On This Day

Thursday, May 4, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 5 .706 --
White Sox 11 7 .611 1.5
Indians 11 7 .611 1.5
Senators 10 7 .588 2.0
Tigers 9 9 .500 3.5
Athletics 6 11 .353 6.0
Browns 7 13 .350 6.5
Red Sox 5 12 .294 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 12 4 .750 --
Giants 10 5 .667 1.5
Cardinals 8 9 .471 4.5
Braves 8 9 .471 4.5
Reds 7 8 .467 4.5
Dodgers 7 8 .467 4.5
Cubs 7 10 .412 5.5
Phillies 6 12 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Herman 4
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiddo Davis 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 3
2 Earl Averill 2
2 Kiddo Davis 2
2 Woody English 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Kiddo Davis 2
1 Babe Herman 2
4 Travis Jackson 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.56
2 Heinie Meine 0.50
3 Tommy Bridges 0.45
4 Mel Harder 0.44
5 Roy Parmelee 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Lefty Gomez 5
3 Mel Harder 4
3 Heinie Meine 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Schulte .410
2 Sam West .388
3 Pie Traynor .368
4 Gabby Hartnett .362
5 2 tied .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
4 Tony Lazzeri 4
4 Gee Walker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Lou Gehrig 19
3 Red Kress 17
3 Tony Lazzeri 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Jake Flowers 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 18 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Blaeholder 0.77
2 Carl Hubbell 0.86
3 Oral Hildebrand 0.98
4 Waite Hoyt 1.00
4 Russ Van Atta 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Oral Hildebrand 4
3 Boom-Boom Beck 3
3 George Blaeholder 3
3 15 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 35
2 Red Ruffing 27
3 Lefty Gomez 22
4 Lon Warneke 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Carl Hubbell 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .358
2 Lefty O'Doul .358
3 Heinie Manush .350
4 Lou Gehrig .343
5 Bill Terry .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 56
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Mel Ott 38
4 Chuck Klein 37
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 174
2 Lou Gehrig 152
3 Al Simmons 147
4 Chuck Klein 137
5 Babe Ruth 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 31
3 Bill Cissell 20
3 Chuck Klein 20
3 Tony Piet 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.26
2 Lon Warneke 2.27
3 Lefty Grove 2.69
4 Red Ruffing 2.70
5 Red Lucas 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 General Crowder 24
2 Lefty Gomez 24
4 Lon Warneke 22
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 199
2 Dizzy Dean 198
3 Lefty Grove 184
4 Lefty Gomez 172
5 Carl Hubbell 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 9
1 Firpo Marberry 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Jack Quinn 8
5 Lefty Grove 7