On This Day

Thursday, August 25, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	37	.699	--
Athletics	76	49	.608	11.0
Senators	70	53	.569	16.0
Indians	70	54	.565	16.5
Tigers	62	60	.508	23.5
Browns	55	66	.455	30.0
White Sox	38	81	.319	46.0
Red Sox	33	90	.268	53.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 4

Yankees 4, Indians 3

Athletics 15, Browns 5

Senators 8, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	69	51	.575	--
Dodgers	66	59	.528	5.5
Pirates	64	60	.516	7.0
Phillies	64	63	.504	8.5
Braves	63	64	.496	9.5
Cardinals	60	63	.488	10.5
Giants	59	64	.480	11.5
Reds	53	74	.417	19.5

Games

Cubs 9, Dodgers 3

Phillies 11, Pirates 3

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bartell	4
1	Adam Comorosky	4
1	Don Hurst	4
1	Doc Marshall	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	5
1	Pinky Whitney	5
3	Jack Burns	3
3	Mickey Cochrane	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Don Hurst	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Oral Hildebrand	0.62
2	Lefty Gomez	0.50
3	Heinie Meine	0.43
4	Bill Harris	0.31
5	Jim Mooney	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	Oral Hildebrand	5
3	Bill Harris	4
4	Tex Carleton	3
4	Heinie Meine	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.371
2	Jimmie Foxx	.356
3	Don Hurst	.354
4	Chuck Klein	.352
5	Paul Waner	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	46
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Chuck Klein	35
4	Earl Averill	28
4	Lou Gehrig	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	137
2	Don Hurst	125
2	Al Simmons	125
4	Chuck Klein	124
4	Babe Ruth	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	32
2	Gee Walker	20
3	Roy Johnson	19
3	Chuck Klein	19
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	Lefty Gomez	21
2	Wes Ferrell	20
3	Lefty Grove	19
3	Monte Weaver	19
5	Lon Warneke	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	169
2	Lefty Gomez	160
3	Lefty Grove	153
4	Dizzy Dean	143
5	Bump Hadley	117

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	.431
2	Mickey Cochrane	.429
3	Bill Terry	.421
4	Dick Bartell	.418
5	Billy Rogell	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Bill Terry	5
3	Tony Cuccinello	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	19
2	Mickey Cochrane	18
3	Bill Terry	17
4	Tony Lazzeri	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hurst	6
2	George Watkins	5
3	Chuck Klein	4
3	Ski Melillo	4
5	6 tied	3

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	Guy Bush	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Tex Carleton	3
2	Tony Freitas	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	25
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Red Ruffing	20
4	Tex Carleton	19
5	Syl Johnson	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	.429
1	Babe Ruth	.429
3	Rick Ferrell	.393
4	Dick Bartell	.388
5	Adam Comorosky	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Mel Ott	9
2	Bill Terry	9
4	Lefty O'Doul	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	33
2	Babe Ruth	32
3	Chuck Klein	31
3	Pinky Whitney	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Klein	8
2	Bill Cissell	7
2	Don Hurst	7
4	Ben Chapman	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.07
2	Bud Tinning	1.72
3	Red Ruffing	2.10
4	Lon Warneke	2.12
5	Ed Durham	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	7
2	General Crowder	6
3	Johnny Allen	5
3	Guy Bush	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	55
2	Red Ruffing	43
3	Bump Hadley	37
4	Tex Carleton	36
5	Lefty Grove	34

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	.377
2	Jimmie Foxx	.351
3	Chuck Klein	.346
4	Don Hurst	.346
5	Paul Waner	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	54
2	Babe Ruth	45
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Chuck Klein	35
5	Earl Averill	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	166
2	Jimmie Foxx	163
3	Don Hurst	149
3	Babe Ruth	149
5	Al Simmons	140

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	42
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Frankie Frisch	24
4	Lu Blue	23
4	Tony Piet	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.36
2	Lefty Grove	2.54
3	Carl Hubbell	2.61
4	Huck Betts	2.62
5	Red Lucas	2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	200
2	Red Ruffing	198
3	Lefty Grove	188
4	Bump Hadley	154
5	Bill Hallahan	147

Saves

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