On This Day

Friday, May 13, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 18 5 .783 --
Yankees 14 6 .700 2.5
Indians 17 10 .630 3.0
Tigers 13 9 .591 4.5
Athletics 10 12 .455 7.5
Browns 11 16 .407 9.0
White Sox 6 17 .261 12.0
Red Sox 4 18 .182 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 7 .720 --
Braves 14 9 .609 3.0
Reds 15 14 .517 5.0
Cardinals 13 14 .481 6.0
Phillies 12 13 .480 6.0
Dodgers 10 13 .435 7.0
Giants 8 12 .400 7.5
Pirates 7 15 .318 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Charlie Gelbert 4
3 Mule Haas 3
3 Chuck Klein 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 Babe Herman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 3
2 Jack Burns 2
2 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Brickell 2
1 Chuck Klein 2
3 Jack Burns 1
3 Joe Cronin 1
3 Joe Stripp 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 General Crowder 3.00
2 Dazzy Vance 0.56
3 George Earnshaw 0.45
4 Guy Bush 0.31
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 6
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5
4 Guy Bush 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .458
2 Chick Hafey .418
3 Bill Dickey .409
4 Carl Reynolds .407
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 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 27
2 Charlie Gehringer 25
3 Al Simmons 24
4 Ripper Collins 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Lu Blue 5
2 Jack Burns 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Swetonic 1.33
2 Lloyd Brown 1.54
3 Vic Sorrell 1.57
4 Lon Warneke 1.69
5 Huck Betts 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Red Lucas 5
2 Lon Warneke 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 34
2 Bill Hallahan 33
3 Lefty Gomez 32
4 George Earnshaw 29
4 Lefty Grove 29

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 Jimmie Foxx .486
2 Billy Herman .409
2 Carl Reynolds .409
4 Joe Cronin .378
5 Chick Hafey .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 12
1 Chuck Klein 12
1 Al Simmons 12
4 Jimmie Foxx 11
4 Ernie Lombardi 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Johnny Watwood 4
5 Lu Blue 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.00
1 Reggie Grabowski 0.00
3 Pat Malone 0.56
4 General Crowder 0.93
5 Lloyd Brown 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 Lon Warneke 3
5 13 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 21
2 General Crowder 15
2 Lefty Grove 15
4 Bump Hadley 14
4 George Pipgras 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .373
2 Bill Terry .362
3 Babe Ruth .362
4 Bill Dickey .359
5 Chick Hafey .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 179
2 Babe Ruth 169
3 Earl Averill 149
4 Jimmie Foxx 132
5 Al Simmons 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 61
2 Frankie Frisch 34
3 Roy Johnson 30
4 Jack Burns 23
5 Babe Herman 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.02
2 Carl Hubbell 2.56
3 Bill Walker 2.73
4 Lefty Gomez 2.87
5 Larry French 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 General Crowder 24
2 Lefty Gomez 24
4 Wes Ferrell 22
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 Bill Hallahan 174
3 Lefty Gomez 161
4 George Earnshaw 153
4 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