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APRIL
1933

Tuesday, April 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals trade Chick Hafey to the Reds for Harvey Hendrick, Benny Frey, and cash.

Wednesday, April 12th

IN THE NEWS: Joe Cronin debuts as Washington manager, and the Senators Alvin Crowder wins his 16th successive game over 2 seasons, 4-1 from Philadelphia.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1933 » OPENING DAY
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: Browns OF Sammy West goes 6-for-6 in an 11-inning victory over the White Sox. He has 5 singles and a double, all off Ted Lyons.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1933
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 11, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 14th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1933
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 15th

IN THE NEWS: Schoolboy Rowe of Detroit makes his first ML start and shuts out the White Sox 3-0.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1933
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Baker Bowl
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 16th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1933
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
New York Giants 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Crosley Field
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 17th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1933
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 18th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1933
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 19th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1933
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Chicago White Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Comiskey Park I
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 20th

IN THE NEWS: White Sox OF Al Simmons makes an unassisted double play against the Browns.

Umpire Charlie Pfirman officiates in his 1,700th consecutive NL game, as Carl Hubbell pitches the Giants to a 1-0 victory over the Braves.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1933
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 1, Boston Braves 0 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 1 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 21st

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1933
Boston Braves 3, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Washington Senators 1 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 22nd

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1933
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Ebbets Field
Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 10, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Lou Gehrig's consecutive-game streak is threatened when he is knocked unconscious by an Earl Whitehill pitch in the New York-Washington game. He recovers and finishes the game.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1933
Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 5, New York Yankees 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 24th

IN THE NEWS: Giants player/manager Bill Terry is hit by a pitch in a game with the Dodgers, breaking his wrist. He will be out 3 weeks, ending his consecutive-game streak at 468.

Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania signs a bill legalizing Sunday baseball under local option. A statewide referendum will be on the ballot in November.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1933
New York Giants 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Boston Braves 5 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Athletics 16, Boston Red Sox 10 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 11, New York Yankees 10 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 25th

IN THE NEWS: Russ Van Atta makes a spectacular debut for the Yankees, winning 16-0 over the Senators while getting 4 hits in a game marred by a wild free-for-all. Ben Chapman, Buddy Myer, and Earl Whitehill are suspended 5 days and fined $100 each.

Phillies SS Dick Bartell equals the ML record with 4 doubles in 4 at bats in a game with Boston.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1933
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Boston Braves 1 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 16, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 26th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1933
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 27th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1933
Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 0 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 4 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 28th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1933
Boston Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 8 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 29th

IN THE NEWS: Washington C Luke Sewell makes a rare double play, tagging out first Lou Gehrig and then Dixie Walker attempting to score, as the Senators beat the Yankees 6-3.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1933
Boston Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Braves Field
New York Giants 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 11, Detroit Tigers 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 30th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1933
Boston Braves 3, New York Giants 0 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 8, New York Giants 4 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 11, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 11, Detroit Tigers 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)