On This Day

Wednesday, July 6, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 23 .685 --
Tigers 41 29 .586 7.5
Athletics 43 31 .581 7.5
Senators 40 34 .541 10.5
Indians 39 34 .534 11.0
Browns 35 37 .486 14.5
White Sox 26 44 .371 22.5
Red Sox 15 57 .208 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 40 29 .580 --
Cubs 38 34 .528 3.5
Braves 39 35 .527 3.5
Cardinals 36 36 .500 5.5
Phillies 39 39 .500 5.5
Dodgers 36 39 .480 7.0
Giants 32 37 .464 8.0
Reds 36 47 .434 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Frederick 4
1 Harvey Hendrick 4
1 Lefty O'Doul 4
1 Tony Piet 4
1 Gus Suhr 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 Art Shires 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Grantham 3
2 Ed Connolly 2
2 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 Al Lopez 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hallahan 1.00
2 Larry French 0.44
3 Tom Zachary 0.40
4 Lon Warneke 0.38
5 George Blaeholder 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 7
2 Lon Warneke 5
3 George Blaeholder 4
3 Larry French 4
3 Tom Zachary 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .383
2 Jimmie Foxx .380
3 Don Hurst .369
4 Ernie Lombardi .366
5 Chuck Klein .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 29
2 Chuck Klein 25
3 Babe Ruth 23
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Al Simmons 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 89
2 Chuck Klein 85
3 Babe Ruth 77
4 Lou Gehrig 74
4 Don Hurst 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 19
2 Paul Waner 12
3 Frankie Frisch 11
3 Roy Johnson 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.89
2 Huck Betts 2.21
3 Sloppy Thurston 2.22
4 Lon Warneke 2.32
5 Steve Swetonic 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 15
2 Lefty Gomez 14
3 George Earnshaw 13
4 Lloyd Brown 12
4 Lefty Grove 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 114
2 Red Ruffing 90
3 Bill Hallahan 86
4 George Earnshaw 84
4 Lefty Grove 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 10
2 Chief Hogsett 7
3 Ray Benge 4
3 Red Faber 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .500
2 Lefty O'Doul .431
3 Arky Vaughan .429
4 Doc Cramer .423
5 Tony Piet .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 6
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 22
2 Lou Gehrig 17
3 Goose Goslin 15
3 Smead Jolley 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Roy Johnson 4
3 Liz Funk 3
3 Billy Rogell 3
3 Paul Waner 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Frankhouse 0.75
2 Ed Holley 1.06
3 Milt Gaston 1.13
4 Izzy Goldstein 1.26
5 Sloppy Thurston 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hallahan 4
1 Bill Swift 4
3 Lloyd Brown 3
3 Ownie Carroll 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Bill Hallahan 17
3 Wes Ferrell 16
3 Lefty Gomez 16
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Gray 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 Phil Collins 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .415
2 Pie Traynor .404
3 Arky Vaughan .402
4 Babe Herman .395
5 Chuck Klein .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Lou Gehrig 8
4 Goose Goslin 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 37
2 Lou Gehrig 32
2 Goose Goslin 32
4 Jimmie Foxx 31
5 Babe Ruth 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Arky Vaughan 6
3 Billy Rogell 5
3 Paul Waner 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.50
2 Tex Carleton 2.17
3 Lon Warneke 2.20
4 Milt Gaston 2.31
5 Flint Rhem 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 6
1 Wes Ferrell 6
3 George Earnshaw 5
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 43
2 Red Ruffing 36
3 Dazzy Vance 30
4 Wes Ferrell 28
5 George Earnshaw 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 4
1 Firpo Marberry 4
3 Chief Hogsett 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .378
2 Paul Waner .367
3 Lefty O'Doul .367
4 Al Simmons .364
5 Don Hurst .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Chuck Klein 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 181
2 Babe Ruth 166
3 Jimmie Foxx 147
4 Earl Averill 143
5 Chuck Klein 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 51
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Roy Johnson 22
4 Jack Burns 19
4 Tony Piet 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.93
2 Lon Warneke 2.38
3 Carl Hubbell 2.47
4 Larry French 2.78
5 Heinie Meine 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 28
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 Wes Ferrell 26
4 General Crowder 21
4 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 211
2 Bill Hallahan 178
3 Red Ruffing 170
4 Lefty Grove 164
5 Carl Hubbell 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 14
2 Jack Quinn 10
3 Chief Hogsett 8
4 Chad Kimsey 7
5 3 tied 5