On This Day

Saturday, September 2, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 83 45 .648 --
Yankees 74 52 .587 8.0
Indians 69 63 .523 16.0
Athletics 63 64 .496 19.5
Tigers 63 67 .485 21.0
White Sox 60 69 .465 23.5
Red Sox 56 74 .431 28.0
Browns 48 82 .369 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 48 .613 --
Pirates 70 56 .556 7.0
Braves 70 58 .547 8.0
Cubs 70 59 .543 8.5
Cardinals 69 61 .531 10.0
Dodgers 52 73 .416 24.5
Phillies 51 73 .411 25.0
Reds 49 79 .383 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Schulte 6
2 Odell Hale 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Kiddo Davis 1
2 Odell Hale 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Odell Hale 4
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Harley Boss 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 0.78
2 Phil Collins 0.71
3 Johnny Allen 0.50
4 Hal Schumacher 0.43
5 Bud Tinning 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
3 Phil Collins 5
4 Boom-Boom Beck 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .380
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Spud Davis .346
4 Heinie Manush .335
5 Joe Kuhel .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Wally Berger 25
3 Chuck Klein 25
5 Lou Gehrig 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 137
2 Al Simmons 114
3 Lou Gehrig 111
4 Chuck Klein 109
5 Joe Cronin 101

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.59
2 Lon Warneke 1.88
3 Hal Schumacher 2.05
4 Ben Cantwell 2.66
5 Charlie Root 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 21
2 Carl Hubbell 20
3 Ben Cantwell 19
3 Lefty Grove 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 175
2 Lefty Gomez 141
3 Carl Hubbell 138
4 Tex Carleton 132
5 Bump Hadley 122

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 Charlie Berry .472
2 Joe Kuhel .444
3 Chuck Klein .441
4 Tommy Thevenow .422
5 Mark Koenig .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Bob Johnson 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 Mel Ott 5
5 Ripper Collins 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 16
1 Charlie Gehringer 16
1 Lou Gehrig 16
1 Odell Hale 16
1 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Orsatti 5
1 Danny Taylor 5
3 Mickey Cochrane 4
4 Frankie Crosetti 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Birkofer 0.64
2 Joe Heving 1.07
3 Phil Collins 1.26
4 Carl Hubbell 1.29
5 Ben Cantwell 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Monte Pearson 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Ben Cantwell 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 24
2 Johnny Allen 22
3 Bump Hadley 20
4 Carl Fischer 17
4 Hal Schumacher 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Jack Russell 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .421
2 Jack Burns .404
3 Chick Hafey .392
4 Lou Gehrig .387
5 Mickey Cochrane .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Bob Johnson 7
2 Chuck Klein 7
4 Wally Berger 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
2 Mel Ott 28
4 Joe Kuhel 27
5 Earl Averill 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 7
2 Roy Johnson 6
2 Joe Kuhel 6
4 Pepper Martin 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Heving 0.90
2 Ben Cantwell 1.17
3 Huck Betts 1.58
4 Guy Bush 1.59
5 Tom Zachary 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 6
1 Monte Pearson 6
1 Earl Whitehill 6
4 General Crowder 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 36
2 Lefty Gomez 32
2 Carl Hubbell 32
4 Monte Pearson 30
5 4 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 4
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Phil Collins 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .375
2 Jimmie Foxx .364
3 Bill Terry .343
4 Al Simmons .338
5 Lou Gehrig .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Wally Berger 30
2 Babe Ruth 30
4 Mel Ott 29
5 Chuck Klein 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 162
2 Lou Gehrig 133
2 Al Simmons 133
4 Chuck Klein 121
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pepper Martin 21
4 Evar Swanson 18
5 Danny Taylor 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.70
2 Lon Warneke 1.93
3 Hal Schumacher 2.26
4 Ben Cantwell 2.45
5 Charlie Root 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 28
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Ben Cantwell 23
3 Lefty Grove 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 212
2 Carl Hubbell 166
3 Tex Carleton 156
4 Lefty Gomez 154
5 Bump Hadley 146

Saves

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