On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 73 38 .658 --
Yankees 65 45 .591 7.5
Athletics 55 55 .500 17.5
Indians 57 59 .491 18.5
Tigers 55 59 .482 19.5
White Sox 51 60 .459 22.0
Red Sox 49 61 .445 23.5
Browns 44 72 .379 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 43 .602 --
Pirates 62 49 .559 4.5
Cubs 61 51 .545 6.0
Cardinals 62 53 .539 6.5
Braves 60 52 .536 7.0
Phillies 46 64 .418 20.0
Dodgers 44 63 .411 20.5
Reds 44 69 .389 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Dale Alexander 3
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Moe Berg 1
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Moe Berg 3
2 Rollie Hemsley 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Weiland 0.45
2 Lefty Gomez 0.43
3 Ed Holley 0.36
4 Tex Carleton 0.30
5 Monte Pearson 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Roy Parmelee 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 Rollie Stiles 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Bob Weiland 5
3 Ed Holley 4
3 Monte Pearson 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .372
2 Jimmie Foxx .358
3 Al Simmons .352
4 Bill Terry .345
5 Spud Davis .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Wally Berger 20
3 Lou Gehrig 20
3 Chuck Klein 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 123
2 Al Simmons 103
3 Chuck Klein 98
4 Lou Gehrig 94
5 Joe Cronin 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 21
2 Ben Chapman 19
3 Pepper Martin 18
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.63
2 Lon Warneke 1.70
3 Hal Schumacher 1.77
4 Charlie Root 2.59
5 Roy Parmelee 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 19
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 Ben Cantwell 16
3 Dizzy Dean 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 159
2 Lefty Gomez 125
3 Tex Carleton 120
4 Carl Hubbell 114
5 Roy Parmelee 103

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Orsatti .463
2 Jack Burns .457
3 Ski Melillo .447
4 Eric McNair .438
5 Joe Kuhel .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Bucky Walters 15
3 Joe Vosmik 14
4 Earl Averill 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 4
2 Heinie Manush 3
2 Evar Swanson 3
4 Frank Doljack 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Welch 0.00
2 Red Lucas 0.47
3 Cy Moore 0.49
4 Rollie Stiles 0.57
5 Boom-Boom Beck 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Whitehill 4
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Hank Johnson 17
2 Van Mungo 17
4 Lefty Gomez 16
4 Lefty Grove 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 2
2 Ivy Andrews 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Orsatti .414
2 Chuck Klein .400
3 Tony Piet .393
4 Jo-Jo Moore .390
5 Charlie Gehringer .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Babe Herman 7
3 Odell Hale 6
3 Mel Ott 6
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Roy Johnson 28
4 Babe Herman 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 6
2 Dusty Cooke 5
2 Evar Swanson 5
4 Ben Chapman 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.20
2 Jesse Haines 1.32
3 Huck Betts 1.43
4 Earl Whitehill 1.69
4 Monte Weaver 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Earl Whitehill 6
4 Dizzy Dean 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 51
2 Lefty Gomez 33
3 Tex Carleton 31
4 Van Mungo 30
4 Roy Parmelee 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 4
2 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Tommy Bridges 2
3 Bump Hadley 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .365
3 Al Simmons .357
4 Chuck Klein .356
5 Spud Davis .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Wally Berger 28
3 Lou Gehrig 28
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 161
2 Al Simmons 145
3 Lou Gehrig 132
4 Joe Cronin 122
5 Chuck Klein 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 21
4 Tony Piet 19
5 Chuck Klein 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.87
2 Carl Hubbell 1.96
3 Hal Schumacher 2.02
4 Charlie Root 2.54
5 Ben Cantwell 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 29
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Dizzy Dean 23
4 Earl Whitehill 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 224
2 Tex Carleton 164
3 Lefty Gomez 152
4 Carl Hubbell 146
5 Bump Hadley 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 10
2 Chief Hogsett 9
2 Jack Russell 9
4 Lefty Grove 8
5 Lloyd Brown 7