Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, April 28, 1932

On This Day

Thursday, April 28, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	8	3	.727	--
Senators	9	4	.692	--
Tigers	9	5	.643	0.5
Indians	9	6	.600	1.0
Browns	6	9	.400	4.0
White Sox	5	9	.357	4.5
Athletics	4	8	.333	4.5
Red Sox	3	9	.250	5.5

Games

Indians 11, White Sox 2

Yankees 5, Red Sox 1

Browns 5, Tigers 4

Senators 10, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	10	3	.769	--
Braves	8	3	.727	1.0
Reds	7	8	.467	4.0
Phillies	6	7	.462	4.0
Giants	5	6	.455	4.0
Pirates	6	8	.429	4.5
Dodgers	4	7	.364	5.0
Cardinals	5	9	.357	5.5

Games

Cubs 12, Cardinals 7

Dodgers 11, Phillies 5

Reds 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Watkins	5
2	Johnny Frederick	4
3	Chick Hafey	3
3	Johnnie Heving	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lance Richbourg	4
2	Babe Herman	3
2	Buddy Myer	3
2	Max Rosenfeld	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Ed Morgan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	1.00
2	George Blaeholder	0.43
3	Dizzy Dean	0.33
4	Ed Holley	0.29
5	Carl Fischer	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Blaeholder	6
1	Lefty Gomez	6
3	Hal McKain	4
4	Dizzy Dean	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.444
2	Jimmie Foxx	.435
3	Gee Walker	.425
4	Hughie Critz	.418
5	Carl Reynolds	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	18
2	Charlie Gehringer	17
2	Babe Ruth	17
4	Babe Herman	16
4	Bill Terry	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ivy Andrews	0.60
2	Ray Kolp	0.90
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	Lefty Gomez	3
2	Charlie Root	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	22
2	General Crowder	19
3	George Earnshaw	17
3	Red Ruffing	17
5	Phil Collins	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Carl Fischer	1
2	Sam Gray	1
2	Bump Hadley	1
2	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.389
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Bill Terry	.362
4	Chick Hafey	.356
5	Lou Gehrig	.352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	185
2	Babe Ruth	169
3	Earl Averill	151
4	Jimmie Foxx	131
5	Al Simmons	130

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	2.85
5	Ed Brandt	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	Lefty Gomez	24
3	Wes Ferrell	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	157
5	Dazzy Vance	151

Saves

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