On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	36	.695	--
Athletics	73	48	.603	10.5
Indians	69	50	.580	13.5
Senators	66	52	.559	16.0
Tigers	60	56	.517	21.0
Browns	53	63	.457	28.0
White Sox	37	78	.322	43.5
Red Sox	30	87	.256	51.5

Games

Yankees 5, Browns 0

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Athletics 14, White Sox 8

Senators 4, Indians 2

Indians 11, Senators 5

Tigers 4, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	64	51	.557	--
Dodgers	66	56	.541	1.5
Pirates	62	55	.530	3.0
Phillies	61	60	.504	6.0
Cardinals	58	59	.496	7.0
Braves	59	62	.488	8.0
Giants	56	61	.479	9.0
Reds	51	73	.411	17.5

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 5

Dodgers 6, Reds 1

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Giants 8, Pirates 1

Cardinals 8, Braves 7

Dodgers 6, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Cissell	6
1	Bob Seeds	6
1	Billy Sullivan	6
1	Hack Wilson	6
5	8 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Charlie Berry	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Mark Koenig	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Billy Sullivan	5
3	Mickey Cochrane	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Joe Sewell	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Watkins	2
2	Don Hurst	1
2	Chuck Klein	1
2	Al Lopez	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Benge	0.88
2	Earl Whitehill	0.70
3	Milt Gaston	0.50
3	Gordon Rhodes	0.50
5	Larry French	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bell	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Benge	7
1	Earl Whitehill	7
3	Gordon Rhodes	6
4	Tex Carleton	5
4	Larry French	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Ted Lyons	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.374
2	Chuck Klein	.360
3	Jimmie Foxx	.356
4	Don Hurst	.352
5	Heinie Manush	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
2	Chuck Klein	35
2	Babe Ruth	35
4	Earl Averill	27
4	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	134
2	Chuck Klein	122
3	Don Hurst	119
3	Babe Ruth	119
5	2 tied	116

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.36
2	Carl Hubbell	2.49
3	Huck Betts	2.62
4	Red Lucas	2.67
5	Lefty Grove	2.69

Wins

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.529
2	Lefty O'Doul	.471
3	Ernie Orsatti	.432
4	Rick Ferrell	.413
5	Johnny Moore	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	6
1	Bill Terry	6
3	Babe Ruth	5
4	Danny Taylor	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	16
1	Hack Wilson	16
3	Don Hurst	15
4	Chuck Klein	14
4	Tony Lazzeri	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hurst	6
2	Chuck Klein	5
3	Joe Cronin	4
3	Liz Funk	4
3	2 others tied	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	Tony Freitas	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	4
1	General Crowder	4
3	Johnny Allen	3
3	Guy Bush	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	26
2	Red Ruffing	23
3	Tex Carleton	22
4	Syl Johnson	21
5	Lefty Grove	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Van Mungo	2
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	General Crowder	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.449
2	Lefty O'Doul	.435
3	Johnny Moore	.408
4	Dick Bartell	.405
5	Heinie Manush	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lefty O'Doul	9
1	Mel Ott	9
1	Babe Ruth	9
1	Bill Terry	9
5	Don Hurst	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	36
2	Hack Wilson	35
3	Chuck Klein	32
3	Bill Terry	32
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	9
2	Don Hurst	8
3	Chuck Klein	7
3	Gee Walker	7
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Freitas	1.50
2	Ray Benge	2.00
3	Red Ruffing	2.04
4	Oral Hildebrand	2.13
5	Si Johnson	2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	50
2	Red Ruffing	48
3	Lefty Grove	37
4	Bump Hadley	35
5	Tex Carleton	32

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	.375
2	Babe Ruth	.350
3	Chuck Klein	.350
4	Jimmie Foxx	.346
5	Don Hurst	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
2	Babe Ruth	47
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Chuck Klein	37
5	Mel Ott	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	167
2	Jimmie Foxx	164
3	Babe Ruth	155
4	Don Hurst	144
5	Chuck Klein	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	46
2	Frankie Frisch	27
3	Gee Walker	26
4	Lu Blue	23
5	Tony Piet	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.46
2	Carl Hubbell	2.51
3	Lefty Grove	2.55
4	Red Lucas	2.62
5	Huck Betts	2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	197
2	Lefty Gomez	196
3	Lefty Grove	188
4	Bump Hadley	151
5	Bill Hallahan	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	17
2	Jack Quinn	10
3	Chief Hogsett	8
4	Ray Benge	6
4	Wilcy Moore	6