On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 74 38 .661 --
Yankees 66 45 .595 7.5
Indians 58 59 .496 18.5
Athletics 55 56 .495 18.5
Tigers 56 59 .487 19.5
White Sox 51 61 .455 23.0
Red Sox 49 62 .441 24.5
Browns 44 73 .376 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 43 .606 --
Pirates 62 49 .559 5.0
Cubs 62 51 .549 6.0
Cardinals 62 53 .539 7.0
Braves 60 53 .531 8.0
Phillies 46 64 .418 20.5
Dodgers 44 63 .411 21.0
Reds 44 70 .386 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Bob Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Johnny Vergez 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Wally Berger 2
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Van Atta 0.80
2 Mel Harder 0.57
3 Roy Mahaffey 0.33
4 Tommy Thomas 0.20
5 Gordon Rhodes 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Lynn Nelson 1
1 Jack Russell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Van Atta 8
2 Mel Harder 4
3 Roy Mahaffey 3
4 Dick Barrett 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .372
2 Jimmie Foxx .362
3 Al Simmons .349
4 Spud Davis .344
5 Bill Terry .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Wally Berger 20
3 Lou Gehrig 20
3 Chuck Klein 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 126
2 Al Simmons 103
3 Chuck Klein 98
4 Lou Gehrig 95
5 Joe Cronin 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 21
2 Ben Chapman 19
3 Pepper Martin 18
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 5 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.63
2 Lon Warneke 1.70
3 Hal Schumacher 1.77
4 Roy Parmelee 2.65
5 Charlie Root 2.72

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 125
3 Tex Carleton 120
4 Carl Hubbell 114
5 Roy Parmelee 103

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 Ernie Orsatti .471
2 Jack Burns .467
3 Ski Melillo .447
4 Ray Hayworth .432
5 Chick Hafey .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Joe Medwick 3
2 Lefty O'Doul 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Joe Vosmik 15
2 Bucky Walters 15
4 Charlie Gehringer 12
4 Mel Ott 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Evar Swanson 4
4 Joe Kuhel 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Welch 0.00
2 Cy Moore 0.49
3 Rollie Stiles 0.57
4 Boom-Boom Beck 0.60
5 Joe Heving 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Sorrell 4
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Mel Harder 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 17
1 Van Mungo 17
3 Dizzy Dean 16
3 Lefty Gomez 16
5 Tex Carleton 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 2
2 Ivy Andrews 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Orsatti .414
2 Chick Hafey .404
3 Chuck Klein .396
4 Tony Piet .388
5 Joe Kuhel .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Babe Herman 7
3 Mel Ott 6
4 Mickey Cochrane 5
4 Odell Hale 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Roy Johnson 28
4 Babe Herman 27
5 Joe Kuhel 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 6
2 Dusty Cooke 5
2 Evar Swanson 5
4 Ben Chapman 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Van Mungo 0.97
2 Carl Hubbell 1.20
3 Jesse Haines 1.32
4 Ted Lyons 1.37
5 Huck Betts 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Mel Harder 6
1 Earl Whitehill 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 46
2 Lefty Gomez 33
3 Tex Carleton 31
4 Roy Parmelee 30
5 Van Mungo 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 4
2 Tommy Bridges 2
2 Carl Fischer 2
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .368
2 Bill Terry .360
3 Chuck Klein .356
4 Al Simmons .354
5 Spud Davis .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
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 164
2 Al Simmons 142
3 Lou Gehrig 130
4 Joe Cronin 122
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 21
4 Tony Piet 19
5 Chuck Klein 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.87
2 Carl Hubbell 1.96
3 Hal Schumacher 2.02
4 Charlie Root 2.64
5 Ben Cantwell 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 29
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Dizzy Dean 23
4 Earl Whitehill 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 224
2 Tex Carleton 164
3 Lefty Gomez 152
4 Carl Hubbell 146
5 Bump Hadley 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 10
2 Chief Hogsett 9
2 Jack Russell 9
4 Lefty Grove 8
5 Lloyd Brown 7