On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 68 38 .642 --
Yankees 63 41 .606 4.0
Athletics 52 51 .505 14.5
Tigers 52 56 .481 17.0
Indians 52 57 .477 17.5
White Sox 50 56 .472 18.0
Red Sox 46 58 .442 21.0
Browns 42 68 .382 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 42 .596 --
Cubs 60 47 .561 3.5
Pirates 59 47 .557 4.0
Braves 56 51 .523 7.5
Cardinals 56 52 .519 8.0
Phillies 44 60 .423 18.0
Dodgers 42 60 .412 19.0
Reds 44 64 .407 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Hafey 4
1 Pepper Martin 4
1 Ernie Orsatti 4
4 Charlie Gehringer 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Suhr 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Watkins 4
2 Goose Goslin 3
3 Frankie Frisch 2
3 Joe Kuhel 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Manush 2
2 Dusty Cooke 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 Woody Jensen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.80
2 Hank Johnson 0.50
2 Ted Lyons 0.50
4 Larry Benton 0.33
4 Guy Bush 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Ted Lyons 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 5
2 Ted Lyons 4
2 Dazzy Vance 4
4 Larry Benton 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .380
2 Jimmie Foxx .355
3 Al Simmons .354
4 Bill Terry .353
5 Spud Davis .349

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 99
3 Chuck Klein 95
4 Lou Gehrig 92
5 Joe Cronin 87

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 Roy Parmelee 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 18
2 Lefty Grove 17
3 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 Roy Parmelee 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 9
2 Chief Hogsett 8
2 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Red Faber 5
4 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Piet .467
2 Bill Terry .453
3 Chuck Klein .451
4 Lefty O'Doul .438
5 Chick Hafey .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Odell Hale 5
1 Mel Ott 5
3 Babe Herman 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 18
2 Odell Hale 17
3 Randy Moore 14
3 Wes Schulmerich 14
5 5 tied 13

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 Tom Zachary 0.60
3 Van Mungo 0.87
4 Pat Malone 0.90
5 Huck Betts 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 Van Mungo 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 26
2 Tex Carleton 16
3 Lefty Grove 15
3 Roy Parmelee 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 2
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .423
2 Jo-Jo Moore .404
3 Bill Terry .402
4 Charlie Gehringer .393
5 Freddie Lindstrom .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Odell Hale 7
2 Babe Herman 7
4 Mel Ott 6
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 31
2 Jimmie Foxx 30
3 Roy Johnson 26
4 Odell Hale 25
4 Babe Herman 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Cooke 6
1 Ski Melillo 6
3 Roy Johnson 5
3 Mark Koenig 5
3 2 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 1.56
5 Charlie Root 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Van Mungo 5
1 Earl Whitehill 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 43
2 Roy Parmelee 33
3 Tex Carleton 31
3 Lefty Gomez 31
5 Johnny Allen 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 4
2 Wilcy Moore 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 Jimmie Foxx .362
3 Chuck Klein .360
4 Al Simmons .355
5 Spud Davis .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Mel Ott 31
4 Wally Berger 28
4 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 146
2 Al Simmons 144
3 Lou Gehrig 132
4 Joe Cronin 121
5 Chuck Klein 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 30
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 20
4 Tony Piet 19
5 Chuck Klein 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.95
2 Lon Warneke 1.96
3 Hal Schumacher 2.14
4 Charlie Root 2.45
5 Bud Tinning 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 29
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Dizzy Dean 23
4 Guy Bush 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 221
2 Tex Carleton 161
3 Lefty Gomez 149
4 Carl Hubbell 145
5 Bump Hadley 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 12
2 Jack Russell 9
3 Lefty Grove 8
3 Chief Hogsett 8
5 Lloyd Brown 7