On This Day

Friday, June 23, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 38 23 .623 --
Yankees 38 24 .613 0.5
Indians 33 30 .524 6.0
Athletics 30 28 .517 6.5
White Sox 31 31 .500 7.5
Tigers 30 33 .476 9.0
Red Sox 25 38 .397 14.0
Browns 23 41 .359 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 36 22 .621 --
Cardinals 36 25 .590 1.5
Pirates 33 29 .532 5.0
Cubs 32 32 .500 7.0
Dodgers 27 31 .466 9.0
Reds 29 34 .460 9.5
Braves 28 34 .452 10.0
Phillies 25 39 .391 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dixie Walker 6
2 Jack Burns 4
2 Heinie Manush 4
2 Ski Melillo 4
2 Joe Sewell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dib Williams 5
2 Tony Cuccinello 4
2 Ski Melillo 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Fritz Knothe 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Harder 0.73
2 Dizzy Dean 0.62
3 Schoolboy Rowe 0.60
4 Bob Weiland 0.43
5 Watty Clark 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Ad Liska 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 8
1 Mel Harder 8
3 Schoolboy Rowe 6
3 Bob Weiland 6
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Cy Moore 1
1 Jack Russell 1
1 Joe Shaute 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .365
2 Chuck Klein .362
3 Heinie Manush .354
4 Joe Cronin .353
5 Spud Davis .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Babe Ruth 16
3 Jimmie Foxx 15
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 64
2 Al Simmons 59
3 Chuck Klein 57
4 Joe Cronin 55
5 Jimmie Foxx 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 15
2 Ben Chapman 10
3 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Pepper Martin 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.50
2 Hal Schumacher 1.79
3 Carl Hubbell 1.92
4 Wes Ferrell 2.21
5 Mel Harder 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 10
1 Oral Hildebrand 10
1 Carl Hubbell 10
1 Firpo Marberry 10
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 80
2 Carl Hubbell 72
3 Bump Hadley 66
4 Red Ruffing 65
5 3 tied 59

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .574
2 Joe Cronin .549
3 Wes Schulmerich .459
4 Rick Ferrell .452
5 Earl Grace .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Johnny Vergez 5
3 Dale Alexander 4
3 Bruce Campbell 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 20
2 Fred Schulte 19
3 Joe Cronin 18
3 Roy Johnson 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Danny Taylor 4
4 Chick Fullis 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leo Mangum 0.69
2 Dolf Luque 0.75
3 Earl Whitehill 1.04
4 Lon Warneke 1.13
5 Ray Benge 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 4
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 Tex Carleton 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 22
2 Schoolboy Rowe 19
3 Dizzy Dean 17
4 Bob Weiland 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 3
2 Jumbo Elliott 2
2 Red Ruffing 2
2 Bob Weiland 2
2 Tom Zachary 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .464
2 Heinie Manush .426
3 Chuck Klein .420
4 Goose Goslin .411
5 Spud Davis .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Bruce Campbell 8
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 38
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Al Simmons 34
4 Ed Coleman 30
5 Fred Schulte 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 9
2 Ben Chapman 7
2 Frankie Frisch 7
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 1.06
2 Hal Schumacher 1.49
3 Ray Benge 1.70
4 Bud Tinning 1.72
5 Wes Ferrell 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 5
1 Ben Cantwell 5
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 38
2 Dizzy Dean 37
3 Schoolboy Rowe 35
4 Johnny Allen 30
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
1 Jack Russell 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .360
2 Chuck Klein .352
3 Bill Terry .350
4 Lou Gehrig .350
5 Al Simmons .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Lou Gehrig 34
3 Mel Ott 34
5 Chuck Klein 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 153
2 Al Simmons 148
3 Jimmie Foxx 143
4 Joe Cronin 135
5 Chuck Klein 129

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 2.34
3 Ben Cantwell 2.44
4 Tom Zachary 2.76
5 Bill Hallahan 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 27
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Carl Hubbell 21
3 Lon Warneke 21
5 Dizzy Dean 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 228
2 Red Ruffing 176
3 Bump Hadley 157
4 Carl Hubbell 152
5 Tex Carleton 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Chief Hogsett 7
4 Lloyd Brown 6
4 4 others tied 6