On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1933

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	62	35	.639	--
Yankees	60	37	.619	2.0
Athletics	48	49	.495	14.0
Indians	50	53	.485	15.0
White Sox	47	52	.475	16.0
Tigers	47	53	.470	16.5
Red Sox	44	52	.458	17.5
Browns	39	66	.371	27.0

Games

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 16, Yankees 3

Indians 16, Browns 8

Senators 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	39	.598	--
Pirates	57	44	.564	3.0
Cubs	55	46	.545	5.0
Cardinals	53	46	.535	6.0
Braves	50	50	.500	9.5
Phillies	42	55	.433	16.0
Dodgers	40	55	.421	17.0
Reds	41	61	.402	19.5

Games

Braves 8, Dodgers 5

Dodgers 3, Braves 1

Cubs 10, Reds 6

Phillies 13, Giants 6

Giants 18, Phillies 1

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bernie James	6
1	Jo-Jo Moore	6
1	Lefty O'Doul	6
4	Spud Davis	5
4	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	3
2	Odell Hale	2
3	Charlie Berry	1
3	Max Bishop	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Odell Hale	6
3	Lefty O'Doul	5
3	Dib Williams	5
5	3 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Spud Davis	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roy Parmelee	0.89
2	General Crowder	0.83
3	Van Mungo	0.62
4	Bob Weiland	0.36
5	Charlie Root	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Parmelee	8
2	General Crowder	5
2	Larry French	5
2	Van Mungo	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Snipe Hansen	1
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.382
2	Al Simmons	.362
3	Jimmie Foxx	.357
4	Spud Davis	.353
5	Joe Cronin	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	29
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Wally Berger	19
3	Lou Gehrig	19
5	Chuck Klein	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	97
2	Jimmie Foxx	93
3	Chuck Klein	92
4	Lou Gehrig	89
5	Bruce Campbell	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	19
2	Ben Chapman	18
3	Pepper Martin	16
4	Chuck Klein	13
5	4 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.56
2	Lon Warneke	1.69
3	Hal Schumacher	1.90
4	Bud Tinning	2.50
5	Charlie Root	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	16
1	Carl Hubbell	16
3	Lefty Grove	15
4	Dizzy Dean	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	139
2	Lefty Gomez	109
3	Carl Hubbell	106
4	Tex Carleton	105
5	Bump Hadley	97

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	8
1	Wilcy Moore	8
3	Jack Russell	7
4	Red Faber	5
4	4 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.511
2	Roy Johnson	.426
3	Tony Piet	.424
4	Randy Moore	.423
5	Jo-Jo Moore	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Herman	5
1	Mel Ott	5
3	Mickey Cochrane	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Herman	18
1	Roy Johnson	18
1	Mel Ott	18
4	Odell Hale	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dusty Cooke	4
1	Tony Piet	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	0.52
2	Van Mungo	0.63
3	George Pipgras	1.00
4	Jesse Haines	1.33
5	Pat Malone	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	26
2	Roy Parmelee	20
3	Lefty Gomez	17
4	Tex Carleton	16
4	Bump Hadley	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bump Hadley	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Jack Russell	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddie Lindstrom	.413
2	Pete Fox	.398
3	Chuck Klein	.398
4	Charlie Gehringer	.397
5	Bill Terry	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Dixie Walker	7
3	Odell Hale	6
4	Jimmie Foxx	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	29
2	Roy Johnson	28
3	Odell Hale	26
3	Babe Ruth	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	7
1	Ski Melillo	7
1	Billy Werber	7
4	Ben Chapman	6
4	Dusty Cooke	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lloyd Brown	0.78
2	Carl Hubbell	0.79
3	Jack Russell	1.32
4	Bob Kline	1.56
5	Larry French	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Dizzy Dean	5
1	Larry French	5
1	Carl Hubbell	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	49
2	Lefty Gomez	37
3	Roy Parmelee	33
4	Tex Carleton	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	5
2	Hi Bell	2
2	Ed Brandt	2
2	Phil Collins	2
2	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.378
2	Chuck Klein	.367
3	Jimmie Foxx	.363
4	Al Simmons	.354
5	Spud Davis	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	46
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Mel Ott	32
4	Wally Berger	29
4	Lou Gehrig	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	146
2	Jimmie Foxx	138
2	Lou Gehrig	138
4	Chuck Klein	128
5	Joe Cronin	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	33
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Chuck Klein	21
3	Tony Piet	21
5	Pepper Martin	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.87
2	Lon Warneke	2.02
3	Hal Schumacher	2.17
4	Bud Tinning	2.44
5	Lefty Grove	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	31
2	Dizzy Dean	24
2	Lefty Grove	24
4	Carl Hubbell	22
5	Larry French	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	225
2	Tex Carleton	164
3	Carl Hubbell	154
4	Bump Hadley	152
5	Lefty Gomez	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	12
2	Lefty Grove	8
2	Chief Hogsett	8
4	Lloyd Brown	7
4	Jack Russell	7