On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1933

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	18	10	.643	--
Senators	19	13	.594	1.0
Indians	18	14	.563	2.0
White Sox	16	13	.552	2.5
Athletics	14	14	.500	4.0
Tigers	12	17	.414	6.5
Browns	13	19	.406	7.0
Red Sox	9	19	.321	9.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Browns 4, Yankees 2

Athletics 7, Indians 2

Senators 7, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	20	10	.667	--
Giants	17	11	.607	2.0
Dodgers	13	12	.520	4.5
Cardinals	16	15	.516	4.5
Reds	14	15	.483	5.5
Braves	16	18	.471	6.0
Cubs	13	17	.433	7.0
Phillies	10	21	.323	10.5

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 1

Phillies 7, Reds 6

Braves 4, Pirates 2

Pirates 7, Braves 6

Cardinals 4, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Sam Rice	4
1	Lloyd Waner	4
4	Sparky Adams	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	2
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
3	Mickey Cochrane	1
3	Ripper Collins	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Johnny Hodapp	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	Arky Vaughan	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Burns	2
2	Bruce Campbell	1
2	Roy Johnson	1
2	Art Scharein	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Dean	0.92
2	Hank Johnson	0.50
3	Red Ruffing	0.36
4	Lon Warneke	0.25
5	Ben Cantwell	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Bill Harris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	11
2	Hank Johnson	6
3	Red Ruffing	5
4	Ben Cantwell	2
4	2 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Lefty Grove	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Frederick	.384
2	Sam West	.381
3	Pepper Martin	.380
4	Ben Chapman	.369
5	Pie Traynor	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	10
2	Chuck Klein	8
3	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Gabby Hartnett	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	35
2	Jimmie Foxx	27
2	Tony Lazzeri	27
4	Wally Berger	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.31
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	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	47
2	Red Ruffing	45
3	Dizzy Dean	43
4	Oral Hildebrand	32
4	Lon Warneke	32

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Sewell	.491
2	Al Simmons	.467
3	Ossie Bluege	.433
4	Randy Moore	.429
5	Bill Dickey	.421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	19
2	Ski Melillo	16
3	Wally Berger	14
4	Spud Davis	13
4	Luke Sewell	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Burns	3
1	Chick Fullis	3
1	Chuck Klein	3
4	Bruce Campbell	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Si Johnson	0.96
2	Hal Schumacher	1.00
3	Sugar Cain	1.17
4	Mel Harder	1.23
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Sugar Cain	3
2	Si Johnson	3
2	Roy Mahaffey	3
2	Hal Schumacher	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	24
2	Don Brennan	18
2	Red Ruffing	18
4	Tex Carleton	16
5	Ed Wells	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
2	Ray Benge	1
2	Don Brennan	1
2	Phil Collins	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ben Chapman	.418
2	Pepper Martin	.380
3	Bill Dickey	.375
4	Johnny Frederick	.365
5	Jimmie Foxx	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	10
2	Chuck Klein	8
3	Gabby Hartnett	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	7
5	Jimmie Foxx	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	32
2	Tony Lazzeri	26
3	Wally Berger	25
4	Bill Dickey	24
4	Jimmie Foxx	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.90
2	Oral Hildebrand	1.21
3	Carl Hubbell	1.56
4	Lon Warneke	1.60
5	Ownie Carroll	1.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	40
2	Carl Hubbell	39
3	Red Ruffing	36
4	Tex Carleton	28
5	Oral Hildebrand	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	4
2	Huck Betts	2
2	Dizzy Dean	2
2	Sam Gray	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.360
2	Dale Alexander	.356
3	Pie Traynor	.351
4	Babe Ruth	.347
5	Heinie Manush	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
2	Mel Ott	41
3	Chuck Klein	39
4	Babe Ruth	38
5	Lou Gehrig	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	162
2	Lou Gehrig	153
3	Chuck Klein	145
4	Al Simmons	143
5	Babe Ruth	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Gee Walker	33
3	Kiddo Davis	21
4	Bill Cissell	20
4	Roy Johnson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.09
2	Carl Hubbell	2.34
3	Ben Cantwell	2.74
4	Bill Hallahan	2.86
5	Red Ruffing	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	26
2	Lefty Gomez	23
3	Lefty Grove	22
3	Lon Warneke	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	211
2	Red Ruffing	193
3	Carl Hubbell	169
4	Lefty Gomez	165
5	Lefty Grove	161

Saves

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