On This Day

Saturday, September 30, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 99 52 .656 --
Yankees 90 59 .604 8.0
Athletics 78 72 .520 20.5
Indians 75 75 .500 23.5
Tigers 74 79 .484 26.0
White Sox 66 83 .443 32.0
Red Sox 63 85 .426 34.5
Browns 55 95 .367 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 60 .603 --
Pirates 85 67 .559 6.5
Cubs 85 68 .556 7.0
Cardinals 82 70 .539 9.5
Braves 82 71 .536 10.0
Dodgers 64 88 .421 27.5
Phillies 60 91 .397 31.0
Reds 58 92 .387 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Stumpf 5
2 Babe Herman 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Woody English 3
3 Billy Herman 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Spud Davis 2
2 Babe Herman 1
2 Eric McNair 1
2 Babe Ruth 1
2 Sam West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Judge 5
2 Babe Herman 4
3 Ivy Andrews 2
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Stumpf 3
2 Mel Almada 1
2 Travis Jackson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Weiland 1.60
2 Elden Auker 1.00
2 Guy Bush 1.00
2 Thornton Lee 1.00
5 Ivy Andrews 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Ed Durham 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Weiland 8
2 Guy Bush 7
3 Thornton Lee 6
4 Elden Auker 5
4 Dizzy Dean 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .369
2 Jimmie Foxx .354
3 Spud Davis .350
4 Heinie Manush .335
5 Lou Gehrig .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Babe Ruth 33
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Chuck Klein 28
5 Wally Berger 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 160
2 Lou Gehrig 138
3 Chuck Klein 121
4 Joe Cronin 118
4 Al Simmons 118

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 1.66
2 Lon Warneke 2.00
3 Hal Schumacher 2.12
4 Charlie Root 2.56
5 Larry French 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 24
1 Lefty Grove 24
3 Carl Hubbell 23
4 Earl Whitehill 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 199
2 Lefty Gomez 164
3 Carl Hubbell 156
4 Bump Hadley 148
5 Tex Carleton 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 13
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 Babe Herman .462
2 Ripper Collins .459
3 Spud Davis .435
4 Ben Chapman .426
5 Babe Ruth .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Spud Davis 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Hank Greenberg 11
2 Heinie Manush 11
2 Babe Ruth 11
5 6 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 George Stumpf 4
3 Mel Almada 3
3 Buzz Boyle 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.50
2 Ivy Andrews 0.75
3 Jumbo Elliott 0.93
4 Dick Coffman 1.06
5 Frank Pearce 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Ivy Andrews 2
2 Elden Auker 2
2 Huck Betts 2
2 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 20
2 Lefty Gomez 16
3 Tommy Bridges 15
3 Dizzy Dean 15
3 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Bob Kline 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Bishop .387
2 Spud Davis .378
3 Paul Waner .374
4 Dusty Cooke .367
5 Babe Herman .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Doc Cramer 5
3 Babe Ruth 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Lou Gehrig 28
2 Hank Greenberg 28
4 Joe Medwick 27
5 Heinie Manush 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
1 Pepper Martin 6
3 Chick Fullis 5
3 Joe Kuhel 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 0.94
2 Lefty Gomez 1.06
3 Larry French 1.37
4 Bill Swift 1.57
5 Heinie Meine 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Sugar Cain 5
2 Larry French 5
2 Van Mungo 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 33
2 Lefty Grove 28
3 Tommy Bridges 27
4 Johnny Allen 25
4 Van Mungo 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Bob Kline 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Jack Russell 2
5 16 tied 1