1933 St. Louis Cardinals season
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Record | 82–71 (.536) |
League place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
Manager(s) | Gabby Street, Frankie Frisch |
Local radio |
KMOX/KWK (France Laux) |
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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
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 | — |
Notable transactions
- July 26, 1933: Rogers Hornsby was released by the Cardinals.[1]
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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2B | Frisch, FrankieFrankie Frisch | 147 | 585 | 177 | .303 | 4 | 66 |
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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Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby | 46 | 83 | 27 | .325 | 2 | 21 |
Moore, GeneGene Moore | 11 | 38 | 15 | .395 | 0 | 8 |
Lewis, BillBill Lewis | 15 | 35 | 14 | .400 | 1 | 8 |
Pepper, RayRay Pepper | 3 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 1 | 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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Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean | 48 | 293 | 20 | 18 | 3.04 | 199 |
Carleton, TexTex Carleton | 44 | 277 | 17 | 11 | 3.38 | 147 |
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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Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4.24 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 2 Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007