On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 32 .670 --
Indians 57 39 .594 7.5
Athletics 59 41 .590 7.5
Senators 54 43 .557 11.0
Tigers 50 44 .532 13.5
Browns 43 52 .453 21.0
White Sox 31 62 .333 32.0
Red Sox 24 70 .255 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 38 .596 --
Cubs 51 43 .543 5.0
Braves 49 47 .510 8.0
Phillies 50 49 .505 8.5
Cardinals 45 48 .484 10.5
Dodgers 46 50 .479 11.0
Giants 43 49 .467 12.0
Reds 42 58 .420 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bing Miller 6
2 Bill Cissell 5
2 Mule Haas 5
2 Lloyd Waner 5
5 10 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Smead Jolley 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 5
2 Bill Cissell 4
2 Smead Jolley 4
2 Rabbit Warstler 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 2
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Billy Herman 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oral Hildebrand 0.71
2 Bob Brown 0.62
3 Charlie Root 0.50
4 Larry Benton 0.38
5 Earl Whitehill 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Harris 2
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Bob Brown 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Brown 5
1 Oral Hildebrand 5
3 Willis Hudlin 4
3 Buck Marrow 4
3 Earl Whitehill 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry French 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .364
2 Don Hurst .355
2 Lefty O'Doul .355
4 Paul Waner .353
5 Chuck Klein .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Chuck Klein 29
3 Babe Ruth 26
4 Al Simmons 25
5 Lou Gehrig 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 122
2 Al Simmons 102
3 Chuck Klein 96
4 Lou Gehrig 95
5 Don Hurst 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 26
2 Gee Walker 16
3 Roy Johnson 15
4 Lu Blue 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Steve Swetonic 2.40
3 Huck Betts 2.53
4 Carl Hubbell 2.56
5 Red Lucas 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 17
1 Lefty Gomez 17
3 Monte Weaver 16
4 George Earnshaw 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 132
2 Red Ruffing 126
3 Lefty Grove 119
4 Bill Hallahan 102
5 Dizzy Dean 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 12
2 Chief Hogsett 7
2 Jack Quinn 7
4 Ray Benge 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .492
2 Spud Davis .431
3 Joe Cronin .431
4 Frankie Frisch .429
5 Heinie Manush .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Al Simmons 6
3 Mel Ott 5
3 John Stone 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 23
2 Freddie Lindstrom 22
3 Mel Ott 20
4 Jimmie Foxx 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Bill Cissell 6
2 Gee Walker 6
4 Kiki Cuyler 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Si Johnson 0.41
2 Tony Freitas 0.64
3 Hub Pruett 0.69
4 Carl Hubbell 1.30
5 Firpo Marberry 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 5
2 Phil Collins 4
2 Tommy Thomas 4
4 Paul Derringer 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 27
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Carl Hubbell 20
3 Roy Mahaffey 20
5 Red Ruffing 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Ray Benge 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .413
2 Pie Traynor .407
3 Smead Jolley .388
4 Lefty O'Doul .386
5 Lloyd Waner .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Earl Averill 10
2 Al Simmons 10
4 Joe Sewell 9
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
1 Al Simmons 40
3 Smead Jolley 38
4 Pinky Whitney 34
5 Joe Cronin 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Bill Cissell 7
3 Lu Blue 6
3 Roy Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.83
2 Waite Hoyt 2.05
3 Tony Freitas 2.20
4 Larry Benton 2.29
5 Bob Brown 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 7
2 Lon Warneke 6
3 Tony Freitas 5
3 Bill Hallahan 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 45
2 Red Ruffing 41
2 Dazzy Vance 41
4 Lefty Grove 35
4 Roy Mahaffey 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
4 Sam Gray 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .351
2 Paul Waner .351
3 Lefty O'Doul .346
4 Al Simmons .344
5 Jimmie Foxx .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Babe Ruth 45
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 37
5 Earl Averill 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Jimmie Foxx 162
3 Babe Ruth 151
4 Don Hurst 144
5 Earl Averill 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 47
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Gee Walker 24
4 Billy Rogell 22
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.30
2 Carl Hubbell 2.50
3 Lefty Grove 2.63
4 Red Lucas 2.88
5 Flint Rhem 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 28
2 Wes Ferrell 26
2 Lefty Grove 26
4 General Crowder 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 205
2 Red Ruffing 188
3 Lefty Grove 182
4 Bill Hallahan 167
5 Dazzy Vance 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 11
3 Chief Hogsett 8
4 Ray Benge 6
5 6 tied 5