On This Day

Monday, September 12, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 43 .699 --
Athletics 87 55 .613 12.5
Senators 85 55 .607 13.5
Indians 79 60 .568 19.0
Tigers 68 71 .489 30.0
Browns 58 81 .417 40.0
White Sox 43 95 .312 54.5
Red Sox 40 100 .286 58.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 83 57 .593 --
Pirates 78 62 .557 5.0
Dodgers 74 68 .521 10.0
Phillies 71 70 .504 12.5
Braves 71 72 .497 13.5
Cardinals 65 75 .464 18.0
Giants 64 75 .460 18.5
Reds 58 85 .406 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
1 Eric McNair 4
3 Charlie Berry 3
3 Johnny Burnett 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Paul Waner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
4 Bill Dickey 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Riggs Stephenson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Sorrell 0.43
2 Watty Clark 0.35
3 Bill Swift 0.27
4 Oral Hildebrand 0.24
5 Lefty Grove 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 6
2 Oral Hildebrand 4
3 Lefty Grove 3
3 Red Ruffing 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .372
2 Jimmie Foxx .358
3 Lou Gehrig .349
4 Babe Ruth .347
5 Heinie Manush .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
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 150
2 Lou Gehrig 143
2 Al Simmons 143
4 Babe Ruth 135
5 Don Hurst 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Gee Walker 26
3 Roy Johnson 20
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 Chuck Klein 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Lefty Grove 2.60
3 Carl Hubbell 2.67
4 Huck Betts 2.67
5 Red Lucas 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Lefty Grove 23
3 General Crowder 22
4 Wes Ferrell 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 186
2 Lefty Grove 179
3 Lefty Gomez 172
4 Dizzy Dean 166
5 Bump Hadley 131

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .480
2 Pie Traynor .453
3 Lefty O'Doul .434
4 Hal Lee .424
5 Kiki Cuyler .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Eric McNair 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 19
2 Eric McNair 17
3 Wally Berger 16
4 Bill Cissell 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 5
2 Ben Chapman 4
3 Bill Cissell 3
3 Kiddo Davis 3
3 Bing Miller 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 0.47
2 Snipe Hansen 0.59
3 Larry French 0.96
4 Bill Walker 1.20
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 4
1 General Crowder 4
1 Bill Swift 4
4 Guy Bush 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 17
1 Red Ruffing 17
3 Tex Carleton 16
3 Lefty Grove 16
3 Rube Walberg 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 Joe Shaute 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .435
2 Lefty O'Doul .398
3 Dale Alexander .395
4 Babe Ruth .392
5 Billy Rogell .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Eric McNair 8
3 Babe Ruth 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 37
2 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Tony Lazzeri 33
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
1 Gee Walker 7
3 Kiddo Davis 6
3 Don Hurst 6
3 George Watkins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.51
2 Ben Cantwell 1.55
3 Firpo Marberry 1.56
4 Eppa Rixey 1.82
5 Lefty Grove 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
1 Larry French 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
4 Johnny Allen 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 48
1 Lefty Grove 48
3 Tex Carleton 40
4 Red Ruffing 37
5 Pat Malone 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 4
1 Wilcy Moore 4
3 Joe Shaute 3
3 George Uhle 3
5 2 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .375
2 Jimmie Foxx .355
3 Bill Terry .351
4 Babe Ruth .345
5 Lou Gehrig .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 55
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Lou Gehrig 36
4 Chuck Klein 35
4 Mel Ott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 160
2 Lou Gehrig 159
3 Al Simmons 157
4 Babe Ruth 149
5 Don Hurst 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 39
2 Gee Walker 28
3 Lu Blue 23
4 Roy Johnson 22
5 Frankie Frisch 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.33
2 Lefty Grove 2.63
3 Huck Betts 2.67
4 Steve Swetonic 2.79
5 Red Lucas 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 General Crowder 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 Wes Ferrell 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 201
2 Lefty Gomez 199
3 Lefty Grove 191
4 Dizzy Dean 166
5 Bump Hadley 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Ray Benge 7
4 2 others tied 7