1933 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 79-72. They scored 875 runs and belted 139 home runs to go along with a .285 batting average. The offense was powered by Jimmie Foxx, who led the team with 48 home runs, 163 RBI, and 204 hits.
The team allowed 852 runs and had a team ERA of 4.81. Lefty Grove led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 114 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Bishop | 2B | 117 | 391 | 80 | 115 | 4 | 42 | 1 | .446 | .399 | .845 | .294 |
| Ed Cihocki | SS | 33 | 97 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .202 | .227 | .429 | .144 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 1B | 149 | 573 | 125 | 204 | 48 | 163 | 2 | .449 | .703 | 1.152 | .356 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 152 | 567 | 85 | 178 | 13 | 99 | 2 | .383 | .485 | .868 | .314 |
| Eric McNair | SS | 89 | 310 | 57 | 81 | 7 | 48 | 2 | .302 | .403 | .705 | .261 |
| Dib Williams | SS | 115 | 408 | 52 | 118 | 11 | 73 | 1 | .342 | .444 | .786 | .289 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Coleman | OF | 102 | 388 | 48 | 109 | 6 | 68 | 0 | .318 | .410 | .728 | .281 |
| Doc Cramer | OF | 152 | 661 | 109 | 195 | 8 | 75 | 5 | .331 | .396 | .727 | .295 |
| Lou Finney | OF | 74 | 240 | 26 | 64 | 3 | 32 | 1 | .307 | .371 | .678 | .267 |
| Bob Johnson | OF | 142 | 535 | 103 | 155 | 21 | 93 | 8 | .387 | .505 | .892 | .290 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 67 | 120 | 22 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 4 | .346 | .400 | .746 | .275 |
| Joe Zapustas | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Cochrane | C | 130 | 429 | 104 | 138 | 15 | 60 | 8 | .459 | .515 | .974 | .322 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ed Madjeski | C | 51 | 142 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .301 | .310 | .611 | .282 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5329 | 875 | 1519 | 139 | 831 | 34 | .357 | .441 | .798 | .285 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dick Barrett | 15 | 7 | 70.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 49 | 5.76 | 1.750 | |||
| Sugar Cain | 38 | 32 | 218 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 | 43 | 137 | 4.25 | 1.748 | |||
| Gowell Claset | 8 | 1 | 11.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9.53 | 3.009 | |||
| Bobby Coombs | 21 | 0 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 7.47 | 2.141 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 5.82 | 1.882 | |||
| George Earnshaw | 21 | 18 | 117.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 37 | 58 | 5.97 | 1.793 | |||
| Tony Freitas | 19 | 9 | 64.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 7.27 | 1.773 | |||
| Lefty Grove | 45 | 28 | 275.3 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 6 | 114 | 83 | 3.20 | 1.319 | |||
| Roy Mahaffey | 33 | 23 | 179.3 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 66 | 74 | 5.17 | 1.517 | |||
| Johnny Marcum | 5 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1.95 | 1.297 | |||
| Hank McDonald | 4 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.11 | 1.463 | |||
| Tim McKeithan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Jim Peterson | 32 | 5 | 90.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 4.96 | 1.654 | |||
| Emil Roy | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27.00 | 3.478 | |||
| Rube Walberg | 40 | 20 | 201 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 4 | 68 | 95 | 4.88 | 1.587 | |||
| Hank Winston | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6.75 | 1.940 | |||
| Team Totals | 294 | 152 | 1343.5 | 79 | 72 | .523 | 14 | 423 | 644 | 4.81 | 1.613 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Doc Cramer and Pinky Higgins | 152 |
| At Bats | Doc Cramer | 661 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Doc Cramer | 718 |
| Batting Average | Jimmie Foxx | .356 |
| On-Base % | Mickey Cochrane | .459 |
| Slugging % | Jimmie Foxx | .703 |
| OPS | Jimmie Foxx | 1.152 |
| Runs | Jimmie Foxx | 125 |
| Hits | Jimmie Foxx | 204 |
| Total Bases | Jimmie Foxx | 403 |
| Doubles | Bob Johnson | 44 |
| Triples | Pinky Higgins | 12 |
| Home Runs | Jimmie Foxx | 48 |
| RBI | Jimmie Foxx | 163 |
| Walks | Max Bishop and Mickey Cochrane | 106 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmie Foxx | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Mickey Cochrane and Bob Johnson | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Pinky Higgins | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Doc Cramer | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lefty Grove | 24 |
| Losses | Rube Walberg | 13 |
| Saves | Lefty Grove | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Lefty Grove | .750 |
| ERA | Lefty Grove | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Lefty Grove | 1.319 |
| Innings Pitched | Lefty Grove | 275.3 |
| Games | Lefty Grove | 45 |
| Games Started | Sugar Cain | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Grove | 114 |
| Complete Games | Lefty Grove | 21 |
| Shutouts | Lefty Grove and Johnny Marcum | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Lefty Grove | 1173 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rube Walberg | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Lefty Grove | 280 |
| Walks Allowed | Sugar Cain | 137 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sugar Cain | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Dick Barrett | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lefty Grove and Roy Mahaffey | 4 |
