On This Day

Monday, May 8, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 7 .667 --
Senators 13 8 .619 1.0
Indians 13 8 .619 1.0
White Sox 12 9 .571 2.0
Tigers 10 11 .476 4.0
Athletics 7 11 .389 5.5
Browns 7 15 .318 7.5
Red Sox 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 14 4 .778 --
Giants 12 7 .632 2.5
Cardinals 11 10 .524 4.5
Cubs 10 11 .476 5.5
Reds 8 10 .444 6.0
Dodgers 8 10 .444 6.0
Braves 9 13 .409 7.0
Phillies 6 13 .316 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Sewell 5
2 Fred Schulte 4
3 Joe Kuhel 3
3 Ted Lyons 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Boken 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Sam Leslie 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Boken 4
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Sam Leslie 3
2 Luke Sewell 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ski Melillo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 1.00
2 Tex Carleton 0.89
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.62
4 Don Brennan 0.23
5 Ted Lyons 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Bill McAfee 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Carleton 8
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
2 Larry French 5
4 Don Brennan 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Schulte .395
2 Gabby Hartnett .384
3 Sam West .382
4 Ben Chapman .379
5 Jimmie Foxx .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 5
2 Babe Ruth 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Tony Lazzeri 21
4 Gabby Hartnett 20
5 Bill Dickey 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 5
2 Jake Flowers 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 0.71
2 George Blaeholder 0.77
3 Jumbo Elliott 1.05
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.35
5 Socks Seibold 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 4
1 Ownie Carroll 4
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Larry French 4
1 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 40
2 Red Ruffing 34
3 Dizzy Dean 27
3 Lon Warneke 27
5 Oral Hildebrand 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Carl Hubbell 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gabby Hartnett .426
2 Chuck Klein .415
3 Dick Porter .388
4 Earl Averill .380
4 Pepper Martin .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
4 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Gee Walker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 18
2 Gabby Hartnett 15
3 Lou Gehrig 14
4 Wally Berger 13
4 Bill Dickey 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 3
2 Pepper Martin 3
2 Gee Walker 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.00
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.50
3 Carl Hubbell 0.90
4 Bob Smith 1.06
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Ownie Carroll 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
4 Huck Betts 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Carl Hubbell 19
3 Red Ruffing 18
4 Lon Warneke 16
5 Tex Carleton 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Dizzy Dean 2
3 Huck Betts 1
3 Ed Brandt 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .361
2 Jimmie Foxx .355
3 Lou Gehrig .346
4 Heinie Manush .345
5 Chuck Klein .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Mel Ott 39
4 Chuck Klein 38
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 167
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Al Simmons 146
4 Chuck Klein 136
5 Babe Ruth 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 32
3 Bill Cissell 20
3 Kiddo Davis 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.20
2 Lon Warneke 2.30
3 Red Ruffing 2.80
4 Lefty Grove 2.83
5 Ben Cantwell 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Lefty Gomez 24
3 General Crowder 23
4 Lon Warneke 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 204
2 Red Ruffing 197
3 Lefty Grove 181
4 Lefty Gomez 172
5 Carl Hubbell 166

Saves

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