On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	19	6	.760	--
Yankees	16	6	.727	1.5
Indians	18	11	.621	3.0
Tigers	14	10	.583	4.5
Athletics	11	13	.458	7.5
Browns	12	17	.414	9.0
White Sox	7	18	.280	12.0
Red Sox	4	20	.167	14.5

Games

Tigers 7, Athletics 2

Yankees 5, Indians 0

Browns 1, Senators 0

White Sox 9, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	18	9	.667	--
Braves	16	9	.640	1.0
Reds	16	15	.516	4.0
Cardinals	14	15	.483	5.0
Phillies	13	14	.481	5.0
Giants	9	12	.429	6.0
Dodgers	10	15	.400	7.0
Pirates	8	15	.348	8.0

Games

Pirates 2, Dodgers 0

Giants 9, Reds 1

Phillies 8, Cubs 6

Braves 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wes Schulmerich	4
2	Wally Berger	3
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Woody English	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Spud Davis	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	4
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
3	Woody English	3
4	Lu Blue	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
1	Tony Piet	2
3	Charlie Berry	1
3	Jimmy Dykes	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	2.00
2	Tommy Bridges	1.00
2	Steve Swetonic	1.00
4	Roy Mahaffey	0.43
4	Lefty Stewart	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Bob Brown	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	12
2	Tommy Bridges	6
2	Bob Brown	6
4	Phil Collins	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Snipe Hansen	1
1	Chief Hogsett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.461
2	Bill Dickey	.452
3	Chick Hafey	.419
4	Carl Reynolds	.372
5	Bill Terry	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Ripper Collins	8
3	Mickey Cochrane	7
3	Charlie Gehringer	7
3	Bill Terry	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	31
2	Charlie Gehringer	29
3	Jimmie Foxx	26
4	Al Simmons	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Lu Blue	5
2	Jack Burns	5
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	1.00
2	Vic Sorrell	1.57
3	Lefty Grove	1.65
4	Bobby Burke	1.75
5	Ivy Andrews	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
2	Wes Ferrell	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Red Lucas	5
2	Lon Warneke	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	39
1	Red Ruffing	39
3	General Crowder	34
4	Bill Hallahan	33
5	Lefty Gomez	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Chief Hogsett	2
3	Ray Benge	1
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	20 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.556
2	Ernie Lombardi	.514
3	Don Hurst	.426
4	Chick Hafey	.411
5	Ripper Collins	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	Ripper Collins	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Al Simmons	12
3	Ripper Collins	11
3	Don Hurst	11
3	Ernie Lombardi	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Jack Burns	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	Johnny Watwood	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	0.00
1	George Pipgras	0.00
1	Johnny Allen	0.00
4	Pat Malone	0.56
5	General Crowder	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Dizzy Dean	3
2	Red Lucas	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	22
2	Lefty Grove	21
2	Bill Hallahan	21
4	Bump Hadley	18
5	Dizzy Dean	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Ray Benge	1
2	Ed Brandt	1
2	Tommy Bridges	1
2	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.371
2	Bill Dickey	.370
3	Bill Terry	.362
4	Babe Ruth	.359
5	Chick Hafey	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Earl Averill	34
5	Chuck Klein	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Babe Ruth	167
3	Earl Averill	152
4	Jimmie Foxx	134
5	Al Simmons	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	61
2	Frankie Frisch	35
3	Roy Johnson	30
4	Jack Burns	22
5	Babe Herman	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.96
2	Carl Hubbell	2.51
3	Bill Walker	2.73
4	Lefty Gomez	2.87
5	Larry French	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	General Crowder	24
2	Lefty Gomez	24
4	Wes Ferrell	22
5	George Earnshaw	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	185
2	Bill Hallahan	174
3	Lefty Gomez	161
4	George Earnshaw	153
4	Carl Hubbell	153

Saves

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