1933 Cincinnati Reds season
1933 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Redland Field | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Owners | Sidney Weil | |
General managers | Larry MacPhail | |
Managers | Donie Bush | |
Radio | WFBE (Harry Hartman, Sidney Ten-Eyck) WKRC (C.O. "Oatmeal" Brown) WSAI | |
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The 1933 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 58–94, 33 games behind the New York Giants.
Offseason
The Reds hired Larry MacPhail as chief executive and general manager during the off-season. MacPhail had previously purchased an interest in the Columbus Red Birds, a minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals before being hired by the Reds after being recommended for the position by Cardinals general manager Branch Rickey.
Following two consecutive last place finishes with a combined record of 177-285, the Reds replaced manager
On November 30, the Reds traded away outfielder Babe Herman to the Chicago Cubs, getting pitcher Bob Smith, catcher Rollie Hemsley, outfielder Johnny Moore and outfielder Lance Richbourg.[2] Smith had a 4-3 record with a 4.61 ERA in 34 games with the Cubs in 1932. Hemsley split the 1932 season between the Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, batting .289 with three home runs and 32 RBI in 76 games split between the two clubs. Moore had a .305 batting average with 13 home runs and 64 RBI in 119 games, and Richbourg hit .257 with a home run and 21 RBI in 44 games.
On December 17, Cincinnati and the
The Reds sold pitcher Al Eckert and outfielder Lance Richbourg to the St. Louis Cardinals on January 3, then on January 23, the Reds sold infielder Wally Gilbert to the Cardinals.
On February 4, the Reds purchased outfielder
Regular season
The rebuilding Reds got off to a mediocre start to the season, going 8-8 in their first 16 games to sit in a tie for third place, 4.5 games behind the pennant leading
The Reds made a trade on May 7, trading shortstop Leo Durocher and pitchers Dutch Henry and Jack Ogden to the St. Louis Cardinals for infielder Sparky Adams and pitchers Paul Derringer and Allyn Stout. At the time of the trade, Adams was hitting .167 in eight games with the Cardinals. In 1931, Adams led the National League with 46 doubles. Derringer was 0-2 with a 4.24 ERA in three games with St. Louis in 1933. In 1931, Derringer was 18-8 with a league best .692 winning percentage with the Cardinals. Stout had appeared in one game with St. Louis, pitching a scoreless two innings. In 1931, Stout went 6-0 with a 4.21 ERA in 30 games.
Cincinnati continued to hover around the .500 mark through the middle of June, as after a 6-5 win over the
As the season went on, the losses continued to pile on, as the Reds finished in last place for the third consecutive season with a record of 58-94, 33 games behind the pennant winning
Outfielder Chick Hafey led the team with a .303 batting average, while hitting seven home runs and 62 RBI in 144 games. Hafey led Cincinnati with 172 hits. First baseman Jim Bottomley hit .250 with a team high 13 home runs and 83 RBI in 145 games, his first season with the club. Catcher Ernie Lombardi hit .283 with four home runs and 47 RBI in 107 games.
Paul Derringer, who was acquired early in the season in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, had a record of 7-25 with a team best 3.23 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 33 games. Derringer, who lost two games with St. Louis, led the National League with 27 losses in 1933. Red Lucas went 10-16 with a 3.40 ERA while throwing a team high 21 complete games, while Larry Benton tied Lucas for the team lead in wins, as he was 10-11 with a 3.71 ERA in 34 games. Eppa Rixey had a record of 6-3 with a 3.15 ERA in 16 games as a 42 year old.
Season standings
National League | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 91 | 61 | 0.599 | — | 48–27 | 43–34 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 5 | 50–27 | 37–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 6 | 56–23 | 30–45 |
Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 9 | 45–31 | 38–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 9½ | 47–30 | 35–41 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | 88 | 0.425 | 26½ | 36–41 | 29–47 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 60 | 92 | 0.395 | 31 | 32–40 | 28–52 |
Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 94 | 0.382 | 33 | 37–42 | 21–52 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 13–9–1 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 15–7 | |||||
Brooklyn | 9–13–1 | — | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 8–14–2 | 13–9 | 7–15 | 9–12 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–12 | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | — | 4–17 | 7–14 | 7–15 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 10–12–1 | 14–8–2 | 13–9 | 17–4 | — | 15–6 | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 14–7 | 6–15 | — | 7–15 | 6–16 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–13 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7 | — | 14–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 12–9 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 16–6 | 8–14 | — |
Notable transactions
- July 31, 1933: Bob Smith was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Boston Braves.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Ernie Lombardi | 107 | 350 | 99 | .283 | 4 | 47 |
1B | Jim Bottomley | 145 | 549 | 137 | .250 | 13 | 83 |
2B | Jo-Jo Morrissey | 148 | 534 | 123 | .230 | 0 | 26 |
SS | Otto Bluege | 108 | 291 | 62 | .213 | 0 | 18 |
3B | Sparky Adams | 137 | 538 | 141 | .262 | 1 | 22 |
OF | Harry Rice | 143 | 510 | 133 | .261 | 0 | 54 |
OF | Chick Hafey | 144 | 568 | 172 | .303 | 7 | 62 |
OF | Johnny Moore | 135 | 514 | 135 | .263 | 1 | 44 |
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 |
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George Grantham | 87 | 260 | 53 | .204 | 4 | 28 |
Wally Roettger | 84 | 209 | 50 | .239 | 1 | 17 |
Rollie Hemsley | 49 | 116 | 22 | .190 | 0 | 7 |
Clyde Manion | 36 | 84 | 14 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
Leo Durocher | 16 | 51 | 11 | .216 | 1 | 3 |
Andy High | 24 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 1 | 6 |
Tony Robello | 14 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 0 | 3 |
Jack Crouch | 10 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Taylor Douthit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Paul Derringer | 33 | 231.0 | 7 | 25 | 3.23 | 86 |
Red Lucas | 29 | 219.2 | 10 | 16 | 3.40 | 40 |
Si Johnson | 34 | 211.1 | 7 | 18 | 3.49 | 51 |
Eppa Rixey | 16 | 94.1 | 6 | 3 | 3.15 | 10 |
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 |
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Larry Benton | 34 | 152.2 | 10 | 11 | 3.71 | 33 |
Ray Kolp | 30 | 150.1 | 6 | 9 | 3.53 | 28 |
Benny Frey | 37 | 132.0 | 6 | 4 | 3.82 | 12 |
Bob Smith | 16 | 73.2 | 4 | 4 | 2.20 | 18 |
Allyn Stout | 23 | 71.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.79 | 29 |
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 |
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Jack Quinn | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.02 | 3 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A | Topeka Senators | Western League | Art Ewoldt |
B | Rock Island Islanders | Mississippi Valley League | Riley Parker |
References
- ^ "Donie Bush Managerial Record".
- ^ a b Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Bottomley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Harry Rice page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007