1933 Detroit Tigers

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1933 Detroit Tigers went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 722 runs, allowed 733, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Charlie Gehringer (12 HR, 105 RBI) and Firpo Marberry (16-11, 3.29 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
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
722 R 733 RA
Diff -11

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722 Runs Scored
733 Runs Allowed
-11 Run Diff
327K Attendance

📈 vs. 1933 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 1% below the 1933 league average (.272)
OBP .329 4% below the 1933 league average (.342)
SLG .379 3% below the 1933 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.95 8% better than the 1933 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 722 5% below the 1933 league average (760 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 327,400
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Avg per Game 4,197

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1933

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Gehringer 0.325 2 Hank Greenberg 0.301 3 Billy Rogell 0.295 4 Pete Fox 0.288 5 Frank Doljack 0.286

Home Runs

1 Charlie Gehringer 12 2 Hank Greenberg 12 3 John Stone 11 4 Gee Walker 9 5 Pete Fox 7

RBI

1 Charlie Gehringer 105 2 Hank Greenberg 87 3 John Stone 80 4 Marv Owen 65 5 Gee Walker 64
1933 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charlie Gehringer 155 628 103 204 42 6 12 105 68 27 5 0.325
Billy Rogell 155 587 67 173 42 11 0 57 79 33 6 0.295
John Stone 148 574 86 161 33 11 11 80 54 37 1 0.280
Marv Owen 138 550 77 144 24 9 2 65 44 56 2 0.262
Pete Fox 128 535 82 154 26 13 7 57 23 38 9 0.288
Gee Walker 127 483 68 135 29 7 9 64 15 49 26 0.280
Hank Greenberg 117 449 59 135 33 3 12 87 46 78 6 0.301
Ray Hayworth 134 425 37 104 14 3 1 45 35 28 0 0.245
Jo-Jo White 91 234 43 59 9 5 2 34 27 26 5 0.252
Harry Davis 66 173 24 37 8 2 0 14 22 8 2 0.214
Frank Doljack 42 147 18 42 5 2 0 22 14 13 2 0.286
Heinie Schuble 49 96 12 21 4 1 0 6 5 17 2 0.219
Firpo Marberry 37 90 6 11 4 0 0 3 1 20 0 0.122
Tommy Bridges 33 78 5 16 2 2 0 5 7 17 0 0.205
Vic Sorrell 36 74 2 11 1 0 0 3 5 16 0 0.149
Carl Fischer 35 62 1 9 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0.145
Johnny Pasek 28 61 6 15 4 0 0 4 7 7 2 0.246
Schoolboy Rowe 21 50 6 11 1 0 0 6 1 4 0 0.220
Gene Desautels 30 42 5 6 1 0 0 4 4 6 0 0.143
Elon Hogsett 45 38 2 8 0 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.211
Vic Frazier 20 37 3 7 0 0 0 5 3 8 0 0.189
Frank Reiber 13 18 3 5 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0.278
Elden Auker 15 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.118
Billy Rhiel 19 17 1 3 0 1 0 1 5 4 0 0.176
Art Herring 24 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.077
Earl Webb 6 11 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.273
Luke Hamlin 3 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Roxie Lawson 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Whit Wyatt 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bots Nekola 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Uhle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1933

ERA

1 Tommy Bridges 3.09 2 Firpo Marberry 3.29 3 Carl Fischer 3.55 4 Schoolboy Rowe 3.58 5 Vic Sorrell 3.79

Wins

1 Firpo Marberry 16 2 Tommy Bridges 14 3 Carl Fischer 11 4 Vic Sorrell 11 5 Schoolboy Rowe 7

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Bridges 120 2 Carl Fischer 93 3 Firpo Marberry 84 4 Schoolboy Rowe 75 5 Vic Sorrell 75
1933 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Firpo Marberry 16 11 3.29 37 32 2 238.1 232 87 61 84
Tommy Bridges 14 12 3.09 33 28 2 233.0 192 80 110 120
Vic Sorrell 11 15 3.79 36 28 1 232.2 233 98 78 75
Carl Fischer 11 15 3.55 35 22 3 182.2 176 72 84 93
Schoolboy Rowe 7 4 3.58 19 15 0 123.1 129 49 31 75
Elon Hogsett 6 10 4.50 45 2 9 116.0 137 58 56 39
Vic Frazier 5 5 6.64 20 14 0 104.1 129 77 59 26
Art Herring 1 2 3.84 24 3 0 61.0 61 26 20 20
Elden Auker 3 3 5.24 15 6 0 55.0 63 32 25 17
Whit Wyatt 0 1 4.24 10 0 0 17.0 20 8 9 9
Luke Hamlin 1 0 4.86 3 3 0 16.2 20 9 10 10
Roxie Lawson 0 1 7.31 4 2 0 16.0 17 13 17 6
Bots Nekola 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 4 4 1 0
George Uhle 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.2 2 2 0 1

👥 Roster (31)

Elden Auker Tommy Bridges Harry Davis Gene Desautels Frank Doljack Carl Fischer Pete Fox Vic Frazier Charlie Gehringer Hank Greenberg Luke Hamlin Ray Hayworth +19 more

31 players

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The 1933 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1933 the Detroit Tigers posted a 75-79 mark (.487) and finished 5th in the AL. The run column shows 722 for and 733 against. The team batting average of .268 was 1% below the 1933 league mark of .272. The staff ERA of 3.95 was 8% better than the league average of 4.28. The 1933 Detroit Tigers scored 5% fewer runs than the average club (722 against 760).

Home games were played at Navin Field, where 327,400 fans came through the gates. Charlie Gehringer led the club in home runs with 12. Firpo Marberry led the pitchers with 16 wins. The strikeout leader was Tommy Bridges with 120. In all, the roster shows 31 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1932 season and the 1934 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1933 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1933 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1933 Detroit Tigers finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1933 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Charlie Gehringer led the 1933 Detroit Tigers with 12 home runs.
What was the 1933 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1933 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.95.
Did the 1933 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1933 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1933 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1933 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1933 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Gehringer (12 HR, 105 RBI) and Firpo Marberry (16-11, 3.29 ERA).
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