On This Day

Wednesday, July 5, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 47 25 .653 --
Yankees 45 28 .616 2.5
Athletics 37 36 .507 10.5
White Sox 36 38 .486 12.0
Indians 37 40 .481 12.5
Tigers 36 39 .480 12.5
Red Sox 31 42 .425 16.5
Browns 29 50 .367 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 27 .620 --
Cardinals 40 34 .541 5.5
Pirates 39 35 .527 6.5
Cubs 39 38 .506 8.0
Braves 37 38 .493 9.0
Dodgers 33 38 .465 11.0
Reds 33 43 .434 13.5
Phillies 31 43 .419 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pepper Martin 5
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 Eric McNair 3
2 Arky Vaughan 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 1.12
2 Dick Barrett 0.67
3 Heinie Meine 0.30
4 Mel Harder 0.22
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Bud Tinning 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 9
2 Dick Barrett 8
3 Heinie Meine 3
4 Mel Harder 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry French 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .369
2 Joe Cronin .368
3 Al Simmons .368
4 Spud Davis .368
5 Jimmie Foxx .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 24
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Lou Gehrig 17
3 Chuck Klein 17
5 Wally Berger 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 74
2 Al Simmons 73
3 Lou Gehrig 72
4 Joe Cronin 69
4 Jimmie Foxx 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 17
2 Ben Chapman 12
2 Chick Fullis 12
4 Frankie Frisch 11
4 Pepper Martin 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 1.53
2 Lon Warneke 1.65
3 Carl Hubbell 1.84
4 Ed Brandt 2.35
5 Ben Cantwell 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 12
1 Lefty Grove 12
3 Ben Cantwell 11
3 Tex Carleton 11
3 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 90
2 Carl Hubbell 87
3 Lefty Gomez 83
4 Tex Carleton 77
5 Bump Hadley 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 6
2 Red Faber 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Joe Heving 5
2 Jack Russell 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .517
2 Jack Burns .468
3 Jimmie Foxx .431
4 Joe Sewell .415
5 Chuck Klein .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Jack Burns 4
2 Bruce Campbell 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 23
2 Jack Burns 22
3 Chuck Klein 20
4 Joe Cronin 19
4 Dib Williams 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 5
2 Chick Fullis 4
2 Al Lopez 4
2 Danny Taylor 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 0.67
2 Wilcy Moore 0.67
3 Jack Russell 0.71
4 Carl Hubbell 1.05
5 Carl Fischer 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 4
2 George Blaeholder 3
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 24
1 Lefty Gomez 24
3 Russ Van Atta 22
4 Tommy Bridges 21
4 Roy Parmelee 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 4
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .443
2 Rick Ferrell .435
3 Heinie Manush .433
4 Jimmie Foxx .431
5 Wes Schulmerich .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Bruce Campbell 8
2 Babe Ruth 8
4 Lou Gehrig 7
4 Chuck Klein 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 37
1 Ed Coleman 37
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Al Simmons 36
5 Joe Cronin 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 11
2 Ben Chapman 8
3 Chick Fullis 7
4 Danny Taylor 6
5 Jack Burns 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leo Mangum 1.33
2 Hal Schumacher 1.36
3 Jack Russell 1.59
4 Carl Hubbell 1.66
5 Tex Carleton 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 6
1 Bud Tinning 6
3 Ray Benge 5
3 Tex Carleton 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 35
2 Lefty Gomez 34
3 Tex Carleton 33
4 Dizzy Dean 32
5 Tommy Bridges 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 5
2 Jumbo Elliott 2
2 Red Faber 2
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .360
2 Jimmie Foxx .357
3 Bill Terry .354
4 Heinie Manush .353
5 Joe Cronin .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 53
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 Chuck Klein 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 157
2 Lou Gehrig 149
3 Jimmie Foxx 148
4 Joe Cronin 139
5 Chuck Klein 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 37
2 Ben Chapman 31
3 Bill Cissell 20
4 Kiddo Davis 19
4 Chuck Klein 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.00
2 Hal Schumacher 2.01
3 Carl Hubbell 2.18
4 Ben Cantwell 2.35
5 Bud Tinning 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 29
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Carl Hubbell 21
3 Lon Warneke 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 224
2 Red Ruffing 166
3 Carl Hubbell 160
4 Bump Hadley 158
5 Lefty Grove 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Lloyd Brown 6
3 Red Faber 6
3 4 others tied 6