1933 Major League Baseball season

The 1933 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League. Opening Day took place on April 12 and saw ten teams across both leagues play. The final day of the regular season was on October 1 and featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which began with the season. The World Series took place between October 3 and October 7. ==Rule change==

The 1933 season saw a rule change regarding player limits; all teams were required to reach the 23 player limit by May 15 (previously, the required date was June 15). June 15 was retained as the day of the trade deadline. ==Teams==

American League National League Tie games 10 tie games (4 in AL, 6 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season. American League • Chicago White Sox, 1 • Detroit Tigers, 1 • New York Yankees, 2 • Philadelphia Athletics, 1 • St. Louis Browns, 2 • Washington Senators, 1 National League • Boston Braves, 2 • Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 • Cincinnati Reds, 1 • New York Giants, 4 • St. Louis Cardinals, 1 ==Postseason==

The postseason began on October 3 and ended on October 7 with the New York Giants defeating the Washington Senators in the 1933 World Series in five games. Bracket ==Managerial changes==

Off-season In-season ==League leaders==

Any team shown in indicates a previous team a player was on during the season. American League 1 American League Triple Crown batting winner National League 2 National League Triple Crown batting winner ==Milestones==

Batters Cycles • Pepper Martin (STL): • Martin hit for his first cycle and seventh in franchise history, on May 5 against the Philadelphia Phillies. • Chuck Klein (PHI): • Klein hit for his second cycle and fifth in franchise history, on May 26 against the St. Louis Cardinals. • Arky Vaughan (PIT): • Vaughan hit for his first cycle and 10th in franchise history, on June 24 against the Brooklyn Dodgers. • Mickey Cochrane (PHA): • Cochrane hit for his second cycle and fifth in franchise history, on August 2 against the New York Yankees. • Pinky Higgins (PHA): • Higgins hit for his first cycle and sixth in franchise history, on August 6 against the Washington Senators. • Jimmie Foxx (PHA): • Higgins hit for his first cycle and seventh in franchise history, on August 14 against the Cleveland Indians. • Earl Averill (CLE): • Averill hit for his first cycle and second in franchise history, on August 17 against the Philadelphia Athletics. • Babe Herman (CHC): • Herman hit for his third cycle and fourth in franchise history, on September 30 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Miscellaneous • Lou Gehrig (NYY): • Broke a Major League record for most consecutive games on August 17 by surpassing Everett Scott's record of 1,307. ==Awards and honors==

Regular season ==Home field attendance==

The 1933 saw the Cleveland Indians play their first full season at Cleveland Stadium, though would not do so again for another 13 seasons. The team would return to League Park following the conclusion of the season after only playing at Cleveland Stadium since mid-, but would play an increasing part of their to seasons at the Stadium until they permanently left League Park starting with the season. ==See also==