Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 5, 1933

On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 1933

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	64	35	.646	--
Yankees	60	39	.606	4.0
Athletics	50	49	.505	14.0
Indians	52	54	.491	15.5
Tigers	49	54	.476	17.0
White Sox	47	54	.465	18.0
Red Sox	44	54	.449	19.5
Browns	40	67	.374	28.0

Games

Indians 15, Tigers 6

Tigers 7, Indians 1

Athletics 8, Yankees 3

Browns 10, White Sox 9

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	60	40	.600	--
Pirates	59	45	.567	3.0
Cubs	56	47	.544	5.5
Cardinals	55	48	.534	6.5
Braves	54	50	.519	8.0
Phillies	43	57	.430	17.0
Dodgers	40	59	.404	19.5
Reds	42	63	.400	20.5

Games

Braves 2, Dodgers 1

Pirates 6, Cubs 2

Reds 6, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 2, Reds 1

Giants 11, Phillies 3

Phillies 7, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	5
1	Hank Greenberg	5
1	Ray Hayworth	5
1	Bill Terry	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lefty O'Doul	2
2	Odell Hale	1
2	Chuck Klein	1
2	Mel Ott	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	5
2	Frank Doljack	4
2	Wes Schulmerich	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	0.50
1	Snipe Hansen	0.50
3	Lon Warneke	0.45
4	Gordon Rhodes	0.40
5	Hal Smith	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Belve Bean	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Snipe Hansen	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	6
2	Lon Warneke	5
3	Snipe Hansen	4
3	Joe Heving	4
3	Gordon Rhodes	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.390
2	Al Simmons	.356
3	Jimmie Foxx	.356
4	Bill Terry	.349
5	Spud Davis	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Wally Berger	20
4	Lou Gehrig	19
4	Chuck Klein	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	99
2	Al Simmons	98
3	Chuck Klein	95
4	Lou Gehrig	89
5	Bruce Campbell	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	19
2	Ben Chapman	18
3	Pepper Martin	16
4	Chuck Klein	13
5	4 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.54
2	Lon Warneke	1.67
3	Hal Schumacher	1.96
4	Bud Tinning	2.50
5	Charlie Root	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	16
1	Lefty Grove	16
1	Carl Hubbell	16
4	Dizzy Dean	15
5	Ben Cantwell	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	143
2	Lefty Gomez	112
3	Carl Hubbell	106
4	Tex Carleton	105
5	Bump Hadley	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	8
1	Wilcy Moore	8
1	Jack Russell	8
4	Red Faber	5
4	4 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.567
2	Chuck Klein	.529
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.455
4	Charlie Gehringer	.446
5	Randy Moore	.443

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Odell Hale	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
4	Wally Berger	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	21
2	Odell Hale	19
3	Randy Moore	18
3	Wes Schulmerich	18
5	Jimmie Foxx	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dusty Cooke	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Mark Koenig	4
4	Ben Chapman	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	0.50
2	Van Mungo	0.63
3	Carl Hubbell	0.64
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.75
5	Tom Zachary	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	4
2	General Crowder	3
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Van Mungo	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	30
2	Roy Parmelee	18
3	Tommy Bridges	16
3	Tex Carleton	16
3	Larry French	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	3
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	Rube Walberg	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.455
2	Freddie Lindstrom	.412
3	Jo-Jo Moore	.402
4	Bill Terry	.393
5	Charlie Gehringer	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Odell Hale	8
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Mel Ott	6
3	Dixie Walker	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	31
2	Jimmie Foxx	30
3	Odell Hale	28
4	Roy Johnson	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ski Melillo	7
2	Ben Chapman	6
3	Dusty Cooke	5
3	Chuck Klein	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	0.76
2	Lloyd Brown	1.42
3	Charlie Root	1.50
4	Bob Weiland	1.52
5	Lon Warneke	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Carl Hubbell	5
3	Ed Brandt	4
3	Tommy Bridges	4
3	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	53
2	Roy Parmelee	33
3	Johnny Allen	30
4	Lefty Gomez	29
5	Tex Carleton	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	5
2	Jack Russell	3
3	Hi Bell	2
3	Phil Collins	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.385
2	Chuck Klein	.371
3	Jimmie Foxx	.363
4	Al Simmons	.351
5	Spud Davis	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	47
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Wally Berger	29
5	Lou Gehrig	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	146
2	Jimmie Foxx	144
3	Lou Gehrig	133
4	Chuck Klein	127
5	Joe Cronin	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	31
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Chuck Klein	20
3	Tony Piet	20
5	Pepper Martin	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.88
2	Lon Warneke	1.92
3	Hal Schumacher	2.20
4	Bud Tinning	2.44
5	Lefty Grove	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	29
2	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Lefty Grove	25
4	Larry French	21
4	Carl Hubbell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	229
2	Tex Carleton	164
3	Bump Hadley	153
4	Carl Hubbell	148
5	Lefty Gomez	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	12
2	Lefty Grove	8
2	Chief Hogsett	8
2	Jack Russell	8
5	Lloyd Brown	7