On This Day

Wednesday, May 10, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 8 .636 --
Indians 14 8 .636 0.0
Senators 14 9 .609 0.5
White Sox 13 9 .591 1.0
Athletics 9 11 .450 4.0
Tigers 10 13 .435 4.5
Browns 8 16 .333 7.0
Red Sox 6 14 .300 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 14 5 .737 --
Giants 12 7 .632 2.0
Cardinals 11 10 .524 4.0
Reds 10 10 .500 4.5
Cubs 10 11 .476 5.0
Dodgers 8 10 .444 5.5
Braves 10 13 .435 6.0
Phillies 6 15 .286 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Spud Davis 4
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 3
2 Spud Davis 1
2 Chick Hafey 1
2 Bob Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 7
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Jackie Hayes 3
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 Evar Swanson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Chuck Klein 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
2 Firpo Marberry 0.44
3 Bob Weiland 0.43
4 Cy Moore 0.40
5 George Blaeholder 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Cy Moore 4
4 George Blaeholder 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kolp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Schulte .393
2 Gabby Hartnett .384
3 Ben Chapman .377
4 Jimmie Foxx .365
5 Sam West .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Chuck Klein 6
3 Wally Berger 5
3 Gabby Hartnett 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 23
2 Lou Gehrig 22
3 Jimmie Foxx 21
3 Tony Lazzeri 21
5 Gabby Hartnett 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 5
2 Jake Flowers 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Blaeholder 0.61
2 Carl Hubbell 0.71
3 Socks Seibold 1.35
4 Lon Warneke 1.39
5 Ownie Carroll 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 4
1 Tex Carleton 4
1 Ownie Carroll 4
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 40
2 Red Ruffing 34
3 Dizzy Dean 27
3 Lon Warneke 27
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Carl Hubbell 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .413
1 Ossie Bluege .413
3 Pepper Martin .391
3 Fred Schulte .391
5 2 tied .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Gee Walker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 15
2 Wally Berger 14
3 Chuck Klein 13
3 Tony Lazzeri 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 3
1 Pepper Martin 3
1 Gee Walker 3
4 Ossie Bluege 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.50
2 George Blaeholder 0.96
3 Bob Smith 1.06
4 Carl Hubbell 1.29
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Ownie Carroll 3
1 Si Johnson 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Red Ruffing 18
3 Lon Warneke 16
4 Tex Carleton 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Chief Hogsett 2
3 Huck Betts 1
3 Ed Brandt 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .360
2 Jimmie Foxx .357
3 Chuck Klein .348
4 Heinie Manush .347
5 Lou Gehrig .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Chuck Klein 41
3 Babe Ruth 40
4 Mel Ott 39
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 167
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Al Simmons 146
4 Chuck Klein 143
5 Babe Ruth 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 32
3 Bill Cissell 20
3 Kiddo Davis 20
3 Chuck Klein 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.23
2 Lon Warneke 2.30
3 Red Ruffing 2.80
4 Lefty Grove 2.83
5 Huck Betts 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 General Crowder 24
2 Lefty Gomez 24
4 Lon Warneke 22
5 Wes Ferrell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 198
2 Red Ruffing 197
3 Lefty Grove 181
4 Lefty Gomez 173
5 Carl Hubbell 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 9
1 Firpo Marberry 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Jack Quinn 8
5 Lefty Grove 7