On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 81 42 .659 --
Yankees 72 50 .590 8.5
Indians 66 62 .516 17.5
Athletics 61 62 .496 20.0
Tigers 63 65 .492 20.5
White Sox 59 67 .468 23.5
Red Sox 53 72 .424 29.0
Browns 46 81 .362 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 46 .607 --
Braves 68 55 .553 6.0
Cubs 67 56 .545 7.0
Pirates 65 56 .537 8.0
Cardinals 66 57 .537 8.0
Dodgers 50 68 .424 21.5
Phillies 50 70 .417 22.5
Reds 48 77 .384 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Arky Vaughan 6
2 Dick Bartell 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 5
4 Spud Davis 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob O'Farrell 2
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Spud Davis 1
2 Freddie Lindstrom 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Arky Vaughan 6
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Freddie Lindstrom 4
2 Tommy Thevenow 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Sorrell 1.17
2 Larry French 1.00
3 Tex Carleton 0.40
4 Roy Parmelee 0.33
5 Johnny Allen 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Leon Chagnon 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Jim Peterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 7
1 Vic Sorrell 7
3 Johnny Allen 4
3 Tex Carleton 4
3 Roy Parmelee 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .377
2 Jimmie Foxx .355
3 Spud Davis .346
4 Al Simmons .340
5 Heinie Manush .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 130
2 Al Simmons 114
3 Lou Gehrig 108
4 Chuck Klein 106
5 Joe Cronin 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 23
2 Ben Chapman 21
3 Pepper Martin 20
4 Evar Swanson 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.71
2 Lon Warneke 1.88
3 Hal Schumacher 1.93
4 Ben Cantwell 2.64
5 Ed Brandt 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 20
2 Ben Cantwell 18
2 Dizzy Dean 18
2 Lefty Grove 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 169
2 Lefty Gomez 141
3 Tex Carleton 129
4 Carl Hubbell 120
5 2 tied 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 10
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Phil Collins 6
5 6 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .463
2 Joe Kuhel .459
3 Charlie Berry .455
4 Mickey Cochrane .444
5 Jack Burns .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 Joe Medwick 5
1 Mel Ott 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 19
2 Charlie Gehringer 18
3 Lou Gehrig 16
3 Joe Kuhel 16
3 Mel Ott 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Evar Swanson 4
1 Danny Taylor 4
1 Gee Walker 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 0.33
2 Tom Zachary 0.56
3 Guy Bush 0.68
4 Joe Heving 0.99
5 Waite Hoyt 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Carl Fischer 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 22
2 Van Mungo 19
3 Carl Fischer 18
4 Johnny Allen 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Carl Fischer 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .429
2 Chick Hafey .407
3 Mickey Cochrane .406
4 Chuck Klein .398
5 Buzz Boyle .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Bob Johnson 7
2 Joe Medwick 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Mel Ott 34
3 Joe Kuhel 30
4 Charlie Gehringer 28
4 Odell Hale 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 8
2 Roy Johnson 6
3 Pepper Martin 5
3 Danny Taylor 5
3 Gee Walker 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Heving 0.93
2 Jesse Haines 0.96
3 Tom Zachary 1.00
4 Ben Cantwell 1.17
5 Huck Betts 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 6
1 General Crowder 6
1 Earl Whitehill 6
4 Dizzy Dean 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 47
2 Lefty Gomez 34
2 Van Mungo 34
4 Tex Carleton 33
5 Roy Parmelee 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Phil Collins 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .369
2 Jimmie Foxx .364
3 Bill Terry .359
4 Al Simmons .348
5 Heinie Manush .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Babe Ruth 32
3 Mel Ott 30
4 Wally Berger 29
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 160
2 Al Simmons 137
3 Lou Gehrig 136
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 Evar Swanson 18
5 Danny Taylor 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.85
2 Lon Warneke 2.03
3 Hal Schumacher 2.18
4 Ben Cantwell 2.43
5 Charlie Root 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 28
2 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Lefty Grove 23
2 Earl Whitehill 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 212
2 Lefty Gomez 156
3 Tex Carleton 154
4 Carl Hubbell 149
5 Bump Hadley 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 10
1 Jack Russell 10
3 Chief Hogsett 9
4 Lefty Grove 7
5 4 tied 6