The 1933 Los Angeles Angels season was the 31st season in the history of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team. The 1933 team won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant with a 114–73 record. Jack Lelivelt was the team's manager. The team played its home games at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles.

The Angels dominated the 1933 All-Pacific Coast League baseball team, claiming six of the twelve first-team spots. The first-team honorees were pitchers Buck Newsom and Dick Ward, third baseman Gene Lillard, shortstop Carl Dittmar, and outfielders Tuck Stainback and Jigger Statz.

Pitchers

Pitcher Bobo Newsom received the 1933 Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award, receiving 44 of the 56 votes cast by West Coast baseball writers. Newsom led the PCL in both wins (30) and earned run average (3.18). Ward was sold to the New York Yankees after the 1933 season.

The Angels' 1933 pitching staff also included Dick Ward who compiled a 25–9 record for a team-beat .735 winning percentage. Ward was sold to the Chicago Cubs after the 1933 season.

Position players Right fielder Tuck Stainback, a graduate of Los Angeles Fairfax High School, led the Angels with a .335 batting average and 264 hits. He gained attention before the season began when the Angels insured him for $75,000 – $25,000 for each leg and another $25,000 for his throwing arm.

Third baseman Gene Lillard compiled a .307 batting average, led the PCL with 44 home runs, and ranked third in the league with 149 RBIs (behind Joe DiMaggio and Prince Oana).

Center fielder Jigger Statz, at age 35, was the "old man" of the team, having played with the Angels, off-and-on, since 1920. In April 1933, the Angels held a day in his honor. During the 1933 season, Statz compiled a .325 batting average and ranked second on the team with 249 hits.

1933 PCL standings Team W L Pct. GB Los Angeles Angels 114 73 .610 -- Portland Beavers 105 77 .577 6.5 Hollywood Stars 107 80 .572 7.0 Sacramento Senators 96 85 .530 15.0 Oakland Oaks 93 92 .503 20.0 San Francisco Seals 81 106 .433 33.0 Mission Reds 79 108 .422 35.0 Seattle Rainiers 65 119 .353 47.5

Statistics

Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG RF Tuck Stainback 187 789 264 .335 19 .476 LF Marv Gudat 183 741 247 .333 10 .451 2B Jimmie Reese 104 393 130 .331 5 .458 CF Jigger Statz 182 767 249 .325 10 .422 1B Jim Oglesby 186 723 226 .313 20 480 3B Gene Lillard 183 645 198 .307 43 .566 C Bill Cronin 82 254 77 .303 2 .354 C Hugh McMullen 134 400 107 .268 11 .413 SS Carl Dittmar 149 478 126 .264 5 .343 IF Mike Gazella 83 235 62 .264 7 .391

Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L PCT ERA Bobo Newsom 56 320.0 30 11 .732 3.18 Dick Ward 43 285.0 25 9 .735 3.25 Fay Thomas 42 300.0 20 14 .588 3.75 Leroy Herrmann 29 188.0 16 9 .640 4.60 Win Ballou 50 217.0 12 19 .387 3.69

References

Further reading "The Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League: A History, 1903-1957", Richard Beverage (McFarland 2011) "The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957", by Dennis Snelling (McFarland 2011)