1933 Boston Braves

83-71 • .539 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1933 Boston Braves went 83-71 (.539) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 552 runs, allowed 531, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Wally Berger (27 HR, 106 RBI) and Ben Cantwell (20-10, 2.62 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
71 Losses
.539 Win %
4th Rank
552 R 531 RA
Diff +21

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552 Runs Scored
531 Runs Allowed
+21 Run Diff
666K Attendance

📈 vs. 1933 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 5% below the 1933 league average (.266)
OBP .298 6% below the 1933 league average (.317)
SLG .345 5% below the 1933 league average (.362)
Team ERA 2.96 11% better than the 1933 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 552 10% below the 1933 league average (614 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 666,100
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Avg per Game 8,650

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1933

Batting Avg

1 Wally Berger 0.312 2 Ed Brandt 0.309 3 Randy Moore 0.302 4 Buck Jordan 0.286 5 Shanty Hogan 0.253

Home Runs

1 Wally Berger 27 2 Randy Moore 8 3 Pinky Whitney 8 4 Buck Jordan 4 5 Shanty Hogan 3

RBI

1 Wally Berger 106 2 Randy Moore 70 3 Pinky Whitney 49 4 Buck Jordan 46 5 Rabbit Maranville 38
1933 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buck Jordan 152 588 77 168 29 9 4 46 34 22 4 0.286
Billy Urbanski 144 566 65 142 21 4 0 35 33 48 4 0.251
Wally Berger 137 528 84 165 37 8 27 106 41 77 2 0.312
Randy Moore 135 497 64 150 23 7 8 70 40 16 3 0.302
Rabbit Maranville 143 478 46 104 15 4 0 38 36 34 2 0.218
Pinky Whitney 100 382 42 94 17 2 8 49 25 23 2 0.246
Shanty Hogan 96 328 15 83 7 0 3 30 13 9 0 0.253
Hal Lee 88 312 32 69 15 9 1 28 18 26 1 0.221
Joe Mowry 86 249 25 55 8 5 0 20 15 22 1 0.221
Al Spohrer 67 184 11 46 6 1 1 12 11 13 3 0.250
Fritz Knothe 44 158 15 36 5 2 1 6 13 25 1 0.228
Dick Gyselman 58 155 10 37 6 2 0 12 7 21 0 0.239
Ed Brandt 47 97 9 30 4 0 0 6 4 7 0 0.309
Tommy Thompson 24 97 6 18 1 0 0 6 4 6 0 0.186
Ben Cantwell 49 85 9 12 2 1 0 7 4 10 0 0.141
Wes Schulmerich 29 85 10 21 6 1 1 13 5 10 0 0.247
Fred Frankhouse 43 80 9 19 4 0 0 5 3 5 0 0.237
Huck Betts 35 76 3 17 1 0 0 5 2 7 0 0.224
Pinky Hargrave 45 73 5 13 0 0 0 6 5 7 1 0.178
Red Worthington 17 45 3 7 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.156
Tom Zachary 27 42 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 15 0 0.119
Dutch Holland 13 31 3 8 3 0 0 3 3 8 1 0.258
Earl Clark 7 23 3 8 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.348
Leo Mangum 25 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Bob Smith 14 20 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.200
Horace Ford 5 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.067
Socks Seibold 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.111
Ed Fallenstein 11 8 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.375
Ray Starr 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.143
Bob Brown 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Wright 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1933

ERA

1 Ed Brandt 2.60 2 Ben Cantwell 2.62 3 Huck Betts 2.79 4 Fred Frankhouse 3.16 5 Bob Smith 3.22

Wins

1 Ben Cantwell 20 2 Ed Brandt 18 3 Fred Frankhouse 16 4 Huck Betts 11 5 Tom Zachary 7

Strikeouts

1 Ed Brandt 104 2 Fred Frankhouse 83 3 Ben Cantwell 57 4 Huck Betts 40 5 Leo Mangum 28
1933 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Brandt 18 14 2.60 41 32 4 287.2 256 83 77 104
Ben Cantwell 20 10 2.62 40 29 2 254.2 242 74 54 57
Fred Frankhouse 16 15 3.16 43 30 2 244.2 249 86 77 83
Huck Betts 11 11 2.79 35 26 4 242.0 225 75 55 40
Tom Zachary 7 9 3.53 26 20 2 125.0 134 49 35 22
Leo Mangum 4 3 3.32 25 5 0 84.0 93 31 11 28
Bob Smith 4 3 3.22 14 4 1 58.2 68 21 7 16
Socks Seibold 1 4 3.68 11 5 1 36.2 43 15 14 10
Ed Fallenstein 2 1 3.60 9 4 0 35.0 43 14 13 5
Ray Starr 0 1 3.86 9 1 0 28.0 32 12 9 15
Bob Brown 0 0 2.70 5 0 0 6.2 6 2 3 3

👥 Roster (31)

Wally Berger Huck Betts Ed Brandt Bob Brown Ben Cantwell Earl Clark Ed Fallenstein Horace Ford Fred Frankhouse Dick Gyselman Pinky Hargrave Shanty Hogan +19 more

31 players

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The 1933 Boston Braves in brief

In 1933 the Boston Braves posted a 83-71 mark (.539) and finished 4th in the NL. The run column shows 552 for and 531 against. The team batting average of .251 was 5% below the 1933 league mark of .266. The Boston Braves staff finished with a 2.96 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.34. The 1933 Boston Braves scored 10% fewer runs than the average club (552 against 614).

Braves Field was home in 1933, drawing a total attendance of 666,100. Wally Berger led the club in home runs with 27. The hits leader was Buck Jordan with 168. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ben Cantwell (20). Ed Brandt struck out 104, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1933 Boston Braves

What was the 1933 Boston Braves record?
The 1933 Boston Braves finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1933 Boston Braves in home runs?
Wally Berger led the 1933 Boston Braves with 27 home runs.
What was the 1933 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1933 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 2.96.
Did the 1933 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1933 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1933 Boston Braves play?
The 1933 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1933 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Berger (27 HR, 106 RBI) and Ben Cantwell (20-10, 2.62 ERA).
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