1933 Major League Baseball season

February 2024 1933 1933 MLB season American League (AL)National League (NL) Baseball Regular season: April 12 – October 1, 1933World Series: October 3–7, 1933 154 16 (8 per league) Regular season AL: Jimmie Foxx (PHA)NL: Carl Hubbell (NYG) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award AL Washington Senators New York Yankees NL New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates World Series 1933 World Series New York Giants Washington Senators List of MLB seasons MLB 1932 Major League Baseball season 1932 1934 Major League Baseball season 1934 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. In the second iteration of this World Series matchup, the Giants defeated the Senators, four games to one, capturing their fourth championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1922. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the New York Yankees from the 1932 season. The first All-Star Game was held on July 6 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago White Sox. The American League won, 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,https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/ Minnesota Twins Team History & Encyclopedia Baseball Reference 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/ Oakland Athletics Team History & Encyclopedia Baseball Reference Schedule 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. Rule change The 1933 season saw a rule change regarding player limits; all teams were required to reach the 23 player limit by May 15 (previously, the required date was June 15). June 15 was retained as the day of the trade deadline.Sussman Ely 1932 Winter Meetings: Wealth of Changes Revitalizes Baseball in Poor Times Society for American Baseball Research https://sabr.org/journal/article/1932-wealth-of-changes-revitalizes-baseball-in-poor-times/ 2025-04-01 en-US Teams LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManager1933 Major League Managers https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1933-managers.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference enAmerican League American LeagueBoston Red SoxBoston, MassachusettsFenway Park33,817Marty McManusChicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisComiskey Park52,000Lew FonsecaCleveland IndiansCleveland, OhioCleveland Stadium78,811Roger PeckinpaughBibb FalkWalter JohnsonDetroit TigersDetroit, MichiganNavin Field30,000Bucky HarrisDel BakerNew York YankeesNew York, New YorkYankee Stadium62,000Joe McCarthy baseball managerPhiladelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaShibe Park33,000Connie MackSt. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park34,023Bill KilleferAllen SothoronRogers HornsbyWashington SenatorsWashington, D.C.Griffith Stadium32,000Joe CroninNational League National League (baseball) National LeagueBoston BravesBoston, MassachusettsBraves Field46,500Bill McKechnieBrooklyn DodgersNew York, New YorkEbbets Field32,000Max CareyChicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWrigley Field40,000Charlie GrimmCincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioRedland Field26,060Donie BushNew York GiantsNew York, New YorkPolo Grounds56,000Bill TerryPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBaker Bowl18,800Burt ShottonPittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaForbes Field41,000George Gibson baseballSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park34,023Gabby StreetFrankie Frisch Standings start American League Washington Senators break National League New York Giants end Tie games 10 tie games (4 in AL, 6 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season. start American League Chicago White Sox, 1 Detroit Tigers, 1 New York Yankees, 2 Philadelphia Athletics, 1 St. Louis Browns, 2 Washington Senators, 1 break National League Boston Braves, 2 Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 Cincinnati Reds, 1 New York Giants, 4 St. Louis Cardinals, 1 end Postseason The postseason began on October 3 and ended on October 7 with the New York Giants defeating the Washington Senators in the 1933 World Series in five games. Bracket World Series AL Washington Senators 1 NL New York Giants 4 Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerCincinnati RedsDan HowleyDonie BushWashington SenatorsWalter JohnsonJoe Cronin In-season Team Former Manager New ManagerCleveland Indians Roger PeckinpaughBibb FalkBibb FalkWalter JohnsonDetroit TigersBucky HarrisDel BakerSt. Louis Browns Bill KilleferAllen SothoronAllen SothoronRogers HornsbySt. Louis CardinalsGabby StreetFrankie Frisch League leaders Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season. American League start + Hitting leaders1933 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1933-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Jimmie Foxx1 (PHA) .356 OPS Jimmie Foxx (PHA) 1.153 HR Jimmie Foxx1 (PHA) 48 RBI Jimmie Foxx1 (PHA) 163 R Lou Gehrig (NYY) 138 H Heinie Manush (WSH) 221 SB Ben Chapman (NYY) 27 1 American League Triple Crown batting winner break + Pitching leaders1933 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1933-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Alvin Crowder (WSH)Lefty Grove (PHA) 24 L Ted Lyons (CWS) 21 ERA Mel Harder (CLE) 2.95 K Lefty Gomez (NYY) 163 IP Bump Hadley (SLB) 316.2 SV Jack Russell (WSH) 13 WHIP Firpo Marberry (DET) 1.229 end National League start + Hitting leaders1933 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1933-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Chuck Klein2 (PHI) .368 OPS Chuck Klein (PHI) 1.025 HR Chuck Klein2 (PHI) 28 RBI Chuck Klein2 (PHI) 120 R Pepper Martin (STL) 122 H Chuck Klein (PHI) 223 SB Pepper Martin (STL) 26 2 National League Triple Crown batting winner break + Pitching leaders1933 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1933-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Carl Hubbell (NYG) 23 L Paul Derringer (CIN/STL) 27 ERA Carl Hubbell (NYG) 1.66 K Dizzy Dean (STL) 199 IP Carl Hubbell (NYG) 308.2 SV Phil Collins (PHI) 6 WHIP Carl Hubbell (NYG) 0.982 end Milestones Batters Cycles List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle Pepper Martin (STL): Martin hit for his first cycle and seventh in franchise history, on May 5 against the Philadelphia Phillies.