On This Day

Sunday, May 8, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 16 5 .762 --
Yankees 12 6 .667 2.5
Indians 16 9 .640 2.0
Tigers 12 8 .600 3.5
Browns 11 13 .458 6.5
Athletics 8 12 .400 7.5
White Sox 6 16 .273 10.5
Red Sox 4 16 .200 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 6 .727 --
Braves 12 8 .600 3.0
Phillies 11 9 .550 4.0
Reds 13 11 .542 4.0
Cardinals 10 13 .435 6.5
Giants 8 11 .421 6.5
Dodgers 7 12 .368 7.5
Pirates 7 14 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ripper Collins 4
1 Travis Jackson 4
1 Marv Olson 4
1 Luke Sewell 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Johnny Moore 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Jackson 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Rollie Hemsley 3
2 Luke Sewell 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Jack Rothrock 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Mooney 0.80
2 Carl Hubbell 0.57
3 Dizzy Dean 0.40
4 Clint Brown 0.33
4 Danny MacFayden 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 6
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
3 Danny MacFayden 5
3 Bill Walker 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .419
2 Carl Reynolds .403
3 Pinky Whitney .383
4 Hughie Critz .382
5 Bill Dickey .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 7
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
1 Bill Terry 7
4 Earl Averill 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 27
2 Charlie Gehringer 25
3 Jimmie Foxx 22
3 Bill Terry 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Lu Blue 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Paul Waner 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Coffman 1.13
2 Steve Swetonic 1.33
3 Huck Betts 1.38
4 Lon Warneke 1.62
5 Ivy Andrews 1.82

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 .458
2 Pinky Whitney .442
3 Red Worthington .429
4 Billy Herman .426
5 Johnny Frederick .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 6
2 Ripper Collins 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 Red Worthington 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 24
2 Al Simmons 12
2 Red Worthington 12
4 Ripper Collins 11
4 6 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Jimmy Shevlin 4
1 Johnny Watwood 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Grabowski 0.00
2 Carl Hubbell 1.08
3 Bobby Burke 1.42
4 Huck Betts 1.59
4 Earl Whitehill 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 George Pipgras 3
4 Huck Betts 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 26
2 Dizzy Dean 15
2 Bump Hadley 15
4 George Blaeholder 14
4 Bill Hallahan 14

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 .373
2 Bill Terry .360
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 35
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 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 61
2 Frankie Frisch 34
3 Roy Johnson 30
4 Jack Burns 21
4 Babe Herman 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.03
2 Carl Hubbell 2.68
3 Bill Walker 2.73
4 Bump Hadley 2.75
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 Carl Hubbell 155
5 George Earnshaw 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 12
2 Firpo Marberry 11
3 Chad Kimsey 8
3 Wilcy Moore 8
5 Bump Hadley 6