On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 35 .670 --
Athletics 64 43 .598 7.5
Indians 62 43 .590 8.5
Senators 59 47 .557 12.0
Tigers 53 49 .520 16.0
Browns 48 56 .462 22.0
White Sox 35 67 .343 34.0
Red Sox 26 78 .250 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 45 .567 --
Cubs 56 47 .544 2.5
Phillies 56 53 .514 5.5
Braves 54 52 .509 6.0
Dodgers 54 52 .509 6.0
Giants 49 54 .476 9.5
Cardinals 49 56 .467 10.5
Reds 46 64 .418 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 7
1 Riggs Stephenson 7
3 Dick Bartell 6
3 Ernie Orsatti 6
5 7 tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Clise Dudley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Don Hurst 4
2 Jimmie Reese 4
2 Riggs Stephenson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Hughie Critz 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Blaeholder 0.57
2 Tex Carleton 0.50
2 Ray Kolp 0.50
4 Dizzy Dean 0.45
5 Hub Pruett 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Hub Pruett 5
3 George Blaeholder 4
3 Tex Carleton 4
3 Ray Kolp 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jakie May 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .360
2 Lefty O'Doul .359
3 Don Hurst .358
4 Jimmie Foxx .357
5 Paul Waner .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Chuck Klein 32
3 Babe Ruth 30
4 Lou Gehrig 26
4 Al Simmons 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 126
2 Lou Gehrig 109
2 Chuck Klein 109
4 Don Hurst 108
5 Babe Ruth 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 28
2 Gee Walker 19
3 Lu Blue 17
3 Roy Johnson 17
5 Frankie Frisch 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.32
2 Carl Hubbell 2.52
3 Huck Betts 2.53
4 Red Lucas 2.61
5 Lefty Grove 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 18
1 Lefty Gomez 18
3 Monte Weaver 17
4 George Earnshaw 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 141
2 Lefty Gomez 140
3 Lefty Grove 130
4 Dizzy Dean 110
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 Babe Ruth .481
2 Hal Lee .459
3 Lou Gehrig .439
4 Bing Miller .439
5 Chuck Klein .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 7
2 Freddie Lindstrom 6
2 Lefty O'Doul 6
4 Earl Averill 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 25
2 Lou Gehrig 23
3 Freddie Lindstrom 19
3 Pinky Whitney 19
5 Tony Piet 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Bill Cissell 6
3 Roy Johnson 4
4 Dale Alexander 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 0.67
2 Oral Hildebrand 0.95
3 Ray Kolp 1.13
4 Sam Gray 1.23
5 Wilcy Moore 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Harris 4
2 General Crowder 3
2 Jumbo Elliott 3
2 Fred Heimach 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Red Ruffing 25
3 Lefty Grove 20
4 Bump Hadley 19
5 Tommy Bridges 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 2
1 Larry French 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lloyd Waner .441
2 Babe Ruth .400
3 Heinie Manush .392
4 Hal Lee .388
5 Spud Davis .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Earl Averill 10
2 Al Simmons 10
4 Don Hurst 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Pinky Whitney 37
4 Lou Gehrig 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 10
2 Ben Chapman 9
2 Gee Walker 9
4 Lu Blue 8
5 Roy Johnson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.78
2 Tony Freitas 1.80
2 Ray Kolp 1.80
4 Red Ruffing 1.87
5 Tom Zachary 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 7
2 Mel Harder 6
2 Tommy Thomas 6
2 Rube Walberg 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 53
2 Red Ruffing 51
3 Lefty Grove 46
4 Roy Mahaffey 37
5 Bump Hadley 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Johnny Allen 2
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 Larry French 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .355
2 Lefty O'Doul .354
3 Chuck Klein .349
4 Paul Waner .346
5 Jimmie Foxx .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Earl Averill 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 174
2 Jimmie Foxx 159
3 Babe Ruth 152
4 Don Hurst 149
5 Chuck Klein 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 46
2 Frankie Frisch 30
3 Gee Walker 27
4 Lu Blue 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.39
2 Lefty Grove 2.53
3 Carl Hubbell 2.58
4 Red Lucas 2.83
5 Red Ruffing 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Wes Ferrell 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 General Crowder 23
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 198
2 Red Ruffing 193
3 Lefty Grove 189
4 Bill Hallahan 160
5 Dazzy Vance 143

Saves

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