On This Day

Wednesday, June 28, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 43 24 .642 --
Yankees 42 25 .627 1.0
Athletics 33 31 .516 8.5
White Sox 34 34 .500 9.5
Indians 34 35 .493 10.0
Tigers 32 36 .471 11.5
Red Sox 27 41 .397 16.5
Browns 25 44 .362 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 23 .635 --
Cardinals 37 29 .561 4.5
Pirates 36 31 .537 6.0
Cubs 35 34 .507 8.0
Braves 33 35 .485 9.5
Dodgers 30 34 .469 10.5
Reds 30 39 .435 13.0
Phillies 26 42 .382 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Jurges 6
2 Billy Herman 5
2 Wes Schulmerich 5
4 Harvey Hendrick 4
4 8 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Suhr 2
2 Hughie Critz 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Andy High 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Manush 5
2 Ray Hayworth 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4
4 Andy High 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Chick Fullis 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Frankhouse 1.00
2 Roy Parmelee 0.67
3 Lon Warneke 0.62
4 Larry French 0.62
5 Ed Brandt 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 8
2 Ed Brandt 6
3 Fred Frankhouse 5
3 Lon Warneke 5
5 Roy Parmelee 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .372
2 Joe Cronin .365
3 Chuck Klein .362
4 Spud Davis .362
5 Fred Schulte .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
2 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Babe Ruth 17
4 Wally Berger 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 68
2 Al Simmons 67
3 Joe Cronin 63
4 Chuck Klein 60
5 Jimmie Foxx 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 15
2 Ben Chapman 12
3 Chick Fullis 11
4 Frankie Frisch 9
4 Pepper Martin 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.61
2 Hal Schumacher 1.63
3 Carl Hubbell 2.08
4 Mel Harder 2.40
5 Charlie Root 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 11
2 Tex Carleton 10
2 Lefty Grove 10
2 Oral Hildebrand 10
2 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 80
2 Carl Hubbell 75
3 Lefty Gomez 69
3 Bump Hadley 69
3 Lon Warneke 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 6
2 Red Faber 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Joe Heving 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .544
2 Wes Schulmerich .510
3 Jack Burns .473
4 Rick Ferrell .472
5 Heinie Manush .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Danny Taylor 4
4 Dale Alexander 3
4 12 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 20
1 Roy Johnson 20
3 Joe Kuhel 19
4 Lou Gehrig 17
4 John Stone 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Taylor 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
3 Chick Fullis 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leo Mangum 0.00
2 Hal Schumacher 0.72
3 Earl Whitehill 1.04
4 Ray Benge 1.25
5 Russ Van Atta 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 4
1 Fred Frankhouse 4
3 Tex Carleton 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 23
2 Tex Carleton 17
3 Mel Harder 16
3 Schoolboy Rowe 16
3 Russ Van Atta 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 4
2 Jumbo Elliott 2
2 Red Faber 2
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .472
2 Rick Ferrell .419
3 Heinie Manush .414
4 Goose Goslin .410
5 Spud Davis .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Bruce Campbell 9
3 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Babe Ruth 8
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 42
2 Lou Gehrig 37
2 Al Simmons 37
4 Ed Coleman 35
5 Fred Schulte 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
1 Gee Walker 9
3 Frankie Frisch 6
3 Chick Fullis 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leo Mangum 0.70
2 Hal Schumacher 1.19
3 Ray Benge 1.29
4 Hi Bell 1.59
5 Jack Russell 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 6
2 Ben Cantwell 5
2 Tex Carleton 5
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 38
2 Lefty Gomez 33
3 Russ Van Atta 32
4 Jumbo Brown 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 4
2 Red Faber 3
3 Jumbo Elliott 2
3 Burleigh Grimes 2
3 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .354
2 Bill Terry .353
3 Spud Davis .350
4 Lou Gehrig .349
5 Al Simmons .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 154
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Jimmie Foxx 141
4 Joe Cronin 140
5 2 tied 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 35
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 Chuck Klein 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.96
2 Hal Schumacher 2.14
3 Carl Hubbell 2.31
4 Ben Cantwell 2.52
5 Tom Zachary 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 28
2 Lefty Grove 23
3 Lon Warneke 22
4 Carl Hubbell 21
5 Dizzy Dean 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 220
2 Red Ruffing 171
3 Bump Hadley 159
4 Carl Hubbell 155
5 Lefty Grove 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Red Faber 7
2 Wilcy Moore 7
4 Lloyd Brown 6
4 4 others tied 6