1933 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season
1933 St. Louis Cardinals
LeagueNational League
BallparkSportsman's Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record82–71 (.536)
League place5th
OwnersSam Breadon
General managersBranch Rickey
ManagersGabby Street, Frankie Frisch
RadioKMOX
(France Laux)
KWK
(Thomas Patrick, John Harrington, Bob Thomas)
← 1932 Seasons 1934 →

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

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National League
W L Pct. GB Home Road
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 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

1933 National League record
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

Roster

1933 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ 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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