On This Day

Thursday, May 25, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 11 .645 --
Senators 21 16 .568 2.0
White Sox 18 14 .563 2.5
Athletics 18 14 .563 2.5
Indians 19 16 .543 3.0
Tigers 14 20 .412 7.5
Browns 14 23 .378 9.0
Red Sox 11 21 .344 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 11 .667 --
Giants 19 14 .576 3.0
Cardinals 19 16 .543 4.0
Reds 17 18 .486 6.0
Cubs 17 19 .472 6.5
Braves 17 20 .459 7.0
Dodgers 14 17 .452 7.0
Phillies 13 23 .361 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Rogell 4
2 Bob Boken 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Ray Hayworth 3
2 Roy Spencer 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Ed Coleman 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Marty McManus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 2
1 Bob Boken 2
1 Joe Cronin 2
1 Chick Hafey 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Jimmy Jordan 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 0.62
1 Vic Sorrell 0.62
3 George Earnshaw 0.57
4 General Crowder 0.50
4 Tom Zachary 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Pat Malone 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 8
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Vic Sorrell 5
4 General Crowder 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oral Hildebrand 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam West .381
2 Al Simmons .372
3 Pepper Martin .371
4 Ben Chapman .370
5 Johnny Hodapp .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 10
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Gabby Hartnett 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Gabby Hartnett 30
4 Ski Melillo 28
5 5 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 6
1 Gee Walker 6
3 Chick Fullis 5
4 Jack Burns 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.39
2 Carl Hubbell 1.51
3 Ownie Carroll 1.82
4 Hal Schumacher 2.00
5 Mel Harder 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Bump Hadley 6
2 Oral Hildebrand 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 52
2 Red Ruffing 45
3 Dizzy Dean 43
4 Tex Carleton 37
4 Lon Warneke 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Joe Heving 3
4 Huck Betts 2
4 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .488
2 Johnny Hodapp .450
3 Pepper Martin .407
4 Ed Coleman .388
5 Luke Sewell .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ski Melillo 17
2 Spud Davis 16
3 Chuck Klein 15
4 Luke Appling 13
4 Lefty O'Doul 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 3
1 Chick Fullis 3
1 Evar Swanson 3
1 Gee Walker 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Miller 0.00
2 Lefty Gomez 0.50
3 Lefty Grove 0.56
4 Hal Schumacher 1.00
4 Steve Swetonic 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Bump Hadley 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 16
1 Dizzy Dean 16
3 Don Brennan 15
3 Bill Hallahan 15
3 Roy Parmelee 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Don Brennan 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .395
2 Pepper Martin .394
3 Sam West .382
4 Al Simmons .375
5 Gabby Hartnett .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 10
2 Gabby Hartnett 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
4 Tony Lazzeri 7
5 Lou Gehrig 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 30
2 Wally Berger 25
2 Gabby Hartnett 25
2 Ski Melillo 25
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 6
2 Kiddo Davis 5
3 Jack Burns 4
3 Bruce Campbell 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.58
2 Hal Schumacher 1.61
3 Mel Harder 1.76
4 Ownie Carroll 1.90
5 Bob Smith 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 5
1 Si Johnson 5
1 Hal Schumacher 5
4 Ben Cantwell 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 36
2 Tex Carleton 31
3 Red Ruffing 29
4 Lon Warneke 26
5 Carl Hubbell 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Chief Hogsett 3
3 Don Brennan 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .358
2 Pie Traynor .353
3 Dale Alexander .350
4 Chuck Klein .348
5 Bill Terry .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Chuck Klein 39
2 Mel Ott 39
4 Lou Gehrig 36
4 Babe Ruth 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 155
2 Lou Gehrig 154
3 Chuck Klein 145
4 Al Simmons 139
5 Babe Ruth 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 35
2 Ben Chapman 34
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 Roy Johnson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.08
2 Carl Hubbell 2.30
3 Bill Hallahan 2.75
4 Red Ruffing 2.89
5 Ben Cantwell 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 27
2 Lefty Grove 24
3 Lon Warneke 23
4 Lefty Gomez 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 208
2 Red Ruffing 193
3 Carl Hubbell 170
4 Lefty Grove 163
5 Lefty Gomez 148

Saves

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