On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 35 .676 --
Indians 64 43 .598 8.5
Athletics 65 44 .596 8.5
Senators 59 49 .546 14.0
Tigers 54 49 .524 16.5
Browns 48 58 .453 24.0
White Sox 36 68 .346 35.0
Red Sox 26 79 .248 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 47 .557 --
Cubs 57 48 .543 1.5
Braves 56 52 .519 4.0
Phillies 56 53 .514 4.5
Dodgers 55 53 .509 5.0
Giants 50 55 .476 8.5
Cardinals 49 56 .467 9.5
Reds 47 65 .420 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 5
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Rabbit Maranville 5
1 Dick Porter 5
1 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Johnny Burnett 1
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Crosetti 8
2 Ernie Lombardi 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Ski Melillo 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 Johnny Watwood 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny MacFayden 1.00
2 Willis Hudlin 0.80
3 Lon Warneke 0.62
4 Bump Hadley 0.60
4 Sloppy Thurston 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Tony Freitas 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 8
2 Bump Hadley 6
2 Danny MacFayden 6
2 Sloppy Thurston 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 31
4 Earl Averill 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 126
2 Lou Gehrig 110
3 Chuck Klein 109
4 Don Hurst 108
4 Babe Ruth 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 29
2 Gee Walker 19
3 Lu Blue 17
3 Roy Johnson 17
5 Frankie Frisch 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.30
2 Carl Hubbell 2.52
3 Huck Betts 2.53
4 Red Lucas 2.61
5 Lefty Grove 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 18
1 Lefty Gomez 18
3 Lon Warneke 17
3 Monte Weaver 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 149
2 Lefty Gomez 140
3 Lefty Grove 131
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 .500
2 Hal Lee .453
3 John Stone .449
4 Chuck Klein .426
5 Billy Herman .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 5
1 Freddie Lindstrom 5
1 Lefty O'Doul 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Hack Wilson 20
3 Tony Piet 18
3 Babe Ruth 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Bill Cissell 6
3 Ben Chapman 4
3 Roy Johnson 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 0.67
2 Oral Hildebrand 0.95
3 Ray Kolp 1.13
4 Ted Lyons 1.29
5 Tom Zachary 1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Red Ruffing 23
3 Lefty Grove 21
4 Bump Hadley 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry French 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .400
1 Babe Ruth .400
3 Hal Lee .392
4 Doc Cramer .387
5 Heinie Manush .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Earl Averill 11
3 Al Simmons 10
4 Don Hurst 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 37
1 Pinky Whitney 37
1 Hack Wilson 37
4 Lou Gehrig 36
5 Jimmie Foxx 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
1 Bill Cissell 10
3 Gee Walker 9
4 Roy Johnson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 1.32
2 Red Faber 1.78
3 Ray Kolp 1.80
4 Tom Zachary 2.00
5 Si Johnson 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 7
2 Red Ruffing 6
2 Tommy Thomas 6
2 Lon Warneke 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 59
2 Dizzy Dean 53
3 Lefty Grove 47
4 Roy Mahaffey 37
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Johnny Allen 2
2 Larry French 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .355
2 Don Hurst .353
3 Chuck Klein .346
4 Paul Waner .344
5 Lou Gehrig .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Earl Averill 37
4 Chuck Klein 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Jimmie Foxx 159
3 Babe Ruth 154
4 Don Hurst 146
5 Earl Averill 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 47
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 2.55
3 Carl Hubbell 2.59
4 Red Lucas 2.64
5 Ted Lyons 2.94

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 Red Ruffing 201
2 Lefty Gomez 198
3 Lefty Grove 190
4 Bill Hallahan 160
5 Bump Hadley 147

Saves

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