1933 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1933 throughout the world.  

Headline Events of the Year

• First Major League Baseball All-Star Game, July 6 at Comiskey Park: American League, 4-2.

• First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game.

Champions

Major League Baseball

• World Series: New York Giants over Washington Senators (4-1)
• First All-Star Game, July 6 at Comiskey Park: American League, 4-2

Other champions

• First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game, September 10 at Comiskey Park: West, 11-7

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  • Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics, 1B (AL)
  • Carl Hubbell, New York Giants, P (NL)

MLB statistical leaders

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Negro League Baseball final standings

Negro National League final standings

• Homestead was expelled for raiding players.
• Several games were included in the standings against non-League teams.

Post-season:

• Indianapolis and Pittsburgh won the first half.
  • Indianapolis beat Pittsburgh in a one-game play-off.
• Nashville and Pittsburgh won the second half.
  • Pittsburgh beat Nashville in a 3-game play-off.
• Indianapolis and Pittsburgh tied in a one-game play-off.
  • Pittsburgh owner/League commissioner awarded the Pennant to Pittsburgh, over the objection of Indianapolis.

Events

• While playing for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 61 consecutive games.^[1]

January - June

• January 7 - The Cleveland Indians trade Luke Sewell to the Washington Senators for Roy Spencer.

• March 11 - An earthquake hits the Los Angeles area, interrupting an exhibition game between the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants. Players from both teams were forced to huddle around the center of the diamond until the tremors stopped.

• March 24 - Babe Ruth, another victim of the Great Depression, takes a pay cut of $23,000 from his previous salary of $75,000.

• April 12 - The Cleveland Indians defeat the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, in thirteen innings on opening day.

• April 25
  • During the New York Yankees' 16-0 drubbing of the Washington Senators, speedy Yankee outfielder Ben Chapman spikes Senators' second baseman Buddy Myer, leading to a wild 20-minute brawl.^[2] 300 fans join in, and all the involved players are suspended for five games and fined $100.^[3]
  • Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Dick Bartell is four-for-four with four doubles in the Phillies' 7-1 victory over the Boston Braves.

• May 16 - The Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians, 11-10, in twelve innings. Cleveland uses five pitchers; Washington uses six. The combined eleven pitchers used was at the time a record.

• May 30 - John Stone of the Detroit Tigers becomes the first player in major league history to collect six extra base hits in a regulation length doubleheader‚ as he hit four doubles and two home runs against the St. Louis Browns.

• June 16 - The New York Giants trade Sam Leslie to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Watty Clark and Lefty O'Doul.

• June 17 - The Philadelphia Phillies trade Hal Lee and Pinky Whitney to the Boston Braves for Wes Schulmerich and Fritz Knothe.

July - September

• July 6 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held in Comiskey Park, Chicago, home of the Chicago White Sox. The American League defeated the National League, 4-2, highlighted by Babe Ruth's third inning home run, the first home run in All-Star game history. Chicago Cub pitcher Lon Warneke hits the first triple in All-Star game history and scores the National League's first run in All-Star game history.

• July 19 - Rick & Wes Ferrell become the first brothers on opposing teams to hit home runs in the same game, as Wes' Indians defeat Rick's BoSox, 8-7, in thirteen innings.

• July 22 - The Washington Senators and New York Yankees are tied for first with 55-32 records. Washington beats the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, while the Yanks fall to the Cleveland Indians, 2-1. Washington maintains sole possession of first place for the remainder of the season.

• July 26 - Rogers Hornsby joins the St. Louis Browns.

• August 3 - For the first time in two years (August 2, 1931), the New York Yankees are shut out by their opponent.

• August 4 - For the second game in a row, the New York Giants defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 18-1.

• August 14 - 1933 American League M.V.P. Jimmie Foxx hits for the cycle, and drives in nine runs to lead the Philadelphia Athletics to an 11-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

• August 22 - The Detroit Tigers defeat the Washington Senators, 10-8, snapping Washington's thirteen game winning streak.

• August 31 - Dutch Leonard makes his major league debut, pitching 7.1 innings and giving up three earned runs in the Brooklyn Dodgers' 10-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

October - December

• October 1
  • At Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth attracts 25‚000 fans as he takes the mound against the Boston Red Sox. Ruth hits a fifth inning home run and takes a 6–0 lead into the sixth inning‚ then hangs on for a 6–5, complete-game victory. Boston pitcher Bob Kline takes the loss. The Yankees back the Babe with 18 outfield putouts. It is the final pitching appearance of his career. Ruth now has ten winning seasons in ten years as a pitcher‚ a mark that will be matched in 2004 by Andy Pettitte. Ruth's record on the mound for the Yankees is a perfect 5-0.
  • At 57 years old, former Washington Senators pitcher and current coach Nick Altrock takes a pinch hit at-bat in the Senators' eleven inning 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia A's.

• October 3 - Mel Ott's two run home run in the first gives the New York Giants the early lead in game one of the 1933 World Series at the Polo Grounds. They go on to win, 4-2.

• October 4 - A six run sixth inning and superb pitching by Hal Schumacher carry the Giants to victory in game two of the World Series.

• October 5 - Earl Whitehill shuts the Giants out in game three of the World Series, as Washington takes game three, 4-0.

• October 6 - Blondy Ryan's eleventh inning single gives the Giants the 2-1 victory in game four of the World Series.

• October 7 - In Game 5 of the World Series, the New York Giants defeat the Washington Senators, 4-3 in ten innings, to win their fourth World Championship, four games to one. This would be the last World Series the Senators franchise would play in the Nation's Capital.

