On This Day

Thursday, June 15, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 20 .623 --
Senators 32 22 .593 1.5
White Sox 29 25 .537 4.5
Athletics 26 23 .531 5.0
Indians 29 26 .527 5.0
Tigers 26 28 .481 7.5
Red Sox 19 34 .358 14.0
Browns 20 36 .357 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 19 .620 --
Cardinals 32 21 .604 0.5
Pirates 29 24 .547 3.5
Cubs 30 27 .526 4.5
Reds 27 27 .500 6.0
Dodgers 22 28 .440 9.0
Braves 23 31 .426 10.0
Phillies 19 36 .345 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Jordan 4
1 Danny Taylor 4
3 Johnny Frederick 3
3 Bill Terry 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sloppy Thurston 4
2 Frank Demaree 3
2 Roy Johnson 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Jimmy Jordan 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Joe Stripp 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Allen 0.21
2 Hal Smith 0.18
2 Bud Tinning 0.18
4 Hank Johnson 0.12
5 Ed Fallenstein 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Fallenstein 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Sloppy Thurston 1
1 Bud Tinning 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 3
2 Hank Johnson 2
2 Clarence Pickrel 2
2 Hal Smith 2
2 Bud Tinning 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Weiland 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .378
2 Pepper Martin .363
3 Ben Chapman .360
4 Fred Schulte .360
5 Chuck Klein .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
1 Lou Gehrig 14
1 Babe Ruth 14
4 Wally Berger 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 54
2 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Lou Gehrig 51
4 Chuck Klein 49
5 2 tied 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 13
2 Kiddo Davis 8
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Chick Fullis 8
2 Pepper Martin 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.45
2 Carl Hubbell 1.83
3 Bob Smith 1.89
4 Ed Wells 1.93
5 Hal Schumacher 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 9
1 Oral Hildebrand 9
1 Carl Hubbell 9
1 Firpo Marberry 9
5 3 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 71
2 Dizzy Dean 70
3 Lefty Gomez 59
3 Red Ruffing 59
5 Lon Warneke 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 6
2 Lefty Grove 4
2 Bill Harris 4
2 Joe Heving 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .462
2 Rick Ferrell .447
3 Chuck Klein .431
4 Red Kress .423
5 Gus Suhr .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Bruce Campbell 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
2 Al Simmons 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 23
2 Ed Coleman 21
2 Fred Schulte 21
4 Jimmie Foxx 20
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Frank Demaree 4
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 0.51
2 Mel Harder 0.71
3 Ted Lyons 0.90
4 Ed Wells 1.32
5 2 tied 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Jack Russell 4
3 Ray Benge 3
3 Ben Cantwell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 23
2 Johnny Allen 20
3 Dizzy Dean 18
3 Carl Hubbell 18
5 Jumbo Brown 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Harris 2
1 Chief Hogsett 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1
3 Ed Brandt 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .405
2 Dib Williams .395
3 Goose Goslin .393
4 Joe Cronin .389
5 Pepper Martin .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Al Simmons 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 36
2 Joe Cronin 33
3 Jimmie Foxx 30
4 Ed Coleman 29
4 Lou Gehrig 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 10
2 Frankie Frisch 8
3 Chick Fullis 6
4 Pepper Martin 5
4 Tony Piet 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 0.94
2 Schoolboy Rowe 1.06
3 Hi Bell 1.16
4 Lon Warneke 1.56
5 Bud Tinning 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Firpo Marberry 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 39
2 Lefty Gomez 36
3 Johnny Allen 34
4 Paul Derringer 30
4 Carl Hubbell 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Chief Hogsett 3
4 Bill Harris 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .358
2 Chuck Klein .355
3 Lefty O'Doul .349
4 Al Simmons .349
5 Heinie Manush .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Mel Ott 34
3 Babe Ruth 34
5 Chuck Klein 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 151
2 Lou Gehrig 150
3 Al Simmons 149
4 Joe Cronin 132
5 Chuck Klein 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 35
1 Gee Walker 35
3 Kiddo Davis 22
4 Tony Piet 20
5 Bill Cissell 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.95
2 Carl Hubbell 2.28
3 Ben Cantwell 2.43
4 Tom Zachary 2.51
5 Bill Hallahan 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 26
2 Lefty Grove 22
2 Lon Warneke 22
4 Carl Hubbell 21
5 Dizzy Dean 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 226
2 Red Ruffing 188
3 Carl Hubbell 163
4 Bump Hadley 152
5 Lefty Gomez 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Chief Hogsett 8
2 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Lloyd Brown 6
4 7 others tied 6