On This Day

Saturday, September 23, 1933

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	97	50	.660	--
Yankees	88	55	.615	7.0
Athletics	76	68	.528	19.5
Indians	74	73	.503	23.0
Tigers	71	79	.473	27.5
White Sox	64	82	.438	32.5
Red Sox	59	85	.410	36.5
Browns	55	92	.374	42.0

Games

Yankees 16, Red Sox 12

White Sox 6, Indians 5

Tigers 5, Browns 3

Athletics 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	88	57	.607	--
Pirates	84	65	.564	6.0
Cubs	83	67	.553	7.5
Cardinals	80	68	.541	9.5
Braves	78	69	.531	11.0
Dodgers	61	84	.421	27.0
Phillies	57	87	.396	30.5
Reds	57	91	.385	32.5

Games

Cubs 7, Reds 1

Dodgers 7, Giants 4

Dodgers 3, Giants 0

Phillies 5, Braves 4

Braves 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 9, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Klein	6
2	Pinky Whitney	5
3	Buzz Boyle	4
3	Johnny Frederick	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Almada	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Spud Davis	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gabby Hartnett	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Tony Cuccinello	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	2
1	Johnny Frederick	2
3	Lonny Frey	1
3	Babe Herman	1
3	Evar Swanson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Birkofer	0.58
2	George Blaeholder	0.50
3	Monte Weaver	0.43
4	Van Mungo	0.29
5	Luke Hamlin	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Birkofer	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Birkofer	7
2	Bill Hallahan	4
3	George Blaeholder	3
3	Fred Frankhouse	3
3	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Russ Van Atta	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.372
2	Jimmie Foxx	.352
3	Spud Davis	.343
4	Heinie Manush	.334
5	Al Simmons	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	47
2	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Babe Ruth	31
4	Chuck Klein	28
5	Wally Berger	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	154
2	Lou Gehrig	134
3	Chuck Klein	117
4	Al Simmons	116
5	Joe Cronin	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	27
2	Ben Chapman	26
2	Gee Walker	26
4	Evar Swanson	19
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.68
2	Hal Schumacher	2.05
3	Lon Warneke	2.07
4	Ed Brandt	2.48
5	Larry French	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	24
2	Lefty Grove	23
3	Carl Hubbell	22
4	Earl Whitehill	21
5	Dizzy Dean	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	190
2	Lefty Gomez	161
3	Carl Hubbell	152
4	Bump Hadley	146
5	Tex Carleton	144

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	.459
2	Buck Jordan	.457
3	George Watkins	.455
4	Max Bishop	.405
5	Sam Leslie	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	Pinky Higgins	3
3	Bob Johnson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	15
2	Joe Medwick	13
3	Hank Greenberg	12
4	Tommy Thevenow	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	4
2	Buzz Boyle	3
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Jake Flowers	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Coffman	0.00
2	Ed Brandt	0.33
3	Lefty Gomez	0.50
3	Heinie Meine	0.50
5	Hi Bell	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Van Mungo	4
2	Huck Betts	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Sugar Cain	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	20
2	Lefty Grove	19
2	Van Mungo	19
4	Johnny Allen	17
5	Lefty Gomez	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Bob Kline	2
3	Huck Betts	1
3	Tex Carleton	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Lopez	.429
2	Tommy Thevenow	.396
3	Chuck Klein	.369
4	Max Bishop	.367
5	Riggs Stephenson	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Lou Gehrig	9
3	Bob Johnson	8
4	Mel Ott	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	32
2	Lou Gehrig	31
3	Jimmie Foxx	27
4	Charlie Gehringer	26
4	Tommy Thevenow	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	8
2	Ben Chapman	6
2	Joe Kuhel	6
4	Buzz Boyle	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.33
2	Carl Hubbell	1.48
3	Heinie Meine	1.51
4	Phil Collins	1.64
5	Bill Swift	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Sugar Cain	6
1	Larry French	6
1	Van Mungo	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	42
2	Johnny Allen	36
2	Carl Hubbell	36
4	Lon Warneke	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Bob Kline	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.365
2	Jimmie Foxx	.357
3	Spud Davis	.344
4	Lou Gehrig	.333
5	Heinie Manush	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	49
2	Lou Gehrig	32
2	Babe Ruth	32
4	Chuck Klein	28
5	Wally Berger	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	160
2	Lou Gehrig	137
3	Chuck Klein	119
3	Al Simmons	119
5	Joe Cronin	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	27
1	Pepper Martin	27
1	Gee Walker	27
4	Evar Swanson	19
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.72
2	Hal Schumacher	2.14
3	Lon Warneke	2.17
4	Ed Brandt	2.50
5	Larry French	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	25
2	Lefty Grove	23
2	Carl Hubbell	23
4	Earl Whitehill	22
5	Dizzy Dean	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	192
2	Lefty Gomez	161
3	Carl Hubbell	158
4	Bump Hadley	151
5	Tex Carleton	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	12
2	Chief Hogsett	9
3	Wilcy Moore	8
4	Lefty Grove	7
5	2 tied	6