On This Day

Monday, April 17, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 4 0 1.000 --
Indians 3 1 .750 1.0
Senators 3 2 .600 1.5
White Sox 2 2 .500 2.0
Tigers 2 2 .500 2.0
Browns 1 3 .250 3.0
Red Sox 1 3 .250 3.0
Athletics 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 3 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 2 1 .667 1.0
Phillies 2 2 .500 1.5
Reds 1 2 .333 2.0
Cardinals 1 2 .333 2.0
Cubs 1 2 .333 2.0
Giants 0 0 .000 1.5
Braves 0 1 .000 2.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marv Owen 3
2 Jack Burns 2
2 Bill Cissell 2
2 Harry Davis 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Cissell 3
1 Pete Fox 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 2
3 Jim Levey 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 General Crowder 0.44
2 Bump Hadley 0.40
3 Willis Hudlin 0.38
4 Milt Gaston 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 4
1 Bump Hadley 4
3 Willis Hudlin 3
4 Art Herring 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jo-Jo White .600
2 Sam West .588
3 Johnny Frederick .500
4 Hal Lee .467
5 Freddie Lindstrom .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Lou Finney 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Pete Fox 6
3 Tony Cuccinello 5
3 Babe Ruth 5
3 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Kress 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Tony Cuccinello 1
2 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Shaute 0.00
1 Jumbo Elliott 0.00
1 Jack Berly 0.00
1 Red Lucas 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Jack Berly 1
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 23 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 9
2 General Crowder 8
3 Carl Hubbell 7
4 Oral Hildebrand 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .358
3 Paul Waner .347
4 Bill Terry .347
5 Lou Gehrig .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 56
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Chuck Klein 38
3 Mel Ott 38
5 Lou Gehrig 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 168
2 Lou Gehrig 152
3 Al Simmons 151
4 Chuck Klein 137
5 Don Hurst 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 37
2 Gee Walker 30
3 Roy Johnson 20
3 Chuck Klein 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Carl Hubbell 2.38
3 Lefty Grove 2.60
4 Huck Betts 2.78
5 Red Lucas 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 26
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Lefty Gomez 24
4 Wes Ferrell 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 193
2 Red Ruffing 190
3 Lefty Grove 183
4 Lefty Gomez 172
5 Carl Hubbell 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Wilcy Moore 9
2 Jack Quinn 9
4 Lefty Grove 7
4 Chief Hogsett 7