On This Day

Monday, May 23, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	9	.719	--
Senators	22	13	.629	2.5
Athletics	18	15	.545	5.5
Tigers	17	15	.531	6.0
Indians	19	17	.528	6.0
Browns	18	18	.500	7.0
White Sox	12	21	.364	11.5
Red Sox	6	27	.182	17.5

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 0

Browns 7, Tigers 6

Yankees 6, Athletics 5

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	21	11	.656	--
Cubs	22	12	.647	0.0
Reds	21	17	.553	3.0
Cardinals	16	18	.471	6.0
Giants	13	16	.448	6.5
Dodgers	14	20	.412	8.0
Pirates	12	18	.400	8.0
Phillies	14	21	.400	8.5

Games

Braves 5, Dodgers 4

Giants 9, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hughie Critz	4
1	Shanty Hogan	4
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
1	Al Van Camp	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Rogell	2
2	Smead Jolley	1
2	Heinie Manush	1
2	Billy Urbanski	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Rogell	4
2	Don Hurst	3
2	Freddie Lindstrom	3
2	Joe Sewell	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Ott	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bruce Cunningham	0.57
2	Milt Gaston	0.40
3	Bill Walker	0.38
4	Lefty Stewart	0.29
5	George Pipgras	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	George Pipgras	1
1	Lefty Stewart	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bruce Cunningham	4
2	Snipe Hansen	3
2	George Pipgras	3
2	Bill Walker	3
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Chad Kimsey	1
1	Red Ruffing	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.447
2	Tony Lazzeri	.409
3	Chick Hafey	.398
4	Paul Waner	.387
5	Bill Dickey	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Ripper Collins	9
3	Bill Terry	9
5	Mickey Cochrane	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	43
2	Al Simmons	37
3	Babe Ruth	36
4	Bill Terry	34
5	Earl Averill	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Lu Blue	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
4	Jack Burns	6
4	Ben Chapman	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	1.00
2	Huck Betts	1.55
3	Lefty Grove	1.70
4	Vic Sorrell	1.81
5	Johnny Allen	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
1	Red Lucas	7
3	General Crowder	6
3	Wes Ferrell	6
3	Lefty Gomez	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	51
2	Lefty Grove	50
3	Lefty Gomez	45
4	Red Ruffing	42
5	General Crowder	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Chief Hogsett	2
2	Chad Kimsey	2
2	2 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.490
2	Tony Lazzeri	.479
3	Ernie Lombardi	.447
4	Chick Hafey	.436
5	2 tied	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Smead Jolley	5
3	Chuck Klein	4
3	Hal Lee	4
3	Babe Ruth	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	21
2	Don Hurst	17
3	Babe Ruth	16
3	Al Simmons	16
5	Wes Schulmerich	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Klein	5
2	Jack Burns	3
2	Harry Davis	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	0.50
2	Johnny Allen	0.67
3	Lefty Grove	0.96
4	Clint Brown	1.00
5	Bill Walker	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	30
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Lefty Gomez	20
4	Hank Johnson	19
5	Red Ruffing	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Lazzeri	.432
2	Jimmie Foxx	.429
3	Paul Waner	.410
4	Chick Hafey	.398
5	Bill Dickey	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Earl Averill	7
2	Ripper Collins	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
2	Earl Averill	31
3	Al Simmons	28
4	Chuck Klein	25
5	Babe Ruth	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Lu Blue	6
2	Jack Burns	6
2	Chuck Klein	6
5	George Watkins	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.55
2	Reggie Grabowski	1.05
3	Lefty Grove	1.28
4	Steve Swetonic	1.36
5	Carl Hubbell	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	George Blaeholder	5
2	Red Lucas	5
2	George Pipgras	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	44
2	Lefty Grove	38
3	George Pipgras	34
4	Lefty Gomez	29
5	Red Ruffing	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Chad Kimsey	2
2	Clarence Mitchell	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.366
2	Al Simmons	.358
3	Bill Terry	.354
4	Babe Ruth	.351
5	Lefty O'Doul	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	39
4	Earl Averill	33
5	Chuck Klein	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	176
2	Lou Gehrig	173
3	Earl Averill	145
4	Jimmie Foxx	138
5	2 tied	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	57
2	Frankie Frisch	35
3	Roy Johnson	28
4	Jack Burns	22
5	Babe Herman	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.97
2	Carl Hubbell	2.47
3	Bill Walker	2.74
4	Larry French	2.79
5	Lefty Gomez	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	Lefty Gomez	25
3	General Crowder	24
4	Wes Ferrell	22
5	George Earnshaw	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	189
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Lefty Gomez	171
4	Carl Hubbell	154
4	Red Ruffing	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	11
2	Firpo Marberry	10
3	Chad Kimsey	8
4	Bump Hadley	7
5	Wilcy Moore	6