On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 77 39 .664 --
Yankees 69 46 .600 7.5
Indians 62 60 .508 18.0
Tigers 60 60 .500 19.0
Athletics 57 59 .491 20.0
White Sox 54 63 .462 23.5
Red Sox 49 68 .419 28.5
Browns 44 77 .364 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 43 .613 --
Braves 64 53 .547 7.0
Cardinals 64 54 .542 7.5
Pirates 62 53 .539 8.0
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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Evar Swanson 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Mule Haas 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Lou Finney 1
2 Pinky Higgins 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
3 Dick Gyselman 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Dave Harris 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Fred Schulte 1
1 Evar Swanson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 1.00
2 Joe Heving 0.29
3 Mel Harder 0.25
3 Ted Lyons 0.25
3 Roy Mahaffey 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 10
2 Mel Harder 3
3 Fred Frankhouse 2
3 Joe Heving 2
3 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Al Simmons .344
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 Wally Berger 22
4 Lou Gehrig 22

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 Evar Swanson 14
5 2 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 135
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 .513
2 Ernie Orsatti .476
3 Mickey Cochrane .458
4 Joe Kuhel .444
5 Pepper Martin .442

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 26
2 Earle Combs 13
2 Joe Kuhel 13
2 Evar Swanson 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 5
2 Heinie Manush 4
3 Roy Johnson 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Moore 0.00
1 Joe Heving 0.00
1 Red Faber 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 Carl Fischer 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 23
2 Hank Johnson 20
3 Dizzy Dean 19
4 Carl Fischer 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 2
1 Jack Russell 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Orsatti .424
2 Charlie Gehringer .421
3 Joe Kuhel .415
4 Mickey Cochrane .414
5 Chuck Klein .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Mel Ott 8
3 Hank Greenberg 6
4 Wally Berger 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Odell Hale 29
2 Mel Ott 29
4 Earl Averill 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 7
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 Joe Heving 1.16
3 Ted Lyons 1.28
4 Tom Zachary 1.45
5 Earl Whitehill 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Lefty Gomez 36
3 Tex Carleton 31
4 Van Mungo 30
5 Roy Parmelee 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .367
2 Chuck Klein .357
3 Bill Terry .356
4 Al Simmons .352
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 136
4 Joe Cronin 120
5 Chuck Klein 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Pepper Martin 21
4 Tony Piet 18
5 Evar Swanson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.97
2 Hal Schumacher 1.98
3 Lon Warneke 2.03
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 212
2 Tex Carleton 157
3 Lefty Gomez 155
4 Carl Hubbell 146
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