On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 81 42 .659 --
Yankees 72 49 .595 8.0
Indians 66 62 .516 17.5
Athletics 60 62 .492 20.5
Tigers 62 65 .488 21.0
White Sox 59 66 .472 23.0
Red Sox 53 72 .424 29.0
Browns 46 81 .362 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 45 .612 --
Braves 68 54 .557 6.0
Cubs 67 56 .545 7.5
Cardinals 65 57 .533 9.0
Pirates 63 56 .529 9.5
Phillies 50 68 .424 22.0
Dodgers 50 68 .424 22.0
Reds 47 77 .379 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Cooke 5
1 Smead Jolley 5
1 Buck Jordan 5
1 Al Simmons 5
5 22 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
2 Jackie Hayes 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 6
2 Bob Boken 4
2 Bill Dickey 4
2 Joe Judge 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
1 Gee Walker 2
3 Wally Berger 1
3 Buzz Boyle 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.75
2 Guy Bush 0.60
2 Dizzy Dean 0.60
4 Red Ruffing 0.40
5 Earl Whitehill 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6
4 Earl Whitehill 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Rollie Stiles 1
1 Johnny Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .378
2 Jimmie Foxx .357
3 Spud Davis .344
4 Al Simmons .342
5 Bill Terry .339

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 129
2 Al Simmons 113
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 Hal Schumacher 1.80
3 Lon Warneke 1.88
4 Roy Parmelee 2.62
5 Ben Cantwell 2.64

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 168
2 Lefty Gomez 141
3 Tex Carleton 125
4 Carl Hubbell 120
5 Bump Hadley 115

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .477
2 Don Hurst .468
3 Charlie Berry .459
4 Lou Gehrig .448
5 Mickey Cochrane .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Mel Ott 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Joe Kuhel 17
3 Lou Gehrig 16
4 Earle Combs 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Evar Swanson 4
1 Danny Taylor 4
1 Gee Walker 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 0.33
2 Guy Bush 0.68
3 Joe Heving 0.99
4 Dizzy Dean 1.29
4 Tom Zachary 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Pearson 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 22
2 Dizzy Dean 20
3 Van Mungo 19
4 Carl Fischer 18
5 Bump Hadley 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Carl Fischer 2
3 Ivy Andrews 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Kuhel .429
2 Chuck Klein .404
3 Chick Hafey .404
4 Mickey Cochrane .400
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Wally Berger 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Bob Johnson 7
2 Joe Medwick 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Mel Ott 33
3 Odell Hale 31
4 Joe Kuhel 30
5 Wes Schulmerich 25

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 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 46
2 Lefty Gomez 34
2 Van Mungo 34
4 Tex Carleton 29
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .369
2 Jimmie Foxx .366
3 Bill Terry .365
4 Al Simmons .349
5 Heinie Manush .337

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 159
2 Al Simmons 137
3 Lou Gehrig 136
4 Joe Cronin 122
5 Chuck Klein 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 33
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 2.06
4 Ben Cantwell 2.45
5 Charlie Root 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 29
2 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Lefty Grove 23
2 Earl Whitehill 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 211
2 Lefty Gomez 156
3 Tex Carleton 155
4 Carl Hubbell 149
5 Bump Hadley 142

Saves

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