On This Day

Tuesday, May 10, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 17 5 .773 --
Yankees 13 6 .684 2.5
Tigers 13 8 .619 3.5
Indians 16 10 .615 3.0
Browns 11 14 .440 7.5
Athletics 9 12 .429 7.5
White Sox 6 17 .261 11.5
Red Sox 4 17 .190 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 6 .739 --
Braves 13 8 .619 3.0
Phillies 12 10 .545 4.5
Reds 14 12 .538 4.5
Cardinals 11 13 .458 6.5
Giants 8 12 .400 7.5
Dodgers 7 13 .350 8.5
Pirates 7 15 .318 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Billy Rogell 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Billy Jurges 3
3 Babe Ruth 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Herman 2
2 Harry Davis 1
2 Ray Hayworth 1
2 Chuck Klein 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Sorrell 1.00
2 Lefty Grove 0.83
3 Lefty Gomez 0.70
4 Lon Warneke 0.43
5 Ray Benge 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 7
2 Lefty Grove 5
3 Sad Sam Jones 3
3 Ray Kolp 3
3 Lon Warneke 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .436
2 Carl Reynolds .420
3 Bill Dickey .387
4 Hughie Critz .366
5 Bill Terry .360

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 23
3 Babe Ruth 23
5 Bill Terry 22

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 Vic Sorrell 1.57
5 Lon Warneke 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Lon Warneke 5
4 Lefty Gomez 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 32
2 Lefty Grove 29
3 General Crowder 28
4 Bump Hadley 27
4 Red Ruffing 27

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 .444
3 Chuck Klein .439
4 Johnny Frederick .408
5 Jimmie Foxx .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 4
1 Ripper Collins 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 14
2 Ripper Collins 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Chuck Klein 12
2 Al Simmons 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Jimmy Shevlin 4
1 Johnny Watwood 4
4 Lu Blue 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Grabowski 0.00
2 Lloyd Brown 1.04
3 Carl Hubbell 1.13
4 Lefty Grove 1.29
5 Bobby Burke 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Lon Warneke 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 Lefty Gomez 16
2 Bump Hadley 16
4 Dizzy Dean 15
5 George Pipgras 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .371
2 Bill Terry .362
3 Babe Ruth .361
4 Chick Hafey .352
5 Bill Dickey .352

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 169
3 Earl Averill 151
4 Jimmie Foxx 135
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 1.99
2 Carl Hubbell 2.56
3 Bill Walker 2.73
4 Lefty Gomez 2.83
5 Larry French 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 Lefty Gomez 25
3 General Crowder 23
4 Wes Ferrell 22
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 179
2 Bill Hallahan 164
3 Lefty Gomez 163
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