On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 86 45 .656 --
Yankees 75 53 .586 9.5
Indians 72 63 .533 16.0
Athletics 64 65 .496 21.0
Tigers 65 68 .489 22.0
White Sox 60 72 .455 26.5
Red Sox 56 77 .421 31.0
Browns 49 84 .368 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 49 .611 --
Pirates 72 57 .558 6.5
Cubs 72 60 .545 8.0
Braves 70 59 .543 8.5
Cardinals 70 63 .526 10.5
Dodgers 52 73 .416 24.5
Phillies 51 73 .411 25.0
Reds 50 80 .385 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Cooke 6
2 Joe Cronin 5
2 Marty McManus 5
4 Ben Chapman 4
4 Billy Werber 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Frankie Crosetti 3
3 Marty McManus 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Devens 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Bob Johnson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Mahaffey 1.14
2 Larry French 0.58
3 Lefty Gomez 0.56
4 Earl Whitehill 0.23
5 Johnny Welch 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Devens 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Jack Russell 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Mahaffey 8
2 Larry French 7
3 Lefty Gomez 5
4 Rube Walberg 3
4 Earl Whitehill 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .380
2 Jimmie Foxx .362
3 Spud Davis .346
4 Heinie Manush .332
5 Al Simmons .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Wally Berger 25
3 Chuck Klein 25
5 Lou Gehrig 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 141
2 Al Simmons 114
3 Lou Gehrig 113
4 Chuck Klein 109
5 Joe Cronin 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 26
2 Ben Chapman 21
2 Pepper Martin 21
4 Evar Swanson 16
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.70
2 Lon Warneke 1.93
3 Hal Schumacher 2.05
4 Ben Cantwell 2.55
5 Charlie Root 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 21
2 Carl Hubbell 20
3 Ben Cantwell 19
3 Lefty Grove 19
3 Earl Whitehill 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 176
2 Lefty Gomez 146
3 Carl Hubbell 139
4 Tex Carleton 136
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 Riggs Stephenson .460
2 Chuck Klein .440
3 Tommy Thevenow .436
4 Carl Reynolds .405
5 Chick Hafey .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 Ripper Collins 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 14
1 Joe Cronin 14
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
1 6 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Taylor 5
1 Gee Walker 5
3 Mickey Cochrane 3
3 Stan Hack 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 1.00
1 Benny Frey 1.00
3 Phil Collins 1.26
4 Clint Brown 1.33
5 Ralph Birkofer 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 23
2 Lefty Gomez 21
3 Johnny Allen 18
3 Bump Hadley 18
3 Lon Warneke 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .395
2 Mickey Cochrane .391
3 Charlie Berry .389
4 Chick Hafey .388
5 Jimmie Foxx .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Ripper Collins 7
2 Bob Johnson 7
4 Chuck Klein 6
4 Joe Medwick 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Pinky Higgins 25
4 Doc Cramer 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 7
1 Gee Walker 7
3 Roy Johnson 6
3 Joe Kuhel 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 1.00
2 Phil Collins 1.32
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.60
4 Hal Smith 1.60
5 Jesse Haines 1.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 34
2 Dizzy Dean 33
2 Carl Hubbell 33
4 Tex Carleton 31
5 Monte Pearson 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 3
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Phil Collins 2
2 General Crowder 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Bill Terry .338
4 Lou Gehrig .337
5 Spud Davis .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Babe Ruth 30
3 Wally Berger 29
3 Mel Ott 29
5 Chuck Klein 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 162
2 Lou Gehrig 132
3 Al Simmons 125
4 Joe Cronin 121
4 2 others tied 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 34
2 Ben Chapman 26
3 Pepper Martin 21
4 Evar Swanson 19
5 Danny Taylor 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.76
2 Lon Warneke 2.04
3 Hal Schumacher 2.26
4 Ben Cantwell 2.37
5 Charlie Root 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 28
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Earl Whitehill 23
4 Ben Cantwell 22
4 Lefty Grove 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 206
2 Carl Hubbell 163
3 Lefty Gomez 159
4 Tex Carleton 153
5 Bump Hadley 144

Saves

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