This article is about the baseball team. For the NFL team, see 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season.
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| Owner(s) | Bill Benswanger |
| Manager(s) | George Gibson |
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The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 52nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 47th in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the league standings with a record of 87–67.
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Giants | 91 | 61 | -- | .599 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | 5 | .565 |
| Chicago Cubs | 86 | 68 | 6 | .558 |
| Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | 9 | .539 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 71 | 9.5 | .536 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | 88 | 26.5 | .425 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 60 | 92 | 31 | .395 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 94 | 33 | .382 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1933 National League Records
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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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup[edit]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Grace, EarlEarl Grace | 93 | 291 | 84 | .289 | 3 | 44 |
| 1B | Suhr, GusGus Suhr | 154 | 566 | 151 | .267 | 10 | 75 |
| 2B | Piet, TonyTony Piet | 107 | 362 | 117 | .323 | 1 | 42 |
| 3B | Traynor, PiePie Traynor | 154 | 624 | 190 | .304 | 1 | 82 |
| SS | Vaughan, ArkyArky Vaughan | 152 | 573 | 180 | .314 | 9 | 97 |
| LF | Waner, LloydLloyd Waner | 121 | 500 | 138 | .276 | 0 | 26 |
| CF | Lindstrom, FreddieFreddie Lindstrom | 138 | 538 | 167 | .310 | 5 | 55 |
| RF | Waner, PaulPaul Waner | 154 | 618 | 191 | .309 | 7 | 70 |
Other batters[edit]
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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| Thevenow, TommyTommy Thevenow | 73 | 253 | 79 | .312 | 0 | 34 |
| Finney, HalHal Finney | 56 | 133 | 31 | 2 | 2.31 | 20 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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| French, LarryLarry French | 47 | 291.1 | 18 | 13 | 2.72 | 88 |
| Swift, BillBill Swift | 37 | 218.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.13 | 64 |
| Birkofer, RalphRalph Birkofer | 9 | 50.2 | 4 | 2 | 2.31 | 20 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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| Hoyt, WaiteWaite Hoyt | 36 | 117 | 5 | 7 | 2.92 | 44 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Chagnon, LeonLeon Chagnon | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.69 | 35 |
| Harris, BillBill Harris | 31 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.22 | 19 |
| Dudley, CliseClise Dudley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors[edit]
1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Pie Traynor, reserve
- Paul Waner, reserve
League top five finishers[edit]
- #3 in NL in batting average (.323)
- #4 in NL in hits (190)
- #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.388)
- #5 in NL in RBI (97)
- #5 in NL in slugging percentage (.478)
- #2 in NL in runs scored (101)
- #3 in NL in hits (191)
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Tulsa Oilers | Texas League | Art Griggs |
Notes[edit]
- ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
References[edit]
- 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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