On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 78 40 .661 --
Yankees 69 47 .595 8.0
Indians 63 60 .512 17.5
Tigers 61 61 .500 19.0
Athletics 57 59 .491 20.0
White Sox 56 63 .471 22.5
Red Sox 49 70 .412 29.5
Browns 44 77 .364 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 43 .613 --
Braves 65 53 .551 6.5
Pirates 62 53 .539 8.0
Cubs 62 53 .539 8.0
Cardinals 64 55 .538 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 Luke Appling 4
1 Charlie Berry 4
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 2
2 Red Kress 1
2 George Watkins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Kress 6
2 Wally Berger 4
3 Frank Doljack 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Fred Schulte 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Carleton 1.00
2 Clint Brown 0.78
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.60
4 Tommy Bridges 0.33
5 Ed Durham 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Ed Durham 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clint Brown 7
2 Tex Carleton 5
3 Curt Fullerton 4
4 Tommy Bridges 3
4 Sad Sam Jones 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Spud Davis .343
4 Bill Terry .343
5 Heinie Manush .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Wally Berger 24
4 Chuck Klein 23
5 Lou Gehrig 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 127
2 Al Simmons 105
3 Chuck Klein 104
4 Lou Gehrig 103
5 Joe Cronin 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 21
2 Ben Chapman 20
3 Pepper Martin 19
4 Evar Swanson 15
5 Tony Lazzeri 14

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 135
3 Tex Carleton 125
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 .513
2 Ernie Orsatti .488
3 Joe Kuhel .466
4 Mickey Cochrane .455
4 Pepper Martin .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 4
1 Ripper Collins 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Joe Medwick 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 24
2 Joe Kuhel 16
3 Evar Swanson 14
4 Earle Combs 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 6
2 Heinie Manush 4
3 Roy Johnson 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3
3 Fred Schulte 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Moore 0.00
1 Joe Heving 0.00
1 Red Faber 0.00
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.50
4 Hal Schumacher 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 Carl Fischer 3
2 Mel Harder 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 23
2 Hank Johnson 16
2 Sad Sam Jones 16
4 Carl Fischer 15
4 Van Mungo 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 2
1 Jack Russell 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .418
2 Ernie Orsatti .417
3 Mickey Cochrane .414
4 Tony Piet .413
5 Chuck Klein .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Mel Ott 8
3 Wally Berger 7
4 Hank Greenberg 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Odell Hale 28
2 Joe Kuhel 28
2 Mel Ott 28
5 Earl Averill 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 8
2 Roy Johnson 5
2 Joe Kuhel 5
4 Dusty Cooke 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.93
2 Joe Heving 1.19
3 Ted Lyons 1.21
4 Tom Zachary 1.33
5 Earl Whitehill 1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 42
2 Lefty Gomez 36
3 Van Mungo 30
4 Tex Carleton 29
5 Roy Parmelee 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 5
2 Rube Walberg 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Carl Fischer 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .365
2 Bill Terry .362
3 Chuck Klein .359
4 Al Simmons .351
5 Spud Davis .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Wally Berger 31
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 Mel Ott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 160
2 Al Simmons 139
3 Lou Gehrig 136
4 Joe Cronin 119
4 Chuck Klein 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 32
2 Ben Chapman 27
3 Pepper Martin 21
4 Tony Piet 18
4 Evar Swanson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.97
2 Hal Schumacher 1.99
3 Lon Warneke 2.03
4 Ben Cantwell 2.54
5 Charlie Root 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 29
2 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Lefty Grove 24
4 Earl Whitehill 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 212
2 Tex Carleton 158
3 Lefty Gomez 155
4 Carl Hubbell 146
5 Bump Hadley 132

Saves

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