On This Day

Sunday, August 14, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 35 .688 --
Athletics 69 46 .600 9.5
Indians 67 46 .593 10.5
Senators 61 51 .545 16.0
Tigers 58 52 .527 18.0
Browns 52 60 .464 25.0
White Sox 36 73 .330 39.5
Red Sox 28 85 .248 49.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 50 .545 --
Pirates 60 51 .541 0.5
Dodgers 61 55 .526 2.0
Phillies 59 57 .509 4.0
Braves 58 58 .500 5.0
Cardinals 55 57 .491 6.0
Giants 51 60 .459 9.5
Reds 51 67 .432 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Terry 6
2 Leo Durocher 5
2 Ski Melillo 5
4 Jim Bottomley 4
4 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Leo Durocher 3
2 Jim Levey 3
2 Art Scharein 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Herman 2
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 1.00
2 Tex Carleton 0.62
2 Bump Hadley 0.62
2 Roy Mahaffey 0.62
5 Rube Walberg 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 8
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Tex Carleton 5
2 Bump Hadley 5
2 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Chuck Klein .360
4 Don Hurst .353
5 Paul Waner .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Chuck Klein 35
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Earl Averill 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 130
2 Chuck Klein 119
3 Don Hurst 114
3 Babe Ruth 114
5 Lou Gehrig 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 29
2 Gee Walker 19
3 Lu Blue 17
3 Roy Johnson 17
5 Frankie Frisch 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Carl Hubbell 2.42
3 Red Lucas 2.61
4 Huck Betts 2.68
5 Si Johnson 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 20
2 Wes Ferrell 19
3 Monte Weaver 18
4 Lefty Grove 17
4 Lon Warneke 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 161
2 Lefty Gomez 148
3 Lefty Grove 141
4 Dizzy Dean 126
5 Bump Hadley 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Jack Quinn 8
3 Chief Hogsett 7
4 Ray Benge 5
4 Wilcy Moore 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .469
2 Lefty O'Doul .446
3 John Stone .440
4 Bill Terry .431
5 Dick Bartell .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lefty O'Doul 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Chuck Klein 5
3 Danny Taylor 5
3 Bill Terry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 20
2 Spud Davis 17
3 Jim Levey 14
3 Art Scharein 14
3 Hack Wilson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 4
1 Liz Funk 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.00
2 Wes Ferrell 0.33
3 Johnny Allen 1.06
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.25
5 Carl Hubbell 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 4
1 General Crowder 4
1 Rube Walberg 4
4 Ed Brandt 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 26
2 Red Ruffing 25
3 Bump Hadley 23
4 Lefty Grove 22
5 Tommy Bridges 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Hi Bell 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .438
2 Lefty O'Doul .406
3 Hal Lee .400
4 John Stone .389
5 Lou Gehrig .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 12
2 Chuck Klein 10
2 Lefty O'Doul 10
4 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 35
1 Hack Wilson 35
3 Chuck Klein 33
4 Freddie Lindstrom 32
4 Mel Ott 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 1.44
2 Si Johnson 1.51
3 Carl Hubbell 1.55
4 Tommy Bridges 1.75
5 Tom Zachary 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Walberg 7
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Monte Weaver 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 55
2 Red Ruffing 53
3 Lefty Grove 40
4 Carl Hubbell 38
5 Bump Hadley 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Larry French 2
3 George Uhle 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .366
2 Jimmie Foxx .351
3 Chuck Klein .349
4 Paul Waner .345
5 Don Hurst .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Chuck Klein 40
5 Earl Averill 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 167
2 Jimmie Foxx 163
3 Babe Ruth 158
4 Chuck Klein 148
5 Don Hurst 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 46
2 Frankie Frisch 29
3 Gee Walker 27
4 Lu Blue 23
4 Tony Piet 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.38
2 Lon Warneke 2.41
3 Lefty Grove 2.61
4 Red Lucas 2.63
5 Huck Betts 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 28
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 25
4 General Crowder 24
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 201
2 Red Ruffing 200
3 Lefty Grove 191
4 Bump Hadley 152
4 Bill Hallahan 152

Saves

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