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.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Greensboro, Beatrice[2]
References
- ^ a b Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1933 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1933 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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