On This Day

Saturday, May 7, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	15	5	.750	--
Yankees	12	6	.667	2.0
Indians	15	9	.625	2.0
Tigers	12	8	.600	3.0
Browns	11	12	.478	5.5
Athletics	8	11	.421	6.5
White Sox	6	15	.286	9.5
Red Sox	3	16	.158	11.5

Games

Browns 4, Red Sox 0

Yankees 4, Tigers 1

Indians 10, Athletics 7

Senators 7, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	15	6	.714	--
Braves	12	7	.632	2.0
Phillies	11	9	.550	3.5
Reds	12	11	.522	4.0
Cardinals	9	12	.429	6.0
Giants	7	10	.412	6.0
Dodgers	7	11	.389	6.5
Pirates	7	14	.333	8.0

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 0

Reds 9, Braves 8

Phillies 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Lombardi	5
2	Jack Burns	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Bill Cissell	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	3
1	Jimmie Foxx	3
1	Ernie Lombardi	3
1	Jack Saltzgaver	3
1	Joe Vosmik	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rick Ferrell	1
1	Hal Lee	1
1	Jo-Jo Morrissey	1
1	Tony Piet	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	1.80
2	Pat Malone	0.80
3	Tommy Bridges	0.55
4	Glenn Spencer	0.40
5	George Blaeholder	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Snipe Hansen	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	9
2	Pat Malone	8
3	Tommy Bridges	6
4	George Blaeholder	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.437
2	Carl Reynolds	.408
3	Hughie Critz	.400
4	Bill Terry	.384
5	Pinky Whitney	.383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	26
2	Charlie Gehringer	25
3	Jimmie Foxx	22
4	Bill Terry	21
5	2 tied	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	Steve Swetonic	1.33
3	Huck Betts	1.38
4	Dazzy Vance	1.57
5	Lon Warneke	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	5
1	Wes Ferrell	5
3	Red Lucas	4
3	Lon Warneke	4
3	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	General Crowder	28
2	Red Ruffing	27
3	Bump Hadley	26
3	George Pipgras	26
5	Lefty Gomez	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Ray Benge	1
2	Tommy Bridges	1
2	Wes Ferrell	1
2	16 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Reynolds	.500
2	Johnny Frederick	.468
3	Pinky Whitney	.457
4	Billy Herman	.449
5	Earl Averill	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	5
2	Ripper Collins	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	Jimmie Foxx	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	24
2	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Charlie Gehringer	13
2	Chuck Klein	13
2	Gus Suhr	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Jimmy Shevlin	4
2	George Watkins	4
2	Johnny Watwood	4
5	6 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	George Blaeholder	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Carl Fischer	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Pipgras	26
2	George Blaeholder	15
2	Bump Hadley	15
4	Bill Hallahan	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Ray Benge	1
2	Tommy Bridges	1
2	Wes Ferrell	1
2	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.372
2	Bill Terry	.362
3	Babe Ruth	.360
4	Lou Gehrig	.354
5	Bill Dickey	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Lou Gehrig	47
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
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	137
5	Al Simmons	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	61
2	Frankie Frisch	33
3	Roy Johnson	30
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	Larry French	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Lefty Gomez	24
3	General Crowder	23
4	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