The Phillies and Cardinals swap catchers, with hard-hitting Virgil Davis going to St. Louis and Jimmy Wilson traded to the ‘City of Brotherly Love.’ Philadelphia makes the deal to have the former Redbird backstop become the team’s player-manager, a position ‘Ace’ will hold for five seasons.
“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – SATCHEL PAIGE, commenting on his longevity.The California Winter League holds Satchel Paige Day to honor the legend’s accomplishments in this multi-racial circuit. The right-hander takes no prisoners, throwing a three-hit 5-0 shutout with 14 strikeouts in the Armistice Day contest, against Joe Pirrone’s All-Stars, a team made up of big leaguers who came to the west coast to play winter league ball to earn some extra money.
1933 – Sidney Weil quits as Cincinnati Reds president. Larry MacPhail acquires an interest in the team and is elected director. MacPhail will become General Manager.
Phil Ball, the millionaire owner of the Browns, dies of septicemia. Manager Rogers Hornsby will take over the reins of the franchise, staying on as skipper until he is fired in 1937 by Donald Barnes, who purchased the team from the Ball estate last year.
1933 – Flags are at half staff for Game 5 to honor William L. Veeck, Chicago Cubs president, who died suddenly. On the field, the World Series comes to a close when Mel Ott hits a home run in the 10th inning for a 4 – 3 New York Giants victory over the Washington Senators.
Umpire Charlie Moran ejects Heinie Manush from Game 4 of the Fall Classic after the Senator outfielder is called out at first base in Washington’s 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Giants at Griffith Stadium. The arbitrator takes exception when the future Hall of Famer pulls on his bow tie, letting it snap back.
1933 – Scoring six runs in the 6th inning, the New York Giants make it two in a row over the Washington Senators in Game 2 of the World Series. The Senators are again held to five hits.
Babe Ruth, although he gives up 12 hits and 5 earned runs, goes the distance to beat the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, 6-5. The 38 year-old Sultan of Swat’s performance on the mound, a ploy to attract fans to a meaningless game, will be his last appearance as a pitcher, a position in which the future Hall of Fame slugger will post a 94-46 career record.
At Sportsman’s Park in a 12-2 Cubs rout of the Cardinals, Babe Herman hits for the cycle, becoming the first player in baseball history to do it three times. The Chicago outfielder, playing for the Dodgers, also accomplished the feat on two other occasions in 1931.
In the season finale, the last-place White Sox lose to Cleveland, 5-3, finishing the campaign with a 53-99 record, 47 games out of first place. Chicago did not throw a single left-handed hurler during the entire season.
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