[2] The Senators were the surprise team of 1933, breaking a seven-year monopoly on the AL title jointly held by the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics from 1926 to 1932.

Led by future Hall of Famer Joe Cronin, the Senators amassed a 99–53 record and theIr first pennant in eight years, besting the Babe Ruth- and Lou Gehrig-led New York Yankees by seven games.

Boken had one AB and didn't reach the bases in a game where Ruth and Gehrig combined with 4 hits and 5 RBIs  to trounce the Senators 16 to 0.

Boken followed that performance on April 30 at Home (Griffith Field) vs Philadelphia, again in relief of Kerr at 2B, and again producing 1 H with 1 RBI in 2 AB.

Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, one of the game's premier power hitters, referenced Boken in his HOF induction speech in 1975: "Going back to my early days, I have to mention a fellow by the name of Bob Boken who is the man who got me started playing baseball.