On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 77 38 .670 --
Yankees 68 46 .596 8.5
Indians 61 59 .508 18.5
Tigers 59 59 .500 19.5
Athletics 55 59 .482 21.5
White Sox 52 63 .452 25.0
Red Sox 49 65 .430 27.5
Browns 44 76 .367 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 43 .613 --
Pirates 62 52 .544 7.5
Braves 63 53 .543 7.5
Cardinals 64 54 .542 7.5
Cubs 62 53 .539 8.0
Phillies 48 64 .429 20.5
Dodgers 45 65 .409 22.5
Reds 44 72 .379 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Harley Boss 5
2 Bill Dickey 5
2 Charlie Gehringer 5
2 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Odell Hale 6
3 Earle Combs 5
4 Harley Boss 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Orsatti 2
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Jake Flowers 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Fischer 0.73
2 Earl Whitehill 0.60
3 Johnny Allen 0.50
3 Hal Schumacher 0.50
5 Dizzy Dean 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Fischer 8
2 Hal Schumacher 6
3 Lefty Grove 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Al Simmons .347
4 Spud Davis .343
5 Bill Terry .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Chuck Klein 23
4 Lou Gehrig 22
5 Wally Berger 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 126
2 Al Simmons 105
3 Chuck Klein 104
4 Lou Gehrig 102
5 Joe Cronin 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 21
2 Ben Chapman 20
3 Pepper Martin 19
4 Chuck Klein 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 1.73
2 Carl Hubbell 1.73
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 Ben Cantwell 17
3 Dizzy Dean 17
3 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 162
2 Lefty Gomez 125
3 Tex Carleton 120
4 Carl Hubbell 116
5 Bump Hadley 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 10
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Red Faber 5
4 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Burns .480
2 Ernie Orsatti .460
3 Lou Gehrig .448
4 Ski Melillo .442
5 Charlie Gehringer .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Ripper Collins 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Joe Medwick 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 27
2 Bucky Walters 16
3 Earle Combs 15
4 Joe Vosmik 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Evar Swanson 4
4 Joe Kuhel 3
4 Pepper Martin 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Heving 0.00
2 Hal Schumacher 0.32
3 Cy Moore 0.33
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.50
5 Ted Lyons 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Ben Cantwell 3
3 Mel Harder 3
3 Vic Sorrell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 21
2 Hank Johnson 20
3 Dizzy Dean 19
4 Tex Carleton 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 2
1 Jack Russell 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .423
2 Ernie Orsatti .407
3 Joe Kuhel .396
4 Ski Melillo .387
5 Chuck Klein .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Mel Ott 8
3 Mickey Cochrane 5
3 Lou Gehrig 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Mel Ott 32
3 Odell Hale 28
4 Roy Johnson 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Dusty Cooke 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Roy Johnson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.93
2 Ted Lyons 1.34
3 Tom Zachary 1.45
4 Joe Heving 1.52
5 Huck Betts 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
1 Earl Whitehill 7
3 Jesse Haines 6
4 Ben Cantwell 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Van Mungo 32
3 Tex Carleton 31
4 Roy Parmelee 28
5 Lefty Gomez 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 5
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 .356
3 Chuck Klein .355
4 Al Simmons .350
5 Spud Davis .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Wally Berger 29
4 Mel Ott 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 164
2 Al Simmons 142
3 Lou Gehrig 137
4 Joe Cronin 122
5 Chuck Klein 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 28
3 Pepper Martin 22
4 Tony Piet 19
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.96
2 Carl Hubbell 1.97
3 Hal Schumacher 1.98
4 Ben Cantwell 2.56
5 Charlie Root 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 30
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Dizzy Dean 24
4 Earl Whitehill 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 222
2 Tex Carleton 162
3 Carl Hubbell 146
4 Lefty Gomez 145
5 Bump Hadley 139

Saves

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