On This Day

Wednesday, June 21, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 22 .627 --
Senators 36 23 .610 1.0
Indians 33 28 .541 5.0
White Sox 31 29 .517 6.5
Athletics 28 28 .500 7.5
Tigers 30 31 .492 8.0
Red Sox 23 38 .377 15.0
Browns 21 40 .344 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 21 .625 --
Cardinals 36 23 .610 0.5
Pirates 33 27 .550 4.0
Cubs 32 31 .508 6.5
Reds 28 33 .459 9.5
Dodgers 25 31 .446 10.0
Braves 27 34 .443 10.5
Phillies 23 39 .371 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Alexander 4
1 Jack Burns 4
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 Dick Gyselman 4
1 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 5
1 Pinky Whitney 5
3 Dale Alexander 3
3 Ripper Collins 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Lopez 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Willie Kamm 1
2 Chuck Klein 1
2 Buddy Myer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Van Atta 0.75
2 Pat Malone 0.67
3 Tex Carleton 0.50
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.33
5 Wes Ferrell 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Van Atta 9
2 Tex Carleton 6
2 Pat Malone 6
4 Boom-Boom Beck 3
4 6 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1
1 Bob Weiland 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .364
2 Ben Chapman .363
3 Chuck Klein .357
4 Pepper Martin .356
5 Fred Schulte .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Babe Ruth 15
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 62
2 Al Simmons 58
3 Chuck Klein 55
4 Jimmie Foxx 53
5 Joe Cronin 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 15
2 Ben Chapman 10
3 Pepper Martin 9
4 Kiddo Davis 8
4 3 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 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oral Hildebrand 10
1 Firpo Marberry 10
3 Ben Cantwell 9
3 Tex Carleton 9
3 4 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 72
1 Carl Hubbell 72
3 Red Ruffing 64
4 Tex Carleton 59
4 2 others tied 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 .571
2 Harry Rice .469
3 Danny Taylor .450
4 Chick Hafey .441
5 Ernie Orsatti .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Al Simmons 5
4 Dale Alexander 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Fred Schulte 20
4 Ed Coleman 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 8
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Fred Schulte 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 0.00
2 Leo Mangum 0.69
3 Dolf Luque 0.75
4 Oral Hildebrand 1.09
5 Milt Gaston 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 4
2 Ray Benge 3
2 Tex Carleton 3
2 Dizzy Dean 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 18
2 Tex Carleton 15
2 Russ Van Atta 15
4 Johnny Allen 14
4 Dizzy Dean 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 2
1 Red Ruffing 2
1 Bob Weiland 2
1 Tom Zachary 2
5 9 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .441
2 Goose Goslin .419
3 Heinie Manush .416
4 Chuck Klein .397
5 Spud Davis .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Joe Cronin 36
3 Al Simmons 35
4 Ed Coleman 30
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 10
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 Wes Ferrell 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Ben Cantwell 5
2 Dizzy Dean 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 33
2 Lefty Gomez 32
3 Schoolboy Rowe 31
4 Tex Carleton 30
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
3 Jumbo Elliott 2
3 Lefty Grove 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .356
2 Bill Terry .355
3 Chuck Klein .353
4 Lou Gehrig .352
5 Lefty O'Doul .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 46
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Babe Ruth 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Chuck Klein 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 159
2 Al Simmons 147
3 Jimmie Foxx 144
4 Joe Cronin 131
4 Chuck Klein 131

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.02
2 Carl Hubbell 2.37
3 Ben Cantwell 2.44
4 Tom Zachary 2.76
5 Oral Hildebrand 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 26
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 Tex Carleton 147

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