On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 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 62 .461 27.0
White Sox 36 75 .324 42.0
Red Sox 30 86 .259 50.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 50 .558 --
Pirates 61 53 .535 2.5
Dodgers 63 56 .529 3.0
Phillies 61 58 .513 5.0
Braves 58 61 .487 8.0
Cardinals 56 59 .487 8.0
Giants 54 60 .474 9.5
Reds 51 70 .421 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Burns 5
2 Rick Ferrell 4
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Pinky Whitney 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Jim Levey 1
2 Marty McManus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 5
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Don Hurst 3
4 Charlie Grimm 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 2
1 Don Hurst 2
3 Bruce Campbell 1
3 Rick Ferrell 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 0.71
2 Jumbo Elliott 0.50
3 Charlie Root 0.44
4 Snipe Hansen 0.33
5 Allyn Stout 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Snipe Hansen 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Johnny Welch 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Jumbo Elliott 5
3 Snipe Hansen 4
3 Charlie Root 4
5 Bump Hadley 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .368
2 Chuck Klein .360
3 Jimmie Foxx .357
4 Don Hurst .354
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 122
3 Don Hurst 117
4 Lou Gehrig 116
5 Babe Ruth 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 30
2 Gee Walker 19
3 Roy Johnson 18
4 Lu Blue 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.36
2 Carl Hubbell 2.42
3 Red Lucas 2.61
4 Huck Betts 2.62
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 131
5 Bump Hadley 109

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 .525
2 Lefty O'Doul .455
3 Ben Chapman .432
4 Spud Davis .429
4 Rick Ferrell .429

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 Chuck Klein 17
1 Bill Terry 17
3 Ben Chapman 14
3 Frankie Crosetti 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 4
1 Bill Cissell 4
1 Liz Funk 4
1 Don Hurst 4
5 6 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 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 26
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Bump Hadley 20
3 Red Ruffing 20
5 Tex Carleton 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Van Mungo 2
3 General Crowder 1
3 Dizzy Dean 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .450
2 Lefty O'Doul .425
3 Spud Davis .417
4 Heinie Manush .406
5 Rick Ferrell .405

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 37
2 Chuck Klein 35
3 Hack Wilson 32
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Bill Terry 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 9
2 Ben Chapman 7
2 Gee Walker 7
4 Don Hurst 6
4 Chuck Klein 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Si Johnson 1.60
2 Oral Hildebrand 1.72
3 Carl Hubbell 1.81
4 Tommy Bridges 2.05
5 Red Ruffing 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Walberg 7
2 Tex Carleton 5
2 General Crowder 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 50
2 Red Ruffing 45
3 Lefty Grove 43
4 Bump Hadley 36
5 Carl Hubbell 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .367
2 Jimmie Foxx .347
2 Don Hurst .347
4 Chuck Klein .346
5 Babe Ruth .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 37
5 Earl Averill 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 168
2 Jimmie Foxx 161
3 Babe Ruth 155
4 Don Hurst 144
5 Chuck Klein 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 47
2 Frankie Frisch 28
3 Gee Walker 26
4 Lu Blue 23
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 2.41
2 Lon Warneke 2.46
3 Lefty Grove 2.51
4 Huck Betts 2.62
5 Red Lucas 2.63

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 Lefty Gomez 197
2 Red Ruffing 194
3 Lefty Grove 193
4 Bump Hadley 151
5 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