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Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB)
1933 Season

The 1932 draft had some great prospects. The top 7:
Eddie Plank, Dodgers
Derek Jeter, Braves
Alfonso Soriano, Cardinals
Josh Clarke, Senators
Frank Killen, Yankees
Albert Pujols, Cubs
Jhonny Peralta, Dodgers

The Dodgers would benefit most in the short-run from the draft. Both Plank (14-18-3.50) and Peralta (5-49-.304) found themselves as starters, and with the addition of 1B/OF Bob Bailey (14-77-.309), added in the off-season from the Giants in exchange for SP Jim Hughes, the Dodgers were in the middle of the hunt in the NL the first time in several seasons. Fixtures CF Ginger Beaumont (5-64-.318), 2B Jeff Kent (11-95-.294) and RF Alexis Rios (14-99-.289-11), NL RBI leader, gave the Dodgers plenty of offense. Johnny Vander Meer (23-9-2.76, 201K), league leader in Wins and Ks was the staff ace, backed up by Steve Woodard (14-6-2.77), Bill V Swift (8-2-3.72), Yovani Gallardo (7-3-3.45) and Plank. The Dodgers were also one of the first clubs to make great use of a bullpen ace, Wilcy Moore (13-7-15-3.27).

At the end of June, the Dodgers found themselves in 2nd place, 3 games back of Cincinnati. The Dodgers then made two great trades: On 7/1. They acquired SP Andy Pettitte from the Cardinals for 5 prospects. Pettitte replaced Gallardo in the rotation. On 7/19, they acquired C/3B Earl D Averill from the Cardinals for 5 more prospects. Averill became the starting catcher, freeing Marty Martinez to become their super-utility player. At roster expansion, Gallardo moved back to the rotation and Pettitte joined Moore as a killer relief duo. Pettitte finished 4-4-5-3.80 with Brooklyn. Averill was equally important, batting 6-31-.305 in 55 games down the stretch.

In September, the NL was the tightest race in years. At the end of August, Brooklyn led Cincinnati by 1 ½ games, the Braves by 3 ½ and NYG by 4.
On 9/11, the top 3 teams were within 2 games of each other. Brooklyn topped the list at 81-56, NYG 1 ½ back, Cin 2 back.
On 9/21, still a 4-team race: Brooklyn 2 ½ up on NYG and 3 up on the Braves and Reds.
The Dodgers would up their lead to 3 games, then on 9/26, the 152nd game, Alexis Rios’ Grand Slam would put the Dodgers ahead of the Phillies by 4-0, and Bob Bailey would finish the job with a 3-run shot. Brooklyn 8, Philadelphia 0, and the Dodgers won the pennant with 2 to play.

The AL unfolded much differently. The defending champion A’s were out of it early as Ty Cobb missed 11 weeks of the season with injuries between May and August and the usually dominant Verlander, now 38, fell apart at 6-15-5.85. The customarily tough Red Sox only played .500 ball as their leader Ken Williams never got untracked and was eventually traded. That opened the way for the Tigers, who were expected to be tough, and the White Sox, who surprised everyone.

The White Sox had been out of contention for 2 decades, having last appeared in, and lost, the World Series in 1904. Their 1933 story actually began on 7/28/32 with the trade of star and fan favorite Orlando Cepeda to the Braves for Jack Chesbro to anchor their pitching. Then in the offseason they made 2 deals for which they were highly criticized. They traded SP Gil Heredia (11-15-3.68 in 1932) for 3 prospects, only 1 of which, SS Eric McNair (2-18-.234) would play a role in 1933. In the other, they dealt starting 2B Benny Bowcock for 4 prospects who didn’t play a role this season. However, their manager, Phil Nevin, must have known something because he mixed and matched the remaining players skillfully and the club bloomed. He used 3 Catchers, 1B/3B Pedro Alvarez (18-67-.246), team MVP and league HR leader 2B/1B/LFJohn Lowenstein (20-99-.265), SS/2B/3B Paul Molitor (3-54-.316-12), 3B Willie Kamm, and SSs Eric McNair and Luis Aparicio in brilliant combination. Chesbro (21-12-2.90) was brilliant. Chesbro received support from Ian Kennedy (20-11-3.32), Johnny Gee (11-7-2.87), Paul Derringer (14-7-2.88) and Sam Gray (5-3-3.20). All-time Saves leader and 300-game winner Cliff Lee (5-11-7-5.19) while sometimes shaky, was the mainstay in the bullpen. Swingman Bill M Harris (8-13-4) started the year in the rotation and moved to the pen when Derringer was acquired in trade on 6/7.

