On This Day

Saturday, May 13, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 8 .636 --
Indians 15 9 .625 0.0
Senators 15 10 .600 0.5
White Sox 13 10 .565 1.5
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 7 .682 --
Giants 14 8 .636 1.0
Cardinals 13 11 .542 3.0
Reds 11 11 .500 4.0
Cubs 11 13 .458 5.0
Dodgers 9 11 .450 5.0
Braves 11 15 .423 6.0
Phillies 8 16 .333 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
2 Chick Fullis 4
3 Spud Davis 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Bob Boken 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Spud Davis 6
2 Harvey Hendrick 3
3 Ethan Allen 2
3 Luke Appling 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Walker 0.83
2 Ownie Carroll 0.25
3 Ray Kolp 0.20
4 Ed Holley 0.17
5 Flint Rhem 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Roy Henshaw 1
1 Ed Holley 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Bill Walker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 5
2 Leo Mangum 3
3 Ownie Carroll 2
3 Ad Liska 2
3 Flint Rhem 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gabby Hartnett .388
2 Ben Chapman .377
3 Fred Schulte .372
4 Evar Swanson .370
5 Pie Traynor .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 27
2 Gabby Hartnett 23
3 Lou Gehrig 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 Ownie Carroll 1.18
3 Lon Warneke 1.39
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.50
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 4
1 Tex Carleton 4
1 Ownie Carroll 4
1 General Crowder 4
1 11 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 Earl Averill .452
1 Chuck Klein .452
3 Lefty O'Doul .425
4 Gabby Hartnett .417
5 Frankie Crosetti .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 16
1 Chuck Klein 16
3 Wally Berger 14
4 Tony Lazzeri 13
5 Bob Boken 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 4
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 Babe Herman 2
2 Chuck Klein 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.41
2 George Blaeholder 0.47
3 Sugar Cain 0.56
4 Ownie Carroll 1.00
4 Lon Warneke 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Heinie Meine 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 George Blaeholder 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Tex Carleton 14
3 Lon Warneke 12
4 Bump Hadley 11
4 Carl Hubbell 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .364
2 Jimmie Foxx .354
3 Chuck Klein .350
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 Chuck Klein 146
3 Al Simmons 146
5 Babe Ruth 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 32
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 2 others 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 25
2 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