On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 82 43 .656 --
Yankees 73 50 .593 8.0
Indians 67 63 .515 17.5
Athletics 61 63 .492 20.5
Tigers 63 66 .488 21.0
White Sox 60 67 .472 23.0
Red Sox 54 73 .425 29.0
Browns 47 82 .364 37.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 47 .608 --
Braves 69 55 .556 6.0
Pirates 67 56 .545 7.5
Cubs 69 58 .543 7.5
Cardinals 67 59 .532 9.0
Dodgers 52 70 .426 22.0
Phillies 50 72 .410 24.0
Reds 48 78 .381 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Johnny Frederick 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Joe Stripp 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lefty O'Doul 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lonny Frey 4
2 Lefty O'Doul 3
3 Wally Berger 2
3 Billy Herman 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Danny Taylor 1
1 Jack Warner 1
1 George Watkins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Birkofer 1.00
2 Hal Schumacher 0.40
3 Dizzy Dean 0.38
4 Sloppy Thurston 0.13
5 Si Johnson 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Hal Schumacher 6
3 Ralph Birkofer 5
4 Rosy Ryan 2
4 Sloppy Thurston 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .379
2 Jimmie Foxx .354
3 Spud Davis .344
4 Al Simmons .339
5 Heinie Manush .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Wally Berger 24
3 Chuck Klein 24
5 Lou Gehrig 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 130
2 Al Simmons 114
3 Lou Gehrig 110
4 Chuck Klein 106
5 Joe Cronin 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 24
2 Ben Chapman 21
2 Pepper Martin 21
4 Evar Swanson 15
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.65
2 Lon Warneke 1.88
3 Hal Schumacher 2.02
4 Ben Cantwell 2.64
5 Ed Brandt 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 20
2 Carl Hubbell 19
3 Ben Cantwell 18
3 Dizzy Dean 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 175
2 Lefty Gomez 141
3 Carl Hubbell 132
4 Tex Carleton 129
5 2 tied 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 11
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Phil Collins 6
4 Joe Heving 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .462
2 Mickey Cochrane .459
3 Charlie Berry .457
4 Lou Gehrig .426
5 Chick Hafey .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 Joe Medwick 5
1 Mel Ott 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 17
1 Lou Gehrig 17
1 Mel Ott 17
4 Joe Kuhel 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Taylor 5
1 Gee Walker 5
3 Mickey Cochrane 4
3 Joe Kuhel 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 0.50
2 Tom Zachary 0.56
3 Ralph Birkofer 0.64
4 Joe Heving 0.91
5 Bill Walker 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Pearson 4
2 Joe Heving 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Cy Moore 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 22
2 Dizzy Dean 20
3 Van Mungo 19
4 Carl Fischer 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Carl Fischer 2
1 Jack Russell 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .417
2 Joe Kuhel .410
3 Jack Burns .392
4 Chick Hafey .390
5 Chuck Klein .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Lefty O'Doul 7
4 Bob Johnson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Mel Ott 33
3 Charlie Gehringer 29
4 Odell Hale 27
5 Lefty O'Doul 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 7
2 Roy Johnson 6
2 Gee Walker 6
4 Joe Kuhel 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 0.80
2 Joe Heving 0.90
2 Tom Zachary 0.90
4 Jesse Haines 1.13
5 Earl Whitehill 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Whitehill 6
2 Ben Cantwell 5
2 General Crowder 5
2 Monte Pearson 5
2 Vic Sorrell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 36
2 Lefty Gomez 34
3 Carl Hubbell 32
3 Van Mungo 32
5 Monte Pearson 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 4
2 Rube Walberg 3
3 Phil Collins 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .374
2 Jimmie Foxx .362
3 Bill Terry .359
4 Al Simmons .345
5 Lou Gehrig .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Mel Ott 30
2 Babe Ruth 30
4 Wally Berger 29
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 159
2 Lou Gehrig 137
3 Al Simmons 135
4 Joe Cronin 121
5 Mel Ott 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pepper Martin 21
4 Evar Swanson 18
4 Danny Taylor 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.80
2 Lon Warneke 2.03
3 Hal Schumacher 2.24
4 Ben Cantwell 2.43
5 Charlie Root 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 28
2 Lefty Grove 23
2 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Ben Cantwell 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 212
2 Carl Hubbell 161
3 Tex Carleton 154
3 Lefty Gomez 154
5 Bump Hadley 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 11
2 Wilcy Moore 10
3 Chief Hogsett 9
4 Lefty Grove 7
5 5 tied 6