1933 St. Louis Browns

55-96 • .364 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1933 St. Louis Browns went 55-96 (.364) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 669 runs, allowed 820, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Bruce Campbell (16 HR, 106 RBI) and George Blaeholder (15-19, 4.72 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

55 Wins
96 Losses
.364 Win %
8th Rank
669 R 820 RA
Diff -151

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669 Runs Scored
820 Runs Allowed
-151 Run Diff
158K Attendance

📈 vs. 1933 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 7% below the 1933 league average (.272)
OBP .321 6% below the 1933 league average (.342)
SLG .359 8% below the 1933 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.82 13% worse than the 1933 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 669 12% below the 1933 league average (760 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 158,200
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Avg per Game 2,054

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1933

Batting Avg

1 Debs Garms 0.317 2 Sam West 0.300 3 Oscar Melillo 0.292 4 Jack Burns 0.288 5 Carl Reynolds 0.286

Home Runs

1 Bruce Campbell 16 2 Sam West 11 3 Carl Reynolds 8 4 Jack Burns 7 5 Ted Gullic 5

RBI

1 Bruce Campbell 106 2 Oscar Melillo 79 3 Jack Burns 71 4 Carl Reynolds 71 5 Sam West 48
1933 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bruce Campbell 148 567 87 157 38 8 16 106 69 77 10 0.277
Jack Burns 144 556 89 160 43 4 7 71 56 51 11 0.288
Jim Levey 141 529 43 103 10 4 2 36 26 68 4 0.195
Sam West 133 517 93 155 25 12 11 48 59 49 10 0.300
Oscar Melillo 132 496 50 145 23 6 3 79 29 18 12 0.292
Carl Reynolds 135 475 81 136 26 14 8 71 49 25 5 0.286
Art Scharein 123 471 49 96 13 3 0 26 41 21 7 0.204
Ted Gullic 104 304 34 74 18 3 5 35 15 38 3 0.243
Merv Shea 94 279 26 73 11 1 1 27 43 26 2 0.262
Lin Storti 70 210 26 41 7 4 3 21 25 31 2 0.195
Debs Garms 78 189 35 60 10 2 4 24 30 21 2 0.317
Bump Hadley 45 109 3 17 2 0 0 8 8 17 0 0.156
Rollie Hemsley 32 95 7 23 2 1 1 15 11 12 0 0.242
George Blaeholder 38 77 6 14 1 0 0 6 9 23 1 0.182
Rick Ferrell 22 72 8 18 2 0 1 5 12 4 2 0.250
Ed Wells 38 71 5 14 2 0 0 4 3 11 0 0.197
Muddy Ruel 36 63 13 12 2 0 0 8 24 4 0 0.190
Rollie Stiles 31 33 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 19 0 0.061
Sam Gray 38 32 4 7 2 1 0 0 3 5 1 0.219
Jack Crouch 19 30 1 5 0 0 1 5 2 6 0 0.167
Dick Coffman 21 27 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 14 0 0.037
Wally Hebert 33 23 3 9 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 0.391
Jack Knott 20 23 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.304
Hank McDonald 25 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Lloyd Brown 8 11 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.273
Rogers Hornsby 11 9 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0.333
Garland Braxton 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1933

ERA

1 Bump Hadley 3.92 2 Sam Gray 4.10 3 Ed Wells 4.20 4 George Blaeholder 4.72 5 Jack Knott 5.01

Wins

1 George Blaeholder 15 2 Bump Hadley 15 3 Sam Gray 7 4 Ed Wells 6 5 Wally Hebert 4

Strikeouts

1 Bump Hadley 149 2 George Blaeholder 63 3 Ed Wells 58 4 Sam Gray 36 5 Rollie Stiles 29
1933 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bump Hadley 15 20 3.92 45 36 3 316.2 309 138 141 149
George Blaeholder 15 19 4.72 38 36 0 255.2 283 134 69 63
Ed Wells 6 14 4.20 36 22 1 203.2 230 95 63 58
Rollie Stiles 3 7 5.01 31 9 1 115.0 154 64 47 29
Sam Gray 7 4 4.10 38 6 4 112.0 131 51 45 36
Wally Hebert 4 6 5.30 33 10 0 88.1 114 52 35 19
Jack Knott 1 8 5.01 20 9 0 82.2 88 46 33 19
Dick Coffman 3 7 5.89 21 13 1 81.0 114 53 39 19
Hank McDonald 0 4 8.64 25 5 0 58.1 83 56 34 22
Lloyd Brown 1 6 7.15 8 6 0 39.0 57 31 17 7
Garland Braxton 0 1 9.72 5 1 0 8.1 11 9 8 5

👥 Roster (27)

George Blaeholder Garland Braxton Lloyd Brown Jack Burns Bruce Campbell Dick Coffman Jack Crouch Rick Ferrell Debs Garms Sam Gray Ted Gullic Bump Hadley +15 more

27 players

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The 1933 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1933 St. Louis Browns finished 55-96, a .364 winning percentage, placing 8th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 669 runs and allowed 820, a run differential of -151. The team batting average of .252 was 7% below the 1933 league mark of .272. The staff ERA of 4.82 was 13% worse than the league average of 4.28. Measured against the 760-run league average, the offense was 12% behind.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 158,200 for the year. Bruce Campbell topped the St. Louis Browns with 16 home runs. The hits leader was Jack Burns with 160. On the mound, George Blaeholder won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Bump Hadley with 149. The 1933 roster runs to 27 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1933 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1933 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1933 St. Louis Browns finished 55-96 (.364 win pct).
Who led the 1933 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Bruce Campbell led the 1933 St. Louis Browns with 16 home runs.
What was the 1933 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1933 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.82.
Did the 1933 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1933 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1933 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1933 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1933 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bruce Campbell (16 HR, 106 RBI) and George Blaeholder (15-19, 4.72 ERA).
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