# 1933 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1933 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 52nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 42nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 82–71 during the season and finished fifth in the National League.

## Offseason

* October 25, 1932: Rogers Hornsby was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.

## Regular season
### Season standings

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 |

### Record vs. opponents

1933 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 13–9–1 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 15–7 |
| Brooklyn | 9–13–1 | — | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 8–14–2 | 13–9 | 7–15 | 9–12 |
| Chicago | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 11–11 |
| Cincinnati | 10–12 | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | — | 4–17 | 7–14 | 7–15 | 7–15 |
| New York | 10–12–1 | 14–8–2 | 13–9 | 17–4 | — | 15–6 | 13–9 | 9–13–1 |
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 14–7 | 6–15 | — | 7–15 | 6–16 |
| Pittsburgh | 9–13 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7 | — | 14–8 |
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 12–9 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 16–6 | 8–14 | — |

### Notable transactions

* July 26, 1933: Rogers Hornsby was released by the Cardinals.

### Roster
## 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 | Jimmie Wilson | 113 | 369 | 94 | .255 | 1 | 45 |
| 1B | Ripper Collins | 132 | 493 | 153 | .310 | 10 | 68 |
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 147 | 585 | 177 | .303 | 4 | 66 |
| SS | Leo Durocher | 123 | 395 | 102 | .258 | 2 | 41 |
| 3B | Pepper Martin | 145 | 599 | 189 | .316 | 8 | 57 |
| OF | Joe Medwick | 148 | 595 | 182 | .306 | 18 | 98 |
| OF | George Watkins | 138 | 525 | 146 | .278 | 5 | 62 |
| OF | Ernie Orsatti | 120 | 436 | 130 | .298 | 0 | 38 |

#### 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 |
| Ethan Allen | 91 | 261 | 63 | .241 | 0 | 36 |
| Pat Crawford | 91 | 224 | 60 | .268 | 0 | 21 |
| Bob O'Farrell | 55 | 163 | 39 | .239 | 2 | 20 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 46 | 83 | 27 | .325 | 2 | 21 |
| Gordon Slade | 39 | 62 | 7 | .113 | 0 | 3 |
| Gene Moore | 11 | 38 | 15 | .395 | 0 | 8 |
| Bill Lewis | 15 | 35 | 14 | .400 | 1 | 8 |
| Estel Crabtree | 23 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 0 | 3 |
| Sparky Adams | 8 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Pepper | 3 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 1 | 2 |
| Burgess Whitehead | 12 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Sprinz | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Wilson | 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 |
| Dizzy Dean | 48 | 293.0 | 20 | 18 | 3.04 | 199 |
| Tex Carleton | 44 | 277.0 | 17 | 11 | 3.38 | 147 |
| Bill Hallahan | 36 | 244.1 | 16 | 13 | 3.50 | 93 |

#### 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 |
| Bill Walker | 29 | 158.0 | 9 | 10 | 3.42 | 41 |
| Jesse Haines | 32 | 115.1 | 9 | 6 | 2.50 | 37 |
| Dazzy Vance | 28 | 99.0 | 6 | 2 | 3.55 | 67 |
| Jim Mooney | 21 | 77.1 | 2 | 5 | 3.72 | 14 |
| Paul Derringer | 3 | 17.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.24 | 3 |
| Burleigh Grimes | 4 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.27 | 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 |
| Syl Johnson | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.29 | 28 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Allyn Stout | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AA | Columbus Red Birds | American Association | Ray Blades |
| AA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Specs Toporcer |
| A | Elmira Red Wings | New York-Pennsylvania League | Bob Rice and Eddie Dyer |
| A | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Carey Selph |
| A | Springfield Cardinals | Western League | Joe Schultz Sr. |
| B | Springfield Senators | Mississippi Valley League | Clay Hopper |
| B | Greensboro Patriots | Piedmont League | Eddie Dyer and Bob Rice |
| D | Beatrice Blues | Nebraska State League | Sonny Brookhaus |
| D | Lincoln Links | Nebraska State League | Doc Bennett and John Hruska |
| D | Norfolk Elks | Nebraska State League | Joe McDermott |
| D | Sioux Falls Canaries | Nebraska State League | Rex Stucker |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Greensboro, Beatrice