On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	36	.692	--
Athletics	72	47	.605	10.0
Indians	68	49	.581	13.0
Senators	65	51	.560	15.5
Tigers	59	56	.513	21.0
Browns	53	62	.461	27.0
White Sox	36	77	.319	43.0
Red Sox	30	86	.259	50.5

Games

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 9, Indians 7

Athletics 3, Indians 2

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Senators 3, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	63	51	.553	--
Dodgers	64	56	.533	2.0
Pirates	61	54	.530	2.5
Phillies	61	59	.508	5.0
Braves	59	61	.492	7.0
Cardinals	57	59	.491	7.0
Giants	55	60	.478	8.5
Reds	51	71	.418	16.0

Games

Braves 6, Cubs 5

Dodgers 6, Reds 0

Giants 10, Pirates 4

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Simmons	5
2	Eric McNair	4
2	Bing Miller	4
2	Jo-Jo Moore	4
5	19 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Mule Haas	1
1	Ray Hayworth	1
1	Billy Rogell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Earl Averill	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	2
2	Harry Davis	2
2	16 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Don Hurst	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	0.64
2	Syl Johnson	0.57
3	Pat Malone	0.42
4	Ed Holley	0.40
5	Firpo Marberry	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Brown	1
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	Chief Hogsett	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Syl Johnson	8
2	Lefty Gomez	7
3	Bob Brown	6
3	Ed Holley	6
5	Pat Malone	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.369
2	Chuck Klein	.361
3	Don Hurst	.355
4	Jimmie Foxx	.354
5	Heinie Manush	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	43
2	Chuck Klein	35
2	Babe Ruth	35
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	119
4	Babe Ruth	118
5	Lou Gehrig	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	30
2	Gee Walker	19
3	Roy Johnson	18
4	Lu Blue	17
4	Chuck Klein	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.36
2	Carl Hubbell	2.49
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	164
2	Lefty Gomez	155
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	.556
2	Lefty O'Doul	.452
3	Rick Ferrell	.435
4	Chuck Klein	.417
5	Dick Bartell	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Terry	6
2	Mel Ott	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
4	Chuck Klein	4
4	Danny Taylor	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	19
2	Chuck Klein	17
3	Don Hurst	16
4	Tony Lazzeri	14
4	Hack Wilson	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hurst	5
2	Jack Burns	4
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	Liz Funk	4
2	Chuck Klein	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
2	Leon Chagnon	0.67
3	Van Mungo	0.72
4	Bud Tinning	0.78
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Tex Carleton	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	26
2	Red Ruffing	23
3	Lefty Grove	22
4	Syl Johnson	21
5	Bump Hadley	20

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	.448
2	Lefty O'Doul	.433
3	Chuck Klein	.411
4	Rick Ferrell	.407
5	Spud Davis	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lefty O'Doul	10
2	Chuck Klein	9
2	Mel Ott	9
2	Babe Ruth	9
2	Bill Terry	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	37
2	Chuck Klein	34
3	Hack Wilson	33
4	Bill Terry	32
5	Lou Gehrig	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	10
2	Ben Chapman	7
2	Don Hurst	7
2	Gee Walker	7
5	Chuck Klein	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Freitas	1.50
2	Oral Hildebrand	1.72
3	Red Ruffing	2.04
4	Carl Hubbell	2.12
5	Si Johnson	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Walberg	6
2	Tex Carleton	5
2	General Crowder	5
2	Fred Heimach	5
2	Monte Weaver	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	50
2	Red Ruffing	48
3	Lefty Grove	43
4	Bump Hadley	35
5	2 tied	31

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	.369
2	Chuck Klein	.351
3	Babe Ruth	.348
4	Don Hurst	.348
5	Jimmie Foxx	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Babe Ruth	48
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Chuck Klein	37
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	168
2	Jimmie Foxx	161
3	Babe Ruth	158
4	Don Hurst	144
5	Chuck Klein	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	47
2	Frankie Frisch	27
3	Gee Walker	26
4	Lu Blue	23
5	3 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.46
2	Carl Hubbell	2.46
3	Lefty Grove	2.56
4	Red Lucas	2.57
5	Huck Betts	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	27
2	Wes Ferrell	26
3	General Crowder	24
3	Lefty Grove	24
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	204
2	Red Ruffing	197
3	Lefty Grove	188
4	Bump Hadley	151
5	Carl Hubbell	147

Saves

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