1933 AL Stargell Award

American League 1933

			AVG	OBA	SLU	AB	HIT	DB	TP	HR	RUN	RBI	BB	SB	OPS
1B	J FOXX	PHI	356	449	703	573	204	37	9	48	125	163	96	2	1153
1B	L GEHRIG	NY	334	424	605	593	198	41	12	32	138	139	92	9	1030
RF	B RUTH	NY	301	442	582	459	138	21	3	34	97	103	114	4	1023
LF	H MANUSH	WAS	336	372	459	658	221	32	17	5	115	95	36	6	831
LF	B JOHNSON	PHI	290	387	505	535	155	44	4	21	103	93	85	8	892
LF	A SIMMONS	CHI	331	373	481	605	200	29	10	14	85	119	39	5	854
1B	J KUHEL	WAS	322	385	467	602	194	34	10	11	89	107	59	17	851

SS	J CRONIN	WAS	309	398	445	602	186	45	11	5	89	118	87	5	843
SS	L APPLING	CHI	322	379	443	612	197	36	10	6	90	85	56	6	822
2B	C GEHRINGER	DET	325	393	468	628	204	42	6	12	103	105	68	5	862
2B	T LAZZERI	NY	294	383	486	523	154	22	12	18	94	104	73	15	869
2B	B MYER	WAS	302	374	436	530	160	29	15	4	95	61	60	6	810
3B	P HIGGINS	PHI	314	383	485	567	178	34	12	13	85	99	61	2	868
CA	M COCHRANE	PHI	322	459	515	429	138	30	4	15	104	60	106	8	974
CA	B DICKEY	NY	318	381	490	478	152	24	8	14	58	97	47	3	871

        Foxx, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth were the top three home run hitters; Bob Johnson was fourth, with 21, giving you an idea of the difference between the top three guys and the rest of the league. With Ruth in decline, Foxx cemented his reputation as baseball's top power hitter. He had huge, McGwire-ish biceps, and cut his shirt sleeves short to show them off. Pitchers nicknamed him "The Beast"; someone once said that "Foxx wasn't scouted; he was trapped."
        This was Indian Bob Johnson's rookie year, and he had the misfortune to join the Athletics just as they were at the end of a dynasty. Johnson was one of the best players in baseball for a decade, yet no one ever talks about him. I don't think I've ever seen a picture of him. He was a complete hitter, combining a good batting average with walks and power. But after Connie Mack sold off all the other stars on the team, the Athletics were a last place club for almost all of Johnson's career.
        The Senators won the pennant easily, finishing seven games ahead of the Yankees. They hit only 60 home runs as a team, kess than half as many home runs as either the Yankees or Athletics; but they had some good line drive hitters like Heinie Manush, and superior pitching. Manush finished third in the MVP vote, ahead of Ruth and Gehrig. Manush played for the Senators, who won the pennant, but I don't think that's enough to put him past Gehrig. Gehrig led the AL in runs produced, with 40 more than Manush.
        The best infielders were Joe Cronin, Charlie Gehringer and Mickey Cochrane. Cronin played for the Senators, and finished second in the MVP voting. This seems fair to me, as Cronin was a terrific defensive shortstop in addition to being a fine hitter.
        It's very close between Gehringer and Cochrane, who were also fine defensive players. Cochrane played better, but Gehringer played more often. I'm giving the edge to Cochrane; next year, they would be teammates, and would lead the Tigers to the pennant.