On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 20 .630 --
Senators 33 22 .600 1.5
Indians 30 26 .536 5.0
Athletics 27 24 .529 5.5
White Sox 29 26 .527 5.5
Tigers 26 29 .473 8.5
Red Sox 20 35 .364 14.5
Browns 20 37 .351 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 20 .615 --
Cardinals 33 21 .611 0.0
Pirates 30 25 .545 3.5
Cubs 31 28 .525 4.5
Reds 27 28 .491 6.5
Braves 25 31 .446 9.0
Dodgers 23 29 .442 9.0
Phillies 19 38 .333 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pinky Whitney 6
2 Rabbit Maranville 5
2 Randy Moore 5
2 George Watkins 5
5 12 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 6
2 Ed Coleman 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Leo Durocher 4
3 Joe Medwick 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Buck Jordan 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jumbo Brown 0.60
2 Ed Holley 0.45
3 Cy Moore 0.43
4 George Earnshaw 0.42
4 Gordon Rhodes 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Brown 6
1 Cy Moore 6
3 George Earnshaw 5
3 Ed Holley 5
3 Gordon Rhodes 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .376
2 Ben Chapman .367
3 Johnny Hodapp .361
4 Fred Schulte .357
5 Pepper Martin .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Babe Ruth 14
4 Wally Berger 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 56
2 Lou Gehrig 53
3 Jimmie Foxx 51
4 Chuck Klein 49
5 2 tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 13
2 Ben Chapman 8
2 Kiddo Davis 8
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.45
2 Bob Smith 1.89
3 Mel Harder 1.95
4 Hal Schumacher 1.99
5 Carl Hubbell 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 9
1 Oral Hildebrand 9
1 Carl Hubbell 9
1 Firpo Marberry 9
5 5 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 Rick Ferrell .487
2 Heinie Manush .448
3 Goose Goslin .447
4 Danny Taylor .414
5 Babe Herman .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
2 Al Simmons 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Coleman 26
2 Al Simmons 24
3 Jimmie Foxx 20
3 Fred Schulte 20
3 Riggs Stephenson 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Frank Demaree 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 0.46
2 Dolf Luque 0.71
3 Ted Lyons 0.78
4 Milt Gaston 1.00
5 Mel Harder 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 4
1 Jack Russell 4
3 Carl Hubbell 3
3 Herb Pennock 3
3 Steve Swetonic 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Brown 23
2 Johnny Allen 20
3 Firpo Marberry 15
4 Paul Derringer 13
4 3 others tied 13

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 Dib Williams .405
2 Goose Goslin .398
3 Spud Davis .396
4 Al Simmons .388
5 Red Kress .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Lou Gehrig 8
4 Al Simmons 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 37
2 Ed Coleman 34
3 Joe Cronin 33
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 Jimmie Foxx 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 10
2 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Chick Fullis 5
3 Pepper Martin 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1.06
2 Hi Bell 1.09
3 Hal Schumacher 1.19
4 Mel Harder 1.49
5 Lon Warneke 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Ben Cantwell 5
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 38
2 Johnny Allen 34
3 Lefty Gomez 32
4 Paul Derringer 29
5 Tex Carleton 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .358
2 Chuck Klein .354
3 Lou Gehrig .348
4 Lefty O'Doul .348
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 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 150
2 Jimmie Foxx 149
2 Al Simmons 149
4 Joe Cronin 130
5 Chuck Klein 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 34
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Tony Piet 20
5 Bill Cissell 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.95
2 Carl Hubbell 2.38
3 Ben Cantwell 2.40
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 178
3 Carl Hubbell 157
4 Bump Hadley 148
5 Tex Carleton 145

Saves

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