On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	37	.704	--
Athletics	78	49	.614	11.0
Senators	71	53	.573	16.5
Indians	70	56	.556	18.5
Tigers	62	61	.504	25.0
Browns	55	68	.447	32.0
White Sox	38	83	.314	48.0
Red Sox	35	90	.280	53.0

Games

Red Sox 13, White Sox 10

Yankees 5, Indians 4

Athletics 9, Browns 2

Senators 6, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	72	51	.585	--
Dodgers	67	60	.528	7.0
Pirates	66	60	.524	7.5
Phillies	64	65	.496	11.0
Braves	63	65	.492	11.5
Cardinals	61	64	.488	12.0
Giants	59	67	.468	14.5
Reds	54	74	.422	20.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 1

Cubs 5, Giants 0

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 7, Braves 4

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Herman	5
2	Bud Clancy	4
2	Carey Selph	4
2	Bill Terry	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bing Miller	2
2	Max Bishop	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bing Miller	4
1	Tom Oliver	4
1	Carey Selph	4
4	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	Hack Wilson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	John Kerr	1
1	Red Kress	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Pennock	0.70
2	Roy Mahaffey	0.54
3	Tex Carleton	0.38
4	Bump Hadley	0.33
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Bob Kline	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Mahaffey	7
1	Herb Pennock	7
3	Tex Carleton	5
3	Johnny Welch	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Joe Shaute	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.369
2	Jimmie Foxx	.355
3	Chuck Klein	.351
4	Babe Ruth	.349
5	Don Hurst	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	47
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	Chuck Klein	35
4	Lou Gehrig	29
5	3 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	138
2	Al Simmons	128
3	Babe Ruth	126
4	Don Hurst	125
5	Chuck Klein	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	32
2	Gee Walker	21
3	Roy Johnson	19
3	Chuck Klein	19
5	Lu Blue	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.29
2	Carl Hubbell	2.59
3	Red Lucas	2.60
4	Huck Betts	2.62
5	Lefty Grove	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	21
2	Wes Ferrell	20
2	Lefty Grove	20
4	Lon Warneke	19
4	Monte Weaver	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	169
2	Lefty Grove	163
3	Lefty Gomez	160
4	Dizzy Dean	148
5	Bump Hadley	120

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	Billy Rogell	.455
2	Babe Ruth	.438
3	Bill Terry	.429
4	Mule Haas	.424
5	Mickey Cochrane	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
2	Bill Terry	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	22
2	Mickey Cochrane	18
3	Tony Lazzeri	17
3	Bill Terry	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hurst	6
2	George Watkins	5
3	Chuck Klein	4
3	Lefty O'Doul	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
2	Bill McAfee	0.67
3	Bob Smith	0.96
4	Firpo Marberry	1.00
5	Red Ruffing	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	4
1	Larry French	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
4	Guy Bush	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Dizzy Dean	30
3	Tex Carleton	24
4	Red Ruffing	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Van Mungo	2
3	Lloyd Brown	1
3	Ben Cantwell	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.451
2	Lefty O'Doul	.410
3	Spud Davis	.404
4	Ben Chapman	.392
5	Dick Bartell	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Lefty O'Doul	7
4	Wally Berger	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Hack Wilson	33
3	Don Hurst	31
4	Lou Gehrig	28
4	Chuck Klein	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Klein	8
2	Don Hurst	7
2	Lefty O'Doul	7
4	Ben Chapman	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	1.40
2	Lefty Grove	1.51
3	Bud Tinning	1.78
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.10
5	Red Ruffing	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	7
1	General Crowder	7
3	Johnny Allen	6
4	Dizzy Dean	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	52
2	Lefty Grove	44
3	Red Ruffing	43
4	Tex Carleton	41
5	Bump Hadley	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Van Mungo	2
1	Joe Shaute	2
1	Bob Smith	2
1	George Uhle	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.375
2	Jimmie Foxx	.351
3	Babe Ruth	.346
4	Chuck Klein	.345
5	Paul Waner	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	55
2	Babe Ruth	46
3	Lou Gehrig	41
4	Chuck Klein	35
5	Earl Averill	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	167
2	Jimmie Foxx	164
3	Babe Ruth	151
4	Don Hurst	143
4	Al Simmons	143

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	42
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Lu Blue	24
3	Frankie Frisch	24
5	Tony Piet	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.38
2	Carl Hubbell	2.58
3	Lefty Grove	2.59
4	Huck Betts	2.62
5	Red Lucas	2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	200
2	Lefty Grove	198
2	Red Ruffing	198
4	Bump Hadley	157
5	Dizzy Dean	148

Saves

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