On This Day

Tuesday, May 16, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 9 .625 --
Senators 17 11 .607 0.0
Indians 17 11 .607 0.0
White Sox 14 11 .560 1.5
Athletics 11 13 .458 4.0
Tigers 11 14 .440 4.5
Browns 11 17 .393 6.0
Red Sox 7 17 .292 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 8 .680 --
Giants 16 8 .667 0.5
Reds 13 12 .520 4.0
Cardinals 14 13 .519 4.0
Dodgers 11 11 .500 4.5
Braves 13 16 .448 6.0
Cubs 11 16 .407 7.0
Phillies 8 19 .296 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Kuhel 5
1 Luke Sewell 5
1 Cecil Travis 5
4 Johnny Frederick 4
4 Joe Vosmik 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Gus Suhr 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 5
2 Johnny Frederick 4
3 Arky Vaughan 3
3 Joe Vosmik 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fullis 1
1 Ski Melillo 1
1 Tony Piet 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Swift 0.62
2 Carl Hubbell 0.56
3 Bump Hadley 0.29
4 Bill Hallahan 0.20
5 Huck Betts 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Bill Swift 5
3 Bump Hadley 4
3 Bud Tinning 4
5 Bill Hallahan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam West .383
2 Fred Schulte .376
3 Ben Chapman .371
4 Evar Swanson .367
5 Johnny Frederick .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 7
1 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
3 Chuck Klein 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 28
2 Tony Lazzeri 25
3 Gabby Hartnett 23
4 Lou Gehrig 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 6
2 Jake Flowers 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Chick Fullis 3
3 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 1.18
2 Carl Hubbell 1.33
3 Lon Warneke 1.36
4 Roy Parmelee 1.38
5 Oral Hildebrand 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 5
1 General Crowder 5
1 Bump Hadley 5
1 Oral Hildebrand 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 46
2 Red Ruffing 40
3 Dizzy Dean 32
4 Lon Warneke 30
5 Oral Hildebrand 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Chief Hogsett 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .485
2 Luke Sewell .468
3 Ben Chapman .444
4 Joe Kuhel .424
5 Ski Melillo .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
3 Bob Boken 3
3 Chick Hafey 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 17
2 Gabby Hartnett 12
3 Spud Davis 11
3 Joe Kuhel 11
3 Jimmie Wilson 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 4
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 Chick Fullis 2
2 Babe Herman 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.00
2 Sugar Cain 0.36
3 Willis Hudlin 0.53
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.69
5 Ownie Carroll 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Si Johnson 3
1 Heinie Meine 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Red Ruffing 16
3 Lon Warneke 15
4 Tommy Bridges 13
5 Ed Wells 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Don Brennan 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .364
2 Heinie Manush .351
3 Lou Gehrig .347
4 Chuck Klein .345
5 Pie Traynor .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Chuck Klein 39
3 Mel Ott 39
5 Lou Gehrig 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 163
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Al Simmons 144
4 Chuck Klein 143
5 Babe Ruth 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 32
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.12
2 Carl Hubbell 2.32
3 Ben Cantwell 2.79
4 Huck Betts 2.81
5 Larry French 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 25
2 Lefty Gomez 23
2 Lefty Grove 23
4 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Lon Warneke 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 200
2 Red Ruffing 191
3 Carl Hubbell 168
4 Lefty Gomez 166
4 Lefty Grove 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 8
1 Chief Hogsett 8
1 Firpo Marberry 8
1 Wilcy Moore 8
1 Jack Quinn 8