On This Day

Monday, August 21, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 77 38 .670 --
Yankees 68 46 .596 8.5
Indians 62 59 .512 18.0
Tigers 59 60 .496 20.0
Athletics 56 59 .487 21.0
White Sox 52 63 .452 25.0
Red Sox 49 66 .426 28.0
Browns 44 76 .367 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 43 .613 --
Pirates 62 52 .544 7.5
Braves 63 53 .543 7.5
Cardinals 64 54 .542 7.5
Cubs 62 53 .539 8.0
Phillies 48 64 .429 20.5
Dodgers 45 65 .409 22.5
Reds 44 72 .379 26.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 Al Simmons 3
1 Billy Werber 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
3 Earl Averill 2
3 Bobby Coombs 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Milt Galatzer 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Gaston 0.33
2 Charlie Devens 0.30
3 Monte Pearson 0.17
4 Dick Barrett 0.15
5 Bob Weiland 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Monte Pearson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Gaston 4
2 Charlie Devens 3
3 Dick Barrett 2
3 Red Faber 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Coombs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Al Simmons .348
4 Spud Davis .343
5 Bill Terry .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Chuck Klein 23
4 Lou Gehrig 22
5 Wally Berger 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 127
2 Al Simmons 105
3 Chuck Klein 104
4 Lou Gehrig 103
5 Joe Cronin 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 21
2 Ben Chapman 20
3 Pepper Martin 19
4 Chuck Klein 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 1.73
2 Carl Hubbell 1.73
3 Lon Warneke 1.83
4 Roy Parmelee 2.65
5 Ed Brandt 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 20
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 Ben Cantwell 17
3 Dizzy Dean 17
3 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 162
2 Lefty Gomez 125
3 Tex Carleton 120
4 Carl Hubbell 116
5 Bump Hadley 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 10
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Red Faber 5
4 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Burns .500
2 Ernie Orsatti .476
3 Pepper Martin .442
3 Ski Melillo .442
5 Lou Gehrig .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Ripper Collins 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Joe Medwick 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 26
2 Bucky Walters 16
3 Earl Averill 15
3 Earle Combs 15
5 Lou Gehrig 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Evar Swanson 4
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Moore 0.00
1 Red Faber 0.00
1 Joe Heving 0.00
4 Hal Schumacher 0.32
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Ben Cantwell 3
3 Mel Harder 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 20
2 Dizzy Dean 19
3 Carl Fischer 15
3 Lefty Grove 15
3 Van Mungo 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 2
1 Jack Russell 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Orsatti .423
2 Charlie Gehringer .419
3 Joe Kuhel .402
4 Tony Piet .394
5 Ski Melillo .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Mel Ott 8
3 Mickey Cochrane 5
3 Odell Hale 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Odell Hale 28
4 Earl Averill 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Dusty Cooke 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Roy Johnson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.93
2 Ted Lyons 1.34
3 Tom Zachary 1.45
4 Joe Heving 1.52
5 2 tied 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
2 Jesse Haines 6
2 Earl Whitehill 6
4 Ben Cantwell 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Van Mungo 32
3 Tex Carleton 31
4 Roy Parmelee 28
5 Lefty Gomez 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 5
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Tommy Bridges 2
2 Carl Fischer 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .368
2 Chuck Klein .356
3 Bill Terry .356
4 Al Simmons .355
5 Spud Davis .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Wally Berger 29
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 161
2 Al Simmons 140
3 Lou Gehrig 138
4 Joe Cronin 121
5 Chuck Klein 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Tony Piet 18
5 Evar Swanson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.96
2 Carl Hubbell 1.97
3 Hal Schumacher 1.98
4 Ben Cantwell 2.54
5 Charlie Root 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 29
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Dizzy Dean 24
4 Earl Whitehill 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 222
2 Tex Carleton 157
3 Carl Hubbell 146
4 Lefty Gomez 145
5 Bump Hadley 139

Saves

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