On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 54 32 .628 --
Yankees 54 32 .628 0.0
Athletics 45 42 .517 9.5
White Sox 43 44 .494 11.5
Tigers 43 46 .483 12.5
Indians 43 47 .478 13.0
Red Sox 36 50 .419 18.0
Browns 34 59 .366 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 35 .588 --
Cubs 50 40 .556 2.5
Pirates 48 39 .552 3.0
Cardinals 45 42 .517 6.0
Braves 44 44 .500 7.5
Phillies 37 49 .430 13.5
Dodgers 36 48 .429 13.5
Reds 38 51 .427 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Herman 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 Dib Williams 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Herman 3
2 Jack Burns 1
2 Pepper Martin 1
2 Pinky Whitney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Herman 8
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 Bruce Campbell 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Piet 2
2 Frank Demaree 1
2 Johnny Frederick 1
2 Billy Jurges 1
2 Lloyd Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Durham 1.20
2 Lefty Gomez 0.78
3 General Crowder 0.50
4 George Pipgras 0.43
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 7
2 Ed Durham 6
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 Bud Tinning 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Brandt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .370
2 Jimmie Foxx .368
3 Joe Cronin .364
4 Al Simmons .361
5 Spud Davis .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 26
2 Babe Ruth 24
3 Chuck Klein 18
4 Wally Berger 17
4 Lou Gehrig 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 86
2 Jimmie Foxx 84
3 Lou Gehrig 81
3 Chuck Klein 81
5 Bruce Campbell 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 18
2 Ben Chapman 15
2 Pepper Martin 15
4 Frankie Frisch 12
4 Chick Fullis 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.39
2 Hal Schumacher 1.39
3 Carl Hubbell 1.68
4 Bud Tinning 2.36
5 Ed Brandt 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 15
2 Carl Hubbell 14
3 General Crowder 13
3 Firpo Marberry 13
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 113
2 Lefty Gomez 99
3 Carl Hubbell 93
4 Tex Carleton 89
5 Bump Hadley 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 7
2 Wilcy Moore 6
3 Red Faber 5
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .429
2 Arky Vaughan .426
3 Marv Owen .421
4 Freddie Lindstrom .407
5 Ernie Lombardi .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Dixie Walker 5
3 Bill Dickey 4
4 Odell Hale 3
4 Babe Herman 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 16
1 John Stone 16
1 Arky Vaughan 16
4 Jimmie Foxx 15
4 Dixie Walker 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ski Melillo 5
2 Pepper Martin 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Chuck Klein 3
3 Tony Piet 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.00
2 Hal Schumacher 0.72
3 Red Lucas 0.75
4 Lloyd Brown 0.77
5 Carl Hubbell 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 23
1 Dizzy Dean 23
3 Lefty Gomez 16
4 Roy Parmelee 15
4 Schoolboy Rowe 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Mel Harder 2
2 Bill McAfee 2
2 Sloppy Thurston 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .437
2 Jimmie Foxx .426
3 Chuck Klein .404
4 Pete Fox .384
5 Spud Davis .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Dixie Walker 9
4 Bill Dickey 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Arky Vaughan 34
2 Bruce Campbell 33
2 John Stone 33
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 Babe Ruth 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 6
1 Pepper Martin 6
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Chuck Klein 5
3 Ski Melillo 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 0.69
2 Carl Hubbell 0.94
3 Lon Warneke 1.13
4 Jack Russell 1.33
5 Guy Bush 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Bud Tinning 6
4 George Blaeholder 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 41
2 Lefty Gomez 40
3 Tex Carleton 36
3 Roy Parmelee 36
5 Johnny Allen 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 4
1 Jack Russell 4
3 Bill McAfee 3
4 Hi Bell 2
4 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .366
2 Chuck Klein .362
3 Jimmie Foxx .361
4 Spud Davis .354
5 Joe Cronin .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Chuck Klein 30
3 Mel Ott 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 147
2 Al Simmons 142
3 Jimmie Foxx 135
4 Chuck Klein 130
5 Joe Cronin 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 36
2 Ben Chapman 30
3 Chuck Klein 20
4 Kiddo Davis 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.80
2 Hal Schumacher 1.88
3 Carl Hubbell 2.01
4 Bud Tinning 2.34
5 Ben Cantwell 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 28
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Dizzy Dean 22
3 Carl Hubbell 22
5 Tex Carleton 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 223
2 Tex Carleton 158
3 Carl Hubbell 154
4 Bump Hadley 151
4 Red Ruffing 151

Saves

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