On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 33 .673 --
Athletics 61 42 .592 8.0
Indians 58 42 .580 9.5
Senators 56 45 .554 12.0
Tigers 51 46 .526 15.0
Browns 46 54 .460 21.5
White Sox 33 64 .340 33.0
Red Sox 26 73 .263 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 40 .596 --
Cubs 53 45 .541 5.5
Phillies 53 50 .515 8.0
Braves 51 49 .510 8.5
Dodgers 50 52 .490 10.5
Cardinals 47 52 .475 12.0
Giants 45 53 .459 13.5
Reds 44 61 .419 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Clancy 6
2 Tony Cuccinello 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
2 Jo-Jo Moore 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Gil English 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ski Melillo 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Art Scharein 4
4 Gil English 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Schulte 2
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Taylor Douthit 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.00
1 Mel Harder 1.00
3 Bump Hadley 0.60
4 Ed Brandt 0.50
5 Charlie Root 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Bob Cooney 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Harder 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Bump Hadley 6
4 Dizzy Dean 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Hi Bell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .360
2 Lefty O'Doul .357
3 Don Hurst .357
4 Chuck Klein .352
5 Heinie Manush .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 123
2 Babe Ruth 106
3 Al Simmons 102
4 Don Hurst 101
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 28
2 Roy Johnson 16
2 Gee Walker 16
4 Lu Blue 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.22
2 Huck Betts 2.56
3 Carl Hubbell 2.60
4 Red Lucas 2.64
5 Steve Swetonic 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 17
1 Lefty Gomez 17
1 Monte Weaver 17
4 Lefty Grove 16
4 Lon Warneke 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 137
2 Red Ruffing 136
3 Lefty Grove 125
4 Dizzy Dean 105
5 Bill Hallahan 102

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 .511
2 Mickey Cochrane .500
3 Heinie Manush .439
4 Frank Grube .426
5 Joe Sewell .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddie Lindstrom 22
1 Hack Wilson 22
3 Don Hurst 21
4 Tony Piet 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Gee Walker 6
3 Bill Cissell 5
4 Frankie Crosetti 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.33
2 Si Johnson 1.59
3 Red Ruffing 1.64
4 Wilcy Moore 1.72
5 Paul Derringer 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 5
2 Bill Harris 4
3 Phil Collins 3
3 Paul Derringer 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 34
2 Red Ruffing 28
3 Lefty Grove 22
4 Roy Mahaffey 20
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 2
1 Larry French 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .418
2 Heinie Manush .409
3 Lefty O'Doul .375
4 Doc Cramer .373
4 Smead Jolley .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Earl Averill 11
3 Don Hurst 9
3 Al Simmons 9
5 Babe Ruth 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
1 Al Simmons 38
3 Pinky Whitney 37
4 Joe Cronin 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Bill Cissell 8
3 Roy Johnson 7
4 Lu Blue 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.67
2 Tony Freitas 1.69
3 Si Johnson 2.02
4 Waite Hoyt 2.05
5 Red Ruffing 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 8
2 Lon Warneke 7
3 Bill Harris 6
3 Tommy Thomas 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 54
2 Red Ruffing 51
3 Lefty Grove 41
4 Roy Mahaffey 40
5 Dazzy Vance 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
3 Ben Cantwell 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .353
2 Lefty O'Doul .349
3 Paul Waner .346
4 Chuck Klein .342
5 Babe Ruth .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 38
5 Earl Averill 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 168
2 Jimmie Foxx 161
3 Babe Ruth 159
4 Don Hurst 148
5 Earl Averill 142

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.28
2 Carl Hubbell 2.54
3 Lefty Grove 2.55
4 Red Lucas 2.86
5 Heinie Meine 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Wes Ferrell 25
4 General Crowder 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 201
2 Red Ruffing 198
3 Lefty Grove 186
4 Bill Hallahan 166
5 Dazzy Vance 148

Saves

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