On This Day

Wednesday, April 27, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 3 .700 --
Tigers 9 4 .692 -0.5
Senators 8 4 .667 --
Indians 8 6 .571 1.0
White Sox 5 8 .385 3.5
Athletics 4 7 .364 3.5
Browns 5 9 .357 4.0
Red Sox 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 9 3 .750 --
Braves 8 3 .727 0.5
Phillies 6 6 .500 3.0
Pirates 6 7 .462 3.5
Giants 5 6 .455 3.5
Reds 6 8 .429 4.0
Cardinals 5 8 .385 4.5
Dodgers 3 7 .300 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Grantham 4
2 Johnny Burnett 3
2 Babe Herman 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Lance Richbourg 1
1 Gus Suhr 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 3
1 Ripper Collins 3
3 Lu Blue 2
3 Lance Richbourg 2
3 Gus Suhr 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Shevlin 2
2 Billy Herman 1
2 Babe Herman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wes Ferrell 0.57
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.56
3 Pat Malone 0.43
4 Vic Sorrell 0.20
5 Syl Johnson 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Pat Malone 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 Wes Ferrell 4
3 Pat Malone 3
4 Bump Hadley 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .472
2 Lou Gehrig .439
3 Jimmie Foxx .429
4 Hughie Critz .418
5 Babe Ruth .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Terry 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Samuel Byrd 4
3 Mickey Cochrane 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Earl Averill 16
2 Charlie Gehringer 16
2 Bill Terry 16
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Paul Waner 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Hal Rhyne 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.00
2 Ivy Andrews 0.60
3 Dick Coffman 1.13
4 Lon Warneke 1.29
5 Jack Russell 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Monte Weaver 3
2 Whit Wyatt 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 19
2 George Earnshaw 17
2 Red Ruffing 17
4 Phil Collins 16
4 Lefty Gomez 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .386
2 Babe Ruth .372
3 Bill Terry .360
4 Chick Hafey .352
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
4 Earl Averill 33
5 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 185
2 Babe Ruth 169
3 Earl Averill 149
4 Jimmie Foxx 131
5 Al Simmons 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 64
2 Roy Johnson 32
3 Frankie Frisch 30
4 Jack Burns 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.01
2 Bill Walker 2.47
3 Carl Hubbell 2.83
4 Lefty Gomez 2.89
5 Ed Brandt 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Wes Ferrell 23
2 Lefty Gomez 23
4 George Earnshaw 22
5 General Crowder 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 168
2 George Earnshaw 162
3 Bill Hallahan 160
4 Lefty Gomez 155
5 Dazzy Vance 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 13
2 Wilcy Moore 9
3 Firpo Marberry 8
4 Bump Hadley 7
4 Chad Kimsey 7