On This Day

Friday, May 12, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 8 .636 --
Indians 15 9 .625 0.0
White Sox 13 9 .591 1.0
Senators 14 10 .583 1.0
Athletics 10 11 .476 3.5
Tigers 10 13 .435 4.5
Browns 9 16 .360 6.5
Red Sox 6 15 .286 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 6 .714 --
Giants 13 8 .619 2.0
Cardinals 12 11 .522 4.0
Reds 11 11 .500 4.5
Cubs 10 12 .455 5.5
Dodgers 9 11 .450 5.5
Braves 11 14 .440 6.0
Phillies 7 15 .318 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Berger 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 4
2 Ed Coleman 3
2 Chick Fullis 3
2 Sam Leslie 3
2 Blondy Ryan 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Mahaffey 0.50
2 Hal Schumacher 0.36
3 Ed Brandt 0.30
4 Pat Malone 0.10
4 2 others tied 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Berly 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Schumacher 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Fred Heimach 3
2 Roy Mahaffey 3
5 6 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Ad Liska 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gabby Hartnett .403
2 Fred Schulte .393
3 Ben Chapman .377
4 Johnny Frederick .371
5 Johnny Vergez .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Wally Berger 6
2 Gabby Hartnett 6
2 Chuck Klein 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 25
2 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Gabby Hartnett 22
4 Jimmie Foxx 21
4 Tony Lazzeri 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 6
2 Jake Flowers 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Blaeholder 0.61
2 Lon Warneke 1.39
3 Ownie Carroll 1.45
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.51
5 Carl Hubbell 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 4
1 Tex Carleton 4
1 Ownie Carroll 4
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 41
2 Red Ruffing 34
3 Dizzy Dean 28
4 Lon Warneke 27
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Bill Harris 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .474
2 Lefty O'Doul .472
3 Earl Averill .435
4 Bob Johnson .412
5 Bill Dickey .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 16
2 Chuck Klein 15
3 Wally Berger 14
4 Tony Lazzeri 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 4
2 Gee Walker 3
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 Bruce Campbell 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Blaeholder 0.47
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.50
3 Sugar Cain 0.56
4 Mel Harder 1.29
5 Sarge Connally 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Heinie Meine 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 George Blaeholder 2
3 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Lon Warneke 16
3 Tex Carleton 14
4 Ed Wells 13
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Chief Hogsett 2
3 Huck Betts 1
3 Ed Brandt 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .364
2 Jimmie Foxx .354
3 Chuck Klein .351
4 Lou Gehrig .348
5 Heinie Manush .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Chuck Klein 41
3 Babe Ruth 40
4 Mel Ott 39
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 166
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Al Simmons 146
4 Chuck Klein 144
5 Babe Ruth 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 32
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Carl Hubbell 2.35
3 Bill Hallahan 2.74
4 Red Ruffing 2.80
5 Huck Betts 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 24
1 Lefty Grove 24
3 Lefty Gomez 23
4 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Lon Warneke 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 199
2 Red Ruffing 197
3 Lefty Grove 176
4 Lefty Gomez 166
5 Carl Hubbell 163

Saves

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