On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	35	.696	--
Athletics	70	47	.598	11.0
Indians	68	47	.591	12.0
Senators	63	51	.553	16.5
Tigers	58	55	.513	21.0
Browns	53	61	.465	26.5
White Sox	36	75	.324	42.0
Red Sox	29	86	.252	51.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Browns 3

Yankees 8, Tigers 3

Athletics 11, Indians 0

Senators 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	62	50	.554	--
Pirates	61	53	.535	2.0
Dodgers	63	56	.529	2.5
Phillies	59	58	.504	5.5
Cardinals	56	57	.496	6.5
Braves	58	60	.492	7.0
Giants	53	60	.469	9.5
Reds	51	69	.425	15.0

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Giants 8, Reds 0

Dodgers 4, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Terry	5
2	Buck Jordan	4
2	Billy Rogell	4
4	Dale Alexander	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Alexander	1
1	Buck Jordan	1
1	Bing Miller	1
1	Billy Rogell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Alexander	4
1	Bill Terry	4
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	Al Simmons	3
3	Joe Stripp	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Debs Garms	1
1	Ski Melillo	1
1	Lefty O'Doul	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.00
2	George Pipgras	0.55
3	Carl Fischer	0.50
4	Ivy Andrews	0.25
5	Fred Heimach	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	George Pipgras	6
3	Sarge Connally	5
4	Carl Fischer	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Van Mungo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.368
2	Chuck Klein	.359
3	Jimmie Foxx	.357
4	Don Hurst	.352
5	Lou Gehrig	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	43
2	Chuck Klein	35
3	Babe Ruth	34
4	Earl Averill	27
5	3 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	130
2	Chuck Klein	120
3	Lou Gehrig	116
4	Babe Ruth	115
5	Don Hurst	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	30
2	Gee Walker	19
3	Lu Blue	17
3	Roy Johnson	17
5	Frankie Frisch	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.36
2	Carl Hubbell	2.42
3	Red Lucas	2.61
4	Huck Betts	2.68
5	Lefty Grove	2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	161
2	Lefty Gomez	148
3	Lefty Grove	147
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	Wilcy Moore	6
5	Ray Benge	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.526
2	Lefty O'Doul	.455
3	Spud Davis	.444
4	Dick Bartell	.418
5	Ben Chapman	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lefty O'Doul	6
1	Bill Terry	6
3	Mel Ott	5
3	Danny Taylor	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	17
2	Ben Chapman	16
3	Chuck Klein	15
4	Frankie Crosetti	14
4	Lou Gehrig	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	4
1	Liz Funk	4
3	Lu Blue	3
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
2	Tommy Bridges	0.67
3	Bud Tinning	0.78
4	Van Mungo	0.95
5	Dizzy Dean	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Tex Carleton	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	25
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Dizzy Dean	21
4	Bump Hadley	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Van Mungo	2
3	General Crowder	1
3	Dizzy Dean	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.429
2	Spud Davis	.422
3	Lefty O'Doul	.415
4	Heinie Manush	.400
5	Johnny Moore	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	10
1	Lefty O'Doul	10
1	Mel Ott	10
4	Bill Terry	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	34
1	Chuck Klein	34
1	Hack Wilson	34
4	Lou Gehrig	32
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
1	Bill Cissell	9
1	Gee Walker	9
4	Kiddo Davis	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Freitas	1.44
2	Si Johnson	1.60
3	Oral Hildebrand	1.72
4	Tommy Bridges	1.75
5	Carl Hubbell	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Walberg	7
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Tex Carleton	5
2	General Crowder	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	45
1	Red Ruffing	45
3	Lefty Grove	44
4	Bump Hadley	33
5	Tommy Bridges	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	2
1	Larry French	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.367
2	Chuck Klein	.348
3	Jimmie Foxx	.347
4	Don Hurst	.345
5	Paul Waner	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Babe Ruth	47
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Chuck Klein	39
5	Earl Averill	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	168
2	Jimmie Foxx	161
3	Babe Ruth	155
4	Chuck Klein	145
5	Don Hurst	142

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	47
2	Frankie Frisch	28
3	Gee Walker	26
4	Lu Blue	23
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.41
2	Lon Warneke	2.45
3	Lefty Grove	2.51
4	Red Lucas	2.63
5	Huck Betts	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	27
2	Wes Ferrell	26
3	Lefty Grove	25
4	General Crowder	24
5	George Earnshaw	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	200
2	Lefty Gomez	197
3	Lefty Grove	193
4	Bump Hadley	149
4	Bill Hallahan	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	17
2	Jack Quinn	11
3	Chief Hogsett	8
4	Wilcy Moore	7
5	Ray Benge	6