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B05050PHI1933.htm St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 1933-05-05 Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123355/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B05050PHI1933.htm live Chuck Klein (PHI): Klein hit for his second cycle and fifth in franchise history, on May 26 against the St. Louis Cardinals.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B05260SLN1933.htm St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 1933-05-26 Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123356/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B05260SLN1933.htm live Arky Vaughan (PIT): Vaughan hit for his first cycle and 10th in franchise history, on June 24 against the Brooklyn Dodgers.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B06240BRO1933.htm Pittsburgh Pirates 15, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 1933-06-24 Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123358/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B06240BRO1933.htm live Mickey Cochrane (PHA): Cochrane hit for his second cycle and fifth in franchise history, on August 2 against the New York Yankees.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B08020NYA1933.htm Philadelphia Athletics 16, New York Yankees 3 1933-08-02 Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123401/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B08020NYA1933.htm live Pinky Higgins (PHA): Higgins hit for his first cycle and sixth in franchise history, on August 6 against the Washington Senators.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B08060WS11933.htm Philadelphia Athletics 12, Washington Senators 8 1933-08-06 Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123402/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B08060WS11933.htm live Jimmie Foxx (PHA): Higgins hit for his first cycle and seventh in franchise history, on August 14 against the Cleveland Indians.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B08140CLE1933.htm Philadelphia Athletics 11, Cleveland Indians 5 1933-08-14 Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123404/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B08140CLE1933.htm live Earl Averill (CLE): Averill hit for his first cycle and second in franchise history, on August 17 against the Philadelphia Athletics.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B08170CLE1933.htm Cleveland Indians 15, Philadelphia Athletics 4 1933-08-17 Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123405/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B08170CLE1933.htm live Babe Herman (CHC): Herman hit for his third cycle and fourth in franchise history, on September 30 against the St. Louis Cardinals.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B09300SLN1933.htm Chicago Cubs 12, St. Louis Cardinals 2 1933-09-30 Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123408/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B09300SLN1933.htm live Miscellaneous Lou Gehrig (NYY): Broke a Major League record for most consecutive games on August 17 by surpassing Everett Scott's record of 1,307. Awards and honors Regular season start Baseball Writers' Association of America AwardsBBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican LeagueMost Valuable Player Carl Hubbell (NYG) Jimmie Foxx (PHA) break The Sporting News Awards Award National League American League Most Valuable PlayerMost Valuable Player Award by The Sporting News https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_snmv.shtml 2025-01-14 Baseball Almanac Carl Hubbell (NYG) Jimmie Foxx (PHA) end Home field attendance Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameNew York Yankeeshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference91 −15.0%728,014 −24.3%9,707New York Giantshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference9126.4%604,47124.7%7,850Chicago Cubshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference86 −4.4%594,112 −39.0%7,520Brooklyn Dodgershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference65 −19.8%526,815 −22.7%6,585Boston Braveshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference837.8%517,8032.0%6,725Washington Senatorshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference996.5%437,53317.8%5,757Chicago White Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference6736.7%397,78970.6%5,166Cleveland Indianshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference75 −13.8%387,936 −17.3%5,038Detroit Tigershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference75 −1.3%320,972 −19.2%4,115Philadelphia Athleticshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference79 −16.0%297,138 −26.7%3,910Pittsburgh Pirateshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference871.2%288,7470.5%3,750Boston Red Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference6346.5%268,71547.5%3,732St. Louis Cardinalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference8213.9%256,171 −8.3%3,327Cincinnati Redshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference58 −3.3%218,281 −38.8%2,763Philadelphia Phillieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference60 −23.1%156,421 −41.8%2,173St. Louis Brownshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference55 −12.7%88,113 −21.7%1,144 Venues The 1933 saw the Cleveland Indians play their first full season at Cleveland Stadium, though would not do so again for another 13 seasons. The team would return to League Park following the conclusion of the season after only playing at Cleveland Stadium since mid-1932, but would play an increasing part of their 1936 to 1946 seasons at the Stadium until they permanently left League Park starting with the 1947 season. See also 1933 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths) References External links 1933 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference Category:Major League Baseball seasons Category:1933 in baseball