On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1933

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 12 .636 --
Senators 22 16 .579 1.5
White Sox 19 15 .559 2.5
Athletics 19 15 .559 2.5
Indians 20 17 .541 3.0
Tigers 15 21 .417 7.5
Browns 14 24 .368 9.5
Red Sox 12 22 .353 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 12 .647 --
Giants 20 14 .588 2.0
Cardinals 21 16 .568 2.5
Reds 19 18 .514 4.5
Cubs 18 19 .486 5.5
Braves 17 21 .447 7.0
Dodgers 14 19 .424 7.5
Phillies 13 25 .342 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mule Haas 4
2 Ripper Collins 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Lew Fonseca 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 5
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Lew Fonseca 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Jimmie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hallahan 0.56
2 Firpo Marberry 0.50
3 Tony Freitas 0.38
4 Phil Collins 0.21
5 Ray Kolp 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Tony Freitas 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Ray Kolp 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 5
2 Phil Collins 3
2 Tony Freitas 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Clarence Pickrel 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam West .381
2 Johnny Hodapp .378
3 Al Simmons .377
4 Ben Chapman .367
5 Johnny Frederick .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 10
1 Chuck Klein 10
3 Lou Gehrig 9
4 Gabby Hartnett 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 40
2 Bill Dickey 32
3 Lou Gehrig 31
4 Jimmie Foxx 30
4 Gabby Hartnett 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 6
1 Gee Walker 6
3 Chick Fullis 5
4 Jack Burns 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.39
2 Carl Hubbell 1.51
3 Ownie Carroll 1.82
4 Bill Hallahan 1.96
5 Hal Schumacher 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Bump Hadley 6
2 Bill Hallahan 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 52
2 Dizzy Dean 51
3 Red Ruffing 48
4 Tex Carleton 37
4 Lon Warneke 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Chief Hogsett 4
3 Joe Heving 3
4 Huck Betts 2
4 10 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .480
2 Johnny Hodapp .478
3 Luke Sewell .391
4 Luke Appling .380
5 Pepper Martin .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 4
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Spud Davis 16
2 Luke Appling 15
2 Chuck Klein 15
2 Ski Melillo 15
5 Ethan Allen 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Chick Fullis 3
1 Evar Swanson 3
1 Gee Walker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 0.00
2 Lefty Gomez 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.50
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.59
5 Steve Swetonic 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Si Johnson 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Bill Walker 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Tex Carleton 16
2 Bill Hallahan 16
4 Don Brennan 15
4 Roy Parmelee 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Don Brennan 2
2 Red Faber 2
2 Herb Pennock 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .396
2 Pepper Martin .381
3 Bill Dickey .373
4 Luke Appling .371
5 Johnny Hodapp .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Wally Berger 8
2 Gabby Hartnett 8
4 Tony Lazzeri 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 30
2 Gabby Hartnett 25
2 Ski Melillo 25
4 Wally Berger 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 6
2 Jack Burns 4
2 Bruce Campbell 4
2 Kiddo Davis 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Schumacher 1.52
2 Lon Warneke 1.58
3 Mel Harder 1.76
4 Paul Gregory 1.91
5 Bob Smith 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 5
1 Si Johnson 5
3 Ben Cantwell 4
3 Tex Carleton 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 44
2 Red Ruffing 32
3 Tex Carleton 31
4 Lon Warneke 26
5 Carl Hubbell 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Chief Hogsett 3
3 Don Brennan 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .361
2 Pie Traynor .351
3 Lou Gehrig .350
4 Chuck Klein .350
5 Bill Terry .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Chuck Klein 39
2 Mel Ott 39
4 Lou Gehrig 36
4 Babe Ruth 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 154
2 Jimmie Foxx 153
3 Al Simmons 142
4 Chuck Klein 141
5 Babe Ruth 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 34
2 Gee Walker 32
3 Kiddo Davis 21
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 Tony Piet 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.08
2 Carl Hubbell 2.30
3 Bill Hallahan 2.67
4 Ben Cantwell 2.72
5 Lefty Grove 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 27
2 Lefty Grove 24
3 Lon Warneke 23
4 Lefty Gomez 22
5 Wes Ferrell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 216
2 Red Ruffing 193
3 Lefty Grove 163
4 Carl Hubbell 155
5 Lefty Gomez 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Chief Hogsett 9
3 Firpo Marberry 8
3 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Jack Quinn 8