1933 Major League Baseball season
Appearance
The 1933 Major League Baseball season featured ballplayers hitting eight cycles, tied for the most of any single major league season; all eight cycles in each of those seasons were hit by different players.
Awards and honors
Statistical leaders
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1 American League Triple Crown Award Winner
2 National League Triple Crown Award Winner
Major league baseball final standings
American League final standings
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
1st | Washington Senators | 99 | 53 | .651 | -- |
2nd | New York Yankees | 91 | 59 | .607 | 7.0 |
3rd | Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 72 | .523 | 19.5 |
4th | Cleveland Indians | 75 | 76 | .497 | 23.5 |
5th | Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 25.0 |
6th | Chicago White Sox | 67 | 83 | .447 | 31.0 |
7th | Boston Red Sox | 63 | 86 | .423 | 34.5 |
8th | St. Louis Browns | 55 | 96 | .364 | 43.5 |
National League final standings
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
1st | New York Giants | 91 | 61 | .599 | -- |
2nd | Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5.0 |
3rd | Chicago Cubs | 86 | 68 | .558 | 6.0 |
4th | Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | .539 | 9.0 |
5th | St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 71 | .536 | 9.5 |
6th | Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | 88 | .425 | 26.5 |
7th | Philadelphia Phillies | 60 | 92 | .395 | 31.0 |
8th | Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 94 | .382 | 33.0 |
Events
On August 29, the Chicago Cubs team that played the Brooklyn Dodgers featured Billy Herman playing second base, Babe Herman playing right field and Leroy Herrmann pitching.[1]
References
- ^ "Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
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