On This Day

Thursday, June 29, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 43 25 .632 --
Yankees 43 25 .632 0.0
Athletics 34 31 .523 7.5
White Sox 34 34 .500 9.0
Indians 34 36 .486 10.0
Tigers 33 36 .478 10.5
Red Sox 27 41 .397 16.0
Browns 25 45 .357 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 24 .625 --
Cardinals 38 29 .567 3.5
Pirates 36 32 .529 6.0
Cubs 36 34 .514 7.0
Braves 33 35 .485 9.0
Dodgers 30 35 .462 10.5
Reds 30 39 .435 12.5
Phillies 27 42 .391 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Klein 4
2 Harvey Hendrick 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 2
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Babe Herman 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 6
2 Babe Herman 3
2 Fred Schulte 3
2 Joe Vosmik 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fullis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Blaeholder 0.71
2 Guy Bush 0.40
2 Tex Carleton 0.40
4 Earl Whitehill 0.33
5 Lefty Grove 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Blaeholder 5
2 Guy Bush 4
2 Tex Carleton 4
4 Boom-Boom Beck 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Flint Rhem 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .372
2 Chuck Klein .371
3 Spud Davis .362
4 Joe Cronin .362
5 Johnny Hodapp .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 19
2 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Babe Ruth 17
4 Chuck Klein 15
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 70
2 Al Simmons 67
3 Chuck Klein 66
4 Joe Cronin 63
5 Jimmie Foxx 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 15
2 Ben Chapman 12
2 Chick Fullis 12
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 Charlie Root 2.53
5 Mel Harder 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 11
1 General Crowder 11
1 Lefty Grove 11
4 Oral Hildebrand 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 80
2 Carl Hubbell 75
3 Lefty Gomez 72
4 Tex Carleton 70
5 2 tied 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 .525
2 Wes Schulmerich .491
3 Spud Davis .467
4 Jack Burns .455
4 Jimmie Wilson .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Bruce Campbell 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Danny Taylor 4
5 11 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 20
1 Joe Kuhel 20
3 Lou Gehrig 19
4 Roy Johnson 18
5 Chuck Klein 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Danny Taylor 5
3 Chick Fullis 4
4 Lou Gehrig 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leo Mangum 0.00
2 Ray Benge 0.67
3 Hal Schumacher 0.72
4 Russ Van Atta 1.26
5 Leon Chagnon 1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 21
1 Bump Hadley 21
3 Schoolboy Rowe 19
4 Mel Harder 16
4 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 .464
2 Chuck Klein .419
3 Rick Ferrell .419
4 Spud Davis .409
5 Goose Goslin .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
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 39
3 Al Simmons 37
4 Ed Coleman 35
5 Fred Schulte 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
1 Gee Walker 9
3 Chick Fullis 7
4 Frankie Frisch 6
4 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 1.53
5 Jack Russell 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 6
1 Tex Carleton 6
3 Ben Cantwell 5
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 38
2 Lefty Gomez 36
3 Tex Carleton 33
4 Russ Van Atta 32
5 Jumbo Brown 31

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 Bill Terry .354
2 Chuck Klein .354
3 Spud Davis .353
4 Heinie Manush .352
5 Lou Gehrig .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 Chuck Klein 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 154
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Jimmie Foxx 143
4 Joe Cronin 140
5 Chuck Klein 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 35
3 Bill Cissell 19
3 Kiddo Davis 19
3 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 24
3 Lon Warneke 22
4 Carl Hubbell 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 220
2 Red Ruffing 171
3 Bump Hadley 159
4 Carl Hubbell 155
5 Lefty Grove 153

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