On This Day

Friday, May 19, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 9 .667 --
Senators 18 13 .581 2.0
Indians 18 13 .581 2.0
White Sox 16 12 .571 2.5
Athletics 13 14 .481 5.0
Tigers 12 16 .429 6.5
Browns 12 19 .387 8.0
Red Sox 8 19 .296 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 9 .679 --
Giants 17 10 .630 1.5
Dodgers 13 11 .542 4.0
Reds 14 14 .500 5.0
Cardinals 15 15 .500 5.0
Braves 15 17 .469 6.0
Cubs 12 17 .414 7.5
Phillies 9 21 .300 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Dick Bartell 3
1 Ed Holley 3
1 Roy Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Debs Garms 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Debs Garms 3
4 Ethan Allen 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fullis 2
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Pinky Higgins 1
2 Don Hurst 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Brennan 0.86
2 Roy Mahaffey 0.57
3 Tex Carleton 0.55
4 Waite Hoyt 0.25
4 Ed Wells 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Paul Gregory 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Brennan 12
2 Tex Carleton 6
3 Belve Bean 5
4 Roy Mahaffey 4
5 Chief Hogsett 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Socks Seibold 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Frederick .398
2 Sam West .381
3 Ben Chapman .375
3 Pepper Martin .375
5 Al Simmons .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 Chuck Klein 7
5 Tony Lazzeri 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 31
2 Tony Lazzeri 26
3 Bill Dickey 25
3 Gabby Hartnett 25
5 Ski Melillo 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 6
2 Chick Fullis 5
3 Jake Flowers 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.36
2 Carl Hubbell 1.43
3 Oral Hildebrand 1.61
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.69
5 Ownie Carroll 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
1 Oral Hildebrand 6
3 Tex Carleton 5
3 Ownie Carroll 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 47
2 Red Ruffing 40
3 Dizzy Dean 32
3 Oral Hildebrand 32
5 Lon Warneke 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 4
2 Joe Heving 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Sewell .509
2 Al Simmons .488
3 Bill Dickey .457
4 Pepper Martin .439
5 Ossie Bluege .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 4
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Bob Boken 3
3 Mel Ott 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 16
1 Ski Melillo 16
3 Spud Davis 13
3 Luke Sewell 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fullis 3
1 Chuck Klein 3
3 Kiddo Davis 2
3 Frankie Frisch 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.00
2 Sugar Cain 0.50
3 Willis Hudlin 0.53
4 Si Johnson 1.00
4 Hal Schumacher 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Si Johnson 3
2 Roy Mahaffey 3
2 Hal Schumacher 3
2 Bill Walker 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Brennan 18
2 Tex Carleton 16
3 Ed Wells 14
4 Dizzy Dean 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .361
2 Dale Alexander .357
3 Pie Traynor .352
4 Lou Gehrig .348
5 Heinie Manush .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Mel Ott 41
3 Babe Ruth 39
4 Chuck Klein 38
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 162
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Al Simmons 143
4 Chuck Klein 141
5 Babe Ruth 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 33
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.12
2 Carl Hubbell 2.34
3 Ben Cantwell 2.79
4 Huck Betts 2.81
5 Bill Hallahan 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 26
2 Lefty Gomez 23
3 Lefty Grove 22
4 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Lon Warneke 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 200
2 Red Ruffing 191
3 Carl Hubbell 169
4 Lefty Gomez 167
5 Lefty Grove 160

Saves

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