On This Day

Sunday, May 14, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 9 .654 --
Yankees 15 9 .625 1.0
Senators 16 11 .593 1.5
White Sox 14 11 .560 2.5
Tigers 11 14 .440 5.5
Athletics 10 13 .435 5.5
Browns 10 17 .370 7.5
Red Sox 7 16 .304 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 8 .652 --
Pirates 15 8 .652 0.0
Reds 13 11 .542 2.5
Cardinals 14 12 .538 2.5
Dodgers 10 11 .476 4.0
Braves 12 16 .429 5.5
Cubs 11 15 .423 5.5
Phillies 8 17 .320 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 6
1 Al Simmons 6
3 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Fred Schulte 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Dave Harris 1
1 Smead Jolley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 6
2 Dave Harris 5
3 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Powers 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Del Bissonette 1
2 Johnny Burnett 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oral Hildebrand 0.75
2 Roy Parmelee 0.60
2 Red Ruffing 0.60
4 Tommy Bridges 0.50
4 3 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 6
1 Oral Hildebrand 6
1 Roy Parmelee 6
1 Red Ruffing 6
1 Ed Wells 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Schulte .392
2 Sam West .373
3 Ben Chapman .371
4 Gabby Hartnett .370
5 Evar Swanson .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 7
1 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
3 Chuck Klein 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 28
2 Tony Lazzeri 25
3 Gabby Hartnett 23
4 Lou Gehrig 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 6
2 Jake Flowers 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 1.18
2 Lon Warneke 1.36
3 Roy Parmelee 1.38
4 Oral Hildebrand 1.39
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 5
1 Oral Hildebrand 5
1 Red Lucas 5
4 George Blaeholder 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 41
2 Red Ruffing 40
3 Dizzy Dean 31
4 Lon Warneke 30
5 Oral Hildebrand 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Chief Hogsett 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .457
2 Bill Dickey .450
3 Ben Chapman .444
4 Chuck Klein .429
5 Lefty O'Doul .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 5
4 Wally Berger 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 17
1 Tony Lazzeri 17
3 Gabby Hartnett 15
4 Bob Boken 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 4
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 Babe Herman 2
2 Chuck Klein 2
2 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.00
2 Sugar Cain 0.56
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.69
4 Ownie Carroll 1.00
5 Lon Warneke 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Si Johnson 3
1 Bill McAfee 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Tex Carleton 16
2 Red Ruffing 16
4 Lon Warneke 15
5 Fred Frankhouse 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Don Brennan 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .361
2 Heinie Manush .349
3 Jimmie Foxx .348
4 Chuck Klein .348
5 Pie Traynor .344

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 166
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Chuck Klein 146
4 Al Simmons 145
5 Babe Ruth 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 32
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 Tony Piet 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.28
2 Carl Hubbell 2.35
3 Bill Hallahan 2.74
4 Ben Cantwell 2.79
5 Huck Betts 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 24
1 Lefty Grove 24
3 Lefty Gomez 23
4 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Lon Warneke 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 203
2 Dizzy Dean 202
3 Lefty Grove 176
4 Lefty Gomez 166
5 Carl Hubbell 163

Saves

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