On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 33 .667 --
Indians 58 40 .592 7.5
Athletics 59 42 .584 8.0
Senators 55 44 .556 11.0
Tigers 51 44 .537 13.0
Browns 44 53 .454 21.0
White Sox 32 63 .337 32.0
Red Sox 25 71 .260 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 38 .608 --
Cubs 52 43 .547 6.0
Braves 49 48 .505 10.0
Phillies 51 50 .505 10.0
Dodgers 48 51 .485 12.0
Cardinals 46 50 .479 12.5
Giants 43 52 .453 15.0
Reds 43 59 .422 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Watkins 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Buddy Myer 3
2 Lloyd Waner 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 Hack Wilson 3
4 Adam Comorosky 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 Liz Funk 1
1 Frank Grube 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.42
2 Ed Holley 0.36
3 Clint Brown 0.29
3 Dizzy Dean 0.29
5 Tommy Thomas 0.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Bill Harris 1
1 Ed Holley 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 5
1 Tommy Thomas 5
3 Dizzy Dean 4
3 Ed Holley 4
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Steve Swetonic 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .360
2 Lefty O'Doul .357
3 Don Hurst .356
4 Paul Waner .350
5 Chuck Klein .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Chuck Klein 30
3 Babe Ruth 29
4 Earl Averill 25
4 Al Simmons 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 122
2 Al Simmons 102
3 Babe Ruth 100
4 Lou Gehrig 97
4 2 others tied 97

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 2.19
2 Huck Betts 2.56
3 Carl Hubbell 2.56
4 Red Lucas 2.63
5 Steve Swetonic 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 17
1 Lefty Gomez 17
3 Lon Warneke 16
3 Monte Weaver 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 137
2 Red Ruffing 136
3 Lefty Grove 119
4 Bill Hallahan 102
5 Dizzy Dean 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 12
2 Jack Quinn 8
3 Chief Hogsett 7
4 Ray Benge 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .500
2 Mickey Cochrane .447
3 Spud Davis .444
4 Heinie Manush .424
5 Riggs Stephenson .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Don Hurst 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddie Lindstrom 25
2 Mel Ott 22
3 Don Hurst 18
3 Al Simmons 18
5 5 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Gee Walker 6
3 Bill Cissell 5
4 Frankie Frisch 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hub Pruett 0.69
2 Carl Hubbell 1.30
3 Tommy Bridges 1.33
4 Si Johnson 1.45
5 Tom Zachary 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Harris 4
1 Tommy Thomas 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
1 Monte Weaver 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Red Ruffing 28
3 Carl Hubbell 20
4 Lefty Gomez 18
4 Lefty Grove 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Larry French 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .413
2 Smead Jolley .392
3 Lloyd Waner .388
4 Lefty O'Doul .388
5 Pie Traynor .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 12
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
3 Al Simmons 9
4 Chuck Klein 8
4 Joe Sewell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Joe Cronin 34
3 Pinky Whitney 34
5 Smead Jolley 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Bill Cissell 8
3 Lu Blue 6
3 Roy Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.57
2 Tony Freitas 1.69
3 Waite Hoyt 2.05
4 Larry Benton 2.29
5 Red Ruffing 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lon Warneke 7
1 Monte Weaver 7
3 Bill Harris 6
3 Tommy Thomas 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 51
2 Dizzy Dean 49
3 Dazzy Vance 36
4 Lefty Grove 35
4 Roy Mahaffey 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
3 Ben Cantwell 3
4 Larry French 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .353
2 Paul Waner .351
3 Lefty O'Doul .349
4 Al Simmons .342
5 Chuck Klein .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 38
5 Earl Averill 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Jimmie Foxx 160
3 Babe Ruth 155
4 Don Hurst 145
5 Earl Averill 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 45
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Gee Walker 24
4 Billy Rogell 22
5 Tony Piet 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.25
2 Carl Hubbell 2.52
3 Lefty Grove 2.64
4 Red Lucas 2.86
5 Heinie Meine 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 General Crowder 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 210
2 Red Ruffing 198
3 Lefty Grove 180
4 Bill Hallahan 167
5 Dazzy Vance 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 12
3 Chief Hogsett 8
4 Ray Benge 6
5 6 tied 5