On This Day

Thursday, May 11, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 8 .652 --
Yankees 14 8 .636 0.5
White Sox 13 9 .591 1.5
Senators 14 10 .583 1.5
Athletics 9 11 .450 4.5
Tigers 10 13 .435 5.0
Browns 9 16 .360 7.0
Red Sox 6 15 .286 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 5 .750 --
Giants 12 8 .600 3.0
Cardinals 12 10 .545 4.0
Reds 10 11 .476 5.5
Cubs 10 11 .476 5.5
Dodgers 9 10 .474 5.5
Braves 10 14 .417 7.0
Phillies 6 15 .286 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lefty O'Doul 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 3
2 Johnny Vergez 3
4 Sparky Adams 2
4 23 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Ted Gullic 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lefty O'Doul 5
2 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 Jake Flowers 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Dave Harris 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Luke Sewell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hallahan 0.50
2 Ray Benge 0.43
3 Mel Harder 0.25
4 Lefty Stewart 0.22
5 Bump Hadley 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Heinie Meine 1
1 Joe Shaute 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 4
1 Joe Shaute 4
3 Ray Benge 3
3 Bump Hadley 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Harris 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Schulte .393
2 Gabby Hartnett .384
3 Ben Chapman .377
4 Jimmie Foxx .365
5 Sam West .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Chuck Klein 6
3 Wally Berger 5
3 Gabby Hartnett 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 23
2 Lou Gehrig 22
3 Jimmie Foxx 21
3 Tony Lazzeri 21
5 Gabby Hartnett 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Blaeholder 0.61
2 Lon Warneke 1.39
3 Ownie Carroll 1.45
4 Bill Swift 1.47
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 4
1 Tex Carleton 4
1 Ownie Carroll 4
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 41
2 Red Ruffing 34
3 Dizzy Dean 27
3 Lon Warneke 27
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Dizzy Dean 2
2 Bill Harris 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .432
2 Lefty O'Doul .429
3 Earl Averill .426
4 Pepper Martin .404
5 Ossie Bluege .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Gee Walker 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 15
2 Wally Berger 13
2 Chuck Klein 13
2 Tony Lazzeri 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 3
1 Gee Walker 3
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 Bruce Campbell 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.50
2 George Blaeholder 0.96
3 Bob Smith 1.06
4 Sarge Connally 1.38
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Heinie Meine 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Red Ruffing 18
3 Lon Warneke 16
4 Tex Carleton 15
5 Carl Hubbell 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 2
1 Chief Hogsett 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 .365
2 Jimmie Foxx .355
3 Lou Gehrig .349
4 Heinie Manush .347
5 Chuck Klein .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Chuck Klein 41
3 Babe Ruth 40
4 Mel Ott 39
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 166
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Al Simmons 146
4 Chuck Klein 142
5 Babe Ruth 132

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 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Carl Hubbell 2.35
3 Red Ruffing 2.80
4 Huck Betts 2.84
5 Bill Hallahan 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 24
1 Lefty Grove 24
3 Lefty Gomez 23
4 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Lon Warneke 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 198
2 Red Ruffing 197
3 Lefty Grove 176
4 Lefty Gomez 166
5 Carl Hubbell 163

Saves

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