The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 52nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 47th in the National League . The Pirates finished second in the league standings with a record of 87–67.
Record vs. opponents
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Team
BOS
BR
CHC
CIN
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
Boston
—
13–9–1
7–15
12–10
12–10–1
11–11
13–9
15–7
Brooklyn
9–13–1
—
9–13
10–12–1
8–14–2
13–9
7–15
9–12
Chicago
15–7
13–9
—
11–11
9–13
15–7
12–10
11–11
Cincinnati
10–12
12–10–1
11–11
—
4–17
7–14
7–15
7–15
New York
10–12–1
14–8–2
13–9
17–4
—
15–6
13–9
9–13–1
Philadelphia
11–11
9–13
7–15
14–7
6–15
—
7–15
6–16
Pittsburgh
9–13
15–7
10–12
15–7
9–13
15–7
—
14–8
St. Louis
7–15
12–9
11–11
15–7
13–9–1
16–6
8–14
—
1933 Game Log: 87–67 (Home: 50–27; Away: 37–40)
April: 10–3 (Home: 4–1; Away: 6–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 12
@ Reds
4–1
Swift (1–0)
Johnson
—
25,305
1–0
2
April 13
@ Reds
5–2
French (1–0)
Rixey
—
—
2–0
3
April 15
@ Cubs
6–4 (10)
Harris (1–0)
Grimes
—
—
3–0
4
April 18
@ Cubs
1–3
Warneke
Swetonic (0–1)
—
—
3–1
5
April 21
Reds
5–1
Swift (2–0)
Johnson
Harris (1)
—
4–1
6
April 22
Reds
6–5 (10)
French (2–0)
Smith
—
—
5–1
7
April 23
@ Cardinals
4–0
Meine (1–0)
Vance
—
—
6–1
8
April 23
@ Cardinals
6–2
Hoyt (1–0)
Walker
—
—
7–1
9
April 25
@ Cardinals
3–10
Hallahan
Swetonic (0–2)
—
—
7–2
10
April 27
Cubs
2–3
Bush
Swift (2–1)
—
—
7–3
11
April 28
Cardinals
2–0
French (3–0)
Mooney
—
—
8–3
12
April 29
Cardinals
6–4
Meine (2–0)
Walker
—
—
9–3
13
April 30
@ Reds
8–1
Hoyt (2–0)
Johnson
—
—
10–3
May: 14–12 (Home: 8–6; Away: 6–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
14
May 1
@ Phillies
10–0
Swift (3–1)
Collins
—
—
11–3
15
May 2
@ Phillies
5–6
Rhem
French (3–1)
—
—
11–4
16
May 4
@ Dodgers
2–1 (10)
Meine (3–0)
Clark
—
—
12–4
17
May 5
@ Dodgers
4–2
Swift (4–1)
Mungo
—
—
13–4
18
May 8
@ Braves
3–0
French (4–1)
Zachary
—
—
14–4
19
May 9
@ Braves
0–7
Frankhouse
Hoyt (2–1)
—
—
14–5
20
May 11
@ Giants
7–6
Meine (4–0)
Hubbell
Harris (2)
—
15–5
21
May 12
@ Giants
3–11
Schumacher
Swift (4–2)
—
—
15–6
22
May 13
@ Giants
1–2 (11)
Luque
French (4–2)
—
6,000
15–7
23
May 14
@ Giants
1–5
Parmelee
Hoyt (2–2)
—
—
15–8
24
May 15
Phillies
5–4
Meine (5–0)
Elliott
—
—
16–8
25
May 16
Phillies
8–4
Swift (5–2)
Moore
—
—
17–8
26
May 17
Phillies
6–4
Smith (1–0)
Collins
—
—
18–8
27
May 18
Phillies
6–2
Swetonic (1–2)
Rhem
—
—
19–8
28
May 19
Braves
3–5
Zachary
Hoyt (2–3)
Seibold
—
19–9
29
May 20
Braves
2–4
Cantwell
Meine (5–1)
—
—
19–10
30
May 20
Braves
7–6