• November 15
  • The St. Louis Cardinals trade Jimmie Wilson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Spud Davis and Eddie Delker.
  • The New York Giants trade Glenn Spencer to the Cincinnati Reds for George Grantham.

• November 21 - Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Chuck Klein, who won the National League Triple Crown after hit .368 with 28 home runs and 120 RBI, is sold to the Cubs for $125,000 and three players. Klein, who also led the NL in hits (223), doubles (44), extra bases (79), total bases (365), slugging (.602), on-base % (.368) and OPS (1.025), and finished second in runs (102) and fourth in stolen bases (15), is the only player in major league history to be traded after a Triple Crown season.

• December 12 - The Philadelphia Athletics trade Lefty Grove, Max Bishop and Rube Walberg to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Kline, Rabbit Warstler and $125,000. They also send Mickey Cochrane to the Detroit Tigers for Johnny Pasek and $100,000, then package Pasek with George Earnshaw, and send them to the Chicago White Sox for Charlie Berry and $20,000.

• December 20 - The Washington Senators trade Goose Goslin to the Detroit Tigers for John Stone.

Movies

• Elmer, the Great

Births

January–March

• January 4 - Ramón Monzant
• January 6 - Lenny Green
• January 6 - Lee Walls
• January 8 - Willie Tasby
• January 12 - Audrey Bleiler
• January 20 - Gene Stephens
• February 4 - Shirley Burkovich
• February 14 - Tom Borland
• February 26 - Johnny Blanchard
• February 27 - Sammy Taylor
• March 6 - Ted Abernathy
• March 7 - Ed Bouchee
• March 20 - George Altman

April–June

• April 3 - Renae Youngberg
• April 7 - Bobby Del Greco
• April 12 - Charlie Lau
• April 22 - Bob Schmidt
• April 25 - Joyce Ricketts
• April 29 - Ed Charles
• May 13 - Johnny Roseboro
• May 16 - Bob Bruce
• May 18 - Carroll Hardy
• June 2 - Jerry Lumpe
• June 7 - Herb Score
• June 10 - Ed Palmquist
• June 14 - Jim Constable
• June 19 - Ken Johnson
• June 23 - Dave Bristol
• June 26 - Gene Green
• June 29 - Bob Shaw

July–September

• July 8 - Al Spangler
• July 26 - Norm Siebern
• July 1 - Frank Baumann
• July 27 - Johnny Kucks
• August 10 - Rocky Colavito
• August 18 - Jim Davenport
• September 2 - Glenna Sue Kidd
• September 2 - Marv Throneberry
• September 17 - Chuck Daniel
• September 27 - Jerry Casale

October–December

• October 9 - Joan Berger
• October 12 - Janet Wiley
• October 21 - Johnny Goryl
• October 22 - Ron Jackson
• October 23 - Lois Youngen
• October 27 - Pumpsie Green
• October 27 - Billy Moran
• November 4 - Tito Francona
• November 9 - George Witt
• November 17 - Dan Osinski
• November 17 - Orlando Peña
• November 26 - Minnie Rojas
• December 23 - Noella Leduc
• December 31 - Ken Rowe

Deaths

• January 2 - Kid Gleason, 66, who won 138 games as a pitcher and was second baseman for four teams from 1895–1906, twice batting .300; won AL pennant as rookie manager of White Sox in 1919, then watched as team threw World Series
• January 4 - Hal Deviney, 39, pitched for the 1920 Boston Red Sox
• January 31 - Beany Jacobson, 51, pitcher for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Boston Americans in the 1900s (decade)
• March 20 - Dan Burke, 64, catcher/outfielder who played from 1890 to 1892 for the Rochester Broncos, Syracuse Stars and Boston Beaneaters
• April 23 - Tim Keefe, 76, pitcher who won over 340 games, including six 30-win campaigns for the New York Metropolitans and Giants from 1883–88, with 40-win seasons in 1883 and 1886; led league in ERA three times and strikeouts twice, with career strikeout mark (2500+) being record until 1908; won 19 straight in 1888, leading Giants to first pennant, and was 4-0 with 0.51 ERA in championship series
• May 19 - Wes Curry, 73, umpire for six seasons between 1885 and 1898 who also pitched two games in 1884
• May 24 - Phonney Martin, 87, player and manager for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords, also played for the 1872 Troy Trojans, and 1873 New York Mutuals.
• June 3 - Jack O'Brien, 60, outfielder for four clubs, and the first player to pinch-hit in World Series history, as a member of the 1903 Boston Americans
• June 13 - Gat Stires, 83, outfielder for the Rockford Forest Citys 1868 to 1871.
• July 23 - Rip Williams, 51, versatile utility who appeared in 498 games for the Red Sox, Senators and Indians between 1911 and 1918
• September 13 - Bill Brennan, 52, Umpire in the National League and Federal League
• September 16 - George Gore, 76, center fielder for the White Stockings and Giants who batted .301 lifetime and won 1880 batting title; led NL in walks three times and runs twice, and upon retirement was fifth all-time in runs and second in walks
• September 25 - Ring Lardner, 48, sportswriter for various newspapers, mainly in Chicago, since 1907; pioneered the satirical cynic's view of sports reporting
• October 5 - William Veeck, Sr., 55, president of the Cubs since 1919; previously a sportswriter
• October 10 - Joe Kostal, 57, pitched two games for the 1896 Louisville Colonels.
• October 13 - Al Mannassau, 67, Umpire in the National League, American League, and the Federal League

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