1933 New York Giants (MLB) season

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

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = New York Giants

| season = 1933

| misc = World Series champion
National League champion

| image = New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1933 to 1935, 1947 to 1948).svg

| league = National League

| ballpark = Polo Grounds

| city = New York City

| owners = Charles Stoneham

| managers = Bill Terry

| television =

| radio =

| prev_season = 1932 New York Giants (MLB) season

| next_season = 1934 New York Giants (MLB) season

|}}

The 1933 New York Giants season was the franchise's 51st season. The team won the National League pennant and defeated the American League pennant winner Washington Senators in the World Series in five games.

Offseason

  • December 29, 1932: Shanty Hogan was purchased from the Giants by the Boston Braves.{{Cite web |title=Shanty Hogan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hogansh01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Regular season

= Season standings =

{{1933 National League standings}}

= Record vs. opponents =

{{1933 NL Record vs. opponents|team=NYG}}

=Opening Day lineup=

= Roster =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1933 New York Giants
colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster
valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer|15|Hi Bell}}

{{MLBplayer|10|Watty Clark}}

{{MLBplayer|12|Freddie Fitzsimmons}}

{{MLBplayer|11|Carl Hubbell}}

{{MLBplayer|20|Dolf Luque}}

{{MLBplayer|18|Roy Parmelee}}

{{MLBplayer|25|Jack Salveson}}

{{MLBplayer|17|Hal Schumacher}}

{{MLBplayer|22|Bill Shores}}

{{MLBplayer|19|Glenn Spencer}}

{{MLBplayer|16|Ray Starr}}

{{MLBplayer|28|George Uhle}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer|28|Harry Danning}}

{{MLBplayer| 8|Gus Mancuso}}

{{MLBplayer| 9|Paul Richards}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer| 6|Hughie Critz}}

{{MLBplayer| 7|Chuck Dressen}}

{{MLBplayer| 5|Travis Jackson}}

{{MLBplayer|24|Bernie James}}

{{MLBplayer|22|Sam Leslie}}

{{MLBplayer|27|Joe Malay}}

{{MLBplayer|23|Blondy Ryan}}

{{MLBplayer| 3|Bill Terry}}

{{MLBplayer| 7|Johnny Vergez}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer| 2|Kiddo Davis}}

{{MLBplayer|27|Hank Leiber}}

{{MLBplayer| 1|Jo-Jo Moore}}

{{MLBplayer|16|Lefty O'Doul}}

{{MLBplayer| 4|Mel Ott}}

{{MLBplayer|26|Homer Peel}}

{{MLBplayer|14|Phil Weintraub}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer| 3|Bill Terry}}

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|31|Tommy Clarke}}

{{MLBplayer

-|Clarence Mitchell}}

{{MLBplayer|21|Al Smith}}

{{MLBplayer|32|Frank Snyder}}

{{MLBplayer

-|Billy Southworth}}

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

{{sortname|Gus|Mancuso}}144481127.264656
align="center"

| 1B

{{sortname|Bill|Terry}}123475153.322658
align="center"

| 2B

{{sortname|Hughie|Critz}}133558137.246233
align="center"

| SS

{{sortname|Blondy|Ryan}}146525125.238348
align="center

| 3B

{{sortname|Johnny|Vergez}}123458124.2711672
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Mel|Ott}}152580164.28323103
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Jo-Jo|Moore}}132524153.292042
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Kiddo|Davis}}126434112.258737

==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"

| {{sortname|Lefty|O'Doul}}

7822970.306935
align="center"

| {{sortname|Homer|Peel}}

8414838.257112
align="center"

| {{sortname|Sam|Leslie}}

4013744.321327
align="center"

| {{sortname|Bernie|James|Bernie James (baseball)}}

6012528.224110
align="center"

| {{sortname|Travis|Jackson}}

5312230.246012
align="center"

| {{sortname|Paul|Richards|Paul Richards (baseball)}}

928717.195010
align="center"

| {{sortname|Chuck|Dressen}}

164510.22203
align="center"

| {{sortname|Joe|Malay}}

8243.12502
align="center"

| {{sortname|Phil|Weintraub}}

8153.20011
align="center"

| {{sortname|Hank|Leiber}}

6102.20000
align="center"

| {{sortname|Harry|Danning}}

320.00000

=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"

| {{sortname|Carl|Hubbell}}

45308.223121.66156
align="center"

| {{sortname|Hal|Schumacher}}

35258.219122.1696
align="center"

| {{sortname|Freddie|Fitzsimmons}}

36251.216112.9065
align="center"

| {{sortname|Roy|Parmelee}}

32218.11383.17132

==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"

| {{sortname|Jack|Salveson}}

830.2023.828
align="center"

| {{sortname|George|Uhle}}

613.2117.904
align="center"

| {{sortname|Ray|Starr}}

613.1015.402

==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|Hi|Bell}}

386552.0524
align="center"

| {{sortname|Dolf|Luque}}

358242.6923
align="center"

| {{sortname|Glenn|Spencer|Glenn Spencer (baseball)}}

170205.1314
align="center"

| {{sortname|Watty|Clark}}

163404.7011
align="center"

| {{sortname|Bill|Shores}}

82103.9320

World series

{{main article|1933 World Series}}

=Game 1=

October 3, 1933, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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|align=left|Washington (A)

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53
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|align=left|New York (N)

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02

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|4

102
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|colspan=13|W: Carl Hubbell (1–0)   L: Lefty Stewart (0–1)

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|colspan=13|HR: NYGMel Ott (1)

=Game 2=

October 4, 1933, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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|align=left|Washington (A)

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50
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|align=left|New York (N)

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06

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|6

100
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|colspan=13|W: Hal Schumacher (1–0)   L: Alvin Crowder (0–1)

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|colspan=13|HR: WASGoose Goslin (1)

=Game 3=

October 5, 1933, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

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|align=left|New York (N)

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00

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00

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00

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50
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|align=left|Washington (A)

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10

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|4

91
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|colspan=13|W: Earl Whitehill (1–0)  L: Freddie Fitzsimmons (0–1)   S: Hi Bell (1)

=Game 4=

October 6, 1933, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

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|align=left|New York (N)

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00

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1

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111
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00

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80
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|colspan=15|W: Carl Hubbell (2–0)  L: Monte Weaver (0–1)

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|colspan=15|HR: NYGBill Terry (1)

=Game 5=

October 7, 1933, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

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111
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00

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03

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100
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|colspan=14|W: Dolf Luque (2–0)  L: Jack Russell (baseball) (0–1)

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|colspan=14|HR: NYGMel Ott (2)   WASFred Schulte (1)

Awards and honors

Farm system

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System

|level20=B|team20=Attleboro/Lawrence/Woonsocket Weavers|league20=New England League|manager20=Bill Hunnefield and Mark Devlin.

}}

Attleboro club moved to Lawrence, May 26, 1933, and then to Woonsocket, July 18Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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