| 1933 Chicago Cubs | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
| Managers | Charlie Grimm | |
| Radio | WGN WBBM (Pat Flanagan) WMAQ WCFL WIBO | |
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The 1933 Chicago Cubs season was the 62nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 58th in the National League and the 18th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 86–68.
Offseason
- November 30, 1932: Bob Smith, Rollie Hemsley, Johnny Moore and Lance Richbourg were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Babe Herman.[1]
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 | — | |||||
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 | Gabby Hartnett | 140 | 490 | 135 | .276 | 16 | 88 |
| 1B | Charlie Grimm | 107 | 384 | 95 | .247 | 3 | 37 |
| 2B | Billy Herman | 153 | 619 | 173 | .279 | 0 | 44 |
| SS | Billy Jurges | 143 | 487 | 131 | .269 | 5 | 50 |
| 3B | Woody English | 105 | 398 | 104 | .261 | 3 | 41 |
| OF | Riggs Stephenson | 97 | 346 | 114 | .329 | 4 | 51 |
| OF | Babe Herman | 137 | 508 | 147 | .289 | 16 | 93 |
| OF | Frank Demaree | 134 | 515 | 140 | .272 | 6 | 51 |
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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| Kiki Cuyler | 70 | 262 | 83 | .317 | 5 | 35 |
| Mark Koenig | 80 | 218 | 62 | ..284 | 3 | 25 |
| Harvey Hendrick | 69 | 189 | 55 | .291 | 4 | 23 |
| Gilly Campbell | 46 | 89 | 25 | .281 | 1 | 10 |
| Jim Mosolf | 31 | 82 | 22 | .268 | 1 | 9 |
| Taylor Douthit | 27 | 71 | 16 | .225 | 0 | 5 |
| Stan Hack | 20 | 60 | 21 | .350 | 1 | 2 |
| Dolph Camilli | 16 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 2 | 7 |
| Zack Taylor | 16 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Phelps | 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
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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| Lon Warneke | 36 | 287.1 | 18 | 13 | 2.00 | 133 |
| Guy Bush | 41 | 259.0 | 20 | 12 | 2.75 | 84 |
| Charlie Root | 35 | 242.1 | 15 | 10 | 2.60 | 86 |
| Pat Malone | 31 | 186.1 | 10 | 14 | 3.91 | 72 |
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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| Bud Tinning | 32 | 175.1 | 13 | 6 | 3.18 | 59 |
| Burleigh Grimes | 17 | 69.2 | 3 | 6 | 3.49 | 12 |
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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| Lynn Nelson | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3.21 | 20 |
| Roy Henshaw | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.19 | 16 |
| Leroy Herrmann | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.57 | 4 |
| Beryl Richmond | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 2 |
| Carroll Yerkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Jack Lelivelt |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles[2]
References
- ↑ Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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