1933 Philadelphia Athletics season

1933 Philadelphia Athletics
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Shibe Park (Since 1909) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1901)
1933 Information
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]

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
3 Farm system
4 Notes
5 References

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
Washington Senators	99	63	.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

Roster

1933 Philadelphia Athletics

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Connie Mack

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	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
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
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
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
Claset, GowellGowell Claset	8	2	0	0	9.53	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Spencer Abbott
A	Williamsport Grays	New York-Pennsylvania League	Mike McNally

Notes

^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, 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, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1933 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1933 All-Star Game • 1933 World Series

Oakland Athletics

Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Broadcasters • Award winners and league leaders • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

Columbia Park • Shibe Park • Municipal Stadium • O.co Coliseum • Cashman Field • Cisco Field (proposed)
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Wilmington Park • McCurdy Field • Connie Mack Field • McKechnie Field • Scottsdale Stadium I • Phoenix Municipal Stadium

Culture

Philadelphia Athletics (football) • Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame • Athletics Nation • Charlie-O • Bash Brothers (Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire) • Stomper • $100,000 Infield • "Holy Toledo!" • Billyball • Celebration • White Cleats • Moneyball (book) • Moneyball (film)

Lore

The Mack Attack • Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake • Dallas Braden's perfect game

Rivalries

City Series • Bay Bridge Series

Important figures

Hall of Fame members	Home Run Baker • Chief Bender • Mickey Cochrane • Eddie Collins • Dennis Eckersley • Rollie Fingers • Jimmie Foxx • Lefty Grove • Rickey Henderson • Catfish Hunter • Reggie Jackson • Nap Lajoie • Connie Mack • Eddie Plank • Al Simmons • Rube Waddell • Dick Williams

Wall of Fame members	Sam Chapman • Jack Coombs • Jimmy Dykes • George Earnshaw • Ferris Fain • Bob Johnson • Eddie Joost • Bing Miller • Wally Moses • Rube Oldring • Bobby Shantz • Eddie Rommel • Elmer Valo • Rube Walberg • Gus Zernial

Franchise record holders	Don Baylor • Bert Campaneris • José Canseco • Jason Giambi • Ben Grieve • Dave Kingman • Bill Lamar • Mark McGwire • Cy Morgan • Danny Murphy • Elmer Myers • Roy Grover • Blue Moon Odom • Scott Perry • Vic Power • Pete Suder

Retired numbers

9 • 24 • 27 • 34 • 42 • 43

World Series
Champions (9)

1910 • 1911 • 1913 • 1929 • 1930 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1989

American League
Championships (15)

1902 • 1905 • 1910 • 1911 • 1913 • 1914 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990

Minors

AAA: Sacramento River Cats • AA: Midland RockHounds • A: Stockton Ports, Burlington Bees, Vermont Lake Monsters • Rookie: Arizona League Athletics, DSL Athletics

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