On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1933

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	72	38	.655	--
Yankees	65	44	.596	6.5
Athletics	55	54	.505	16.5
Indians	56	59	.487	18.5
Tigers	55	58	.487	18.5
White Sox	51	59	.464	21.0
Red Sox	48	61	.440	23.5
Browns	43	72	.374	31.5

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Athletics 4

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5

Browns 13, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	64	43	.598	--
Pirates	62	49	.559	4.0
Cubs	61	51	.545	5.5
Braves	60	52	.536	6.5
Cardinals	61	53	.535	6.5
Phillies	46	63	.422	19.0
Dodgers	44	63	.411	20.0
Reds	44	68	.393	22.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Pirates 1

Pirates 11, Dodgers 7

Braves 6, Cubs 1

Giants 5, Reds 0

Cardinals 7, Phillies 6

Phillies 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Grace	5
2	Jack Burns	4
2	Johnny Frederick	4
2	Sam Leslie	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Taylor	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Grace	5
2	Bucky Walters	4
3	Johnny Frederick	3
3	Tony Piet	3
3	Jack Warner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Frank Doljack	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Whitehill	0.86
2	Van Mungo	0.82
3	Dizzy Dean	0.80
4	Oral Hildebrand	0.33
5	Bud Tinning	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	9
2	Earl Whitehill	6
3	Dizzy Dean	4
3	Oral Hildebrand	4
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Hal Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.373
2	Jimmie Foxx	.357
3	Al Simmons	.351
4	Spud Davis	.344
5	Bill Terry	.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	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	20
2	Ben Chapman	19
3	Pepper Martin	18
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	1.77
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	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	159
2	Lefty Gomez	119
3	Tex Carleton	117
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	.458
2	Jack Burns	.457
3	Ernie Orsatti	.417
4	Max Bishop	.414
5	Ray Hayworth	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	31
2	Mel Ott	17
3	Bucky Walters	15
4	Doc Cramer	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Johnson	4
2	Heinie Manush	3
2	Evar Swanson	3
4	Frank Doljack	2
4	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Welch	0.00
2	Huck Betts	0.69
3	Ted Lyons	0.94
4	Hal Schumacher	0.96
5	Ben Cantwell	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
1	Earl Whitehill	4
3	Ben Cantwell	3
3	Lefty Grove	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	22
2	Dizzy Dean	20
3	Hank Johnson	17
4	Lefty Grove	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	2
1	Rube Walberg	2
3	Ivy Andrews	1
3	Huck Betts	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Orsatti	.414
2	Chuck Klein	.406
3	Jo-Jo Moore	.400
4	Charlie Gehringer	.395
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	42
2	Mel Ott	30
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	1.20
2	Jesse Haines	1.32
3	Huck Betts	1.43
4	Earl Whitehill	1.69
5	Van Mungo	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	Jesse Haines	6
1	Earl Whitehill	6
4	Dizzy Dean	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	51
2	Van Mungo	30
3	Tex Carleton	28
4	Lefty Gomez	27
4	Roy Parmelee	27

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	.368
2	Jimmie Foxx	.362
3	Chuck Klein	.356
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	123
5	Tony Lazzeri	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	31
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Pepper Martin	21
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	2.02
4	Charlie Root	2.54
5	Ben Cantwell	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	30
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Dizzy Dean	23
4	Earl Whitehill	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	224
2	Tex Carleton	161
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