On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 39 .702 --
Athletics 81 51 .614 11.5
Senators 75 54 .581 16.0
Indians 72 58 .554 19.5
Tigers 65 64 .504 26.0
Browns 55 71 .437 34.5
White Sox 39 87 .310 50.5
Red Sox 37 92 .287 54.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 51 .595 --
Pirates 69 60 .535 7.5
Dodgers 70 62 .530 8.0
Phillies 65 66 .496 12.5
Cardinals 63 65 .492 13.0
Braves 63 68 .481 14.5
Giants 59 70 .457 17.5
Reds 55 77 .417 23.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Bluege 2
1 Charlie Gehringer 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
1 Mule Haas 2
1 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossie Bluege 2
1 Joe Cronin 2
1 Bing Miller 2
1 Al Simmons 2
1 Roy Spencer 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.38
2 Herb Pennock 0.25
3 General Crowder 0.17
4 Tommy Bridges 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 5
2 Herb Pennock 3
3 General Crowder 2
3 Ed Wells 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .371
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Babe Ruth .348
4 Chuck Klein .348
5 Lou Gehrig .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Chuck Klein 35
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 143
2 Babe Ruth 132
2 Al Simmons 132
4 Lou Gehrig 129
5 2 tied 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 33
2 Gee Walker 22
3 Roy Johnson 19
3 Chuck Klein 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.41
2 Huck Betts 2.60
3 Red Lucas 2.60
4 Carl Hubbell 2.63
5 Lefty Grove 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 22
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Wes Ferrell 20
4 General Crowder 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 174
2 Lefty Grove 169
3 Lefty Gomez 162
4 Dizzy Dean 154
5 Bump Hadley 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Jack Quinn 8
3 Chief Hogsett 7
4 Ray Benge 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .444
2 Sam Rice .441
3 Billy Herman .435
4 Adam Comorosky .435
5 Babe Ruth .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Lou Gehrig 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
4 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 24
2 Al Simmons 20
3 Babe Ruth 17
4 Mickey Cochrane 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 5
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 George Watkins 4
4 Ben Chapman 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.61
2 Bob Smith 0.76
3 Eppa Rixey 1.00
4 Hi Bell 1.47
5 Firpo Marberry 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 4
1 Bill McAfee 4
3 Guy Bush 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Tex Carleton 20
4 Pat Malone 17
5 Johnny Allen 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Shaute 3
1 George Uhle 3
3 Lloyd Brown 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .419
2 Lefty O'Doul .413
3 Billy Herman .408
4 Spud Davis .391
5 Babe Ruth .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 9
1 Babe Ruth 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 7
3 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Danny Taylor 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Al Simmons 30
3 Lou Gehrig 27
3 Bill Terry 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 7
1 Chuck Klein 7
3 Bill Cissell 6
3 Liz Funk 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.60
2 Bob Smith 1.05
3 Bud Tinning 1.83
4 Leon Chagnon 1.85
5 George Earnshaw 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 8
2 Johnny Allen 7
3 Dizzy Dean 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Lefty Grove 44
3 Red Ruffing 38
4 Tex Carleton 35
5 Bump Hadley 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Uhle 4
2 Joe Shaute 3
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 Wilcy Moore 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .358
3 Babe Ruth .346
4 Chuck Klein .343
5 Bill Terry .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Chuck Klein 35
5 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 163
2 Babe Ruth 154
3 Lou Gehrig 152
4 Al Simmons 147
5 Don Hurst 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 41
2 Gee Walker 25
3 Lu Blue 24
4 Frankie Frisch 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.56
3 Huck Betts 2.60
4 Carl Hubbell 2.63
5 Red Lucas 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 26
1 Lefty Grove 26
3 General Crowder 25
4 Wes Ferrell 24
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 197
2 Lefty Grove 196
3 Red Ruffing 194
4 Bump Hadley 156
5 Dizzy Dean 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 10
3 Ray Benge 7
3 Chief Hogsett 7
3 George Uhle 7