587 173 .295 0 57 3B Marv Owen 138 550 144 .262 2 64 OF Gee Walker 127 483 135 .280 9 63 OF John Stone 148 574 161 .280 11 80 OF Pete Fox 128 535 154 .288 7 58 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 Jo-Jo White 91 234 59 .252 2 35 Harry Davis Harry Davis (1930s first baseman) 66 173 37 .214 0 14 Frank Doljack 42 147 42 .286 0 22 Heinie Schuble 49 96 21 .219 0 5 Johnny Pasek 28 61 15 .246 0 5 Gene Desautels 30 42 6 .143 0 4 Frank Reiber 13 18 5 .278 1 3 Billy Rhiel 19 17 3 .176 0 1 Earl Webb 6 11 3 .273 0 3 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 Firpo Marberry 37 238.1 16 11 3.29 84 Tommy Bridges 33 233.0 14 12 3.09 120 Vic Sorrell 36 232.2 11 15 3.79 75 Schoolboy Rowe 19 123.1 7 4 3.58 75 Vic Frazier 20 104.1 5 5 6.64 26 Luke Hamlin 3 16.2 1 0 4.86 10 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 Carl Fischer 35 182.2 11 15 3.55 93 Elden Auker 15 55.0 3 3 5.24 17 Roxie Lawson 4 16.0 0 1 7.31 6 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 Elon Hogsett 45 6 10 9 4.50 39 Art Herring 24 1 2 0 3.84 20 Whit Wyatt 10 0 1 0 4.24 9 Bots Nekola 2 0 0 0 27.00 0 George Uhle 1 0 0 0 27.00 1 Farm system Minor league baseball AA Toronto Maple Leafs International League Dan Howley A Beaumont Exporters Texas League Bob Coleman A Hutchinson Wheat Shockers/Bartlesville Broncs Western League Marty Purtell B Quincy Shipbuilders/Nashua Millionaires/Brockton Shoemakers New England League Hal Weafer, Billy Flynn and Paul Wolff C Shreveport Sports Dixie League Dutch Lorbeer and Gus Whelan C Huntington Boosters Middle Atlantic League Johnny Stuart, Earl Smith, Bernie Neis and Rube Benton Hutchinson franchise transferred to Bartlesville and renamed, July 7, 1933; Quincy franchise moved and renamed twice, to Nashua on June 6, 1933, and to Brockton, August 8Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007 References External links Baseball 1933 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1933 in Detroit