On This Day

Tuesday, April 19, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 2 .714 --
Senators 5 2 .714 0.0
Yankees 3 2 .600 1.0
Indians 4 3 .571 1.0
Athletics 3 3 .500 1.5
White Sox 4 4 .500 1.5
Browns 2 6 .250 3.5
Red Sox 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 4 2 .667 --
Cubs 4 2 .667 0.0
Braves 4 2 .667 0.0
Reds 4 3 .571 0.5
Dodgers 3 3 .500 1.0
Pirates 3 4 .429 1.5
Cardinals 2 4 .333 2.0
Giants 1 5 .167 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Oliver 6
2 Hughie Critz 5
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earle Combs 2
1 Bill Terry 2
3 Joe Cronin 1
3 Bill Dickey 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Terry 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Rhyne 2
1 Jack Rothrock 2
3 Kiddo Davis 1
3 Len Koenecke 1
3 Gordon Rhodes 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Benge 0.70
2 Johnny Allen 0.44
3 Ed Durham 0.43
4 Rube Walberg 0.40
5 Bill Walker 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Benge 7
2 Rube Walberg 6
3 Hod Lisenbee 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .522
2 Lou Gehrig .455
3 Roy Johnson .438
4 Freddie Lindstrom .423
5 Tom Oliver .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Samuel Byrd 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Manush 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Babe Ruth 9
4 Frankie Frisch 8
4 4 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Rhyne 3
1 Paul Waner 3
3 Jim Levey 2
3 Jack Rothrock 2
3 Joe Vosmik 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Holley 0.00
1 Sarge Connally 0.00
1 Ray Kolp 0.00
1 Ray Phelps 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 2
1 General Crowder 2
1 Wes Ferrell 2
1 Monte Weaver 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 15
2 George Earnshaw 13
3 Bump Hadley 10
3 Ed Holley 10
3 Si Johnson 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Bill Swift 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Babe Ruth .378
3 Bill Terry .354
4 Mickey Cochrane .352
5 Chick Hafey .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
4 Earl Averill 31
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 188
2 Babe Ruth 168
3 Earl Averill 141
4 Al Simmons 133
5 Jimmie Foxx 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 61
2 Roy Johnson 34
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Jack Burns 18
4 2 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.10
2 Bill Walker 2.55
3 Lefty Gomez 2.87
4 Carl Hubbell 2.88
5 Ed Brandt 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Wes Ferrell 23
3 George Earnshaw 22
3 Lefty Gomez 22
5 General Crowder 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 168
2 George Earnshaw 164
3 Lefty Gomez 158
3 Bill Hallahan 158
5 Carl Hubbell 157

Saves

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