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Another year
The Sporting News, May 1, 1933
RED SOX SETTING PACE ONCE AGAIN
Bill Carrigan's Veteran Club Is Class of Junior Circuit
BOSTON--The Boston Red Sox have won more pennants and World Series than any other major league club, and one month into the 1933 season, they look like they might have what it takes to add to those totals come October.
One notices a quiet confidence in the Red Sox dugout, and it begins with the club's manager, Bill Carrigan. He and general manager Pat O'Farrell have built a club full of winners, men who have successfully weathered many a baseball war. Most of them are in their thirties, and aren't likely to be fazed by the pressures of a pennant race.
"We're a veteran team, but not an old team by any means," Carrigan stated. "Lou Gehrig has been around a while, but he started young, remember? He's only 29. Marty Dihigo is 27. Heck, Josh Gibson is what, 21? Sure, we have some guys in their mid-thirties, but they can still play. Look at Brady and O'Doul."
Gehrig, the team's unquestioned leader, is enjoying a marvelous start to the season, hitting .387. He has hit only four home runs, but he isn't concerned. "My power usually comes around later in the spring, when the weather warms up. I'm hitting the ball hard, which is what I always try to do."
Lou is receiving strong support from a man whose contributions have often been overlooked on a team full of stars. Outfielder Phil Todt is thriving in his first shot at a full-time job, batting .341 and clubbing four homers. Todt has been with the Sox since 1924 and has a lifetime .313 batting average, but has never batted more than 378 times in a season. Given a chance to play every day this season, the smooth-swinging lefty doesn't look like he's relinquishing the spot anytime soon.
The Sox' pair of aces, Neal Brady and Waite Hoyt, are picking up right where they left off in 1932, with nine wins between them. Brady is once again demonstrating pinpoint control; he has walked only five batters in 64 innings while striking out 69. At age 36, Neal shows few signs of slowing down.
"I'd like to pitch as long as my arm will hold out," he explained. "I feel good, and as long as I can help the club, I plan on doing so..."
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Around the American League:
The Detroit Tigers are thrilled with the contributions of two rookie stars. Pitcher Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe was named the American League Pitcher of the Month, going 5-1 with a 1.93 ERA. First baseman Hank Greenberg, a year younger than Rowe at age 22, has slugged seven homers and knocked in 21 runs. Greenberg's fast start has banished All-Star Dale Alexander to the bench, and it's rumored that the Tigers are attempting to teach Alex to play third base.
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