On This Day

Tuesday, August 29, 1933

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	82	43	.656	--
Yankees	73	50	.593	8.0
Indians	67	63	.515	17.5
Athletics	61	63	.492	20.5
Tigers	63	66	.488	21.0
White Sox	60	67	.472	23.0
Red Sox	54	73	.425	29.0
Browns	47	82	.364	37.0

Games

White Sox 11, Athletics 5

Senators 2, Indians 1

Indians 7, Senators 2

Yankees 11, Tigers 9

Browns 10, Red Sox 8

Red Sox 9, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	72	47	.605	--
Braves	68	55	.553	6.0
Cubs	68	57	.544	7.0
Pirates	66	56	.541	7.5
Cardinals	67	58	.536	8.0
Dodgers	51	69	.425	21.5
Phillies	50	71	.413	23.0
Reds	48	77	.384	27.0

Games

Dodgers 13, Cubs 5

Cubs 6, Dodgers 2

Giants 3, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 2, Giants 0

Pirates 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Johnson	6
2	Smead Jolley	5
2	Marty McManus	5
2	Danny Taylor	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Cooke	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Jim Mosolf	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Johnson	5
1	Smead Jolley	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
4	Buzz Boyle	4
4	Carl Reynolds	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buzz Boyle	1
1	Rick Ferrell	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	2.00
1	Monte Pearson	2.00
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.62
3	Bill Walker	0.62
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Wally Hebert	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Heinie Meine	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	12
2	Bob Weiland	7
3	Monte Pearson	6
3	Lon Warneke	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Jack Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.378
2	Jimmie Foxx	.354
3	Spud Davis	.348
4	Al Simmons	.339
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	110
4	Chuck Klein	106
5	Joe Cronin	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	24
2	Ben Chapman	21
2	Pepper Martin	21
4	Evar Swanson	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	1.65
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	Carl Hubbell	19
3	Ben Cantwell	18
3	Dizzy Dean	18
3	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	169
2	Lefty Gomez	141
3	Carl Hubbell	132
4	Tex Carleton	129
5	2 tied	115

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	Charlie Berry	.447
2	Mickey Cochrane	.446
3	Lou Gehrig	.444
4	Joe Kuhel	.441
5	2 tied	.429

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	Charlie Gehringer	18
1	Lou Gehrig	18
3	Mel Ott	17
4	Earle Combs	16
4	Joe Kuhel	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	5
2	Mickey Cochrane	4
2	Joe Kuhel	4
2	Pepper Martin	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Cantwell	0.33
2	Tom Zachary	0.56
3	Guy Bush	0.68
4	Joe Heving	0.88
5	Bill Walker	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Monte Pearson	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Ben Cantwell	3
2	Joe Heving	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	22
2	Van Mungo	19
3	Carl Fischer	18
3	Carl Hubbell	18
3	Monte Pearson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Carl Fischer	2
1	Jack Russell	2
4	Hi Bell	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.417
2	Joe Kuhel	.413
3	Chick Hafey	.385
4	Buzz Boyle	.384
5	Jack Burns	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Joe Medwick	7
4	Mickey Cochrane	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	39
2	Mel Ott	35
3	Charlie Gehringer	30
4	Odell Hale	28
5	Joe Kuhel	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	8
2	Roy Johnson	7
3	Pepper Martin	6
3	Gee Walker	6
5	Joe Kuhel	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Heving	0.86
2	Tom Zachary	0.90
3	Jesse Haines	1.00
4	Ben Cantwell	1.17
5	Huck Betts	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Cantwell	6
1	Earl Whitehill	6
3	General Crowder	5
3	Dizzy Dean	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	47
2	Lefty Gomez	34
3	Van Mungo	33
4	Carl Hubbell	32
5	Monte Pearson	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Russell	4
2	Rube Walberg	3
3	Phil Collins	2
3	Dizzy Dean	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.373
2	Jimmie Foxx	.363
3	Bill Terry	.359
4	Al Simmons	.347
5	Arky Vaughan	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	160
2	Lou Gehrig	137
2	Al Simmons	137
4	Joe Cronin	123
5	Mel Ott	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	1.80
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	Lefty Grove	23
2	Carl Hubbell	23
2	Earl Whitehill	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	206
2	Carl Hubbell	161
3	Lefty Gomez	156
4	Tex Carleton	154
5	Bump Hadley	139

Saves

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