On This Day

Friday, May 6, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 14 5 .737 --
Yankees 11 6 .647 2.0
Tigers 12 7 .632 2.0
Indians 14 9 .609 2.0
Browns 10 12 .455 5.5
Athletics 8 10 .444 5.5
White Sox 6 14 .300 8.5
Red Sox 3 15 .167 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 6 .700 --
Braves 12 6 .667 1.0
Phillies 10 9 .526 3.5
Reds 11 11 .500 4.0
Cardinals 9 12 .429 5.5
Giants 7 10 .412 5.5
Dodgers 7 10 .412 5.5
Pirates 7 13 .350 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Gilbert 3
1 Mickey Heath 3
1 Shanty Hogan 3
1 Red Lucas 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Myatt 1
1 Lefty O'Doul 1
1 Fred Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Wally Gilbert 3
1 Mickey Heath 3
1 Red Lucas 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Berry 1
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Rick Ferrell 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pipgras 1.00
2 Van Mungo 0.86
3 Red Lucas 0.60
4 Bill Harris 0.46
5 Mel Harder 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 7
2 Bill Harris 6
2 Van Mungo 6
4 Mel Harder 5
5 Earl Whitehill 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Kimsey 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .418
2 Carl Reynolds .403
3 Pinky Whitney .403
4 Hughie Critz .400
5 Bill Dickey .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Terry 7
2 Ripper Collins 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Charlie Gehringer 6
2 Babe Ruth 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 25
2 Earl Averill 24
3 Bill Terry 21
4 Babe Herman 20
4 Babe Ruth 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Paul Waner 5
4 Lu Blue 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Coffman 1.13
2 Huck Betts 1.38
3 Hal Schumacher 1.42
4 Steve Swetonic 1.44
5 Dazzy Vance 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 5
2 General Crowder 4
2 Red Lucas 4
2 Lon Warneke 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 26
1 George Pipgras 26
3 General Crowder 25
3 Lefty Gomez 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 Carl Fischer 1
2 Sam Gray 1
2 14 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .500
2 Pinky Whitney .468
3 Johnny Frederick .447
4 Chuck Klein .438
5 Billy Herman .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 5
2 Ripper Collins 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
4 Chuck Klein 3
4 Red Worthington 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 23
2 Charlie Gehringer 17
3 Chuck Klein 13
3 Gus Suhr 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Jimmy Shevlin 4
2 George Watkins 4
2 Johnny Watwood 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Grabowski 0.00
2 Carl Hubbell 1.13
3 Lon Warneke 1.50
3 Sam Gibson 1.50
5 Huck Betts 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Carl Fischer 3
1 George Pipgras 3
1 Lon Warneke 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 26
2 Bump Hadley 15
3 Bill Hallahan 14
4 Van Mungo 13
5 5 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Tommy Bridges 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 .374
2 Bill Terry .362
3 Babe Ruth .362
4 Lou Gehrig .355
5 Bill Dickey .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 182
2 Babe Ruth 166
3 Earl Averill 151
4 Jimmie Foxx 134
5 Al Simmons 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 61
2 Frankie Frisch 33
3 Roy Johnson 31
4 Jack Burns 21
4 Babe Herman 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.03
2 Carl Hubbell 2.74
3 Bump Hadley 2.75
4 Bill Walker 2.80
5 Lefty Gomez 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 Lefty Gomez 24
3 General Crowder 22
3 Wes Ferrell 22
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 178
2 Bill Hallahan 164
3 Lefty Gomez 156
4 George Earnshaw 154
5 Carl Hubbell 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 13
2 Firpo Marberry 11
3 Chad Kimsey 8
3 Wilcy Moore 8
5 Bump Hadley 6