On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 49 25 .662 --
Yankees 45 30 .600 4.5
Athletics 38 38 .500 12.0
White Sox 38 39 .494 12.5
Tigers 38 39 .494 12.5
Indians 37 42 .468 14.5
Red Sox 31 43 .419 18.0
Browns 30 50 .375 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 29 .603 --
Cardinals 41 35 .539 4.5
Pirates 40 36 .526 5.5
Cubs 41 38 .519 6.0
Braves 38 39 .494 8.0
Dodgers 34 39 .466 10.0
Reds 34 44 .436 12.5
Phillies 32 44 .421 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 7
2 Ed Coleman 5
2 Doc Cramer 5
2 Fred Schulte 5
2 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1
1 Dixie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 5
2 Pinky Higgins 4
2 Freddie Lindstrom 4
2 Fred Schulte 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 2.00
2 Guy Bush 0.50
3 Hal Schumacher 0.43
4 Johnny Allen 0.36
5 General Crowder 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 8
2 Johnny Allen 4
2 General Crowder 4
4 Guy Bush 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Flint Rhem 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .368
3 Chuck Klein .368
4 Joe Cronin .368
5 Spud Davis .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 24
2 Babe Ruth 19
3 Lou Gehrig 17
3 Chuck Klein 17
5 Wally Berger 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 81
2 Chuck Klein 74
3 Lou Gehrig 72
4 Jimmie Foxx 71
5 Joe Cronin 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 17
2 Ben Chapman 14
3 Chick Fullis 12
4 Frankie Frisch 11
4 Pepper Martin 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 1.52
2 Lon Warneke 1.65
3 Carl Hubbell 1.84
4 Ed Brandt 2.40
5 Ben Cantwell 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 13
2 Lefty Grove 12
2 Firpo Marberry 12
4 Ben Cantwell 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 98
2 Carl Hubbell 87
3 Lefty Gomez 83
4 Tex Carleton 78
5 Bump Hadley 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 7
2 Red Faber 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Joe Heving 5
2 Jack Russell 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .493
2 Charlie Grimm .444
3 Joe Cronin .440
4 Chick Fullis .434
5 Wally Berger .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Gus Suhr 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 22
2 Bruce Campbell 20
2 Arky Vaughan 20
4 Jack Burns 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 4
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Chick Fullis 4
4 Hank Greenberg 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.33
2 Dizzy Dean 0.35
3 Hal Schumacher 0.79
4 Carl Fischer 1.15
5 Fred Frankhouse 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Roy Parmelee 23
3 Tex Carleton 19
4 Tommy Bridges 18
4 Dizzy Dean 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Flint Rhem 2
1 Jack Russell 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .463
2 Jimmie Foxx .438
3 Heinie Manush .434
4 Wes Schulmerich .420
5 Jack Burns .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Babe Ruth 8
3 Bruce Campbell 7
3 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Chuck Klein 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 38
2 Bruce Campbell 33
2 Joe Cronin 33
2 Jimmie Foxx 33
2 Dib Williams 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 9
2 Ben Chapman 8
3 Chick Fullis 7
4 Danny Taylor 6
5 Jack Burns 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leo Mangum 1.33
2 Hal Schumacher 1.35
3 Jack Russell 1.57
4 Carl Hubbell 1.61
5 Guy Bush 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
2 Ray Benge 5
2 Ben Cantwell 5
2 Tex Carleton 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 40
2 Tex Carleton 34
2 Lefty Gomez 34
4 Bump Hadley 30
4 Roy Parmelee 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 5
2 Jumbo Elliott 2
2 Red Faber 2
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .362
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Bill Terry .358
4 Joe Cronin .355
5 Heinie Manush .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 53
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 164
2 Lou Gehrig 149
3 Jimmie Foxx 148
4 Joe Cronin 139
5 Chuck Klein 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 37
2 Ben Chapman 33
3 Bill Cissell 20
4 Kiddo Davis 19
4 Chuck Klein 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 1.98
2 Lon Warneke 2.03
3 Carl Hubbell 2.18
4 Ben Cantwell 2.37
5 Bud Tinning 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 30
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Dizzy Dean 21
3 Carl Hubbell 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 232
2 Red Ruffing 168
3 Carl Hubbell 160
4 Lefty Grove 153
5 Bump Hadley 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Chief Hogsett 7
4 Lloyd Brown 6
4 5 others tied 6