On This Day

Friday, April 29, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 9 3 .750 --
Senators 10 4 .714 0.0
Tigers 9 5 .643 1.0
Indians 10 6 .625 1.0
Browns 6 9 .400 4.5
White Sox 5 10 .333 5.5
Athletics 4 9 .308 5.5
Red Sox 3 10 .231 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 10 3 .769 --
Braves 9 3 .750 0.5
Phillies 7 7 .500 3.5
Reds 8 8 .500 3.5
Giants 5 7 .417 4.5
Pirates 6 9 .400 5.0
Cardinals 5 9 .357 5.5
Dodgers 4 8 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Klein 4
2 Johnny Frederick 3
2 Ed Montague 3
2 Billy Urbanski 3
5 28 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiddo Davis 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Glenn Myatt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 6
2 Kiddo Davis 3
2 Billy Urbanski 3
4 Ivy Andrews 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Shevlin 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Babe Herman 1
2 Smead Jolley 1
2 Len Koenecke 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.33
2 Huck Betts 0.25
3 Eppa Rixey 0.20
3 Monte Weaver 0.20
5 Willis Hudlin 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Huck Betts 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .438
2 Jimmie Foxx .408
3 Hughie Critz .407
4 Carl Reynolds .391
5 Bill Terry .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Terry 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Samuel Byrd 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 18
1 Babe Ruth 18
1 Bill Terry 18
4 Charlie Gehringer 17
4 Babe Herman 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Jimmy Shevlin 4
2 Paul Waner 4
4 Lu Blue 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.90
2 Dick Coffman 1.13
3 Lon Warneke 1.29
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.71
5 Si Johnson 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
1 Monte Weaver 4
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 Lefty Gomez 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 22
2 George Earnshaw 20
3 General Crowder 19
4 Red Ruffing 17
5 Phil Collins 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Carl Fischer 1
2 Sam Gray 1
2 Bump Hadley 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .388
2 Babe Ruth .371
3 Bill Terry .363
4 Lou Gehrig .355
5 Chick Hafey .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
4 Earl Averill 33
5 Chuck Klein 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 185
2 Babe Ruth 170
3 Earl Averill 149
4 Jimmie Foxx 131
4 Al Simmons 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 64
2 Roy Johnson 32
3 Frankie Frisch 30
4 Babe Herman 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.01
2 Bill Walker 2.47
3 Carl Hubbell 2.83
4 Lefty Gomez 2.85
5 Ed Brandt 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Lefty Gomez 24
3 George Earnshaw 22
3 Wes Ferrell 22
5 General Crowder 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 168
2 George Earnshaw 165
3 Bill Hallahan 160
4 Lefty Gomez 157
5 Dazzy Vance 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 13
2 Firpo Marberry 9
2 Wilcy Moore 9
4 Bump Hadley 7
4 Chad Kimsey 7