On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	37	.697	--
Athletics	75	49	.605	11.0
Indians	70	53	.569	15.5
Senators	69	53	.566	16.0
Tigers	62	59	.512	22.5
Browns	55	65	.458	29.0
White Sox	38	80	.322	45.0
Red Sox	32	90	.262	53.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 3

Yankees 9, Indians 3

Browns 5, Athletics 3

Senators 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	68	51	.571	--
Dodgers	66	58	.532	4.5
Pirates	64	58	.525	5.5
Braves	63	64	.496	9.0
Phillies	62	63	.496	9.0
Cardinals	60	62	.492	9.5
Giants	58	64	.475	11.5
Reds	53	74	.417	19.0

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 4

Braves 5, Reds 2

Reds 3, Braves 1

Phillies 9, Pirates 6

Cardinals 6, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Randy Moore	5
2	Bruce Connatser	4
2	George Grantham	4
2	Babe Herman	4
2	Fritz Knothe	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dizzy Dean	4
2	Don Hurst	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
2	Arky Vaughan	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Estel Crabtree	1
1	Hal Lee	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Stewart	0.57
2	Charlie Root	0.45
3	Bill Walker	0.44
4	Larry Benton	0.43
5	Red Ruffing	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Dizzy Dean	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Stewart	8
2	Charlie Root	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
4	Bill Walker	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.373
2	Jimmie Foxx	.356
3	Chuck Klein	.355
4	Don Hurst	.352
5	Heinie Manush	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Chuck Klein	35
2	Babe Ruth	35
4	Earl Averill	27
4	3 others tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	136
2	Don Hurst	123
2	Chuck Klein	123
4	Babe Ruth	122
5	2 tied	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	32
2	Gee Walker	20
3	Roy Johnson	19
4	Chuck Klein	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.26
2	Huck Betts	2.62
3	Lefty Grove	2.62
4	Carl Hubbell	2.63
5	Red Lucas	2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	169
2	Lefty Gomez	155
3	Lefty Grove	153
4	Dizzy Dean	143
5	Bump Hadley	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
2	Jack Quinn	8
3	Chief Hogsett	7
4	Wilcy Moore	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.469
2	Bill Terry	.423
3	Liz Funk	.397
4	Babe Ruth	.390
5	Bob Seeds	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Bill Terry	5
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Tony Lazzeri	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	17
2	Tony Lazzeri	16
3	Mickey Cochrane	15
3	Harry Davis	15
3	Al Simmons	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hurst	5
1	Lefty O'Doul	5
1	George Watkins	5
4	Chuck Klein	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
2	Bill McAfee	0.67
3	Phil Collins	0.69
4	Lefty Grove	0.96
5	Firpo Marberry	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Tex Carleton	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Red Ruffing	20
4	Johnny Allen	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Van Mungo	2
3	Ben Cantwell	1
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.439
2	Babe Ruth	.427
3	Rick Ferrell	.395
4	Dick Bartell	.383
5	Chuck Klein	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
1	Babe Ruth	9
1	Bill Terry	9
4	Lefty O'Doul	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Don Hurst	31
3	Chuck Klein	30
3	Bill Terry	30
3	Hack Wilson	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	7
1	Chuck Klein	7
3	Ben Chapman	6
3	Don Hurst	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.07
2	Tony Freitas	1.50
3	Ray Benge	1.67
4	Bud Tinning	1.72
5	Red Ruffing	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	7
2	General Crowder	6
3	Johnny Allen	5
3	Fred Heimach	5
3	Rube Walberg	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	55
2	Red Ruffing	43
3	Bump Hadley	36
4	Lefty Grove	34
5	Tex Carleton	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Van Mungo	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.378
2	Jimmie Foxx	.348
3	Chuck Klein	.345
4	Don Hurst	.344
5	Paul Waner	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
2	Babe Ruth	44
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Chuck Klein	35
5	Mel Ott	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	166
2	Jimmie Foxx	162
3	Babe Ruth	149
4	Don Hurst	147
5	Chuck Klein	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	44
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Frankie Frisch	24
4	Lu Blue	23
4	Tony Piet	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.37
2	Lefty Grove	2.54
3	Red Lucas	2.62
4	Huck Betts	2.62
5	Carl Hubbell	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	26
2	Lefty Gomez	25
2	Lefty Grove	25
4	General Crowder	24
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	198
2	Lefty Gomez	195
3	Lefty Grove	188
4	Bump Hadley	153
5	Bill Hallahan	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	17
2	Jack Quinn	10
3	Chief Hogsett	7
4	Ray Benge	6
4	Wilcy Moore	6