1933 Philadelphia Athletics season
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Owner(s) | Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe |
Manager(s) | Connie Mack |
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The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 79 wins and 72 losses. Jimmie Foxx became the first player to win two American League MVP Awards.[1]
Regular season
- August 14, 1933: Jimmie Foxx hit for the cycle. Part of the cycle included hitting a grand slam.[2] During a two-week span, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Pinky Higgins all hit for the cycle during the season.
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Washington Senators | 99 | 53 | .651 | -- |
New York Yankees | 91 | 59 | .607 | 7 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 72 | .523 | 19½ |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 76 | .497 | 23½ |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 25 |
Chicago White Sox | 67 | 83 | .447 | 31 |
Boston Red Sox | 63 | 86 | .423 | 34½ |
St. Louis Browns | 55 | 96 | .364 | 43½ |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–7 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 4–17 | |||||
Chicago | 7–11 | — | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
Cleveland | 16–6 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 7–13 | 6–16 | 15–7 | 8–13 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11 | 12–10 | 12–10 | — | 7–15 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 14–8 | 15–7–1 | 13–7 | 15–7 | — | 12–9 | 14–7–1 | 8–14 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 11–11 | 9–12 | — | 14–6 | 11–11–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 7–14–1 | 6–14 | — | 7–15 | |||||
Washington | 17–4 | 15–7 | 13–8 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 15–7 | — |
Roster
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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 |
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C | Cochrane, MickeyMickey Cochrane | 130 | 429 | 138 | .322 | 15 | 60 |
1B | Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx | 149 | 573 | 204 | .356 | 48 | 163 |
3B | Higgins, PinkyPinky Higgins | 152 | 567 | 178 | .314 | 13 | 99 |
OF | Johnson, BobBob Johnson | 142 | 535 | 155 | .290 | 21 | 93 |
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 |
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Madjeski, EdEd Madjeski | 51 | 142 | 40 | .282 | 0 | 17 |
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 |
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Cain, SugarSugar Cain | 38 | 218 | 13 | 12 | 4.25 | 43 |
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 |
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Barrett, DickDick Barrett | 15 | 70.1 | 4 | 4 | 5.76 | 26 |
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 |
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Claset, GowellGowell Claset | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Portland Beavers | Pacific Coast League | Spencer Abbott |
A | Williamsport Grays | New York–Pennsylvania League | Mike McNally |
References
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1933 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1933 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com