On This Day

Wednesday, May 11, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 17 5 .773 --
Yankees 14 6 .700 2.0
Tigers 13 8 .619 3.5
Indians 16 10 .615 3.0
Athletics 9 12 .429 7.5
Browns 11 15 .423 8.0
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
Reds 15 12 .556 4.0
Phillies 12 11 .522 5.0
Cardinals 11 14 .440 7.0
Giants 8 12 .400 7.5
Dodgers 8 13 .381 8.0
Pirates 7 15 .318 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Lefty O'Doul 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
2 Ripper Collins 2
2 Bill Dickey 2
2 Mickey Heath 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leo Durocher 2
2 Jack Burns 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hallahan 0.63
2 Johnny Allen 0.50
2 Van Mungo 0.50
4 Sam Gray 0.43
5 Red Lucas 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Joe Shaute 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 12
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Sam Gray 3
2 Van Mungo 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .436
2 Carl Reynolds .420
3 Bill Dickey .409
4 Chick Hafey .390
5 Hughie Critz .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 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 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Lu Blue 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Paul Waner 5
5 8 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 Red Lucas 5
1 Lon Warneke 5
5 5 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 33
2 Lefty Gomez 32
3 Lefty Grove 29
4 General Crowder 28
5 2 tied 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 .465
2 Jimmie Foxx .444
2 Billy Herman .444
4 Chuck Klein .400
5 Arky Vaughan .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 5
2 Earl Averill 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 14
1 Ripper Collins 14
3 Chuck Klein 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 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.00
1 Reggie Grabowski 0.00
3 Lloyd Brown 1.04
4 Carl Hubbell 1.13
5 General Crowder 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Red Lucas 3
1 Lon Warneke 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 21
2 Lefty Gomez 16
2 Bump Hadley 16
4 Dizzy Dean 15
4 Lefty Grove 15

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 Bill Dickey .356
5 Chick Hafey .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Earl Averill 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
5 Chuck Klein 28

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 22
5 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 174
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