Babe Ruth was there. So was Gehrig, Grove, Foxx, Terry, Cochrane, and Hubbell. They didn't all belong to the same team or league, but they, with several other prominent players, were assembled at Comiskey Park in Chicago on July 6, for the first All-Star Game. The idea for the game came from the dean of sportswriters, Grantland Rice. Baseball fans loved and embraced the idea by sending over 45,000 to watch the game. Millions of fans had fantasized about it but never even thought that it would become a reality. The game was to be a benefit to raise funds for the National Association of Professional Baseball Players. and it was an instant hit. The first home run in All-Star Game history was hit by Bill DeLancey for the American League All-Stars, who easily defeated their National League counterparts, 8-3.
In the regular business at hand, Washington once again won the American League pennant as they survived a 3-way race with Detroit and Philadelphia. The Senators' offense was led by the hitting of Lou Gehrig, who finished 3rd in average and 2nd in both homers and RBIs to capture the league's MVP award. The Detroit Tigers finished in second place, three games behind Washington, thanks to the pitching of Si Johnson and Lefty Grove. The Athletics, who finished four games behind the Senators, ended in third place thanks to the sparkling performance on the mound by Tom Zachary. Zachary led the junior circuit in both ERA and wins to capture the league's Outstanding Pitcher award. The Chicago White Sox, who had obtained both of the 1932 MVPs, Babe Ruth and Chuck Klein, during the offseason, couldn't make up for their massive pitching shortcomings and finished in seventh place, a distant 29 games behind the front running Senators.
In the NL, the Chicago Cubs continued their domination over the league as they won the title by 11 games over both the Phillies and the Pirates. Earl Averill led the Cubbies' attack with 21 homers and 100 RBIs. Philadelphia finished in the tie for second place thanks to the hitting of Bill Terry, who led the league in average, and the pitching of Watty Clark, who was a 20 game winner.
The World Series was another repeat matchup between the Senators and the Cubs. The Cubs, who had won games 3 & 4 to come back and tie the series at two games each, were outpitched in games 5 and 6, losing by the scores of 2-1 in both games and lost the series to Washington, 4 games to 2. Charlie Root led the way for the Senators with wins in games 2 and 5 as well as Del Harris, who belted two homers during the series.
Code:
American League W L PCT GB National League W L PCT GB
Washington 90 64 .584 -- Chicago 94 60 .610 --
Detroit 87 67 .565 3 Philadelphia 83 71 .539 11
Philadelphia 86 68 .558 4 Pittsburgh 83 71 .539 11
New York 82 72 .532 8 New York 78 76 .506 16
St.Louis 81 73 .526 9 Boston 77 77 .500 17
Cleveland 71 83 .461 19 Cincinnati 73 81 .474 21
Chicago 61 93 .396 29 Brooklyn 70 84 .455 24
Boston 58 96 .377 32 St.Louis 58 96 .377 36
Batting AVG AVG Batting AVG AVG
C.Klein-DET .359 B.Terry-PHI .338
P.Waner-CLE .353 C.Gehringer-BOS .335
L.Gehrig-WAS .353 E.Combs-NY .329
Homeruns HR Homeruns HR
H.Trosky-NY 32 R.Collins-BOS 29
L.Gehrig-WAS 31 E.Averill-CHI 21
B.Ruth-CHI 27 C.Gehringer-BOS 21
Runs Batted In RBI Runs Batted In RBI
H.Trosky-NY 120 R.Collins-BOS 106
L.Gehrig-WAS 115 E.Averill-CHI 100
B.Ruth-CHI 104 C.Gehringer-BOS 96
Runs Scored RS Runs Scored RS
L.Gehrig-WAS 120 Z.Bonura-STL 100
P.Waner-CLE 108 S.Hack-CIN 100
B.Werber-WAS 102 B.Myer-CHI 100
Stolen Bases SB Stolen Bases SB
B.Werber-WAS 33 S.Hack-CIN 35
D.Taylor-BOS 25 E.Swanson-BOS 34
J.White-CLE 24 G.Walker-CIN 30
Earned Run Average ERA Earned Run Average ERA
T.Zachary-PHI 2.29 L.Benton-CHI 2.28
M.Harder-CLE 2.58 D.Dean-BRO 2.32
L.Warneke-NY 2.70 V.Mungo-CHI 2.32
Wins W Wins W
T.Zachary-PHI 20 C.Hubbell-CIN 22
J.Allen-STL 19 W.Clark-PHI 21
S.Johnson-DET 19 D.Dean-BRO 21
Saves SV Saves SV
A.Grabowski-STL 14 H.Craghead-BRO 11
B.Brockinridge-WAS 12 J.May-BOS 10
P.Murray-WAS 10 S.Conley-BOS 8
Strikeouts SO Strikeouts SO
J.Allen-STL 179 L.Gomez-STL 191
L.Grove-DET 145 D.Dean-BRO 171
R.Parmelee-PHI 123 T.Bridges-PIT 145
1933 World Series
Game #1
Washington 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 14 0
Chicago (N) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 - 5 9 1
E.Rixey, B.Breckinridge (8) and B.Dickey
V.Mungo, D.Gray (7) and S.Davis
WP - B.Breckinridge (1-0)
LP - D.Gray (0-1)
HR - WAS: D.Harris (1)
Game #2
Washington 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 - 5 11 1
Chicago (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 1
C.Root and B.Dickey
R.Lucas and S.Davis
WP - C.Root (1-0)
LP - R.Lucas (0-1)
HR - WAS: D.Harris (2)
Game #3
Chicago (N) 2 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 11 17 2
Washington 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 5 12 0
L.Benton and S.Davis
J.Welch, B.Breckinridge (4), P.Murray (6) and B.Dickey
WP - L.Benton (1-0)
LP - J.Welch (0-1)
HR - CHI: B.Myer (1), B.Herman (1)
Game #4
Chicago (N) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 - 9 14 1
Washington 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3
V.Mungo, J.Shaute (9) and S.Davis
E.Rixey, H.Kelley (8), P.Murray (9) and B.Dickey
WP - V.Mungo (1-0)
LP - E.Rixey (0-1)
HR - CHI: S.Davis (1)
Game #5
Chicago (N) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 8 2
Washington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 8 0
R.Lucas and S.Davis
C.Root and B.Dickey
WP - C.Root (2-0)
LP - R.Lucas (0-2)
HR - WAS: B.Dickey (1)
Game #6
Washington 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 1 0
Chicago (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 10 0
J.Welch, H.Kelley (7) and B.Dickey
L.Benton and S.Davis
WP - J.Welch (1-1)
LP - L.Benton (1-1)
SV - H.Kelley (1)
HR - WAS: L.Gehrig (1)