On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 66 38 .635 --
Yankees 63 41 .606 3.0
Athletics 52 51 .505 13.5
Tigers 52 54 .491 15.0
Indians 52 57 .477 16.5
White Sox 48 56 .462 18.0
Red Sox 46 56 .451 19.0
Browns 42 68 .382 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 42 .592 --
Pirates 59 46 .562 3.0
Cubs 59 47 .557 3.5
Braves 56 51 .523 7.0
Cardinals 55 52 .514 8.0
Phillies 44 59 .427 17.0
Dodgers 42 60 .412 18.5
Reds 44 63 .411 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Orsatti 4
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Pat Crawford 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Billy Jurges 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Billy Jurges 1
1 Pinky Whitney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Billy Jurges 4
3 Marty McManus 3
3 Joe Medwick 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.78
2 Monte Weaver 0.57
3 Ben Cantwell 0.30
4 Bud Tinning 0.25
5 Dick Barrett 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Bud Tinning 1
1 Monte Weaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 7
2 Monte Weaver 4
3 Ben Cantwell 3
4 Sugar Cain 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lon Warneke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .381
2 Al Simmons .356
3 Jimmie Foxx .355
4 Bill Terry .351
5 Spud Davis .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 32
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Wally Berger 20
3 Lou Gehrig 20
5 Chuck Klein 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 104
2 Al Simmons 98
3 Chuck Klein 95
4 Lou Gehrig 92
5 Joe Cronin 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 19
2 Ben Chapman 18
3 Pepper Martin 17
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.61
2 Lon Warneke 1.73
3 Hal Schumacher 1.85
4 Charlie Root 2.55
5 Ed Brandt 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 General Crowder 16
2 Carl Hubbell 16
4 Ben Cantwell 15
4 Dizzy Dean 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 148
2 Lefty Gomez 119
3 Tex Carleton 112
4 Carl Hubbell 109
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 Chuck Klein .491
2 Lefty O'Doul .462
3 Tony Piet .442
4 Sam West .429
5 Bill Terry .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Odell Hale 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Babe Herman 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 20
2 Odell Hale 18
3 Wes Schulmerich 16
4 Randy Moore 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Cooke 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Roy Johnson 3
1 Al Lopez 3
1 Jo-Jo Morrissey 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.44
2 Carl Fischer 0.53
3 Tom Zachary 0.60
4 Pat Malone 0.90
5 Van Mungo 0.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 Ed Holley 3
1 Van Mungo 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Lefty Gomez 20
3 Roy Parmelee 19
4 Tommy Bridges 17
5 Tex Carleton 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Tommy Bridges 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .422
2 Freddie Lindstrom .413
3 Bill Terry .398
4 Jo-Jo Moore .394
5 Charlie Gehringer .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Odell Hale 8
3 Babe Herman 7
4 Mel Ott 6
5 Dixie Walker 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 33
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Roy Johnson 29
4 Odell Hale 26
5 Babe Herman 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ski Melillo 6
2 Dusty Cooke 5
2 Roy Johnson 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.01
2 Pat Malone 1.18
3 Jesse Haines 1.38
4 Earl Whitehill 1.59
5 Charlie Root 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Van Mungo 5
1 Earl Whitehill 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 50
2 Lefty Gomez 33
3 Roy Parmelee 32
4 Tex Carleton 31
5 Johnny Allen 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 4
2 Jack Russell 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Tommy Bridges 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .381
2 Chuck Klein .364
3 Jimmie Foxx .363
4 Al Simmons .357
5 Spud Davis .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Mel Ott 31
4 Wally Berger 29
5 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 146
2 Al Simmons 144
3 Lou Gehrig 133
4 Chuck Klein 123
5 Joe Cronin 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 30
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 20
3 Tony Piet 20
5 Chuck Klein 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.92
2 Lon Warneke 1.96
3 Hal Schumacher 2.14
4 Charlie Root 2.45
5 Larry French 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 28
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Dizzy Dean 23
4 Larry French 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 222
2 Tex Carleton 166
3 Lefty Gomez 154
4 Carl Hubbell 151
5 Bump Hadley 143

Saves

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