1933 Pittsburgh Pirates

87-67 • .565 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates went 87-67 (.565) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 667 runs, allowed 619, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Gus Suhr (10 HR, 75 RBI) and Larry French (18-13, 2.72 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
2nd Rank
667 R 619 RA
Diff +48

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667 Runs Scored
619 Runs Allowed
+48 Run Diff
321K Attendance

📈 vs. 1933 NL Average

Batting Avg .285 7% above the 1933 league average (.266)
OBP .332 5% above the 1933 league average (.317)
SLG .383 6% above the 1933 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.27 2% better than the 1933 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 667 9% above the 1933 league average (614 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 321,200
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Avg per Game 4,171

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1933

Batting Avg

1 Tony Piet 0.323 2 Arky Vaughan 0.314 3 Tommy Thevenow 0.312 4 Freddie Lindstrom 0.310 5 Paul Waner 0.309

Home Runs

1 Gus Suhr 10 2 Arky Vaughan 9 3 Paul Waner 7 4 Freddie Lindstrom 5 5 Earl Grace 3

RBI

1 Arky Vaughan 97 2 Pie Traynor 82 3 Gus Suhr 75 4 Paul Waner 70 5 Freddie Lindstrom 55
1933 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pie Traynor 154 624 85 190 27 6 1 82 35 24 5 0.304
Paul Waner 154 618 101 191 38 16 7 70 60 20 3 0.309
Arky Vaughan 152 573 85 180 29 19 9 97 64 23 3 0.314
Gus Suhr 154 566 72 151 31 11 10 75 72 52 2 0.267
Freddie Lindstrom 138 538 70 167 39 10 5 55 33 22 1 0.310
Lloyd Waner 121 500 59 138 14 5 0 26 22 8 3 0.276
Tony Piet 107 362 45 117 21 5 1 42 19 28 12 0.323
Earl Grace 93 291 22 84 13 1 3 44 26 23 0 0.289
Tommy Thevenow 73 253 20 79 5 1 0 34 3 5 2 0.312
Woody Jensen 70 196 29 58 7 3 0 15 8 2 1 0.296
Adam Comorosky 64 162 18 46 8 1 1 15 4 9 2 0.284
Hal Finney 56 133 17 31 4 1 1 18 3 19 0 0.233
Larry French 47 101 7 15 0 2 0 8 5 17 0 0.149
Tom Padden 30 90 5 19 2 0 0 8 2 6 0 0.211
Bill Swift 37 82 10 20 4 0 0 4 0 14 0 0.244
Heinie Meine 32 75 5 13 1 0 0 4 1 12 0 0.173
Steve Swetonic 31 55 3 11 0 2 0 4 1 7 0 0.200
Val Picinich 16 52 6 13 4 0 1 7 5 10 0 0.250
Hal Smith 28 47 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 15 0 0.128
Waite Hoyt 36 32 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0.156
Ralph Birkofer 9 22 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.318
Leon Chagnon 39 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.048
Pep Young 25 20 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.300
Bill Harris 31 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Ray Kremer 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Brubaker 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Nonnenkamp 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Clise Dudley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1933

ERA

1 Ralph Birkofer 2.31 2 Larry French 2.72 3 Hal Smith 2.86 4 Waite Hoyt 2.92 5 Bill Swift 3.13

Wins

1 Larry French 18 2 Heinie Meine 15 3 Bill Swift 14 4 Steve Swetonic 12 5 Hal Smith 8

Strikeouts

1 Larry French 88 2 Bill Swift 64 3 Heinie Meine 50 4 Waite Hoyt 44 5 Hal Smith 40
1933 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry French 18 13 2.72 47 35 1 291.1 290 88 55 88
Bill Swift 14 10 3.13 37 29 0 218.1 214 76 36 64
Heinie Meine 15 8 3.65 32 29 0 207.1 227 84 50 50
Steve Swetonic 12 12 3.50 31 21 0 164.2 166 64 64 37
Hal Smith 8 7 2.86 28 19 1 145.0 149 46 31 40
Waite Hoyt 5 7 2.92 36 8 4 117.0 118 38 19 44
Leon Chagnon 6 4 3.69 39 5 1 100.0 100 41 17 35
Bill Harris 4 4 3.22 31 0 5 58.2 68 21 14 19
Ralph Birkofer 4 2 2.31 9 8 0 50.2 43 13 17 20
Ray Kremer 1 0 10.35 7 0 0 20.0 36 23 9 4
Clise Dudley 0 0 135.00 1 0 0 0.1 6 5 1 0

👥 Roster (28)

Ralph Birkofer Bill Brubaker Leon Chagnon Adam Comorosky Clise Dudley Hal Finney Larry French Earl Grace Bill Harris Waite Hoyt Woody Jensen Ray Kremer +16 more

28 players

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The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 87-67 record (.565) put the 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 667 for and 619 against. The team batting average of .285 was 7% above the 1933 league mark of .266. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.27 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.34. The 667 runs scored compare with a league average of 614 per club, 9% more.

The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 321,200 in attendance, about 4,171 a game. Gus Suhr led the club in home runs with 10. Arky Vaughan led in RBI with 97. Paul Waner collected the most hits, 191. On the mound, Larry French won 18 games to lead the staff. The 1933 roster runs to 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Gus Suhr led the 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates with 10 home runs.
What was the 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.27.
Did the 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gus Suhr (10 HR, 75 RBI) and Larry French (18-13, 2.72 ERA).
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