On This Day

Thursday, September 22, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 106 46 .697 --
Athletics 93 58 .616 12.5
Senators 91 60 .603 14.5
Indians 85 64 .570 19.5
Tigers 72 75 .490 31.5
Browns 62 87 .416 42.5
White Sox 48 100 .324 56.0
Red Sox 42 109 .278 63.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 89 63 .586 --
Pirates 84 66 .560 4.0
Dodgers 80 72 .526 9.0
Phillies 77 73 .513 11.0
Braves 76 76 .500 13.0
Cardinals 70 80 .467 18.0
Giants 69 81 .460 19.0
Reds 59 93 .388 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Estel Crabtree 4
1 Eric McNair 4
3 Max Bishop 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Myril Hoag 1
2 Roy Johnson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Taylor Douthit 3
2 George Puccinelli 3
4 Lou Gehrig 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Bill Brubaker 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 Danny Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tony Freitas 0.50
2 Hal Smith 0.43
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.33
3 Roy Parmelee 0.33
5 Lefty Gomez 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 Hal Smith 1
1 Ed Wells 1
1 Jim Winford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tony Freitas 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Roy Parmelee 3
3 Hal Smith 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Chuck Klein .354
4 Bill Terry .351
5 Lou Gehrig .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 56
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 162
2 Lou Gehrig 148
2 Al Simmons 148
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 General Crowder 25
1 Lefty Grove 25
3 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 175
5 Bump Hadley 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Jack Quinn 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Chief Hogsett 7
5 4 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .493
2 Shanty Hogan .432
3 Joe Stripp .417
4 Wally Berger .414
5 Lou Gehrig .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
4 Samuel Byrd 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 19
2 Willie Kamm 17
3 Samuel Byrd 15
3 Ben Chapman 15
3 Jimmie Foxx 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Ossie Bluege 4
2 Danny Taylor 4
4 Ben Chapman 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ad Liska 0.00
2 Phil Collins 0.69
3 Hal Smith 0.75
3 Ray Starr 0.75
5 Bill Walker 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 5
2 Watty Clark 4
3 Lefty Grove 3
3 Carl Hubbell 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Watty Clark 21
3 Carl Hubbell 18
4 Tex Carleton 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 4
2 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 Red Faber 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .417
2 Al Simmons .396
3 Sam Rice .391
4 Dale Alexander .390
5 Joe Vosmik .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Mel Ott 11
3 Eric McNair 10
4 Al Simmons 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Al Simmons 31
3 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Eric McNair 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 10
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 Danny Taylor 6
4 Ossie Bluege 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 1.16
2 Tom Zachary 1.66
3 Danny MacFayden 1.80
4 Snipe Hansen 1.96
5 Bill Walker 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 8
2 Watty Clark 6
2 Dizzy Dean 6
2 Larry French 6
2 Lefty Grove 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 48
2 Lefty Grove 36
2 Pat Malone 36
4 Tex Carleton 33
5 Watty Clark 29

Saves

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