On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 94 47 .667 --
Yankees 81 54 .600 10.0
Athletics 72 67 .518 21.0
Indians 73 69 .514 21.5
Tigers 69 75 .479 26.5
White Sox 62 78 .443 31.5
Red Sox 58 83 .411 36.0
Browns 53 89 .373 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 87 53 .621 --
Pirates 80 63 .559 8.5
Cubs 80 65 .552 9.5
Cardinals 78 66 .542 11.0
Braves 74 66 .529 13.0
Dodgers 57 81 .413 29.0
Phillies 54 83 .394 31.5
Reds 55 88 .385 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 5
1 Gus Mancuso 5
1 Tommy Thevenow 5
4 Max Bishop 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Gilly Campbell 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 5
2 Tommy Thevenow 4
3 Boom-Boom Beck 3
3 Lonny Frey 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 2
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Buzz Boyle 1
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Birkofer 1.25
2 Bump Hadley 0.83
3 Lefty Grove 0.73
4 Bill Shores 0.56
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Ralph Birkofer 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 10
2 Lefty Grove 8
3 Ralph Birkofer 5
3 Guy Bush 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .371
2 Jimmie Foxx .355
3 Spud Davis .340
4 Heinie Manush .332
5 Al Simmons .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Lou Gehrig 27
3 Chuck Klein 27
5 Wally Berger 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 150
2 Lou Gehrig 123
3 Al Simmons 115
4 Chuck Klein 114
5 Joe Cronin 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 26
2 Pepper Martin 25
3 Ben Chapman 23
4 Evar Swanson 18
5 Joe Kuhel 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.64
2 Lon Warneke 1.90
3 Hal Schumacher 1.92
4 Charlie Root 2.48
5 Ed Brandt 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 23
2 Lefty Grove 22
2 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Earl Whitehill 21
5 Dizzy Dean 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 184
2 Carl Hubbell 149
3 Lefty Gomez 148
4 Bump Hadley 143
5 Tex Carleton 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 12
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Phil Collins 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Lopez .441
2 Dusty Cooke .429
3 Max Bishop .421
4 Gee Walker .414
5 Lonny Frey .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 Gabby Hartnett 3
3 Joe Medwick 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 20
2 Hank Greenberg 19
3 Jimmie Foxx 16
4 Wally Berger 14
4 Tommy Thevenow 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Pepper Martin 4
4 Dolph Camilli 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bud Tinning 0.64
2 Larry French 0.67
2 Johnny Marcum 0.67
2 Heinie Meine 0.67
5 Chief Hogsett 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Hal Schumacher 4
3 Guy Bush 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 28
2 Johnny Allen 19
3 Dazzy Vance 18
4 Lefty Grove 16
4 Van Mungo 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 2
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Tex Carleton 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .407
2 Tommy Thevenow .393
3 Lou Gehrig .391
4 Earl Averill .372
5 Max Bishop .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Chuck Klein 8
2 Joe Medwick 8
4 Lou Gehrig 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 33
2 Lou Gehrig 30
3 Wally Berger 29
3 Hank Greenberg 29
3 Joe Kuhel 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 9
2 Pepper Martin 7
2 Evar Swanson 7
4 Gee Walker 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Marcum 0.67
2 Ben Cantwell 1.53
3 Phil Collins 1.54
4 Larry French 1.65
5 Carl Hubbell 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 6
1 Monte Pearson 6
1 Hal Schumacher 6
4 Guy Bush 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 41
2 Johnny Allen 35
2 Carl Hubbell 35
4 Lefty Gomez 29
5 Lon Warneke 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 3
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Phil Collins 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Carl Hubbell 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .366
2 Jimmie Foxx .361
3 Al Simmons .337
4 Spud Davis .335
5 Bill Terry .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Lou Gehrig 29
2 Babe Ruth 29
4 Chuck Klein 28
5 Wally Berger 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 168
2 Lou Gehrig 129
3 Al Simmons 122
4 Joe Cronin 120
4 Chuck Klein 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 29
2 Pepper Martin 25
3 Ben Chapman 24
4 Evar Swanson 20
5 Joe Kuhel 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.65
2 Lon Warneke 2.00
3 Hal Schumacher 2.15
4 Charlie Root 2.55
5 Ben Cantwell 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 27
2 Lefty Grove 24
2 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Dizzy Dean 23
4 Earl Whitehill 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 200
2 Carl Hubbell 160
3 Bump Hadley 156
4 Lefty Gomez 150
5 Tex Carleton 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 12
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Lefty Grove 8
3 Wilcy Moore 8
5 2 tied 6