1933 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators Washington Senators Primary Logo (1905 to 1935).svg 1933 American League champions American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 99 53 y 1st Clark Griffith and William Richardson Joe Cronin List of Minnesota Twins seasons The 1933 Washington Senators was a season in American baseball. They won 99 games, lost 53, and finished in first place in the American League. It was the third and final pennant of the franchise while based in Washington. The team was managed by Joe Cronin and played home games at Griffith Stadium. They lost the best-of-seven World Series in 5 games to the New York Giants. It would be the last time a Major League Baseball postseason series would be held in Washington until the 2012 season. The Senators franchise, which moved to Minneapolis–St. Paul after the 1960 season, has since won three American League pennants (1965; 1987; 1991) and two World Series (1987 and 1991) as the Minnesota Twins. The Series also marked the last time the nation's capital hosted a World Series game until the Washington Nationals -- spiritual successors to the Senators -- played in and ultimately won the 2019 World Series over the Houston Astros in seven games. Regular season 300px|thumb|right|President Franklin D. Roosevelt throwing the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day at Griffith Stadium. Player-manager Cronin was selected to the All-Star team as the starting shortstop and finished second in MVP voting. He also led the Senators with 118 runs batted in. 19-year-old infielder Cecil Travis had five hits in his major league debut.Sports Illustrated, Oct 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16 Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH Roster 1933 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers 18 Bobby Burke 26 John Campbell 19 Ed Chapman 12 Alvin Crowder 20 Ed Linke 19 Bill McAfee 26 Alex McColl 30 Ray Prim 17 Jack Russell 14 Lefty Stewart 21 Bud Thomas 15 Tommy Thomas 16 Monte Weaver 11 Earl Whitehill Catchers 10 Moe Berg  9 Cliff Bolton  8 Luke Sewell Infielders  7 Ossie Bluege 25 Bob Boken  4 Joe Cronin 23 John Kerr  2 Joe Kuhel  1 Buddy Myer 26,31 Cecil Travis Outfielders  5 Goose Goslin 24 Dave Harris  3 Heinie Manush 22 Sam Rice  6 Fred Schulte Other batters 27 Nick Altrock Manager  4 Joe Cronin Coaches 27 Nick Altrock 28 Al Schacht Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Luke Sewell 141 474 125 .264 2 61 1B Joe Kuhel 153 602 194 .322 11 107 2B Buddy Myer 131 530 160 .302 4 61 3B Ossie Bluege 140 501 131 .261 6 71 SS Joe Cronin 152 602 186 .309 5 118 LF Heinie Manush 153 658 221 .336 5 95 CF Fred Schulte 144 550 162 .295 5 87 RF Goose Goslin 132 549 163 .297 10 64 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 Dave Harris Dave Harris (baseball) 82 177 46 .260 5 38 Bob Boken 55 133 37 .278 3 26 Sam Rice 73 85 25 .294 1 12 Moe Berg 40 65 12 .185 2 9 Cecil Travis 18 43 13 .302 0 2 John Kerr John Kerr (baseball) 28 40 8 .200 0 0 Cliff Bolton 33 39 16 .410 0 6 Nick Altrock 1 1 0 .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 Alvin Crowder 52 299.1 24 15 3.97 110 Earl Whitehill 39 270.0 22 8 3.33 96 Lefty Stewart 34 230.2 15 6 3.82 69 Monte Weaver 23 152.1 10 5 3.25 45 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 Bobby Burke 25 64.0 4 3 3.23 28 Alex McColl 4 17.0 1 0 2.65 5 Ed Linke 3 16.0 1 0 5.06 6 Ray Prim 2 16.0 0 1 3.14 6 Ed Chapman Ed Chapman (baseball) 6 9.0 0 0 8.00 4 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 Jack Russell Jack Russell (baseball) 50 12 6 13 2.69 28 Tommy Thomas Tommy Thomas (pitcher) 35 7 7 3 4.80 35 Bill McAfee 27 3 2 5 6.62 14 Bud Thomas Bud Thomas (pitcher) 2 0 0 0 15.75 1 John Campbell John Campbell (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors All-Stars Joe Cronin, starter, shortstop Alvin Crowder, reserve, pitcher League top five finishers Joe Cronin #4 in AL in RBI (118) Alvin Crowder MLB leader in wins (24) Joe Kuhel #4 in AL in stolen bases (17) Heinie Manush #2 in AL in batting average (.336) #3 in AL in runs scored (115) Earl Whitehill #3 in AL in wins (22) 1933 World Series 1933 World Series Game 1 October 3, 1933, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team123456789RHEWashington (A)000100001253New York (N)20200000x4102W: Carl Hubbell (1–0)   L: Lefty Stewart (0–1)HR: NYG – Mel Ott (1) Game 2 October 4, 1933, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team123456789RHEWashington (A)001000000150New York (N)00000600x6100W: Hal Schumacher (1–0)   L: Alvin Crowder (0–1)HR: WAS – Goose Goslin (1) Game 3 October 5, 1933, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Team123456789RHENew York (N)000000000050Washington (A)21000010x491W: Earl Whitehill (1–0)  L: Freddie Fitzsimmons (0–1)   S: Hi Bell (1) Game 4 October 6, 1933, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Team1234567891011RHENew York (N)000100000012111Washington (A)00000010000180W: Carl Hubbell (2–0)  L: Monte Weaver (0–1)HR: NYG – Bill Terry (1) Game 5 October 7, 1933, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Team12345678910RHENew York (N)02000100014111Washington (A)00000300003100W: Dolf Luque (2–0)  L: Jack Russell (0–1)HR: NYG – Mel Ott (2)   WAS – Fred Schulte (1) Farm system Minor League Baseball A Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Bert Niehoff C Springfield Chicks Middle Atlantic League Jake Pitler Notes 2 References 1933 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1933 Washington Senators team page at Baseball-Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Category:American League champion seasons Wash