On This Day

Thursday, April 14, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 2 0 1.000 --
Yankees 1 0 1.000 0.5
White Sox 2 1 .667 0.5
Tigers 1 1 .500 1.0
Indians 1 1 .500 1.0
Browns 1 2 .333 1.5
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.5
Red Sox 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 1 0 1.000 --
Braves 1 0 1.000 0.0
Reds 2 1 .667 0.0
Cardinals 2 1 .667 0.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.0
Cubs 1 2 .333 1.0
Giants 0 1 .000 1.0
Dodgers 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Suhr 3
1 Lloyd Waner 3
3 Vince Barton 2
3 Estel Crabtree 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Red Kress 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Heath 2
1 Red Kress 2
3 Kiki Cuyler 1
3 Gus Dugas 1
3 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry French 1
1 Johnny Moore 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 1.40
2 Sam Gray 0.67
3 Willis Hudlin 0.30
4 Vic Frazier 0.25
4 Bill Harris 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 7
2 Sam Gray 4
3 Willis Hudlin 3
4 Paul Derringer 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .750
2 Gus Suhr .583
3 Smead Jolley .571
4 Roy Johnson .556
5 5 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Samuel Byrd 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
3 Ripper Collins 1
3 Jimmie Foxx 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 Tony Piet 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
4 Ray Blades 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Larry French 1
1 8 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 General Crowder 0.00
1 Ed Brandt 0.00
1 Sam Gray 0.00
1 Vic Sorrell 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 7
1 Lefty Gomez 7
1 Whit Wyatt 7
4 Si Johnson 6
4 Firpo Marberry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Babe Ruth .373
3 Ed Morgan .351
4 Bill Terry .350
5 Mickey Cochrane .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 47
1 Babe Ruth 47
3 Earl Averill 32
4 Jimmie Foxx 31
5 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 186
2 Babe Ruth 166
3 Earl Averill 145
4 Al Simmons 130
5 Joe Cronin 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 62
2 Roy Johnson 33
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Jack Burns 19
5 4 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.08
2 Bill Walker 2.50
3 Carl Hubbell 2.70
4 Ed Brandt 2.85
5 Lefty Gomez 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Wes Ferrell 22
2 Lefty Gomez 22
4 George Earnshaw 21
5 Rube Walberg 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 170
2 Bill Hallahan 164
3 Lefty Gomez 158
4 Carl Hubbell 156
5 George Earnshaw 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 13
2 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Bump Hadley 7
4 Chad Kimsey 7