On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 12 .667 --
Senators 23 17 .575 3.0
Athletics 21 16 .568 3.5
Indians 22 19 .537 4.5
White Sox 20 18 .526 5.0
Tigers 16 23 .410 9.5
Browns 16 25 .390 10.5
Red Sox 13 25 .342 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 14 .632 --
Cardinals 25 16 .610 0.5
Giants 21 16 .568 2.5
Cubs 21 20 .512 4.5
Reds 20 21 .488 5.5
Dodgers 16 20 .444 7.0
Braves 17 24 .415 8.5
Phillies 14 27 .341 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Evar Swanson 6
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Max Bishop 5
2 Harley Boss 5
2 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Cuccinello 2
2 Ed Coleman 1
2 Doc Cramer 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 6
2 Harley Boss 5
2 Willie Kamm 5
4 Bob Johnson 4
4 Jo-Jo White 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 1.20
2 Ed Durham 1.12
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1.00
4 Hal Schumacher 0.75
5 Paul Derringer 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Gowell Claset 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Durham 9
2 Paul Derringer 8
3 Van Mungo 6
3 George Pipgras 6
5 Gordon Rhodes 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam West .381
2 Johnny Hodapp .380
3 Al Simmons .377
4 Ben Chapman .358
5 Pie Traynor .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 10
1 Lou Gehrig 10
1 Chuck Klein 10
4 Babe Ruth 9
5 Gabby Hartnett 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 41
2 Luke Appling 33
3 Bill Dickey 32
3 Lou Gehrig 32
3 Bob Johnson 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 6
1 Pepper Martin 6
1 Gee Walker 6
4 Chick Fullis 5
4 Tony Piet 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.35
2 Carl Hubbell 1.86
3 Hal Schumacher 1.89
4 Bill Hallahan 1.92
5 Bob Smith 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
1 Firpo Marberry 7
1 Lon Warneke 7
5 8 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 53
2 Dizzy Dean 52
3 Red Ruffing 49
4 Lon Warneke 43
5 Tex Carleton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Chief Hogsett 4
3 Dizzy Dean 3
3 Joe Heving 3
5 11 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hodapp .474
2 Al Simmons .434
3 Spud Davis .420
4 Wally Berger .417
5 Luke Sewell .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 17
2 Bob Johnson 14
3 Mickey Cochrane 13
3 Earle Combs 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Chick Fullis 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.00
2 Hal Schumacher 0.35
3 Lefty Grove 0.38
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.59
5 Lefty Gomez 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 21
2 Ed Durham 19
2 Bill Hallahan 19
4 Tex Carleton 17
4 Paul Derringer 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Red Faber 2
2 Herb Pennock 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .415
2 Luke Sewell .409
3 Johnny Hodapp .389
4 Ben Chapman .387
5 Spud Davis .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Gabby Hartnett 8
3 Wally Berger 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 30
2 Luke Appling 25
3 Gabby Hartnett 22
3 Tony Lazzeri 22
3 Ski Melillo 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 5
1 Tony Piet 5
1 Gee Walker 5
4 Jack Burns 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.19
2 Hal Schumacher 1.46
3 Sugar Cain 1.85
4 Willis Hudlin 1.87
5 Ray Kolp 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 5
1 Si Johnson 5
1 Firpo Marberry 5
1 Lon Warneke 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 44
2 Tex Carleton 33
3 Lon Warneke 28
4 Bill Hallahan 27
5 Red Ruffing 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Dizzy Dean 3
3 Don Brennan 2
3 General Crowder 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .358
2 Bill Terry .350
3 Pie Traynor .350
4 Doc Cramer .348
5 Chuck Klein .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Mel Ott 39
3 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Chuck Klein 37
5 Babe Ruth 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 153
2 Jimmie Foxx 152
3 Al Simmons 141
4 Chuck Klein 137
5 Babe Ruth 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 34
2 Gee Walker 30
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Bill Cissell 20
4 Tony Piet 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.01
2 Carl Hubbell 2.39
3 Ben Cantwell 2.72
4 Bill Hallahan 2.76
5 Lefty Grove 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 27
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Lon Warneke 23
4 Lefty Gomez 22
5 Wes Ferrell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 213
2 Red Ruffing 194
3 Lefty Grove 166
4 Carl Hubbell 156
5 Lefty Gomez 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Chief Hogsett 8
2 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Wilcy Moore 8
2 Jack Quinn 8