1933 New York Yankees

1933 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1933 Uniform
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Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1933 Information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1933 New York Yankees

1933 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record: 91-59 Finished 2nd in American League (1933 AL)

Managed by Joe McCarthy

Coaches: Jimmy Burke, Art Fletcher and Cy Perkins

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1933 New York Yankees played the 31st season in team history. They finished with a record of 91-59, 7 games behind the Washington Senators. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

On August 3rd, the Yankees were shut out, 7-0, by the Philadlephia Athletics and pitcher Lefty Grove. This ended a major league record streak of 308 games without being shut out, dating back to August 2, 1931. The record still stands.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Ben Chapman, Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, Tony Lazzeri and Babe Ruth

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Washington Senators	99	63	.651	--
New York Yankees	91	59	.607	7
Philadelphia Athletics	79	72	.523	19½
Cleveland Indians	75	76	.497	23½
Detroit Tigers	75	79	.487	25
Chicago White Sox	67	83	.447	31
Boston Red Sox	63	86	.423	34½
St. Louis Browns	55	96	.364	43½

External links

• 1933 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com