Harris (2–0)
Betts
—
—
20–10
31
May 22
Dodgers
0–3
Clark
French (4–3)
—
—
20–11
32
May 23
Dodgers
3–0
Swetonic (2–2)
Carroll
—
—
21–11
33
May 24
Dodgers
6–5 (10)
Chagnon (1–0)
Mungo
—
2,000
22–11
34
May 26
Giants
5–6
Bell
Harris (2–1)
—
—
22–12
35
May 28
@ Reds
4–2
French (5–3)
Lucas
—
—
23–12
36
May 28
@ Reds
0–4
Rixey
Swetonic (2–3)
—
—
23–13
37
May 30
Cubs
2–1
Swift (6–2)
Grimes
—
—
24–13
38
May 30
Cubs
2–6
Malone
Meine (5–2)
—
—
24–14
39
May 31
Cubs
1–5
Root
Swetonic (2–4)
—
—
24–15
June: 12–18 (Home: 3–3; Away: 9–15)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
40
June 3
Reds
5–9
Benton
Harris (2–2)
—
—
24–16
41
June 3
Reds
4–5
Kolp
Swift (6–3)
Quinn
—
24–17
42
June 4
@ Cubs
9–3
Swetonic (3–4)
Grimes
Harris (3)
—
25–17
43
June 4
@ Cubs
2–9
Malone
Meine (5–3)
—
—
25–18
44
June 6
@ Cubs
3–5
Tinning
Chagnon (1–1)
Bush
—
25–19
45
June 7
@ Cubs
2–7
Bush
Swift (6–4)
—
—
25–20
46
June 8
Reds
2–8
Rixey
French (5–4)
—
—
25–21
47
June 9
Reds
2–0
Swetonic (4–4)
Derringer
—
—
26–21
48
June 10
Reds
4–3
Swift (7–4)
Kolp
—
—
27–21
49
June 11
@ Cardinals
11–7
Kremer (1–0)
Carleton
Harris (4)
—
28–21
50
June 11
@ Cardinals
3–0
French (6–4)
Walker
—
—
29–21
51
June 13
@ Cardinals
3–4
Dean
Swetonic (4–5)
—
—
29–22
52
June 14
@ Cardinals
2–3
Hallahan
Meine (5–4)
—
—
29–23
53
June 15
@ Cubs
0–5
Tinning
Smith (1–1)
—
—
29–24
54
June 16
@ Cubs
1–9
Bush
Swift (7–5)
—
26,000
29–25
55
June 17
Cubs
4–3
Swetonic (5–5)
Malone
—
—
30–25
56
June 18
@ Braves
5–3
Meine (6–4)
Brandt
—
—
31–25
57
June 18
@ Braves
4–3 (8)
French (7–4)
Betts
—
—
32–25
58
June 20
@ Braves
6–2
Swift (8–5)
Zachary
—
—
33–25
59
June 21
@ Braves
5–6
Cantwell
Harris (2–3)
Zachary
—
33–26
60
June 21
@ Braves
3–5
Mangum
Swetonic (5–6)
—
—
33–27
61
June 22
@ Dodgers
0–9
Benge
Meine (6–5)
—
4,000
33–28
62
June 23
@ Dodgers
4–5
Carroll
French (7–5)
Shaute
—
33–29
63
June 24
@ Dodgers
15–3
Swift (9–5)
Thurston
—
10,000
34–29
64
June 25
@ Dodgers
5–2
Chagnon (2–1)
Mungo
—
—
35–29
65
June 25
@ Dodgers
1–9
Beck
Hoyt (2–4)
—
25,000
35–30
66
June 28
@ Giants
5–2
Swetonic (6–6)
Hubbell
—
—
36–30
67
June 28
@ Giants
4–7 (10)
Uhle
French (7–6)
—
15,000
36–31
68
June 29
@ Phillies
4–6
Elliott
Meine (6–6)
Rhem
—
36–32
69
June 30
@ Phillies
4–5
Pickrel
French (7–7)
—
—
36–33
July: 20–10 (Home: 17–7; Away: 3–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
70
July 1
@ Phillies
8–13
Hansen
Chagnon (2–2)
—
—
36–34
71
July 1
@ Phillies
4–3
Smith (2–1)
Collins
—
—
37–34
72
July 4
Cardinals
1–5
Hallahan
Swetonic (6–7)
—
—
37–35
73
July 4
Cardinals
4–2
French (8–7)
Mooney
—
—
38–35
74
