On This Day

Monday, May 9, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 17 5 .773 --
Yankees 12 6 .667 3.0
Indians 16 10 .615 3.0
Tigers 12 8 .600 4.0
Browns 11 13 .458 7.0
Athletics 8 12 .400 8.0
White Sox 6 16 .273 11.0
Red Sox 4 16 .200 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 6 .727 --
Braves 13 8 .619 2.5
Reds 14 11 .560 3.5
Phillies 11 10 .524 4.5
Cardinals 11 13 .458 6.0
Giants 8 11 .421 6.5
Dodgers 7 13 .350 8.0
Pirates 7 15 .318 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Piet 4
2 Sparky Adams 3
2 Ripper Collins 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Hal Lee 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Stripp 3
2 Sparky Adams 2
2 Ripper Collins 2
2 Tony Cuccinello 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Billy Urbanski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.36
2 Ed Holley 0.33
3 Flint Rhem 0.31
4 Watty Clark 0.30
5 Wes Ferrell 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Flint Rhem 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 4
1 Flint Rhem 4
3 Watty Clark 3
3 Fred Frankhouse 3
3 Ed Holley 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .420
2 Jimmie Foxx .419
3 Hughie Critz .382
4 Bill Dickey .379
5 Tom Oliver .368

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 Lloyd Brown 1.54
4 Lon Warneke 1.62
5 Huck Betts 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
3 Red Lucas 4
3 Flint Rhem 4
3 3 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 Ben Cantwell 1
2 17 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .468
2 Billy Herman .452
3 Johnny Frederick .408
4 Pinky Whitney .395
5 Jim Levey .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 17
2 Ripper Collins 13
3 Al Simmons 12
4 Jimmie Foxx 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Jimmy Shevlin 4
1 Johnny Watwood 4
4 Lu Blue 3
4 Babe Herman 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Grabowski 0.00
2 Lloyd Brown 1.04
3 Carl Hubbell 1.13
4 Bobby Burke 1.42
5 George Pipgras 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 3
1 General Crowder 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 George Blaeholder 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 15
1 Bump Hadley 15
3 George Blaeholder 14
3 Bill Hallahan 14
3 George Pipgras 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .372
2 Babe Ruth .361
3 Bill Terry .361
4 Lou Gehrig .353
5 Chick Hafey .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Earl Averill 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
5 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 180
2 Babe Ruth 166
3 Earl Averill 151
4 Jimmie Foxx 134
5 Al Simmons 127

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 2.05
2 Carl Hubbell 2.56
3 Bill Walker 2.73
4 Bump Hadley 2.75
5 Larry French 2.84

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 174
2 Bill Hallahan 164
3 Lefty Gomez 156
4 George Earnshaw 154
5 Carl Hubbell 153

Saves

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