On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1933

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	20	11	.645	--
Senators	20	15	.571	2.0
White Sox	18	14	.563	2.5
Athletics	16	14	.533	3.5
Indians	18	16	.529	3.5
Tigers	13	19	.406	7.5
Browns	14	21	.400	8.0
Red Sox	11	20	.355	9.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 0

Yankees 8, Indians 6

Athletics 8, Browns 6

Tigers 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	21	11	.656	--
Giants	19	13	.594	2.0
Cardinals	19	16	.543	3.5
Dodgers	14	15	.483	5.5
Braves	17	19	.472	6.0
Reds	15	18	.455	6.5
Cubs	15	19	.441	7.0
Phillies	13	22	.371	9.5

Games

Phillies 9, Cubs 5

Giants 6, Reds 4

Pirates 3, Dodgers 0

Braves 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Stone	4
2	Spud Davis	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Don Hurst	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Woody English	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	4
2	Bruce Campbell	3
2	Earle Combs	3
2	Woody English	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Pinky Hargrave	1
1	Evar Swanson	1
1	Lloyd Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roy Parmelee	1.00
2	Firpo Marberry	0.75
3	Tex Carleton	0.73
4	Steve Swetonic	0.50
5	Fred Frankhouse	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Carleton	8
2	Roy Parmelee	7
3	Johnny Allen	3
3	Guy Bush	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Dolf Luque	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam West	.381
2	Al Simmons	.372
3	Pepper Martin	.371
4	Gabby Hartnett	.371
5	Ben Chapman	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	10
2	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Chuck Klein	8
4	Jimmie Foxx	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Bill Dickey	27
3	Lou Gehrig	27
3	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiddo Davis	6
1	Gee Walker	6
3	Chick Fullis	5
4	Jack Burns	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.31
2	Carl Hubbell	1.51
3	Ownie Carroll	1.82
4	Hal Schumacher	2.00
5	Bill Walker	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	Bump Hadley	6
1	Oral Hildebrand	6
1	Firpo Marberry	6
5	12 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	52
2	Red Ruffing	45
3	Dizzy Dean	43
4	Tex Carleton	37
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	4
2	Joe Heving	3
3	Huck Betts	2
3	Don Brennan	2
3	8 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.500
2	Luke Sewell	.467
3	Johnny Hodapp	.439
4	Pepper Martin	.407
5	Randy Moore	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	5
1	Chuck Klein	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
4	Lefty O'Doul	3
5	13 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	21
2	Spud Davis	16
3	Ski Melillo	15
4	Luke Appling	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Burns	4
2	Chick Fullis	3
2	Chuck Klein	3
2	Evar Swanson	3
2	Gee Walker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jake Miller	0.00
2	Hal Schumacher	1.00
2	Steve Swetonic	1.00
4	Fred Frankhouse	1.05
5	Lon Warneke	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Sugar Cain	3
2	Bump Hadley	3
2	Si Johnson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Carleton	16
1	Dizzy Dean	16
3	Don Brennan	15
3	Bill Hallahan	15
3	Roy Parmelee	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	2
1	Lefty Grove	2
3	Ray Benge	1
3	Ben Cantwell	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ben Chapman	.418
2	Pepper Martin	.388
3	Gabby Hartnett	.387
4	Bill Dickey	.378
5	Johnny Hodapp	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	10
2	Chuck Klein	8
3	Gabby Hartnett	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	7
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	31
2	Tony Lazzeri	26
3	Wally Berger	25
4	Ski Melillo	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiddo Davis	6
1	Gee Walker	6
3	Jack Burns	4
3	Bruce Campbell	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.60
2	Hal Schumacher	1.61
3	Ownie Carroll	1.90
4	Carl Hubbell	1.91
5	Bill Walker	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	5
1	Si Johnson	5
1	Heinie Meine	5
1	Hal Schumacher	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	36
2	Tex Carleton	31
2	Carl Hubbell	31
4	Red Ruffing	29
5	Roy Parmelee	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	4
2	Don Brennan	2
2	Dizzy Dean	2
2	Sam Gray	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.361
2	Dale Alexander	.353
3	Pie Traynor	.352
4	Heinie Manush	.345
5	Babe Ruth	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Mel Ott	41
3	Chuck Klein	39
4	Babe Ruth	37
5	Lou Gehrig	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	155
2	Lou Gehrig	154
3	Chuck Klein	146
4	Al Simmons	139
5	2 tied	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
1	Gee Walker	35
3	Kiddo Davis	21
4	Bill Cissell	20
5	Roy Johnson	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.07
2	Carl Hubbell	2.29
3	Bill Hallahan	2.75
4	Ben Cantwell	2.85
5	Red Ruffing	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	26
2	Lefty Gomez	23
2	Lefty Grove	23
4	Lon Warneke	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	208
2	Red Ruffing	193
3	Carl Hubbell	170
4	Lefty Gomez	161
5	Lefty Grove	159

Saves

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