On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 97 51 .655 --
Yankees 88 56 .611 7.0
Athletics 77 68 .531 18.5
Indians 75 74 .503 22.5
Tigers 73 79 .480 26.0
White Sox 65 83 .439 32.0
Red Sox 60 85 .414 35.5
Browns 55 94 .369 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 89 58 .605 --
Pirates 85 66 .563 6.0
Cubs 84 68 .553 7.5
Cardinals 81 69 .540 9.5
Braves 79 70 .530 11.0
Dodgers 63 84 .429 26.0
Phillies 57 89 .390 31.5
Reds 58 92 .387 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ripper Collins 6
2 Randy Moore 5
2 Blondy Ryan 5
2 Hal Trosky 5
2 Paul Waner 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 2
2 Milt Bocek 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 4
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Woody Jensen 4
4 Bob Johnson 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Almada 1
1 Buzz Boyle 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Chick Fullis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 1.67
2 Bob Weiland 0.42
3 Lon Warneke 0.40
4 Carl Fischer 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 10
2 Bob Weiland 5
3 Dizzy Dean 4
3 Larry French 4
3 Lon Warneke 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .372
2 Jimmie Foxx .351
3 Spud Davis .346
4 Heinie Manush .334
5 Al Simmons .331

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 155
2 Lou Gehrig 134
3 Chuck Klein 119
4 Al Simmons 118
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 Chick Fullis 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.68
2 Lon Warneke 2.00
3 Hal Schumacher 2.05
4 Charlie Root 2.56
5 Ed Brandt 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 194
2 Lefty Gomez 161
3 Carl Hubbell 152
4 Bump Hadley 146
5 Tex Carleton 145

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 .447
2 Babe Herman .441
3 Buck Jordan .417
4 Gus Mancuso .404
5 Paul Waner .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Pinky Higgins 3
2 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 15
2 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Joe Medwick 13
4 Johnny Frederick 11
4 Charlie Gehringer 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buzz Boyle 4
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Chick Fullis 4
4 Pepper Martin 3
4 Joe Medwick 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 0.41
2 Lefty Gomez 0.50
3 Dick Coffman 0.69
4 Johnny Allen 1.00
5 Monte Pearson 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Van Mungo 4
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 Sugar Cain 3
3 Lefty Stewart 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 20
2 Van Mungo 19
3 Johnny Allen 17
3 Tommy Bridges 17
3 Lefty Grove 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 2
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Tex Carleton 1
2 Bump Hadley 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Lopez .418
2 Tommy Thevenow .383
3 Bob Johnson .376
4 Max Bishop .367
5 Buck Jordan .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Bob Johnson 7
4 Mel Ott 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 30
2 Lou Gehrig 29
3 Jimmie Foxx 28
3 Hank Greenberg 28
5 Charlie Gehringer 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 8
2 Buzz Boyle 6
2 Chick Fullis 6
2 Joe Kuhel 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.48
2 Bill Swift 1.64
3 Benny Frey 1.75
4 Hi Bell 1.77
5 Larry French 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
3 Guy Bush 5
3 Sugar Cain 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 36
2 Bump Hadley 34
3 Lon Warneke 33
4 Dizzy Dean 32
5 2 tied 29

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 .355
3 Spud Davis .346
4 Heinie Manush .333
5 Lou Gehrig .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 121
4 Al Simmons 118
5 Joe Cronin 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 27
1 Pepper Martin 27
3 Gee Walker 26
4 Evar Swanson 19
5 Chick Fullis 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.72
2 Lon Warneke 2.10
3 Hal Schumacher 2.14
4 Charlie Root 2.54
5 Ed Brandt 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 25
2 Lefty Grove 24
3 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Dizzy Dean 21
4 Earl Whitehill 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 196
2 Lefty Gomez 161
3 Carl Hubbell 158
4 Bump Hadley 146
5 Tex Carleton 145

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