1933 Philadelphia Athletics

79-72 • .523 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics went 79-72 (.523) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 875 runs, allowed 853, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Jimmie Foxx (48 HR, 163 RBI) and Lefty Grove (24-8, 3.20 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

79 Wins
72 Losses
.523 Win %
3rd Rank
875 R 853 RA
Diff +22

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875 Runs Scored
853 Runs Allowed
+22 Run Diff
372K Attendance

📈 vs. 1933 AL Average

Batting Avg .284 5% above the 1933 league average (.272)
OBP .361 6% above the 1933 league average (.342)
SLG .440 13% above the 1933 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.81 12% worse than the 1933 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 875 15% above the 1933 league average (760 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 372,200
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Avg per Game 4,897

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1933

Batting Avg

1 Jimmie Foxx 0.356 2 Mickey Cochrane 0.322 3 Pinky Higgins 0.314 4 Doc Cramer 0.295 5 Max Bishop 0.294

Home Runs

1 Jimmie Foxx 48 2 Bob Johnson 21 3 Mickey Cochrane 15 4 Pinky Higgins 13 5 Dib Williams 11

RBI

1 Jimmie Foxx 163 2 Pinky Higgins 99 3 Bob Johnson 93 4 Doc Cramer 75 5 Dib Williams 73
1933 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doc Cramer 152 661 109 195 27 8 8 75 36 24 5 0.295
Jimmie Foxx 149 573 125 204 37 9 48 163 96 93 2 0.356
Pinky Higgins 152 567 85 178 34 12 13 99 61 53 2 0.314
Bob Johnson 142 535 103 155 44 4 21 93 85 74 8 0.290
Mickey Cochrane 130 429 104 138 30 4 15 60 106 22 8 0.322
Dib Williams 115 408 52 118 20 5 11 73 32 35 1 0.289
Max Bishop 117 391 80 115 27 1 4 42 106 46 1 0.294
Ed Coleman 102 388 48 109 26 3 6 68 19 51 0 0.281
Eric McNair 89 310 57 81 15 4 7 48 15 32 2 0.261
Lou Finney 74 240 26 64 12 2 3 32 13 17 1 0.267
Ed Madjeski 51 142 17 40 4 0 0 17 4 21 0 0.282
Bing Miller 67 120 22 33 7 1 2 17 12 7 4 0.275
Lefty Grove 45 105 9 9 4 0 1 7 4 43 0 0.086
Ed Cihocki 33 97 6 14 2 3 0 9 7 16 0 0.144
Sugar Cain 39 80 3 16 2 0 0 4 2 17 0 0.200
Rube Walberg 41 68 4 9 3 1 0 6 5 10 0 0.132
Roy Mahaffey 33 65 4 14 1 0 0 6 2 23 0 0.215
George Earnshaw 21 44 5 8 1 0 0 2 3 5 0 0.182
Jim Peterson 32 27 3 4 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0.148
Dick Barrett 15 21 5 6 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.286
Tony Freitas 19 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.062
Johnny Marcum 5 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.167
Bobby Coombs 21 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.400
Frankie Hayes 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Zapustas 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Hank McDonald 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bill Dietrich 8 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.333
Tim McKeithan 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Hank Winston 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Gowell Claset 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.500
Emil Roy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1933

ERA

1 Johnny Marcum 1.95 2 Lefty Grove 3.20 3 Sugar Cain 4.25 4 Rube Walberg 4.88 5 Jim Peterson 4.96

Wins

1 Lefty Grove 24 2 Sugar Cain 13 3 Roy Mahaffey 13 4 Rube Walberg 9 5 George Earnshaw 5

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 114 2 Rube Walberg 68 3 Roy Mahaffey 66 4 Sugar Cain 43 5 George Earnshaw 37
1933 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Grove 24 8 3.20 45 28 6 275.1 280 98 83 114
Sugar Cain 13 12 4.25 38 32 1 218.0 244 103 137 43
Rube Walberg 9 13 4.88 40 20 4 201.0 224 109 95 68
Roy Mahaffey 13 10 5.17 33 23 0 179.1 198 103 74 66
George Earnshaw 5 10 5.97 21 18 0 117.2 153 78 58 37
Jim Peterson 2 5 4.96 32 5 0 90.2 114 50 36 18
Dick Barrett 4 4 5.76 15 7 0 70.1 74 45 49 26
Tony Freitas 2 4 7.27 19 9 1 64.1 90 52 24 15
Johnny Marcum 3 2 1.95 5 5 0 37.0 28 8 20 14
Bobby Coombs 0 1 7.47 21 0 2 31.1 47 26 20 8
Bill Dietrich 0 1 5.82 8 1 0 17.0 13 11 19 4
Hank McDonald 1 1 5.11 4 1 0 12.1 14 7 4 1
Gowell Claset 2 0 9.53 8 1 0 11.1 23 12 11 1
Tim McKeithan 1 0 4.00 3 1 0 9.0 10 4 4 3
Hank Winston 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 6.2 7 5 6 2
Emil Roy 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 2.1 4 7 4 3

👥 Roster (31)

Dick Barrett Max Bishop Sugar Cain Ed Cihocki Gowell Claset Mickey Cochrane Ed Coleman Bobby Coombs Doc Cramer Bill Dietrich George Earnshaw Lou Finney +19 more

31 players

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The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

A 79-72 record (.523) put the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 875 for and 853 against. The team batting average of .284 was 5% above the 1933 league mark of .272. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.81 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.28. The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics outscored the average club by 15% (875 against 760).

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 372,200 fans came through the gates. Jimmie Foxx led the club in home runs with 48. Lefty Grove was the top winner, with 24 victories. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club. The 1932 season and the 1934 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics finished 79-72 (.523 win pct).
Who led the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Jimmie Foxx led the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics with 48 home runs.
What was the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.81.
Did the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmie Foxx (48 HR, 163 RBI) and Lefty Grove (24-8, 3.20 ERA).
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