On This Day

Thursday, April 28, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 3 .727 --
Senators 9 4 .692 0.0
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

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

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