July 5
Cardinals
7–6
Hoyt (3–4)
Johnson
French (1)
7,000
39–35
75
July 8
Phillies
7–8
Liska
Swetonic (6–8)
Rhem
—
39–36
76
July 8
Phillies
3–0
Smith (3–1)
Jackson
—
—
40–36
77
July 10
Phillies
3–2
French (9–7)
Holley
—
—
41–36
78
July 11
Braves
3–5
Zachary
Swetonic (6–9)
—
—
41–37
79
July 12
Braves
9–8 (10)
French (10–7)
Betts
—
—
42–37
80
July 13
Braves
8–3
Smith (4–1)
Cantwell
—
—
43–37
81
July 14
Braves
3–4 (10)
Frankhouse
French (10–8)
—
—
43–38
82
July 17
Dodgers
14–2
Swift (10–5)
Carroll
—
7,500
44–38
83
July 17
Dodgers
7–0
Swetonic (7–9)
Benge
—
—
45–38
84
July 18
Dodgers
11–8
Hoyt (4–4)
Thurston
—
2,500
46–38
85
July 19
Giants
4–1
French (11–8)
Fitzsimmons
—
—
47–38
86
July 19
Giants
3–7
Hubbell
Smith (4–2)
—
20,000
47–39
87
July 20
Giants
6–5
Meine (7–6)
Luque
—
—
48–39
88
July 21
Giants
5–6
Clark
Hoyt (4–5)
—
3,000
48–40
89
July 22
Giants
0–1
Hubbell
French (11–9)
—
25,000
48–41
90
July 22
Giants
7–2
Meine (8–6)
Parmelee
—
27,000
49–41
91
July 23
@ Reds
1–6
Lucas
Swift (10–6)
—
—
49–42
92
July 23
@ Reds
4–6
Rixey
Chagnon (2–3)
Kolp
—
49–43
93
July 25
Cubs
4–3
Swetonic (8–9)
Bush
Hoyt (1)
8,000
50–43
94
July 25
Cubs
4–1
Smith (5–2)
Tinning
—
10,000
51–43
95
July 27
Cubs
2–0
French (12–9)
Root
—
—
52–43
96
July 29
Reds
9–8
Harris (3–3)
Benton
—
—
53–43
97
July 29
Reds
6–4
Chagnon (3–3)
Rixey
Harris (5)
—
54–43
98
July 30
@ Reds
5–4
Chagnon (4–3)
Derringer
—
—
55–43
99
July 30
@ Reds
8–6
Harris (4–3)
Benton
Chagnon (1)
—
56–43
August: 12–13 (Home: 4–3; Away: 8–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
100
August 1
Cardinals
9–3
Swetonic (9–9)
Walker
Hoyt (2)
—
57–43
101
August 2
Cardinals
3–4 (12)
Haines
French (12–10)
—
—
57–44
102
August 3
Cardinals
1–4 (6)
Dean
Swift (10–7)
—
—
57–45
103
August 4
Cardinals
5–4
Meine (9–6)
Walker
—
—
58–45
104
August 5
@ Cubs
6–2
Smith (6–2)
Warneke
—
—
59–45
105
August 6
@ Cubs
0–6
Malone
Swetonic (9–10)
—
—
59–46
106
August 11
Cubs
2–8
Bush
French (12–11)
—
—
59–47
107
August 12
Cubs
5–2
Smith (7–2)
Malone
—
—
60–47
108
August 12
Cubs
3–2
Meine (10–6)
Root
—
—
61–47
109
August 13
@ Cubs
2–3
Warneke
Swift (10–8)
—
—
61–48
110
August 16
@ Dodgers
1–2 (11)
Mungo
French (12–12)
—
14,000
61–49
111
August 16
@ Dodgers
11–7
Swetonic (10–10)
Carroll
Smith (1)
—
62–49
112
August 19
@ Braves
2–5
Brandt
Meine (10–7)
—
—
62–50
113
August 20
@ Braves
4–5 (11)
Smith
Swetonic (10–11)
—
—
62–51
114
August 20
@ Braves
1–8
Cantwell
Swift (10–9)
—
—
62–52
115
August 22
@ Braves
4–5 (14)
Frankhouse
Hoyt (4–6)
—
—
62–53
116
August 25
@ Giants
5–8 (11)
Luque
Swetonic (10–12)
—
—
