1933 Philadelphia Athletics season

1933 Philadelphia Athletics
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
Location
	Shibe Park (since 1909);
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1901);
Other information
Owner(s)	Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe
Manager(s)	Connie Mack
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The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 79 wins and 72 losses. Jimmie Foxx became the first player to win two American League MVP Awards.^[1]

Regular season

August 14, 1933: Jimmie Foxx hit for the cycle. Part of the cycle included hitting a grand slam.^[2] During a two week span, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Pinky Higgins all hit for the cycle during the season.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Washington Senators	99	63	.651	--
New York Yankees	91	59	.607	7
Philadelphia Athletics	79	72	.523	19½
Cleveland Indians	75	76	.497	23½
Detroit Tigers	75	79	.487	25
Chicago White Sox	67	83	.447	31
Boston Red Sox	63	86	.423	34½
St. Louis Browns	55	96	.364	43½

Roster

1933 Philadelphia Athletics

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Connie Mack

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Cochrane, MickeyMickey Cochrane	130	429	138	.322	15	60
1B	Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx	149	573	204	.356	48	163
3B	Higgins, PinkyPinky Higgins	152	567	178	.314	13	99
OF	Johnson, BobBob Johnson	142	535	155	.290	21	93

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Madjeski, EdEd Madjeski	51	142	40	.282	0	17

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cain, SugarSugar Cain	38	218	13	12	4.25	43

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Barrett, DickDick Barrett	15	70.1	4	4	5.76	26

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Claset, GowellGowell Claset	8	2	0	0	9.53	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

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References

^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

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[1] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[2] ttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml

[3] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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