1933 Cleveland Indians

75-76 • .497 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1933 Cleveland Indians went 75-76 (.497) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 654 runs, allowed 669, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Earl Averill (11 HR, 92 RBI) and Oral Hildebrand (16-11, 3.76 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

75 Wins
76 Losses
.497 Win %
4th Rank
654 R 669 RA
Diff -15

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654 Runs Scored
669 Runs Allowed
-15 Run Diff
489K Attendance

📈 vs. 1933 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 4% below the 1933 league average (.272)
OBP .320 6% below the 1933 league average (.342)
SLG .360 8% below the 1933 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.71 13% better than the 1933 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 654 14% below the 1933 league average (760 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 489,200
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Avg per Game 6,353

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1933

Batting Avg

1 Frankie Pytlak 0.310 2 Earl Averill 0.301 3 Willie Kamm 0.282 4 Odell Hale 0.276 5 Johnny Burnett 0.272

Home Runs

1 Earl Averill 11 2 Odell Hale 10 3 Wes Ferrell 7 4 Bill Cissell 6 5 Joe Vosmik 4

RBI

1 Earl Averill 92 2 Odell Hale 64 3 Joe Vosmik 56 4 Harley Boss 53 5 Willie Kamm 47
1933 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earl Averill 151 599 83 180 39 16 11 92 54 29 3 0.301
Dick Porter 132 499 73 133 19 6 0 41 51 42 4 0.267
Willie Kamm 133 447 59 126 17 2 1 47 54 27 6 0.282
Harley Boss 112 438 54 118 17 7 1 53 25 27 2 0.269
Joe Vosmik 119 438 53 115 20 10 4 56 42 13 0 0.263
Bill Cissell 112 409 53 94 21 3 6 33 31 29 6 0.230
Odell Hale 98 351 49 97 19 8 10 64 30 37 2 0.276
Bill Knickerbocker 80 279 20 63 16 3 2 32 11 30 1 0.226
Johnny Burnett 83 261 39 71 11 2 1 29 23 14 3 0.272
Frankie Pytlak 80 248 36 77 10 6 2 33 17 10 3 0.310
Roy Spencer 75 227 26 46 5 2 0 23 23 17 0 0.203
Milt Galatzer 57 160 19 38 2 1 1 17 23 21 2 0.237
Wes Ferrell 61 140 26 38 7 0 7 26 20 22 0 0.271
Ed Morgan 39 121 10 32 3 3 1 13 7 9 1 0.264
Mel Harder 44 84 2 16 3 0 1 5 2 26 0 0.190
Oral Hildebrand 36 84 4 16 0 2 0 10 1 7 0 0.190
Glenn Myatt 40 77 10 18 4 0 0 7 15 8 0 0.234
Johnny Oulliber 22 75 9 20 1 0 0 3 4 5 0 0.267
Clint Brown 34 62 4 9 1 0 0 3 2 6 1 0.145
Monte Pearson 19 50 6 13 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0.260
Mike Powers 24 47 6 13 2 1 0 2 6 6 2 0.277
Hal Trosky 11 44 6 13 1 2 1 8 2 12 0 0.295
Willis Hudlin 34 41 1 6 0 0 1 3 2 13 0 0.146
Sarge Connally 41 26 3 6 1 1 0 2 1 7 0 0.231
Belve Bean 27 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.182
Thornton Lee 3 8 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0.375
Howard Craghead 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1933

ERA

1 Monte Pearson 2.33 2 Mel Harder 2.95 3 Clint Brown 3.41 4 Oral Hildebrand 3.76 5 Willis Hudlin 3.97

Wins

1 Oral Hildebrand 16 2 Mel Harder 15 3 Clint Brown 11 4 Wes Ferrell 11 5 Monte Pearson 10

Strikeouts

1 Oral Hildebrand 90 2 Mel Harder 81 3 Monte Pearson 54 4 Clint Brown 47 5 Willis Hudlin 44
1933 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Harder 15 17 2.95 43 31 4 253.0 254 83 67 81
Oral Hildebrand 16 11 3.76 36 31 0 220.1 205 92 88 90
Wes Ferrell 11 12 4.21 28 26 0 201.0 225 94 70 41
Clint Brown 11 12 3.41 33 23 1 185.0 202 70 34 47
Willis Hudlin 5 13 3.97 34 17 1 147.1 161 65 61 44
Monte Pearson 10 5 2.33 19 16 0 135.1 111 35 55 54
Sarge Connally 5 3 4.89 41 3 1 103.0 112 56 49 30
Belve Bean 1 2 5.25 27 2 0 70.1 80 41 20 41
Howard Craghead 0 0 6.23 11 0 0 17.1 19 12 10 2
Thornton Lee 1 1 4.15 3 2 0 17.1 13 8 11 7

👥 Roster (27)

Earl Averill Belve Bean Harley Boss Clint Brown Johnny Burnett Bill Cissell Sarge Connally Howard Craghead Wes Ferrell Milt Galatzer Odell Hale Mel Harder +15 more

27 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1933 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1933 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1933 Cleveland Indians finished 75-76 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1933 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Earl Averill led the 1933 Cleveland Indians with 11 home runs.
What was the 1933 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1933 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.71.
Did the 1933 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1933 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1933 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1933 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1933 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Earl Averill (11 HR, 92 RBI) and Oral Hildebrand (16-11, 3.76 ERA).
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