On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 71 38 .651 --
Yankees 65 43 .602 5.5
Athletics 55 53 .509 15.5
Indians 55 59 .482 18.5
Tigers 54 58 .482 18.5
White Sox 51 58 .468 20.0
Red Sox 48 60 .444 22.5
Browns 42 72 .368 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 43 .594 --
Pirates 61 48 .560 3.5
Cubs 61 50 .550 4.5
Cardinals 60 52 .536 6.0
Braves 59 52 .532 6.5
Phillies 45 62 .421 18.5
Dodgers 43 62 .410 19.5
Reds 44 67 .396 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Burns 4
1 Doc Cramer 4
3 Bill Cissell 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Joe Vosmik 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Vosmik 4
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
4 Jimmie Foxx 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Doljack 1
1 Heinie Manush 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Johnson 0.80
2 Bill Hallahan 0.44
3 Guy Bush 0.33
4 Ben Cantwell 0.27
4 2 others tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 8
2 Bill Hallahan 4
3 Ben Cantwell 3
3 Lefty Grove 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herb Pennock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .374
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Al Simmons .352
4 Bill Terry .344
5 Spud Davis .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
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 122
2 Al Simmons 103
3 Chuck Klein 95
4 Lou Gehrig 93
5 Joe Cronin 89

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.63
2 Lon Warneke 1.70
3 Hal Schumacher 1.85
4 Charlie Root 2.59
5 Roy Parmelee 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 19
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 Ben Cantwell 16
3 Dizzy Dean 16
3 Carl Hubbell 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 155
2 Lefty Gomez 119
3 Tex Carleton 116
4 Carl Hubbell 114
5 Bump Hadley 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 9
1 Jack Russell 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Red Faber 5
4 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ski Melillo .435
2 Jack Burns .422
3 Max Bishop .414
4 Buddy Myer .411
5 Rick Ferrell .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Odell Hale 4
2 Lefty O'Doul 4
2 Mel Ott 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 31
2 Mel Ott 16
3 Doc Cramer 14
3 Odell Hale 14
5 Lefty O'Doul 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 Evar Swanson 3
4 Kiki Cuyler 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 0.82
2 Ted Lyons 0.94
3 Ben Cantwell 1.00
4 Earl Whitehill 1.08
5 Roy Parmelee 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Vic Sorrell 3
2 Earl Whitehill 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 17
2 Dizzy Dean 16
2 Lefty Grove 16
4 Roy Parmelee 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Huck Betts 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .409
2 Charlie Gehringer .405
3 Ernie Orsatti .398
4 Jo-Jo Moore .396
5 Freddie Lindstrom .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Babe Herman 7
3 Odell Hale 6
3 Mel Ott 6
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Mel Ott 29
3 Roy Johnson 26
4 Babe Herman 25
5 Odell Hale 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 6
2 Dusty Cooke 5
2 Tony Piet 5
2 Evar Swanson 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.02
2 Jesse Haines 1.35
3 Huck Betts 1.43
4 Earl Whitehill 1.71
5 Pat Malone 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 Vic Sorrell 5
2 Earl Whitehill 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 47
2 Roy Parmelee 33
3 Tex Carleton 31
4 Lefty Gomez 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 4
2 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Tommy Bridges 2
3 Bump Hadley 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .369
2 Jimmie Foxx .364
3 Chuck Klein .357
4 Al Simmons .356
5 Heinie Manush .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Wally Berger 28
3 Lou Gehrig 28
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 160
2 Al Simmons 145
3 Lou Gehrig 133
4 Joe Cronin 122
5 Tony Lazzeri 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 30
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Pepper Martin 20
4 Tony Piet 19
5 Chuck Klein 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.91
2 Carl Hubbell 1.96
3 Hal Schumacher 2.10
4 Charlie Root 2.54
5 Bud Tinning 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 30
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Dizzy Dean 23
4 Larry French 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 220
2 Tex Carleton 160
3 Lefty Gomez 146
3 Carl Hubbell 146
5 Bump Hadley 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 11
2 Chief Hogsett 9
2 Jack Russell 9
4 Lefty Grove 8
5 Lloyd Brown 7