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1933 Washington Senators

99-53 • .651 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1933 Washington Senators went 99-53 (.651) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 850 runs, allowed 665, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Joe Kuhel (11 HR, 107 RBI) and General Crowder (24-15, 3.97 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

99 Wins
53 Losses
.651 Win %
1st Rank
850 R 665 RA
Diff +185

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⚡ Quick Stats

850 Runs Scored
665 Runs Allowed
+185 Run Diff
426K Attendance

📈 vs. 1933 AL Average

Batting Avg .287 5% above the 1933 league average (.272)
OBP .352 3% above the 1933 league average (.342)
SLG .401 3% above the 1933 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.82 11% better than the 1933 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 850 12% above the 1933 league average (760 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 426,500
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Avg per Game 5,611

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1933

Batting Avg

1 Heinie Manush 0.336 2 Joe Kuhel 0.322 3 Joe Cronin 0.309 4 Buddy Myer 0.302 5 Goose Goslin 0.297

Home Runs

1 Joe Kuhel 11 2 Goose Goslin 10 3 Ossie Bluege 6 4 Joe Cronin 5 5 Dave Harris 5

RBI

1 Joe Cronin 118 2 Joe Kuhel 107 3 Heinie Manush 95 4 Fred Schulte 87 5 Ossie Bluege 71
1933 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Heinie Manush 153 658 115 221 32 17 5 95 36 18 6 0.336
Joe Cronin 152 602 89 186 45 11 5 118 87 49 5 0.309
Joe Kuhel 153 602 89 194 34 10 11 107 59 48 17 0.322
Fred Schulte 144 550 98 162 30 7 5 87 61 27 10 0.295
Goose Goslin 132 549 97 163 35 10 10 64 42 32 5 0.297
Buddy Myer 131 530 95 160 29 15 4 61 60 29 6 0.302
Ossie Bluege 140 501 63 131 14 0 6 71 55 34 6 0.261
Luke Sewell 141 474 65 125 30 4 2 61 48 24 7 0.264
Dave Harris 82 177 33 46 9 2 5 38 25 26 3 0.260
Bob Boken 55 133 19 37 5 2 3 26 9 16 0 0.278
Earl Whitehill 40 108 7 24 2 1 0 11 6 14 0 0.222
General Crowder 52 102 7 19 3 0 0 7 9 8 0 0.186
Sam Rice 73 85 19 25 4 3 1 12 2 7 0 0.294
Lefty Stewart 35 77 9 11 1 2 0 4 12 9 0 0.143
Moe Berg 40 65 8 12 3 0 2 9 4 5 0 0.185
Monte Weaver 23 56 6 7 1 0 0 4 2 14 0 0.125
Cecil Travis 18 43 7 13 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.302
Tommy Thomas 35 42 5 10 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.238
John Kerr 28 40 5 8 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.200
Cliff Bolton 33 39 4 16 1 1 0 6 6 3 0 0.410
Jack Russell 50 34 5 5 0 0 0 3 3 13 0 0.147
Bobby Burke 25 17 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.235
Bill McAfee 27 15 2 4 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 0.267
Ed Linke 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Alex McColl 4 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.333
Ray Prim 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Chapman 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nick Altrock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bud Thomas 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1933

ERA

1 Jack Russell 2.69 2 Bobby Burke 3.23 3 Monte Weaver 3.25 4 Earl Whitehill 3.33 5 Lefty Stewart 3.82

Wins

1 General Crowder 24 2 Earl Whitehill 22 3 Lefty Stewart 15 4 Jack Russell 12 5 Monte Weaver 10

Strikeouts

1 General Crowder 110 2 Earl Whitehill 96 3 Lefty Stewart 69 4 Monte Weaver 45 5 Tommy Thomas 35
1933 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
General Crowder 24 15 3.97 52 35 4 299.1 311 132 81 110
Earl Whitehill 22 8 3.33 39 37 1 270.0 271 100 100 96
Lefty Stewart 15 6 3.82 34 31 0 230.2 227 98 60 69
Monte Weaver 10 5 3.25 23 21 0 152.1 147 55 53 45
Tommy Thomas 7 7 4.80 35 14 3 135.0 149 72 49 35
Jack Russell 12 6 2.69 50 3 13 124.0 119 37 32 28
Bobby Burke 4 3 3.23 25 6 0 64.0 64 23 31 28
Bill McAfee 3 2 6.62 27 1 5 53.0 64 39 21 14
Alex McColl 1 0 2.65 4 1 0 17.0 13 5 7 5
Ed Linke 1 0 5.06 3 2 0 16.0 15 9 11 6
Ray Prim 0 1 3.14 2 1 0 14.1 13 5 2 6
Ed Chapman 0 0 8.00 6 1 0 9.0 10 8 2 4
Bud Thomas 0 0 15.75 2 0 0 4.0 11 7 2 1
John Campbell 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NY1 4-1

👥 Roster (30)

Nick Altrock Moe Berg Ossie Bluege Bob Boken Cliff Bolton Bobby Burke John Campbell Ed Chapman Joe Cronin General Crowder Goose Goslin Dave Harris +18 more

30 players

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The 1933 Washington Senators in brief

The 1933 Washington Senators won 99 games and lost 53, ending up 1st in the AL. In 1933 the franchise won the pennant. Runs came in at 850 scored against 665 allowed (+185). Against a league average of .272, the 1933 Washington Senators batted .287. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.82 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.28.

Griffith Stadium I was home in 1933, drawing a total attendance of 426,500. For power, Joe Kuhel led the way with 11 homers. Joe Cronin led in RBI with 118. On the mound, General Crowder won 24 games to lead the staff. Jack Russell closed out 13 saves. The World Series ended in a loss against NY1 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1933 Washington Senators

What was the 1933 Washington Senators record?
The 1933 Washington Senators finished 99-53 (.651 win pct).
How did the 1933 Washington Senators finish?
The 1933 Washington Senators finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1933 Washington Senators in home runs?
Joe Kuhel led the 1933 Washington Senators with 11 home runs.
What was the 1933 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1933 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.82.
Did the 1933 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1933 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1933 Washington Senators play?
The 1933 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
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