1933 Los Angeles Angels season

The 1933 Los Angeles Angels season was the 31st season in the history of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team. The 1933 team won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant with a 114–73 record. Jack Lelivelt was the team's manager. The team played its home games at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles.[1]

1933 Los Angeles Angels
LeaguePacific Coast League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityLos Angeles
Record114–73
League place1st
ManagersJack Lelivelt
Seasons 1934 →

The Angels dominated the 1933 All-Pacific Coast League baseball team, claiming six of the twelve first-team spots. The first-team honorees were pitchers Buck Newsom and Dick Ward, third baseman Gene Lillard, shortstop Carl Dittmar, and outfielders Tuck Stainback and Jigger Statz.[2]

Pitchers

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Pitcher Bobo Newsom received the 1933 Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award, receiving 44 of the 56 votes cast by West Coast baseball writers.[3] Newsom led the PCL in both wins (30) and earned run average (3.18).[4] Ward was sold to the New York Yankees after the 1933 season.

The Angels' 1933 pitching staff also included Dick Ward who compiled a 25–9 record for a team-beat .735 winning percentage.[5] Ward was sold to the Chicago Cubs after the 1933 season.[6]

Position players

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Right fielder Tuck Stainback, a graduate of Los Angeles Fairfax High School, led the Angels with a .335 batting average and 264 hits.[5] He gained attention before the season began when the Angels insured him for $75,000 – $25,000 for each leg and another $25,000 for his throwing arm.[7]

Third baseman Gene Lillard compiled a .307 batting average, led the PCL with 44 home runs, and ranked third in the league with 149 RBIs (behind Joe DiMaggio and Prince Oana).[8]

Center fielder Jigger Statz, at age 35, was the "old man" of the team, having played with the Angels, off-and-on, since 1920. In April 1933, the Angels held a day in his honor.[9] During the 1933 season, Statz compiled a .325 batting average and ranked second on the team with 249 hits.[5]

1933 PCL standings

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Team W L Pct. GB
Los Angeles Angels 114 73 .610 --
Portland Beavers 105 77 .577 6.5
Hollywood Stars 107 80 .572 7.0
Sacramento Senators 96 85 .530 15.0
Oakland Oaks 93 92 .503 20.0
San Francisco Seals 81 106 .433 33.0
Mission Reds 79 108 .422 35.0
Seattle Rainiers 65 119 .353 47.5

Statistics

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Batting

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG
RF Tuck Stainback 187 789 264 .335 19 .476
LF Marv Gudat 183 741 247 .333 10 .451
2B Jimmie Reese 104 393 130 .331 5 .458
CF Jigger Statz 182 767 249 .325 10 .422
1B Jim Oglesby 186 723 226 .313 20 480
3B Gene Lillard 183 645 198 .307 43 .566
C Bill Cronin 82 254 77 .303 2 .354
C Hugh McMullen 134 400 107 .268 11 .413
SS Carl Dittmar 149 478 126 .264 5 .343
IF Mike Gazella 83 235 62 .264 7 .391

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Pitching

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

Player G IP W L PCT ERA
Bobo Newsom 56 320.0 30 11 .732 3.18
Dick Ward 43 285.0 25 9 .735 3.25
Fay Thomas 42 300.0 20 14 .588 3.75
Leroy Herrmann 29 188.0 16 9 .640 4.60
Win Ballou 50 217.0 12 19 .387 3.69

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References

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  1. ^ Jim Gordon. "Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Six Angels on All-Coast Team". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1933. p. VIa-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ex-Angel Ace Wins Poll By Sporting News". Los Angeles Times. December 6, 1933. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1933 Pacific Coast League Leaders". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "1933 Los Angeles Angels Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Angels Get Demaree, Mosolf and Henshaw as Cubs Buy Dick Ward". Los Angeles Times. December 8, 1933. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Angels Insure "Tuck" Stainback: Young Seraph's Right Arm, Both Legs Valued at $75,000". Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1933. p. VIa-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Handball for Home-Run King". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 1933. p. II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A Few Bouquets For Arnold Statz". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 1933. p. VIa-3 – via Newspapers.com.

Further reading

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