62–54
117
August 25
@ Giants
2–6
Parmelee
Meine (10–8)
—
—
62–55
118
August 26
@ Giants
1–2
Hubbell
Smith (7–3)
—
—
62–56
119
August 26
@ Giants
7–2
Birkofer (1–0)
Clark
Hoyt (3)
45,000
63–56
120
August 28
@ Phillies
9–5
Chagnon (5–3)
Elliott
—
—
64–56
121
August 28
@ Phillies
9–1
French (13–12)
Holley
—
—
65–56
122
August 29
@ Phillies
4–1
Meine (11–8)
Hansen
—
—
66–56
123
August 30
@ Phillies
5–1
Birkofer (2–0)
Ragland
—
—
67–56
124
August 31
@ Phillies
13–11
Swetonic (11–12)
Rhem
Hoyt (4)
—
68–56
September: 17–11 (Home: 14–7; Away: 3–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
125
September 1
Cardinals
2–1 (11)
French (14–12)
Hallahan
—
—
69–56
126
September 2
Cardinals
4–1
Meine (12–8)
Walker
—
—
70–56
127
September 3
@ Reds
3–9
Lucas
Birkofer (2–1)
—
—
70–57
128
September 4
Reds
1–0
Smith (8–3)
Johnson
—
—
71–57
129
September 5
Giants
6–1
French (15–12)
Hubbell
—
5,000
72–57
130
September 6
Giants
6–5 (10)
Swift (11–9)
Bell
—
—
73–57
131
September 6
Giants
1–9
Schumacher
Birkofer (2–2)
—
20,000
73–58
132
September 7
Giants
14–2
Meine (13–8)
Parmelee
—
9,000
74–58
133
September 8
Giants
1–2
Hubbell
Smith (8–4)
—
—
74–59
134
September 9
Dodgers
6–2
French (16–12)
Benge
—
—
75–59
135
September 9
Dodgers
7–8
Carroll
Chagnon (5–4)
Ryan
9,000
75–60
136
September 10
@ Dodgers
2–1
Swift (12–9)
Beck
—
—
76–60
137
September 10
@ Dodgers
2–3
Mungo
Harris (4–4)
—
15,000
76–61
138
September 12
Dodgers
1–0
Meine (14–8)
Thurston
—
—
77–61
139
September 12
Dodgers
2–0
Hoyt (5–6)
Leonard
—
2,000
78–61
140
September 13
Braves
1–0
French (17–12)
Cantwell
—
—
79–61
141
September 15
Braves
1–10
Brandt
Smith (8–5)
—
—
79–62
142
September 16
Braves
4–6
Betts
Swift (12–10)
—
—
79–63
143
September 16
Braves
10–0
Birkofer (3–2)
Zachary
—
—
80–63
144
September 18
Phillies
2–1
Meine (15–8)
Ragland
—
—
81–63
145
September 18
Phillies
0–6
Holley
Hoyt (5–7)
—
—
81–64
146
September 19
Phillies
2–1
French (18–12)
Grabowski
—
—
82–64
147
September 19
Phillies
2–3
Collins
Smith (8–6)
—
—
82–65
148
September 20
Dodgers
3–0
Swift (13–10)
Beck
—
—
83–65
149
September 23
@ Cardinals
9–3
Birkofer (4–2)
Hallahan
—
—
84–65
150
September 24
@ Cardinals
4–5
Carleton
French (18–13)
—
—
84–66
151
September 24
@ Cardinals
5–4 (10)
Chagnon (6–4)
Dean
—
—
85–66
152
September 25
@ Cardinals
3–6
Walker
Smith (8–7)
—
—
85–67
October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
153
October 1
@ Reds
7–5
Swift (14–10)
Lucas
—
—
86–67
154
October 1
@ Reds
6–5 (10)
Swetonic (12–12)
Kolp
—
—
87–67
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts