On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 35 .679 --
Athletics 65 44 .596 9.0
Indians 64 45 .587 10.0
Senators 61 49 .555 13.5
Tigers 56 49 .533 16.0
Browns 48 59 .449 25.0
White Sox 36 68 .346 35.5
Red Sox 26 81 .243 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 48 .551 --
Cubs 58 48 .547 0.5
Braves 57 52 .523 3.0
Dodgers 55 54 .505 5.0
Phillies 56 56 .500 5.5
Cardinals 52 56 .481 7.5
Giants 50 56 .472 8.5
Reds 48 65 .425 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Stone 5
2 Dick Bartell 4
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Ripper Collins 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 2
1 Danny Taylor 2
3 Tex Carleton 1
3 Ripper Collins 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 6
2 Tex Carleton 4
2 Ripper Collins 4
2 Smead Jolley 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Jordan 1
1 Jimmie Reese 1
1 Heinie Schuble 1
1 Billy Urbanski 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.50
2 Carl Hubbell 0.46
3 Whit Wyatt 0.40
4 Bud Tinning 0.33
5 Chief Hogsett 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 6
2 Tex Carleton 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
4 Whit Wyatt 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Bob Smith 1
1 George Uhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .358
2 Chuck Klein .358
3 Don Hurst .357
4 Jimmie Foxx .357
5 Paul Waner .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Chuck Klein 32
2 Babe Ruth 32
4 Earl Averill 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 126
2 Don Hurst 111
2 Chuck Klein 111
2 Babe Ruth 111
5 Lou Gehrig 110

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 Huck Betts 2.38
3 Carl Hubbell 2.45
4 Red Lucas 2.61
5 Lefty Grove 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 19
2 Wes Ferrell 18
2 Monte Weaver 18
4 Lon Warneke 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 149
2 Lefty Gomez 145
3 Lefty Grove 131
4 Dizzy Dean 118
5 Bill Hallahan 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
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 John Stone .480
2 Rick Ferrell .459
3 Babe Ruth .450
4 Chuck Klein .415
5 Billy Herman .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Bruce Campbell 5
2 Don Hurst 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 5
2 Lefty O'Doul 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 19
1 Babe Ruth 19
3 Chuck Klein 18
3 Tony Piet 18
3 Hack Wilson 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 4
1 Roy Johnson 4
1 Gee Walker 4
4 Lu Blue 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.64
2 Rube Walberg 0.67
3 Tom Zachary 1.06
4 Lefty Grove 1.19
5 Oral Hildebrand 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 4
1 General Crowder 4
3 Jumbo Elliott 3
3 Bill Harris 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 30
2 Red Ruffing 23
3 Carl Hubbell 20
4 Bump Hadley 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry French 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .427
2 Spud Davis .413
3 John Stone .403
4 Babe Ruth .395
5 Mickey Cochrane .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Earl Averill 11
3 Don Hurst 9
3 John Stone 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 35
2 Lou Gehrig 34
2 Pinky Whitney 34
4 Jimmie Foxx 33
5 Hack Wilson 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
1 Bill Cissell 10
3 Gee Walker 9
4 Roy Johnson 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 1.08
2 Carl Hubbell 1.58
3 Ray Kolp 1.80
4 Si Johnson 1.87
5 Tom Zachary 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 7
2 General Crowder 6
2 Tommy Thomas 6
2 Lon Warneke 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 55
2 Red Ruffing 49
3 Lefty Grove 40
4 Carl Hubbell 37
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Dizzy Dean 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .357
2 Don Hurst .350
3 Chuck Klein .346
4 Lou Gehrig .344
5 Jimmie Foxx .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 48
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 156
4 Don Hurst 148
5 2 tied 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 46
2 Frankie Frisch 29
3 Gee Walker 27
4 Lu Blue 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 2.38
2 Lon Warneke 2.41
3 Carl Hubbell 2.54
4 Lefty Grove 2.57
5 Red Lucas 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 General Crowder 24
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 203
2 Red Ruffing 193
3 Lefty Grove 187
4 Bill Hallahan 160
5 Carl Hubbell 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Jack Quinn 12
3 Chief Hogsett 8
4 Ray Benge 6
5 4 tied 5