On This Day

Tuesday, June 20, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 22 .621 --
Senators 35 23 .603 1.0
Indians 32 28 .533 5.0
White Sox 31 28 .525 5.5
Athletics 28 27 .509 6.5
Tigers 29 30 .492 7.5
Red Sox 22 37 .373 14.5
Browns 21 39 .350 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 21 .618 --
Cardinals 35 23 .603 0.5
Pirates 33 25 .569 2.5
Cubs 32 30 .516 5.5
Reds 28 32 .467 8.5
Dodgers 25 30 .455 9.0
Braves 25 34 .424 11.0
Phillies 22 39 .361 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Fullis 6
1 Wes Schulmerich 6
3 Dale Alexander 4
3 Dick Bartell 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Woody English 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 4
1 Dib Williams 4
3 Pinky Higgins 3
3 Don Hurst 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Fritz Knothe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hi Bell 0.33
1 Bill Hallahan 0.33
1 Bill Swift 0.33
4 Hank Johnson 0.30
5 Johnny Allen 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Tony Freitas 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 5
1 Rosy Ryan 5
3 Hi Bell 3
3 Bill Hallahan 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .366
2 Ben Chapman .364
3 Fred Schulte .359
4 Chuck Klein .359
5 Pepper Martin .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 16
2 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Babe Ruth 15
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 Wally Berger 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 60
2 Al Simmons 58
3 Chuck Klein 54
4 Jimmie Foxx 53
5 Joe Cronin 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 15
2 Ben Chapman 10
3 Pepper Martin 9
4 Kiddo Davis 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.50
2 Mel Harder 1.77
3 Hal Schumacher 1.79
4 Carl Hubbell 2.07
5 Wes Ferrell 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oral Hildebrand 10
2 General Crowder 9
2 Lefty Grove 9
2 Bill Hallahan 9
2 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 72
1 Carl Hubbell 72
3 Red Ruffing 64
4 Lefty Gomez 59
4 Lon Warneke 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 6
2 Red Faber 4
2 Lefty Grove 4
2 Bill Harris 4
2 Joe Heving 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .526
2 Rick Ferrell .515
3 Danny Taylor .486
4 Chick Hafey .448
5 Jimmie Foxx .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Ed Coleman 20
2 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Fred Schulte 20
5 Pinky Higgins 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 8
2 Ben Chapman 6
3 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Fred Schulte 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 0.71
2 Dolf Luque 0.75
3 Oral Hildebrand 1.09
4 Ben Cantwell 1.21
5 Milt Gaston 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 3
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 Bill Hallahan 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 18
2 Schoolboy Rowe 16
3 Johnny Allen 14
3 Dizzy Dean 14
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Red Ruffing 2
3 Boom-Boom Beck 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .413
2 Goose Goslin .409
3 Heinie Manush .403
4 Joe Medwick .392
5 Chuck Klein .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Lou Gehrig 9
4 Bruce Campbell 8
5 Al Simmons 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 39
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Joe Cronin 35
4 Ed Coleman 30
5 Bruce Campbell 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 11
2 Ben Chapman 7
3 Frankie Frisch 6
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 1.09
2 Hal Schumacher 1.19
3 Mel Harder 1.39
4 Lon Warneke 1.76
5 Dizzy Dean 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Bill Hallahan 5
2 Schoolboy Rowe 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 33
2 Lefty Gomez 32
2 Bump Hadley 32
4 Paul Derringer 31
4 Schoolboy Rowe 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
4 Lefty Grove 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .357
2 Chuck Klein .355
3 Jimmie Foxx .353
4 Heinie Manush .351
5 Lou Gehrig .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Lou Gehrig 36
3 Babe Ruth 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Chuck Klein 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 157
2 Al Simmons 150
3 Jimmie Foxx 148
4 Chuck Klein 131
5 Joe Cronin 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 37
2 Gee Walker 36
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Tony Piet 20
5 Bill Cissell 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.02
2 Ben Cantwell 2.33
3 Carl Hubbell 2.37
4 Tom Zachary 2.71
5 Oral Hildebrand 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 27
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Dizzy Dean 21
3 Carl Hubbell 21
3 Lon Warneke 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 228
2 Red Ruffing 183
3 Carl Hubbell 158
4 Bump Hadley 149
5 Lefty Gomez 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Chief Hogsett 7
4 Lloyd Brown 6
4 5 others tied 6