# 1933 Major League Baseball season

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 Major League Baseball 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, 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.

## 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.

## Teams

| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Marty McManus |
| American League | Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 52,000 | Lew Fonseca |
| American League | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Stadium | 78,811 | Roger Peckinpaugh |
| American League | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Stadium | 78,811 | Bibb Falk |
| American League | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Stadium | 78,811 | Walter Johnson |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 30,000 | Bucky Harris |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 30,000 | Del Baker |
| American League | New York Yankees | New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 62,000 | Joe McCarthy |
| American League | Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 33,000 | Connie Mack |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | Bill Killefer |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | Allen Sothoron |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | Rogers Hornsby |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 32,000 | Joe Cronin |
| National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | Braves Field | 46,500 | Bill McKechnie |
| National League | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 32,000 | Max Carey |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Wrigley Field | 40,000 | Charlie Grimm |
| National League | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 26,060 | Donie Bush |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 56,000 | Bill Terry |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baker Bowl | 18,800 | Burt Shotton |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 41,000 | George Gibson |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | Gabby Street |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | Frankie Frisch |

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Washington Senators | 99 | 53 | .651 | — | 46‍–‍30 | 53‍–‍23 |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 59 | .607 | 7 | 51‍–‍23 | 40‍–‍36 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 72 | .523 | 19½ | 46‍–‍29 | 33‍–‍43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 76 | .497 | 23½ | 45‍–‍32 | 30‍–‍44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 25 | 43‍–‍35 | 32‍–‍44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 83 | .447 | 31 | 35‍–‍41 | 32‍–‍42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 63 | 86 | .423 | 34½ | 32‍–‍40 | 31‍–‍46 |
| St. Louis Browns | 55 | 96 | .364 | 43½ | 30‍–‍46 | 25‍–‍50 |

### National League

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 91 | 61 | .599 | — | 48‍–‍27 | 43‍–‍34 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 50‍–‍27 | 37‍–‍40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 86 | 68 | .558 | 6 | 56‍–‍23 | 30‍–‍45 |
| Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | .539 | 9 | 45‍–‍31 | 38‍–‍40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 71 | .536 | 9½ | 47‍–‍30 | 35‍–‍41 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | 88 | .425 | 26½ | 36‍–‍41 | 29‍–‍47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 60 | 92 | .395 | 31 | 32‍–‍40 | 28‍–‍52 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 94 | .382 | 33 | 37‍–‍42 | 21‍–‍52 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| AL | Washington Senators | 1 |
| NL | New York Giants | 4 |

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Cincinnati Reds | Dan Howley | Donie Bush |
| Washington Senators | Walter Johnson | Joe Cronin |

### In-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Cleveland Indians | Roger Peckinpaugh | Bibb Falk |
| Cleveland Indians | Bibb Falk | Walter Johnson |
| Detroit Tigers | Bucky Harris | Del Baker |
| St. Louis Browns | Bill Killefer | Allen Sothoron |
| St. Louis Browns | Allen Sothoron | Rogers Hornsby |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Gabby Street | Frankie Frisch |

## League leaders

Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.

### American League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Jimmie Foxx$^1$ (PHA) | .356 |
| OPS | Jimmie Foxx (PHA) | 1.153 |
| HR | Jimmie Foxx$^1$ (PHA) | 48 |
| RBI | Jimmie Foxx$^1$ (PHA) | 163 |
| R | Lou Gehrig (NYY) | 138 |
| H | Heinie Manush (WSH) | 221 |
| SB | Ben Chapman (NYY) | 27 |
$^1$ American League Triple Crown batting winner
Pitching leaders :
| 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 |

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Chuck Klein$^2$ (PHP) | .368 |
| OPS | Chuck Klein (PHP) | 1.025 |
| HR | Chuck Klein$^2$ (PHP) | 28 |
| RBI | Chuck Klein$^2$ (PHP) | 120 |
| R | Pepper Martin (SLC) | 122 |
| H | Chuck Klein (PHP) | 223 |
| SB | Pepper Martin (SLC) | 26 |
$^2$ National League Triple Crown batting winner
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Carl Hubbell (NYG) | 23 |
| L | Paul Derringer (CIN/SLC) | 27 |
| ERA | Carl Hubbell (NYG) | 1.66 |
| K | Dizzy Dean (SLC) | 199 |
| IP | Carl Hubbell (NYG) | 308.2 |
| SV | Phil Collins (PHP) | 6 |
| WHIP | Carl Hubbell (NYG) | 0.982 |

## Awards and honors
### Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards :
| BBWAA Award | National League | American League |
| Most Valuable Player | Carl Hubbell (NYG) | Jimmie Foxx (PHA) |
The Sporting News Awards :
| Award | National League | American League |
| Most Valuable Player | Carl Hubbell (NYG) | Jimmie Foxx (PHA) |

## Home field attendance

| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
| New York Yankees | 91 | −15.0% | 728,014 | −24.3% | 9,707 |
| New York Giants | 91 | 26.4% | 604,471 | 24.7% | 7,850 |
| Chicago Cubs | 86 | −4.4% | 594,112 | −39.0% | 7,520 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | −19.8% | 526,815 | −22.7% | 6,585 |
| Boston Braves | 83 | 7.8% | 517,803 | 2.0% | 6,725 |
| Washington Senators | 99 | 6.5% | 437,533 | 17.8% | 5,757 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 36.7% | 397,789 | 70.6% | 5,166 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | −13.8% | 387,936 | −17.3% | 5,038 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | −1.3% | 320,972 | −19.2% | 4,115 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | −16.0% | 297,138 | −26.7% | 3,910 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 1.2% | 288,747 | 0.5% | 3,750 |
| Boston Red Sox | 63 | 46.5% | 268,715 | 47.5% | 3,732 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 13.9% | 256,171 | −8.3% | 3,327 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 58 | −3.3% | 218,281 | −38.8% | 2,763 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 60 | −23.1% | 156,421 | −41.8% | 2,173 |
| St. Louis Browns | 55 | −12.7% | 88,113 | −21.7% | 1,144 |

## Events

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.