Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 17, 1932

On This Day

Saturday, September 17, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	104	44	.703	--
Athletics	89	57	.610	14.0
Senators	86	59	.593	16.5
Indians	82	62	.569	20.0
Tigers	71	72	.497	30.5
Browns	60	84	.417	42.0
White Sox	46	97	.322	55.5
Red Sox	41	104	.283	61.5

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

Indians 5, Senators 4

Yankees 6, Browns 4

Tigers 5, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	87	60	.592	--
Pirates	79	65	.549	6.5
Dodgers	78	70	.527	9.5
Phillies	75	72	.510	12.0
Braves	74	73	.503	13.0
Giants	67	77	.465	18.5
Cardinals	66	79	.455	20.0
Reds	59	89	.399	28.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Reds 3

Reds 7, Dodgers 6

Braves 1, Cardinals 0

Giants 7, Pirates 4

Cubs 5, Phillies 1

Phillies 9, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Herman	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Kiddo Davis	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Samuel Byrd	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Rollie Hemsley	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shanty Hogan	4
2	Samuel Byrd	3
2	Kiddo Davis	3
2	Leo Durocher	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	2
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Tony Piet	1
2	Al Simmons	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Malone	0.78
2	Watty Clark	0.73
3	Tex Carleton	0.57
4	Bob Cooney	0.56
4	Bill Swift	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Chad Kimsey	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Clark	8
2	Pat Malone	7
3	Wes Ferrell	6
4	Bob Cooney	5
4	Bill Swift	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	Dolf Luque	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.371
2	Jimmie Foxx	.356
3	Chuck Klein	.352
4	Babe Ruth	.347
5	Heinie Manush	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Babe Ruth	40
3	Chuck Klein	37
4	Mel Ott	36
5	Al Simmons	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	150
2	Al Simmons	147
3	Lou Gehrig	146
4	Don Hurst	137
5	Babe Ruth	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	37
2	Gee Walker	29
3	Roy Johnson	20
4	Bill Cissell	19
4	Chuck Klein	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.30
2	Lefty Grove	2.58
3	Carl Hubbell	2.63
4	Huck Betts	2.71
5	Steve Swetonic	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	187
2	Red Ruffing	186
3	Dizzy Dean	175
4	Lefty Gomez	173
5	Bump Hadley	136

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	Wally Berger	.453
2	Bill Terry	.431
3	Buddy Myer	.419
4	Johnny Burnett	.403
5	Gee Walker	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Wally Berger	5
2	Gabby Hartnett	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	20
2	Wally Berger	19
3	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Mel Ott	16
5	Samuel Byrd	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	7
2	Ben Chapman	4
3	Tony Cuccinello	3
3	Kiddo Davis	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Cantwell	0.47
2	Snipe Hansen	0.74
3	Ray Starr	0.75
4	Sarge Connally	1.08
5	Bill Walker	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	4
1	General Crowder	4
3	Ray Benge	3
3	Ben Cantwell	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Clark	22
1	Pat Malone	22
3	Dizzy Dean	21
4	Lefty Grove	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	Red Faber	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.397
2	Lefty O'Doul	.383
3	Bill Terry	.381
4	Dale Alexander	.374
5	Wally Berger	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Wally Berger	8
3	Eric McNair	8
5	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	36
2	Al Simmons	35
3	Lou Gehrig	30
4	Mickey Cochrane	29
5	Bill Cissell	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	10
2	Ben Chapman	7
3	Lefty O'Doul	6
4	Don Hurst	5
4	Danny Taylor	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bell	1.65
2	Ben Cantwell	1.69
2	Sarge Connally	1.69
4	Tom Zachary	1.82
5	Snipe Hansen	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	7
2	Watty Clark	6
2	Larry French	6
2	Lefty Grove	6
2	Firpo Marberry	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	49
2	Lefty Grove	40
3	Tex Carleton	39
3	Pat Malone	39
5	Bump Hadley	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Joe Shaute	3
2	George Uhle	3
4	Dolf Luque	2
4	Wilcy Moore	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.376
2	Jimmie Foxx	.352
3	Bill Terry	.351
4	Babe Ruth	.347
5	Chuck Klein	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	55
2	Babe Ruth	44
3	Chuck Klein	37
4	Mel Ott	36
5	Al Simmons	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	160
2	Al Simmons	157
3	Lou Gehrig	154
4	Babe Ruth	146
5	Don Hurst	139

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	40
2	Gee Walker	30
3	Lu Blue	21
3	Roy Johnson	21
5	4 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.32
2	Lefty Grove	2.61
3	Huck Betts	2.71
4	Carl Hubbell	2.80
5	Steve Swetonic	2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	199
2	Red Ruffing	195
3	Lefty Gomez	183
4	Dizzy Dean	175
5	Bump Hadley	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Jack Quinn	9
3	Wilcy Moore	8
4	Ray Benge	7
4	2 others tied	7