1933 Chicago Cubs season

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.

1933 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago, Illinois
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
ManagersCharlie Grimm
RadioWGN
WBBM
(Pat Flanagan)
WMAQ
WCFL
WIBO
← 1932 Seasons 1934 →

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 91 61 .599 48‍–‍27 43‍–‍34
Pittsburgh Pirates 87 67 .565 5 50‍–‍27 37‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs 86 68 .558 6 56‍–‍23 30‍–‍45
Boston Braves 83 71 .539 9 45‍–‍31 38‍–‍40
St. Louis Cardinals 82 71 .536 47‍–‍30 35‍–‍41
Brooklyn Dodgers 65 88 .425 26½ 36‍–‍41 29‍–‍47
Philadelphia Phillies 60 92 .395 31 32‍–‍40 28‍–‍52
Cincinnati Reds 58 94 .382 33 37‍–‍42 21‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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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1933 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 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

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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
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

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bud Tinning 32 175.1 13 6 3.18 59
Burleigh Grimes 17 69.2 3 6 3.49 12

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
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

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Level Team League Manager
AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Jack Lelivelt

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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