On This Day

Wednesday, May 3, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 5 .688 --
Senators 10 6 .625 1.0
White Sox 10 7 .588 1.5
Indians 10 7 .588 1.5
Tigers 9 8 .529 2.5
Athletics 6 10 .375 5.0
Browns 7 13 .350 6.0
Red Sox 5 12 .294 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 4 .733 --
Giants 8 5 .615 2.0
Dodgers 7 7 .500 3.5
Braves 8 8 .500 3.5
Cubs 7 8 .467 4.0
Cardinals 7 9 .438 4.5
Reds 6 8 .429 4.5
Phillies 6 11 .353 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smead Jolley 3
2 Wally Berger 2
2 Rick Ferrell 2
2 Debs Garms 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fritz Knothe 1
1 Wes Schulmerich 1
1 Sam West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 2
1 Wally Berger 2
1 Smead Jolley 2
1 Fritz Knothe 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 3
2 Wally Hebert 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Schulte .397
2 Sam West .388
3 Gabby Hartnett .385
4 Pie Traynor .375
5 Dick Bartell .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
4 Gee Walker 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Lou Gehrig 19
3 Red Kress 17
4 Gabby Hartnett 16
4 Babe Ruth 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Flowers 3
2 Luke Appling 2
2 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Earle Combs 2
2 15 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Blaeholder 0.77
2 Carl Hubbell 0.89
3 Oral Hildebrand 0.98
4 Waite Hoyt 1.00
4 Russ Van Atta 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oral Hildebrand 4
2 Boom-Boom Beck 3
2 George Blaeholder 3
2 Clint Brown 3
2 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 35
2 Red Ruffing 27
3 Lon Warneke 20
4 Dizzy Dean 19
4 Oral Hildebrand 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Joe Heving 2
4 Ed Brandt 1
4 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .359
2 Lefty O'Doul .358
3 Heinie Manush .348
4 Lou Gehrig .344
5 Chuck Klein .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 56
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Mel Ott 39
4 Chuck Klein 37
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 175
2 Lou Gehrig 152
3 Al Simmons 149
4 Chuck Klein 137
5 Babe Ruth 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 34
2 Gee Walker 31
3 Bill Cissell 20
3 Chuck Klein 20
3 Tony Piet 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.27
2 Carl Hubbell 2.27
3 Lefty Grove 2.69
4 Red Ruffing 2.70
5 Red Lucas 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 General Crowder 25
3 Lefty Gomez 23
4 Lon Warneke 22
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 202
2 Red Ruffing 199
3 Lefty Grove 184
4 Lefty Gomez 167
5 Carl Hubbell 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 9
1 Firpo Marberry 9
1 Jack Quinn 9
4 Wilcy Moore 8
5 Lefty Grove 7