On This Day

Monday, June 20, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 17 .712 --
Athletics 36 26 .581 7.5
Senators 34 27 .557 9.0
Tigers 32 26 .552 9.5
Indians 34 28 .548 9.5
Browns 30 30 .500 12.5
White Sox 20 38 .345 21.5
Red Sox 11 47 .190 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 25 .569 --
Braves 32 27 .542 1.5
Pirates 27 26 .509 3.5
Phillies 31 32 .492 4.5
Dodgers 30 31 .492 4.5
Cardinals 27 29 .482 5.0
Giants 26 28 .481 5.0
Reds 29 37 .439 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 6
2 Mickey Cochrane 4
2 Carey Selph 4
4 Harry Davis 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Marv Gudat 1
1 Mule Haas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Mule Haas 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Rabbit Warstler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 1.33
2 Wes Ferrell 0.67
3 Earl Whitehill 0.54
4 Wally Hebert 0.50
5 Ed Holley 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Ed Holley 1
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 8
2 Earl Whitehill 7
3 Pete Daglia 4
3 Wes Ferrell 4
3 Wally Hebert 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .377
2 Jimmie Foxx .377
3 Don Hurst .362
4 Chuck Klein .343
5 Bill Dickey .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 27
2 Babe Ruth 21
3 Chuck Klein 18
4 Al Simmons 15
5 Lou Gehrig 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 77
2 Babe Ruth 64
3 Don Hurst 62
3 Al Simmons 62
5 Chuck Klein 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Chuck Klein 9
3 Gee Walker 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 1.87
2 Lefty Grove 1.89
3 Steve Swetonic 1.95
4 Red Lucas 2.10
5 Lon Warneke 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 13
2 Wes Ferrell 12
2 Lefty Grove 12
4 George Earnshaw 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 98
2 Lefty Grove 84
3 George Earnshaw 75
4 Red Ruffing 71
5 2 tied 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Chief Hogsett 6
3 Ray Benge 4
3 Jack Quinn 4
3 Bill Swift 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .455
2 Babe Herman .448
3 Rick Ferrell .439
4 Don Hurst .421
5 Lloyd Waner .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Carl Reynolds 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 19
2 Babe Ruth 17
3 Carl Reynolds 15
3 Gee Walker 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Arky Vaughan 4
3 Goose Goslin 3
4 Ossie Bluege 2
4 15 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.48
2 Jesse Haines 0.50
3 Johnny Allen 0.64
4 Red Lucas 0.99
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 4
2 General Crowder 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Flint Rhem 3
2 Rube Walberg 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Red Ruffing 17
3 Tommy Bridges 16
3 George Earnshaw 16
5 Lefty Grove 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
2 Ray Benge 2
2 Chief Hogsett 2
4 Jumbo Brown 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .410
2 Gee Walker .400
3 Paul Waner .376
4 Heinie Manush .369
5 Spud Davis .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Babe Ruth 13
3 Chuck Klein 11
3 Mel Ott 11
5 Al Simmons 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Don Hurst 38
3 Babe Ruth 35
4 Chuck Klein 34
4 Al Simmons 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 8
2 Ben Chapman 7
3 Billy Rogell 5
3 Arky Vaughan 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.56
2 Red Ruffing 1.61
3 Tommy Bridges 2.04
4 Lon Warneke 2.05
5 Red Lucas 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Van Mungo 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 53
2 Van Mungo 43
3 George Earnshaw 41
4 Lefty Grove 38
5 Carl Hubbell 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 4
2 Ray Benge 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
2 Bill Swift 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .363
2 Lefty O'Doul .361
3 Paul Waner .357
4 Al Simmons .356
5 Babe Ruth .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 55
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Earl Averill 35
5 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 182
2 Babe Ruth 181
3 Earl Averill 153
4 Jimmie Foxx 144
5 Al Simmons 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 50
2 Frankie Frisch 33
3 Roy Johnson 23
4 Jack Burns 21
5 Tony Lazzeri 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.04
2 Carl Hubbell 2.47
3 Lon Warneke 2.58
4 Bill Walker 2.74
5 Heinie Meine 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Lefty Gomez 29
3 Wes Ferrell 25
4 General Crowder 22
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 206
2 Lefty Grove 187
3 Bill Hallahan 182
4 Red Ruffing 161
5 Carl Hubbell 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
1 Jack Quinn 11
3 Chad Kimsey 9
4 Chief Hogsett 8
5 Phil Collins 6