On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 96 49 .662 --
Yankees 87 55 .613 7.5
Athletics 75 67 .528 19.5
Indians 74 72 .507 22.5
Tigers 69 79 .466 28.5
White Sox 63 82 .434 33.0
Red Sox 59 84 .413 36.0
Browns 55 90 .379 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 88 55 .615 --
Pirates 83 65 .561 7.5
Cubs 82 67 .550 9.0
Cardinals 80 67 .544 10.0
Braves 76 68 .528 12.5
Dodgers 59 84 .413 29.0
Phillies 56 85 .397 31.0
Reds 57 90 .388 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Earl Grace 3
2 Jackie Hayes 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Gullic 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Harris 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
3 Luke Sewell 2
4 Bob Boken 1
4 20 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Fischer 0.67
1 Lefty Grove 0.67
3 General Crowder 0.57
4 Bill Swift 0.50
5 Red Faber 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Fischer 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
3 General Crowder 4
4 Garland Braxton 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .353
3 Spud Davis .340
4 Heinie Manush .335
5 Al Simmons .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Babe Ruth 30
4 Chuck Klein 27
5 Wally Berger 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 152
2 Lou Gehrig 131
3 Joe Cronin 115
3 Chuck Klein 115
3 Al Simmons 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 27
2 Gee Walker 26
3 Ben Chapman 24
4 Evar Swanson 18
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.68
2 Hal Schumacher 2.05
3 Lon Warneke 2.07
4 Ed Brandt 2.48
5 Larry French 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 24
2 Lefty Grove 23
3 Carl Hubbell 22
4 Earl Whitehill 21
5 Dizzy Dean 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 190
2 Lefty Gomez 161
3 Carl Hubbell 152
4 Tex Carleton 144
5 Bump Hadley 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 12
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Phil Collins 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earle Combs .487
2 Buck Jordan .467
3 Al Lopez .455
4 Gus Mancuso .424
5 George Watkins .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 Pinky Higgins 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 22
2 Lou Gehrig 18
3 Hank Greenberg 14
4 Charlie Gehringer 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 6
2 Chick Fullis 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4
4 Buzz Boyle 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Gomez 0.50
2 Larry French 0.67
2 Johnny Marcum 0.67
4 Ed Brandt 0.77
5 Heinie Meine 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Van Mungo 4
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 Sugar Cain 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 21
1 Bump Hadley 21
3 Van Mungo 20
4 Johnny Allen 18
5 Lefty Gomez 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Bob Kline 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Tex Carleton 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Lopez .432
2 Tommy Thevenow .388
3 Pinky Higgins .370
4 Riggs Stephenson .364
5 Carl Reynolds .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Bob Johnson 7
4 Mel Ott 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 31
1 Joe Medwick 31
3 Lou Gehrig 29
4 Charlie Gehringer 27
5 Jimmie Foxx 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 8
2 Joe Kuhel 7
3 Buzz Boyle 5
3 Mickey Cochrane 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Marcum 0.67
2 Larry French 1.33
3 Carl Hubbell 1.48
4 Heinie Meine 1.51
5 Phil Collins 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Sugar Cain 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 39
2 Johnny Allen 36
2 Lefty Gomez 36
2 Carl Hubbell 36
5 Lon Warneke 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Bob Kline 2
1 Jack Russell 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .360
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Spud Davis .338
4 Heinie Manush .332
5 Al Simmons .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Lou Gehrig 32
3 Babe Ruth 31
4 Chuck Klein 27
5 Wally Berger 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 165
2 Lou Gehrig 136
3 Joe Cronin 119
3 Al Simmons 119
5 Chuck Klein 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 27
1 Gee Walker 27
3 Ben Chapman 25
4 Evar Swanson 18
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.69
2 Hal Schumacher 2.14
3 Lon Warneke 2.17
4 Ed Brandt 2.50
5 Larry French 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 26
2 Carl Hubbell 24
3 Lefty Grove 23
4 Dizzy Dean 22
4 Earl Whitehill 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 197
2 Lefty Gomez 163
3 Carl Hubbell 162
4 Tex Carleton 149
4 Bump Hadley 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 12
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Lefty Grove 7
5 2 tied 6