On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 1933

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	75	38	.664	--
Yankees	66	46	.589	8.5
Indians	59	59	.500	18.5
Tigers	57	59	.491	19.5
Athletics	55	57	.491	19.5
White Sox	52	61	.460	23.0
Red Sox	49	63	.438	25.5
Browns	44	74	.373	33.5

Games

White Sox 8, Yankees 7

Indians 6, Red Sox 5

Tigers 6, Athletics 0

Senators 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	43	.609	--
Pirates	62	50	.554	6.0
Cubs	62	52	.544	7.0
Braves	61	53	.535	8.0
Cardinals	62	54	.534	8.0
Phillies	48	64	.429	20.0
Dodgers	45	63	.417	21.0
Reds	44	72	.379	26.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 2

Braves 5, Pirates 2

Giants 8, Cubs 4

Phillies 12, Reds 2

Phillies 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Hurst	4
1	Chuck Klein	4
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	3
2	Jack Burns	2
2	Mel Ott	2
4	Ripper Collins	1
4	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	6
2	Evar Swanson	4
3	Jack Burns	3
3	Lefty O'Doul	3
3	Mel Ott	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Joe Mowry	1
1	Joe Stripp	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Firpo Marberry	1.33
2	General Crowder	0.56
3	Larry Benton	0.50
4	Cy Moore	0.33
5	4 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	General Crowder	5
2	Charlie Devens	4
2	Firpo Marberry	4
4	Ray Benge	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.373
2	Jimmie Foxx	.361
3	Al Simmons	.349
4	Bill Terry	.347
5	Spud Davis	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	36
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Chuck Klein	23
4	Wally Berger	20
4	Lou Gehrig	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	126
2	Chuck Klein	104
2	Al Simmons	104
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	1.73
2	Hal Schumacher	1.77
3	Lon Warneke	1.83
4	Roy Parmelee	2.65
5	Ed Brandt	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	20
2	Lefty Grove	18
3	Carl Hubbell	17
4	Ben Cantwell	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	159
2	Lefty Gomez	125
3	Tex Carleton	120
4	Carl Hubbell	116
5	Bump Hadley	104

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	.490
2	Jack Burns	.479
3	Ski Melillo	.451
4	Lou Gehrig	.412
5	Ray Hayworth	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Chuck Klein	5
3	Lefty O'Doul	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Joe Vosmik	15
2	Bucky Walters	15
4	Charlie Gehringer	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Moore	0.33
2	Rollie Stiles	0.57
3	Boom-Boom Beck	0.60
4	Joe Heving	0.61
5	2 tied	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Mel Harder	3
2	Vic Sorrell	3
2	Monte Weaver	3
2	Earl Whitehill	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	Hi Bell	1
2	Huck Betts	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Orsatti	.420
2	Chuck Klein	.400
3	Charlie Gehringer	.398
4	Jo-Jo Moore	.384
4	Tony Piet	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Mel Ott	8
3	Babe Herman	7
4	Mickey Cochrane	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Mel Ott	32
3	Babe Herman	28
4	Roy Johnson	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Van Mungo	0.97
2	Jesse Haines	1.32
3	Ted Lyons	1.37
4	Huck Betts	1.54
5	3 tied	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	7
2	Jesse Haines	6
2	Mel Harder	6
2	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	Hi Bell	2
2	Tommy Bridges	2
2	Carl Fischer	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.368
2	Bill Terry	.361
3	Chuck Klein	.357
4	Al Simmons	.354
5	Spud Davis	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Babe Ruth	35
3	Mel Ott	29
4	Wally Berger	28
4	Lou Gehrig	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	164
2	Al Simmons	143
3	Lou Gehrig	130
4	Joe Cronin	122
5	Chuck Klein	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	32
2	Ben Chapman	27
3	Pepper Martin	21
4	Tony Piet	19
5	Chuck Klein	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.96
2	Hal Schumacher	2.02
3	Carl Hubbell	2.03
4	Charlie Root	2.64
5	Ben Cantwell	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	30
2	Lefty Grove	25
3	Dizzy Dean	23
4	Carl Hubbell	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	219
2	Tex Carleton	162
3	Lefty Gomez	152
4	Carl Hubbell	148
5	Bump Hadley	139

Saves

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