On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 1933

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	79	40	.664	--
Yankees	70	47	.598	8.0
Indians	63	61	.508	18.5
Tigers	61	62	.496	20.0
Athletics	58	60	.492	20.5
White Sox	57	64	.471	23.0
Red Sox	50	71	.413	30.0
Browns	45	78	.366	36.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 1

White Sox 7, Red Sox 6

Yankees 10, Indians 1

Browns 7, Athletics 6

Athletics 4, Browns 3

Senators 13, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	68	43	.613	--
Braves	66	53	.555	6.0
Cubs	64	53	.547	7.0
Pirates	62	53	.539	8.0
Cardinals	64	56	.533	8.5
Phillies	48	66	.421	21.5
Dodgers	46	66	.411	22.5
Reds	45	73	.381	26.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Reds 0

Reds 3, Dodgers 2

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Cubs 5, Phillies 0

Cubs 9, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buzz Boyle	5
1	Rick Ferrell	5
1	Billy Jurges	5
1	Chuck Klein	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	2
2	Charlie Berry	1
2	Bruce Campbell	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	3
1	Mickey Cochrane	3
1	Dusty Cooke	3
1	Kiki Cuyler	3
1	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Dave Harris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Welch	0.83
2	Johnny Allen	0.67
3	Bump Hadley	0.53
4	Guy Bush	0.50
5	Carl Fischer	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Welch	10
2	Johnny Allen	8
2	Bump Hadley	8
4	Ed Brandt	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leroy Herrmann	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.378
2	Jimmie Foxx	.357
3	Heinie Manush	.344
4	Spud Davis	.343
5	Bill Terry	.343

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	107
3	Lou Gehrig	105
4	Chuck Klein	104
5	Joe Cronin	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	21
1	Gee Walker	21
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	2.67

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	112

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	Joe Kuhel	.492
2	Mickey Cochrane	.469
3	Jack Burns	.468
4	Pepper Martin	.442
5	Lou Gehrig	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Medwick	5
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Ripper Collins	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Chuck Klein	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	23
2	Joe Kuhel	15
3	Red Kress	14
3	Evar Swanson	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	6
2	Heinie Manush	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Mickey Cochrane	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Heving	0.00
2	Ben Cantwell	0.50
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
2	Hal Schumacher	0.50
5	Ted Lyons	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Carl Fischer	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Fischer	19
1	Johnny Welch	19
3	Van Mungo	18
4	Lefty Gomez	16
4	2 others tied	16

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	.434
2	Chuck Klein	.424
3	Mickey Cochrane	.418
4	Tony Piet	.413
5	Ernie Orsatti	.410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Odell Hale	29
3	Joe Kuhel	28
3	Mel Ott	28
5	Earl Averill	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	8
2	Roy Johnson	6
3	Dusty Cooke	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	0.93
2	Joe Heving	1.16
3	Ted Lyons	1.21
4	Tom Zachary	1.33
5	Ben Cantwell	1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	42
2	Lefty Gomez	36
3	Van Mungo	33
4	Tex Carleton	29
5	Roy Parmelee	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	3
1	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	.365
3	Chuck Klein	.363
4	Al Simmons	.348
5	Spud Davis	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Babe Ruth	34
3	Wally Berger	30
4	Lou Gehrig	29
5	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	160
2	Al Simmons	138
3	Lou Gehrig	136
4	Joe Cronin	120
5	Chuck Klein	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	32
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Pepper Martin	21
4	Evar Swanson	18
5	Tony Piet	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.87
2	Hal Schumacher	2.00
3	Lon Warneke	2.03
4	Ben Cantwell	2.56
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	145
5	Bump Hadley	140

Saves

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