On This Day

Wednesday, September 21, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 105 46 .695 --
Athletics 93 57 .620 11.5
Senators 90 60 .600 14.5
Indians 85 64 .570 19.0
Tigers 72 75 .490 31.0
Browns 62 87 .416 42.0
White Sox 48 100 .324 55.5
Red Sox 42 108 .280 62.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 89 62 .589 --
Pirates 83 66 .557 5.0
Dodgers 79 72 .523 10.0
Phillies 77 73 .513 11.5
Braves 76 76 .500 13.5
Giants 69 80 .463 19.0
Cardinals 69 80 .463 19.0
Reds 59 92 .391 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Kress 7
2 Billy Rogell 5
3 Dale Alexander 4
3 Sam Rice 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie English 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric McNair 3
1 Joe Vosmik 3
3 Charlie English 2
3 Jimmie Foxx 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 2
2 Frank Grube 1
2 Jackie Hayes 1
2 Dutch Holland 1
2 Joe Medwick 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gordon Rhodes 0.71
2 Dick Coffman 0.62
3 Dizzy Dean 0.50
4 Carl Hubbell 0.44
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sugar Cain 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Coffman 5
1 Dizzy Dean 5
1 Gordon Rhodes 5
4 Sugar Cain 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .369
2 Jimmie Foxx .357
3 Chuck Klein .354
4 Bill Terry .350
5 Lou Gehrig .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Chuck Klein 38
3 Mel Ott 38
5 Al Simmons 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 157
2 Al Simmons 148
3 Lou Gehrig 146
4 Don Hurst 140
5 Babe Ruth 136

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 2.27
2 Carl Hubbell 2.55
3 Lefty Grove 2.67
4 Huck Betts 2.81
5 Steve Swetonic 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 General Crowder 24
2 Lefty Gomez 24
4 Wes Ferrell 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 190
2 Dizzy Dean 189
2 Lefty Grove 189
4 Lefty Gomez 173
5 Bump Hadley 139

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .470
2 Shanty Hogan .421
3 Wally Berger .415
4 Chuck Klein .410
5 Pie Traynor .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
3 Samuel Byrd 4
3 Mickey Cochrane 4
3 Lefty O'Doul 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 21
2 Willie Kamm 17
3 Wally Berger 15
3 Samuel Byrd 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Woody English 3
2 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ad Liska 0.00
2 Phil Collins 0.69
3 Ray Starr 0.75
4 Ben Cantwell 1.00
5 Bill Walker 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 4
1 General Crowder 4
3 Ben Cantwell 3
3 Lefty Grove 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Watty Clark 21
3 Pat Malone 19
4 Carl Hubbell 18
5 Tex Carleton 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 4
2 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 Red Faber 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Alexander .407
2 Sam Rice .402
3 Al Simmons .393
4 Bill Terry .389
5 Pie Traynor .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 11
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Eric McNair 9
4 Al Simmons 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Al Simmons 32
3 Lou Gehrig 28
3 Eric McNair 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 10
2 Ben Chapman 7
3 Danny Taylor 5
4 Ossie Bluege 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 1.16
2 Tom Zachary 1.66
3 Snipe Hansen 1.96
4 Bill Walker 2.10
5 Lon Warneke 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
3 Watty Clark 6
3 Dizzy Dean 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 48
2 Lefty Grove 42
3 Tex Carleton 37
4 Pat Malone 36
5 Bump Hadley 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 6
2 Joe Shaute 3
2 George Uhle 3
4 Wilcy Moore 2
5 20 tied 1