1933 Chicago Cubs

86-68 • .558 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1933 Chicago Cubs went 86-68 (.558) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 646 runs, allowed 536, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Babe Herman (16 HR, 93 RBI) and Guy Bush (20-12, 2.75 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

86 Wins
68 Losses
.558 Win %
3rd Rank
646 R 536 RA
Diff +110

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646 Runs Scored
536 Runs Allowed
+110 Run Diff
778K Attendance

📈 vs. 1933 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 2% above the 1933 league average (.266)
OBP .324 2% above the 1933 league average (.317)
SLG .379 5% above the 1933 league average (.362)
Team ERA 2.93 12% better than the 1933 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 646 5% above the 1933 league average (614 R)

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 778,800
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Avg per Game 9,858

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1933

Batting Avg

1 Stan Hack 0.350 2 Riggs Stephenson 0.329 3 Kiki Cuyler 0.317 4 Lon Warneke 0.300 5 Harvey Hendrick 0.291

Home Runs

1 Gabby Hartnett 16 2 Babe Herman 16 3 Frank Demaree 6 4 Kiki Cuyler 5 5 Billy Jurges 5

RBI

1 Babe Herman 93 2 Gabby Hartnett 88 3 Frank Demaree 51 4 Riggs Stephenson 51 5 Billy Jurges 50
1933 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Herman 153 619 82 173 35 2 0 44 45 34 5 0.279
Frank Demaree 134 515 68 140 24 6 6 51 22 42 4 0.272
Babe Herman 137 508 77 147 36 12 16 93 50 57 6 0.289
Gabby Hartnett 140 490 55 135 21 4 16 88 37 51 1 0.276
Billy Jurges 143 487 49 131 17 6 5 50 26 39 3 0.269
Woody English 105 398 54 104 19 2 3 41 53 44 5 0.261
Charlie Grimm 107 384 38 95 15 2 3 37 23 15 1 0.247
Riggs Stephenson 97 346 45 114 17 4 4 51 34 16 5 0.329
Kiki Cuyler 70 262 37 83 13 3 5 35 21 29 4 0.317
Mark Koenig 80 218 32 62 12 1 3 25 15 9 5 0.284
Harvey Hendrick 69 189 30 55 13 3 4 23 13 17 4 0.291
Lon Warneke 39 100 9 30 6 1 2 13 3 13 0 0.300
Gilly Campbell 46 89 11 25 3 1 1 10 7 4 0 0.281
Guy Bush 41 88 4 11 4 0 0 3 8 16 0 0.125
Charlie Root 35 85 1 8 3 0 0 0 4 22 0 0.094
Jim Mosolf 31 82 13 22 5 1 1 9 5 8 0 0.268
Taylor Douthit 27 71 8 16 5 0 0 5 11 7 2 0.225
Bud Tinning 32 67 3 14 2 0 0 10 1 17 0 0.209
Pat Malone 31 63 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 0.159
Stan Hack 20 60 10 21 3 1 1 2 8 3 4 0.350
Dolph Camilli 16 58 8 13 2 1 2 7 4 11 3 0.224
Lynn Nelson 29 21 5 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0.238
Burleigh Grimes 17 20 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0.150
Zack Taylor 16 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roy Henshaw 21 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Babe Phelps 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.286
Leroy Herrmann 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Beryl Richmond 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carroll Yerkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1933

ERA

1 Lon Warneke 2.00 2 Charlie Root 2.60 3 Guy Bush 2.75 4 Bud Tinning 3.18 5 Lynn Nelson 3.21

Wins

1 Guy Bush 20 2 Lon Warneke 18 3 Charlie Root 15 4 Bud Tinning 13 5 Pat Malone 10

Strikeouts

1 Lon Warneke 133 2 Charlie Root 86 3 Guy Bush 84 4 Pat Malone 72 5 Bud Tinning 59
1933 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lon Warneke 18 13 2.00 36 34 1 287.1 262 64 75 133
Guy Bush 20 12 2.75 41 32 2 259.0 261 79 68 84
Charlie Root 15 10 2.60 35 30 0 242.1 232 70 61 86
Pat Malone 10 14 3.91 31 26 0 186.1 186 81 59 72
Bud Tinning 13 6 3.18 32 21 1 175.1 169 62 60 59
Lynn Nelson 5 5 3.21 24 3 1 75.2 65 27 30 20
Burleigh Grimes 3 6 3.49 17 7 3 69.2 71 27 29 12
Roy Henshaw 2 1 4.19 21 0 0 38.2 32 18 20 16
Leroy Herrmann 0 1 5.57 9 1 1 21.0 26 13 8 4
Beryl Richmond 0 0 1.93 4 0 0 4.2 10 1 2 2
Carroll Yerkes 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (29)

Guy Bush Dolph Camilli Gilly Campbell Kiki Cuyler Frank Demaree Taylor Douthit Woody English Burleigh Grimes Charlie Grimm Stan Hack Gabby Hartnett Harvey Hendrick +17 more

29 players

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The 1933 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1933 Chicago Cubs won 86 games and lost 68, ending up 3rd in the NL. With 646 runs scored and 536 given up, the 1933 differential was +110. Against a league average of .266, the 1933 Chicago Cubs batted .270. Pitchers allowed 2.93 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.34. The 646 runs scored compare with a league average of 614 per club, 5% more.

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 778,800 for the year. Babe Herman topped the Chicago Cubs with 16 home runs. Billy Herman collected the most hits, 173. Guy Bush led the pitchers with 20 wins. Lon Warneke struck out 133, the most on the club. The 1933 roster runs to 29 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1933 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1933 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1933 Chicago Cubs finished 86-68 (.558 win pct).
Who led the 1933 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Gabby Hartnett led the 1933 Chicago Cubs with 16 home runs.
What was the 1933 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1933 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 2.93.
Did the 1933 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1933 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1933 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1933 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1933 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Herman (16 HR, 93 RBI) and Guy Bush (20-12, 2.75 ERA).
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