1933 Detroit Tigers season
| 1933 Detroit Tigers | |
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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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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.
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Washington Senators | 99 | 53 | .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 |
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
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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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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| Davis, HarryHarry Davis | 66 | 173 | 37 | .214 | 0 | 14 |
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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| Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges | 33 | 233 | 14 | 12 | 3.09 | 120 |
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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| Auker, EldenElden Auker | 15 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 5.24 | 17 |
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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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