On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 65 38 .631 --
Yankees 63 40 .612 2.0
Athletics 52 50 .510 12.5
Tigers 52 54 .491 14.5
Indians 52 57 .477 16.0
White Sox 48 56 .462 17.5
Red Sox 45 56 .446 19.0
Browns 42 68 .382 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 42 .592 --
Pirates 59 46 .562 3.0
Cubs 58 47 .552 4.0
Cardinals 55 51 .519 7.5
Braves 55 51 .519 7.5
Phillies 44 58 .431 16.5
Dodgers 42 60 .412 18.5
Reds 44 63 .411 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buzz Boyle 3
1 Ripper Collins 3
1 Rick Ferrell 3
1 Tom Oliver 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Buddy Myer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Ferrell 3
2 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 Doc Cramer 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Benge 0.60
2 Lefty Grove 0.43
3 Dizzy Dean 0.42
4 Hal Schumacher 0.38
5 Earl Whitehill 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Hal Schumacher 5
4 Hank Johnson 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .382
2 Al Simmons .356
3 Jimmie Foxx .352
4 Bill Terry .351
5 Spud Davis .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 32
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Wally Berger 20
3 Lou Gehrig 20
5 Chuck Klein 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 103
2 Al Simmons 98
3 Chuck Klein 95
4 Lou Gehrig 92
5 2 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 19
2 Ben Chapman 18
3 Pepper Martin 17
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.61
2 Lon Warneke 1.67
3 Hal Schumacher 1.85
4 Bud Tinning 2.50
5 Charlie Root 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 General Crowder 16
2 Carl Hubbell 16
4 Dizzy Dean 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 148
2 Lefty Gomez 112
3 Tex Carleton 111
4 Carl Hubbell 109
5 Bump Hadley 98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .510
2 Lefty O'Doul .462
3 Tony Piet .449
4 Pinky Higgins .432
5 Charlie Gehringer .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Odell Hale 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 20
2 Odell Hale 18
3 Wes Schulmerich 16
4 Randy Moore 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Cooke 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Mark Koenig 3
1 Al Lopez 3
1 Jo-Jo Morrissey 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 0.60
2 Jesse Haines 0.61
3 Pat Malone 0.90
4 Van Mungo 0.94
5 Carl Fischer 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 Ed Holley 3
2 Van Mungo 3
2 Earl Whitehill 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Roy Parmelee 19
3 Tommy Bridges 17
4 Tex Carleton 15
4 4 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .429
2 Freddie Lindstrom .413
3 Charlie Gehringer .410
4 Bill Terry .389
5 Jo-Jo Moore .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Odell Hale 8
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Babe Herman 6
4 Mel Ott 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 32
2 Mel Ott 31
3 Roy Johnson 29
4 Odell Hale 26
5 Babe Ruth 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ski Melillo 8
2 Pepper Martin 6
3 Dusty Cooke 5
3 Chuck Klein 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.07
2 Pat Malone 1.18
3 Jesse Haines 1.38
4 Lloyd Brown 1.42
5 Earl Whitehill 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Van Mungo 5
1 Earl Whitehill 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 50
2 Tex Carleton 33
3 Roy Parmelee 32
4 Van Mungo 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 5
2 Jack Russell 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Tommy Bridges 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .381
2 Chuck Klein .362
3 Jimmie Foxx .361
4 Al Simmons .357
5 Spud Davis .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Mel Ott 31
4 Wally Berger 29
5 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 145
2 Al Simmons 144
3 Lou Gehrig 133
4 Chuck Klein 123
5 Joe Cronin 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 30
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 20
3 Tony Piet 20
5 Chuck Klein 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.92
2 Lon Warneke 1.92
3 Hal Schumacher 2.14
4 Bud Tinning 2.45
5 Charlie Root 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 28
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Dizzy Dean 24
4 Larry French 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 229
2 Tex Carleton 166
3 Carl Hubbell 151
4 Lefty Gomez 147
5 Bump Hadley 143

Saves

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