1933 Cleveland Indians season

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Cleveland Indians

| season = 1933

| misc =

| league = American League

| ballpark = League Park
Cleveland Municipal Stadium

| city = Cleveland, Ohio

| owners = Alva Bradley

| general_managers = Billy Evans

| managers = Roger Peckinpaugh, Walter Johnson

| television =

| radio = WHK
(Jack Graney)

|}}

The 1933 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 75–76, 23½ games behind the Washington Senators.

Regular season

= Season standings =

{{1933 American League standings}}

= Record vs. opponents =

{{1933 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CLE}}

= Roster =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: #990000; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1933 Cleveland Indians
colspan="10" style="background-color: #023456; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster
valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer|17|Belve Bean}}

{{MLBplayer|16|Clint Brown}}

{{MLBplayer|15|Sarge Connally}}

{{MLBplayer|21|Howard Craghead}}

{{MLBplayer|14|Wes Ferrell}}

{{MLBplayer|18|Mel Harder}}

{{MLBplayer|19|Oral Hildebrand}}

{{MLBplayer|12|Willis Hudlin}}

{{MLBplayer|30|Thornton Lee}}

{{MLBplayer|33|Monte Pearson}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer| 9|Glenn Myatt}}

{{MLBplayer|11|Frankie Pytlak}}

{{MLBplayer| 8|Roy Spencer}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer| 7|Harley Boss}}

{{MLBplayer| 1|Johnny Burnett}}

{{MLBplayer| 4|Bill Cissell}}

{{MLBplayer|25|Odell Hale}}

{{MLBplayer| 5|Willie Kamm}}

{{MLBplayer|26|Bill Knickerbocker}}

{{MLBplayer|33|Ed Morgan}}

{{MLBplayer|21|Hal Trosky}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer| 3|Earl Averill}}

{{MLBplayer|22|Milt Galatzer}}

{{MLBplayer|29|Johnny Oulliber}}

{{MLBplayer| 2|Dick Porter}}

{{MLBplayer|27|Mike Powers}}

{{MLBplayer| 6|Joe Vosmik}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer|10|Walter Johnson}}

{{MLBplayer|10|Roger Peckinpaugh}}

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|20|Bibb Falk}}

{{MLBplayer|20|Patsy Gharrity}}

{{MLBplayer|30|Earl Wolgamot}}

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI

align="center"

| C

Frankie Pytlak8024877.310233
align="center"

|1B

|Harley Boss

|112

|438

|118

|.269

|1

|53

align="center"

|2B

|Odell Hale

|98

|351

|97

|.276

|10

|64

align="center"

|SS

|Bill Knickerbocker

|80

|279

|63

|.226

|2

|32

align="center"

|3B

|Willie Kamm

|133

|447

|126

|.282

|1

|47

align="center"

|OF

|Joe Vosmik

|119

|438

|115

|.263

|4

|56

align="center"

|OF

|Earl Averill

|151

|599

|180

|.301

|11

|92

align="center"

|OF

|Dick Porter

|132

|499

|133

|.267

|0

|41

align="center"

== Other batters ==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI

align="center"

|Bill Cissell

|112

|409

|94

|.230

|6

|33

align="center"

| {{sortname|Johnny|Burnett|Johnny Burnett (baseball)}}

8326171.272129
align="center"

|Roy Spencer

|75

|227

|46

|.203

|0

|23

align="center"

|Milt Galatzer

|57

|160

|38

|.238

|1

|17

align="center"

|Ed Morgan

|39

|121

|32

|.264

|1

|13

align="center"

|Glenn Myatt

|40

|77

|18

|.234

|0

|7

align="center"

|Johnny Oulliber

|22

|75

|20

|.267

|0

|3

align="center"

|Mike Powers

|24

|47

|13

|.277

|0

|2

align="center"

|Hal Trosky

|11

|44

|13

|.295

|1

|8

align="center"

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align="center"

|Mel Harder

|43

|253.0

|15

|17

|2.95

|81

align="center"

|Oral Hildebrand

|36

|220.1

|16

|11

|3.76

|90

align="center"

|Wes Ferrell

|28

|201.0

|11

|12

|4.21

|41

align="center"

| {{sortname|Clint|Brown|Clint Brown (baseball)}}

33185.011123.4147
align="center"

|Monte Pearson

|19

|135.1

|10

|5

|2.33

|54

align="center"

== Other pitchers ==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align="center"

|Thornton Lee

|3

|17.1

|1

|1

|4.15

|7

== Relief pitchers ==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align=center

| {{sortname|Sarge|Connally}}

415314.8930
align="center"

|Willis Hudlin

|34

|5

|13

|1

|3.97

|44

align="center"

| {{sortname|Belve|Bean}}

271205.2541
align="center"

|Howard Craghead

|11

|0

|0

|0

|6.23

|2

align="center"

Awards and honors

Farm system

{{See also|Minor league baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System

|level20=C|team20=Zanesville Grays|league20=Middle Atlantic League|manager20=Johnny Walker, Buzz Wetzel,
Harry Layne and Bert Grimm}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ZanesvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

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