1933 Detroit Tigers season
The 1933 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 75–79, 25 games behind the Washington Senators.
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| Owner(s) | Frank Navin |
| Manager(s) | Bucky Harris, Del Baker |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) |
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Washington Senators | 99 | 53 | 0.651 | — | 46–30 | 53–23 |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 59 | 0.607 | 7 | 51–23 | 40–36 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 72 | 0.523 | 19½ | 46–29 | 33–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 76 | 0.497 | 23½ | 45–32 | 30–44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 25 | 43–35 | 32–44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 83 | 0.447 | 31 | 35–41 | 32–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 63 | 86 | 0.423 | 34½ | 32–40 | 31–46 |
| St. Louis Browns | 55 | 96 | 0.364 | 43½ | 30–46 | 25–50 |
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
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 | Ray Hayworth | 134 | 425 | 104 | .245 | 1 | 45 |
| 1B | Hank Greenberg | 117 | 449 | 135 | .301 | 12 | 85 |
| 2B | Charlie Gehringer | 155 | 628 | 204 | .325 | 12 | 108 |
| SS | Billy Rogell | 155 | 587 | 173 | .295 | 0 | 57 |
| 3B | Marv Owen | 138 | 550 | 144 | .262 | 2 | 64 |
| OF | Gee Walker | 127 | 483 | 135 | .280 | 9 | 63 |
| OF | John Stone | 148 | 574 | 161 | .280 | 11 | 80 |
| OF | Pete Fox | 128 | 535 | 154 | .288 | 7 | 58 |
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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| Jo-Jo White | 91 | 234 | 59 | .252 | 2 | 35 |
| Harry Davis | 66 | 173 | 37 | .214 | 0 | 14 |
| Frank Doljack | 42 | 147 | 42 | .286 | 0 | 22 |
| Heinie Schuble | 49 | 96 | 21 | .219 | 0 | 5 |
| Johnny Pasek | 28 | 61 | 15 | .246 | 0 | 5 |
| Gene Desautels | 30 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Reiber | 13 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Rhiel | 19 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Webb | 6 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 3 |
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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| Firpo Marberry | 37 | 238.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.29 | 84 |
| Tommy Bridges | 33 | 233 | 14 | 12 | 3.09 | 120 |
| Vic Sorrell | 36 | 232.2 | 11 | 15 | 3.79 | 75 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 19 | 123.1 | 7 | 4 | 3.58 | 75 |
| Vic Frazier | 20 | 104.1 | 5 | 5 | 6.64 | 26 |
| Luke Hamlin | 3 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 4.86 | 10 |
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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| Carl Fischer | 35 | 182.2 | 11 | 15 | 3.55 | 93 |
| Elden Auker | 15 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 5.24 | 17 |
| Roxie Lawson | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7.31 | 6 |
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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| Chief Hogsett | 45 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4.50 | 39 |
| Art Herring | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.84 | 20 |
| Whit Wyatt | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.24 | 9 |
| Bots Nekola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
| George Uhle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Toronto Maple Leafs | International League | Dan Howley |
| A | Beaumont Exporters | Texas League | Bob Coleman |
| A | Hutchinson Wheat Shockers/Bartlesville Broncs | Western League | Marty Purtell |
| B | Quincy Shipbuilders/Nashua Millionaires/Brockton Shoemakers | New England League | Hal Weafer, Billy Flynn and Paul Wolff |
| C | Shreveport Sports | Dixie League | Dutch Lorbeer and Gus Whelan |
| C | Huntington Boosters | Middle Atlantic League | Johnny Stuart, Earl Smith, Bernie Neis and Rube Benton |
Hutchinson franchise transferred to Bartlesville and renamed, July 7, 1933; Quincy franchise moved and renamed twice, to Nashua on June 6, 1933, and to Brockton, August 8[1]
References
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007