On This Day

Thursday, September 7, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 87 46 .654 --
Yankees 77 53 .592 8.5
Indians 72 65 .526 17.0
Athletics 66 65 .504 20.0
Tigers 66 68 .493 21.5
White Sox 61 73 .455 26.5
Red Sox 56 78 .418 31.5
Browns 49 86 .363 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 51 .605 --
Pirates 74 58 .561 5.5
Cubs 74 60 .552 6.5
Cardinals 73 63 .537 8.5
Braves 70 61 .534 9.0
Dodgers 54 74 .422 23.5
Phillies 51 76 .402 26.0
Reds 51 82 .383 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Sam West 4
3 Lonny Frey 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Earl Grace 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 5
1 Earl Grace 5
3 Doc Cramer 4
3 Carl Reynolds 4
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 2
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Evar Swanson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 0.62
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.56
3 Johnny Marcum 0.36
3 Heinie Meine 0.36
3 George Uhle 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Johnny Marcum 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
3 Johnny Marcum 4
3 Heinie Meine 4
3 George Uhle 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .377
2 Jimmie Foxx .363
3 Spud Davis .343
4 Lou Gehrig .335
5 Heinie Manush .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Wally Berger 26
3 Chuck Klein 26
5 Lou Gehrig 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 142
2 Lou Gehrig 119
3 Al Simmons 114
4 Chuck Klein 110
5 Joe Cronin 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 26
2 Pepper Martin 24
3 Ben Chapman 21
4 Evar Swanson 17
5 Frankie Frisch 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.70
2 Lon Warneke 1.90
3 Hal Schumacher 2.01
4 Ben Cantwell 2.55
5 Charlie Root 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 21
2 Lefty Grove 20
2 Carl Hubbell 20
4 Ben Cantwell 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 181
2 Lefty Gomez 146
3 Carl Hubbell 139
4 Tex Carleton 136
5 Bump Hadley 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 11
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Phil Collins 6
4 Joe Heving 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .435
2 Al Lopez .432
3 Lou Gehrig .421
4 Tommy Thevenow .420
5 Lonny Frey .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Bob Johnson 5
3 Mickey Cochrane 3
3 Ripper Collins 3
3 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 17
2 Johnny Frederick 16
2 Lou Gehrig 16
4 Doc Cramer 15
4 7 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 5
1 Danny Taylor 5
1 Gee Walker 5
4 Frankie Frisch 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Smith 0.86
2 Benny Frey 0.87
3 Ben Cantwell 1.00
4 Carl Hubbell 1.44
5 Clint Brown 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 3
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Larry French 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 23
2 Bump Hadley 22
3 Johnny Allen 19
3 Dizzy Dean 19
5 Lon Warneke 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .422
2 Pepper Martin .417
3 Mickey Cochrane .400
4 Chick Hafey .398
5 Jimmie Foxx .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Ripper Collins 7
2 Chuck Klein 7
2 Joe Medwick 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Joe Medwick 28
3 Doc Cramer 27
3 Lou Gehrig 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 8
2 Pepper Martin 7
2 Gee Walker 7
4 Roy Johnson 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 1.00
2 Hal Smith 1.60
3 Tommy Bridges 1.73
4 Phil Collins 1.93
5 Huck Betts 2.00

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 38
2 Lefty Gomez 34
3 Carl Hubbell 30
4 Bump Hadley 28
4 Dazzy Vance 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 3
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Phil Collins 2
2 General Crowder 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .364
3 Lou Gehrig .344
4 Bill Terry .341
5 Spud Davis .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Chuck Klein 29
2 Babe Ruth 29
4 Wally Berger 28
4 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 163
2 Lou Gehrig 136
3 Al Simmons 122
4 Chuck Klein 121
5 Mel Ott 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 34
2 Ben Chapman 25
3 Pepper Martin 24
4 Evar Swanson 20
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.71
2 Lon Warneke 2.00
3 Hal Schumacher 2.23
4 Ben Cantwell 2.37
5 Charlie Root 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 27
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Lefty Grove 23
4 Ben Cantwell 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 211
2 Carl Hubbell 163
3 Lefty Gomez 155
4 Tex Carleton 153
5 Bump Hadley 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 11
2 Wilcy Moore 10
3 Chief Hogsett 9
4 Lefty Grove 7
5 3 tied 6