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- #1. Washington Would Not Host Another World Series Until 2019
- #2. The First World Series Win For The Giants Without John McGraw
- #3. The Senators Would Break Up 6 Years of Dominance
- #4. Mel Ott's Dominance Gave The Giants A Surprise Advantage
- #5. Earl Whitehill Delivered The Senators Their Only Win
- #6. Game 4 Was A Heart Breaker For The Senators
- #7. The Senators Lost 2 Straight Extra Inning Games To Lose The Series
#1. Washington Would Not Host Another World Series Until 2019
The 1933 World Series would be a series of lasts.
The Washington Senators were not the most dominant franchise in the American League since the World Series began, as they only appeared in a few World Series matchups and often were in the bottom tier of the league.
Even so, they had been a staple club in the league for many years. However, they would join the many clubs that would begin moving west in 1961 when they moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Twins.
Eventually, the MLB would come back to Washington when the Montreal Expos, a franchise time in 1969, moved to Washington.
#2. The First World Series Win For The Giants Without John McGraw
The Giants and John McGraw dominated baseball for decades. John McGraw appeared in 9 World Series matchups, with his final appearance being in the 1924 World Series.
The Giants were managed by a different Hall of Famer in Bill Terry, who was a player/manager during this particular World Series and would become one of the few players to hit a home run in a World Series while being a manager.
The Giants would go on to dominate the series and would continue one of the better decades for the National League.
John McGraw watched the game from the stands and saw the team he made into a superpower win another World Series.
He would die 4 months later.
#3. The Senators Would Break Up 6 Years of Dominance
From 1926 to 1932, the American League was owned by the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees. The Senators would become a surprise time to make it all the way to the main event.
They finished 8 games ahead of the Yankees to win the American League pennant. This is partly due to their dominance of the Bronx Bombers during the season when they had a record of 14 - 8 in their head-to-head matchups.
#4. Mel Ott's Dominance Gave The Giants A Surprise Advantage
Going into the series, the Washington Senators had posted the highest team batting average in the league and were expected to continue their dominance on the offensive side.
The Giants were known for their defense, but they were not considered a dominant offensive club.
In Game 1, Mel Ott went off for four hits, one being a home run and 3 RBI to give the Giants an early win. He would continue to provide solid offense throughout and would bat .368 in the series.
His biggest moment came in Game 5 when the game was tied in the top of the 10th, and Ott popped his second home run of the series, which would be enough for the Giants to hold on and take the series.
#5. Earl Whitehill Delivered The Senators Their Only Win
In Game 3 of the 1933 World Series, the Senators looked to rebound and try to get back in the series. In order to do that, their offense would need to come alive, and Earl Whitehill would have to pitch well to keep the hot Giants at bay.
Whitehill delivered a 5 hit shutout that would be the last home game that a Washington team would win in a World Series.
It would get the Senators back into the Series until Game 4 broke their hearts.
#6. Game 4 Was A Heart Breaker For The Senators
Carl Hubbell had been the winning pitcher in Game 1, and he took the mound to stop the Senators from tying the series up.
He would pitch one of the more memorable games of the decade and one that would make the late Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson proud.
Hubbell had a 1 - 0 lead until the 7th inning when the Senators scored a run due to a rare fielding error by the Giants. The game would go into extra innings, and Terry would stick with Hubbell until the end of the game.
In the top of the 11th, the Giants took the lead, and Hubbell again to the mound. This time, the Senators managed to get to him a bit and loaded the bases with one out. Terry stuck with his man, and amazingly, Hubbell induced a double play to win the game.
#7. The Senators Lost 2 Straight Extra Inning Games To Lose The Series
After winning Game 3, the Senator's bats and pitching did seem to come alive a bit. They hit better and pitched better, but the Giants were just a bit better.
As stated before, the Senators lost Game 4 when they ground into a double play with bases loaded against a pitcher who had pitched 11 innings.
Game 5 would be more of the same as Mel Ott would finish them off with a home run in the top of the 10th, and the Senators could not tie the game up in the bottom of the inning due to excellent relief pitching by Dolf Luque.
The Giants had won the 1933 World Series