The Detroit Tigers were in 1st by 3 games over the White Sox on 6/7 when the Derringer trade occurred. The White Sox never got closer than 2 games back at the end of August, then the teams split their final season series on 9/4-5, and the Tigers remained 2 games ahead with 20 to play. On 9/23, a Detroit win and Chicago loss gave the Tigers the pennant with 3 games to play. The Tiger leaders in the field were RF Dave Winfield (13-84-.328), CF Bernie Williams (15-76-.288-11), C Jim Pagliaroni (12-57-.267), 1B Ken Phelps (18-77-.280). On the mound the Tigers were led by incredible Earl Francis (26-4-2.33) and supported by Connie Johnson (16-11-3.45), hard-luck Reggie Cleveland (11-12-2.34) and Reb Russell (15-17-3.65). Bob Reynolds (7-5-13-2.69) was brilliant in the bullpen.

The 1933 series featured the Detroit Tigers, whose only previous World series appearance was a victory over Brooklyn in 1920, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, who last appeared in the World Series in 1925, and held a hapless 0-5 mark in World Series play.

Game 1 went to the Dodgers, 7-3, behind Bill V Swift’s 1-hit ball over 6 innings, and Britt Burns’ 3-inning Save.
In Game 2, Dodger ace Johnny Vander Meer continued to shut down the Tigers, allowing 2 hits over 8 innings in a 4-2 victory. Andy Pettitte notched the Save.
In Game 3, the Dodgers’ Steve Woodard outdueled Tigers’ ace Earl Francis, 1-0, again allowing only 2 hits over 8 innings, as Pettitte notched his 2nd Save.
Swift finished the job in Game, twirling 7 shutout innings, allowing 6 hits, in a 4-0 Brooklyn win.

Brooklyn easily won their first World Championship in grand style, 4 games to 0. Incredibly, the Tigers hit only .135 for the World Series, with 17 hits in 4 games. They had only 2 players hit .200 (3-15 each).

Bill Swift (2-0-0.69) was the series MVP.

Great Moments in 1933:

Frank Robinson, 33, Pit, continued to thrill fans throughout baseball. He broke the all-time career HR record previous held by Willie McCovey, and finished the year with 237 HRs. Robinson also passed 2500 Hits, finishing with 2512, currently 12th all-time.

Robinson’s teammate Honus Wagner, 39, Pit, for the first time in his fabled career, batted under .300 with less than 20 SBs in the same season. However, Wagner continued to add to his all-time record totals for Hits, 2Bs, Total Bases, Runs, and ABs. Wagner is in 2nd place in SBs and 3Bs, and 7th in Avg.

1933 Awards and Accomplishments:

Batting Avg: AL: Red J Smith, Senators, .353
Batting Avg: NL: Kirk Gibson, Giants, .356
Rookie of Year: AL: Josh Clarke, Senators, 7-51-.288-27
Rookie of Year: NL: Albert Pujols, Cubs, 22-88-.285; beat out Cepeda & Gehrig for NL HR title. He was also named NL All-Star starter at 3B.
Pitcher of Year: AL: Earl Francis, Tigers, 26-4-2.33
Pitcher of Year: NL: Jim J Hughes, Giants, 22-9-1.94
Hitter of Year: AL: Dave Winfield, Tigers, 13-84-.328-8, 27 2B, 13 3B, 197 H, 98 R
Hitter of Year: NL: Kirk Gibson, Giants, 14-82-.356-11, 28 2B, 8 3B, 185 H, 78 R

Hitting Streaks:
Kirk Gibson, Giants, hit in 22 straight games
Billy Williams, White Sox, hit in 20 straight games

Milestones:
Cliff Lee, White Sox, set new career Saves record, 86, & increased his career wins to 303.

Dan Haren, Reds, reached win # 250
Paul Derringer, Phillies, reached win # 250
Greg Maddux, Senators, reached win # 250
Josh Beckett, A’s, reached win # 200

Stan Rees, Phillies, 8-9-18-3.95, 180 IP set single season record for Appearances: 96, all in relief.

Individual Game Performances:
Jim Landis, A’s, went 6-7 with 3 2Bs in 3-2 win @ Senators.
Albert Pujols, Cubs, hit for the cycle, 4-5 in 10-5 win @ Cardinals.
Roberto Kelly, Red Sox, hit for the cycle, 4-6 in 10-1 win at Indians.

Retired:

Dan Haren, 38, Pit/Cin, 251-211-82-3.45, 3817.1 IP, 4214 H, 749 BB, 1205 K.
2nd in career Saves, 16th in career Wins. 1923: Pitcher of Year & ERA Leader.
Led league in Saves 3 times and IP 3 times.

