1933 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 52nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 47th in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the league standings with a record of 87–67.
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| Owner(s) | Bill Benswanger |
| Manager(s) | George Gibson |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 91 | 61 | 0.599 | — | 48–27 | 43–34 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 5 | 50–27 | 37–40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 6 | 56–23 | 30–45 |
| Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 9 | 45–31 | 38–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 9½ | 47–30 | 35–41 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | 88 | 0.425 | 26½ | 36–41 | 29–47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 60 | 92 | 0.395 | 31 | 32–40 | 28–52 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 94 | 0.382 | 33 | 37–42 | 21–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | |||||
Game log
| 1933 Game Log: 87–67 (Home: 50–27; Away: 37–40) | ||||||||
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April: 10–3 (Home: 4–1; Away: 6–2)
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May: 14–12 (Home: 8–6; Away: 6–6)
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June: 12–18 (Home: 3–3; Away: 9–15)
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July: 20–10 (Home: 17–7; Away: 3–3)
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August: 12–13 (Home: 4–3; Away: 8–10)
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September: 17–11 (Home: 14–7; Away: 3–4)
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October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–0)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member | ||||||||
Opening Day lineup
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 | Earl Grace | 93 | 291 | 84 | .289 | 3 | 44 |
| 1B | Gus Suhr | 154 | 566 | 151 | .267 | 10 | 75 |
| 2B | Tony Piet | 107 | 362 | 117 | .323 | 1 | 42 |
| 3B | Pie Traynor | 154 | 624 | 190 | .304 | 1 | 82 |
| SS | Arky Vaughan | 152 | 573 | 180 | .314 | 9 | 97 |
| LF | Lloyd Waner | 121 | 500 | 138 | .276 | 0 | 26 |
| CF | Freddie Lindstrom | 138 | 538 | 167 | .310 | 5 | 55 |
| RF | Paul Waner | 154 | 618 | 191 | .309 | 7 | 70 |
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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| Tommy Thevenow | 73 | 253 | 79 | .312 | 0 | 34 |
| Woody Jensen | 70 | 196 | 58 | .296 | 0 | 15 |
| Adam Comorosky | 64 | 162 | 46 | .284 | 1 | 15 |
| Hal Finney | 56 | 133 | 31 | .233 | 1 | 18 |
| Tom Padden | 30 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 8 |
| Val Picinich | 16 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 1 | 7 |
| Pep Young | 25 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Brubaker | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Nonnenkamp | 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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| Larry French | 47 | 291.1 | 18 | 13 | 2.72 | 88 |
| Bill Swift | 37 | 218.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.13 | 64 |
| Heinie Meine | 32 | 207.1 | 15 | 8 | 3.65 | 50 |
| Ralph Birkofer | 9 | 50.2 | 4 | 2 | 2.31 | 20 |
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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| Steve Swetonic | 31 | 164.2 | 12 | 12 | 3.50 | 37 |
| Hal Smith | 28 | 145 | 8 | 7 | 2.86 | 40 |
| Waite Hoyt | 36 | 117 | 5 | 7 | 2.92 | 44 |
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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| Leon Chagnon | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.69 | 35 |
| Bill Harris | 31 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.22 | 19 |
| Ray Kremer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.35 | 4 |
| Clise Dudley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Pie Traynor, reserve
- Paul Waner, reserve
League top five finishers
- #3 in NL in batting average (.323)
- #4 in NL in hits (190)
- #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.388)
- #5 in NL in RBI (97)
- #5 in NL in slugging percentage (.478)
- #2 in NL in runs scored (101)
- #3 in NL in hits (191)
Notes
- From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
References
- 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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