On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 42 .698 --
Athletics 84 55 .604 13.0
Senators 81 55 .596 14.5
Indians 78 58 .574 17.5
Tigers 68 67 .504 27.0
Browns 57 79 .419 38.5
White Sox 43 91 .321 51.5
Red Sox 38 99 .277 58.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 81 56 .591 --
Pirates 75 62 .547 6.0
Dodgers 73 66 .525 9.0
Phillies 71 67 .514 10.5
Braves 69 71 .493 13.5
Cardinals 64 73 .467 17.0
Giants 62 74 .456 18.5
Reds 57 83 .407 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Terry 6
1 Gee Walker 6
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 Chick Hafey 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 Hughie Critz 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Mel Ott 6
3 Harry Davis 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Rogell 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Charlie Berry 1
2 Kiddo Davis 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Walker 0.80
2 Ed Holley 0.46
3 Danny MacFayden 0.38
4 Red Ruffing 0.30
4 Lon Warneke 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Ed Holley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Holley 6
1 Buck Marrow 6
3 Paul Derringer 4
3 Bill Walker 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .372
2 Jimmie Foxx .364
3 Chuck Klein .347
3 Babe Ruth .347
5 Lou Gehrig .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Chuck Klein 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 147
2 Al Simmons 143
3 Lou Gehrig 142
4 Babe Ruth 135
5 Don Hurst 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 34
2 Gee Walker 25
3 Bill Cissell 19
3 Roy Johnson 19
3 Chuck Klein 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Lefty Grove 2.65
3 Huck Betts 2.67
4 Carl Hubbell 2.69
5 Red Lucas 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 23
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 General Crowder 21
3 Lon Warneke 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 183
2 Lefty Grove 176
3 Lefty Gomez 166
4 Dizzy Dean 164
5 Bump Hadley 129

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .444
2 Pie Traynor .440
3 Bill Terry .418
4 Charlie Berry .417
5 Al Simmons .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Eric McNair 5
2 Al Simmons 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 23
2 Lou Gehrig 21
3 Eric McNair 18
3 Al Simmons 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 5
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Kiddo Davis 3
2 Liz Funk 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 1.13
2 Snipe Hansen 1.26
3 Larry French 1.29
3 Ray Benge 1.29
5 Sarge Connally 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Leon Chagnon 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Dizzy Dean 21
3 Tex Carleton 17
4 Johnny Allen 15
5 Red Ruffing 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Joe Shaute 3
3 George Uhle 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .420
2 Lefty O'Doul .419
3 Babe Ruth .402
4 Jimmie Foxx .393
5 Bob Seeds .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Wally Berger 8
3 Eric McNair 8
3 Babe Ruth 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 38
2 Tony Lazzeri 33
3 Kiki Cuyler 32
3 Lou Gehrig 32
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 6
1 Liz Funk 6
1 Don Hurst 6
1 Lefty O'Doul 6
1 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.98
2 Firpo Marberry 1.66
3 Larry French 1.67
4 Lefty Grove 2.00
5 Bud Tinning 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 7
2 Guy Bush 6
2 General Crowder 6
2 Larry French 6
2 Lefty Grove 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 46
2 Lefty Grove 45
3 Tex Carleton 36
4 Red Ruffing 34
5 Johnny Allen 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Wilcy Moore 3
1 Joe Shaute 3
1 George Uhle 3
5 2 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .375
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Bill Terry .347
4 Babe Ruth .343
5 Chuck Klein .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Lou Gehrig 36
4 Chuck Klein 35
4 Mel Ott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 158
1 Al Simmons 158
3 Jimmie Foxx 157
4 Babe Ruth 149
5 Don Hurst 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 39
2 Gee Walker 27
3 Lu Blue 24
4 Frankie Frisch 22
5 Roy Johnson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.33
2 Lefty Grove 2.63
3 Huck Betts 2.67
4 Red Lucas 2.76
5 Steve Swetonic 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 26
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 General Crowder 24
4 Wes Ferrell 23
5 Lon Warneke 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 199
2 Lefty Gomez 195
3 Lefty Grove 189
4 Dizzy Dean 164
5 Bump Hadley 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 9
3 Ray Benge 7
3 Chief Hogsett 7
3 2 others tied 7