08-15-2014, 12:54 AM	#52
CT Wolverine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 93	Metaphysical League Baseball - 1933 Season Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB) 1933 Season The 1932 draft had some great prospects. The top 7: Eddie Plank, Dodgers Derek Jeter, Braves Alfonso Soriano, Cardinals Josh Clarke, Senators Frank Killen, Yankees Albert Pujols, Cubs Jhonny Peralta, Dodgers The Dodgers would benefit most in the short-run from the draft. Both Plank (14-18-3.50) and Peralta (5-49-.304) found themselves as starters, and with the addition of 1B/OF Bob Bailey (14-77-.309), added in the off-season from the Giants in exchange for SP Jim Hughes, the Dodgers were in the middle of the hunt in the NL the first time in several seasons. Fixtures CF Ginger Beaumont (5-64-.318), 2B Jeff Kent (11-95-.294) and RF Alexis Rios (14-99-.289-11), NL RBI leader, gave the Dodgers plenty of offense. Johnny Vander Meer (23-9-2.76, 201K), league leader in Wins and Ks was the staff ace, backed up by Steve Woodard (14-6-2.77), Bill V Swift (8-2-3.72), Yovani Gallardo (7-3-3.45) and Plank. The Dodgers were also one of the first clubs to make great use of a bullpen ace, Wilcy Moore (13-7-15-3.27). At the end of June, the Dodgers found themselves in 2nd place, 3 games back of Cincinnati. The Dodgers then made two great trades: On 7/1. They acquired SP Andy Pettitte from the Cardinals for 5 prospects. Pettitte replaced Gallardo in the rotation. On 7/19, they acquired C/3B Earl D Averill from the Cardinals for 5 more prospects. Averill became the starting catcher, freeing Marty Martinez to become their super-utility player. At roster expansion, Gallardo moved back to the rotation and Pettitte joined Moore as a killer relief duo. Pettitte finished 4-4-5-3.80 with Brooklyn. Averill was equally important, batting 6-31-.305 in 55 games down the stretch. In September, the NL was the tightest race in years. At the end of August, Brooklyn led Cincinnati by 1 ½ games, the Braves by 3 ½ and NYG by 4. On 9/11, the top 3 teams were within 2 games of each other. Brooklyn topped the list at 81-56, NYG 1 ½ back, Cin 2 back. On 9/21, still a 4-team race: Brooklyn 2 ½ up on NYG and 3 up on the Braves and Reds. The Dodgers would up their lead to 3 games, then on 9/26, the 152nd game, Alexis Rios’ Grand Slam would put the Dodgers ahead of the Phillies by 4-0, and Bob Bailey would finish the job with a 3-run shot. Brooklyn 8, Philadelphia 0, and the Dodgers won the pennant with 2 to play. The AL unfolded much differently. The defending champion A’s were out of it early as Ty Cobb missed 11 weeks of the season with injuries between May and August and the usually dominant Verlander, now 38, fell apart at 6-15-5.85. The customarily tough Red Sox only played .500 ball as their leader Ken Williams never got untracked and was eventually traded. That opened the way for the Tigers, who were expected to be tough, and the White Sox, who surprised everyone. The White Sox had been out of contention for 2 decades, having last appeared in, and lost, the World Series in 1904. Their 1933 story actually began on 7/28/32 with the trade of star and fan favorite Orlando Cepeda to the Braves for Jack Chesbro to anchor their pitching. Then in the offseason they made 2 deals for which they were highly criticized. They traded SP Gil Heredia (11-15-3.68 in 1932) for 3 prospects, only 1 of which, SS Eric McNair (2-18-.234) would play a role in 1933. In the other, they dealt starting 2B Benny Bowcock for 4 prospects who didn’t play a role this season. However, their manager, Phil Nevin, must have known something because he mixed and matched the remaining players skillfully and the club bloomed. He used 3 Catchers, 1B/3B Pedro Alvarez (18-67-.246), team MVP and league HR leader 2B/1B/LFJohn Lowenstein (20-99-.265), SS/2B/3B Paul Molitor (3-54-.316-12), 3B Willie Kamm, and SSs Eric McNair and Luis Aparicio in brilliant combination. Chesbro (21-12-2.90) was brilliant. Chesbro received support from Ian Kennedy (20-11-3.32), Johnny Gee (11-7-2.87), Paul Derringer (14-7-2.88) and Sam Gray (5-3-3.20). All-time Saves leader and 300-game winner Cliff Lee (5-11-7-5.19) while sometimes shaky, was the mainstay in the bullpen. Swingman Bill M Harris (8-13-4) started the year in the rotation and moved to the pen when Derringer was acquired in trade on 6/7. The Detroit Tigers were in 1st by 3 games over the White Sox on 6/7 when the Derringer trade occurred. The White Sox never got closer than 2 games back at the end of August, then the teams split their final season series on 9/4-5, and the Tigers remained 2 games ahead with 20 to play. On 9/23, a Detroit win and Chicago loss gave the Tigers the pennant with 3 games to play. The Tiger leaders in the field were RF Dave Winfield (13-84-.328), CF Bernie Williams (15-76-.288-11), C Jim Pagliaroni (12-57-.267), 1B Ken Phelps (18-77-.280). On the mound the Tigers were led by incredible Earl Francis (26-4-2.33) and supported by Connie Johnson (16-11-3.45), hard-luck Reggie Cleveland (11-12-2.34) and Reb Russell (15-17-3.65). Bob Reynolds (7-5-13-2.69) was brilliant in the bullpen. The 1933 series featured the Detroit Tigers, whose only previous World series appearance was a victory over Brooklyn in 1920, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, who last appeared in the World Series in 1925, and held a hapless 0-5 mark in World Series play. Game 1 went to the Dodgers, 7-3, behind Bill V Swift’s 1-hit ball over 6 innings, and Britt Burns’ 3-inning Save. In Game 2, Dodger ace Johnny Vander Meer continued to shut down the Tigers, allowing 2 hits over 8 innings in a 4-2 victory. Andy Pettitte notched the Save. In Game 3, the Dodgers’ Steve Woodard outdueled Tigers’ ace Earl Francis, 1-0, again allowing only 2 hits over 8 innings, as Pettitte notched his 2nd Save. Swift finished the job in Game, twirling 7 shutout innings, allowing 6 hits, in a 4-0 Brooklyn win. Brooklyn easily won their first World Championship in grand style, 4 games to 0. Incredibly, the Tigers hit only .135 for the World Series, with 17 hits in 4 games. They had only 2 players hit .200 (3-15 each). Bill Swift (2-0-0.69) was the series MVP. Great Moments in 1933: Frank Robinson, 33, Pit, continued to thrill fans throughout baseball. He broke the all-time career HR record previous held by Willie McCovey, and finished the year with 237 HRs. Robinson also passed 2500 Hits, finishing with 2512, currently 12th all-time. Robinson’s teammate Honus Wagner, 39, Pit, for the first time in his fabled career, batted under .300 with less than 20 SBs in the same season. However, Wagner continued to add to his all-time record totals for Hits, 2Bs, Total Bases, Runs, and ABs. Wagner is in 2nd place in SBs and 3Bs, and 7th in Avg. 1933 Awards and Accomplishments: Batting Avg: AL: Red J Smith, Senators, .353 Batting Avg: NL: Kirk Gibson, Giants, .356 Rookie of Year: AL: Josh Clarke, Senators, 7-51-.288-27 Rookie of Year: NL: Albert Pujols, Cubs, 22-88-.285; beat out Cepeda & Gehrig for NL HR title. He was also named NL All-Star starter at 3B. Pitcher of Year: AL: Earl Francis, Tigers, 26-4-2.33 Pitcher of Year: NL: Jim J Hughes, Giants, 22-9-1.94 Hitter of Year: AL: Dave Winfield, Tigers, 13-84-.328-8, 27 2B, 13 3B, 197 H, 98 R Hitter of Year: NL: Kirk Gibson, Giants, 14-82-.356-11, 28 2B, 8 3B, 185 H, 78 R Hitting Streaks: Kirk Gibson, Giants, hit in 22 straight games Billy Williams, White Sox, hit in 20 straight games Milestones: Cliff Lee, White Sox, set new career Saves record, 86, & increased his career wins to 303. Dan Haren, Reds, reached win # 250 Paul Derringer, Phillies, reached win # 250 Greg Maddux, Senators, reached win # 250 Josh Beckett, A’s, reached win # 200 Stan Rees, Phillies, 8-9-18-3.95, 180 IP set single season record for Appearances: 96, all in relief. Individual Game Performances: Jim Landis, A’s, went 6-7 with 3 2Bs in 3-2 win @ Senators. Albert Pujols, Cubs, hit for the cycle, 4-5 in 10-5 win @ Cardinals. Roberto Kelly, Red Sox, hit for the cycle, 4-6 in 10-1 win at Indians. Retired: Dan Haren, 38, Pit/Cin, 251-211-82-3.45, 3817.1 IP, 4214 H, 749 BB, 1205 K. 2nd in career Saves, 16th in career Wins. 1923: Pitcher of Year & ERA Leader. Led league in Saves 3 times and IP 3 times.