On This Day

Tuesday, May 17, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 6 .750 --
Senators 19 8 .704 0.5
Indians 18 13 .581 3.5
Tigers 15 11 .577 4.0
Athletics 12 14 .462 7.0
Browns 14 17 .452 7.5
White Sox 9 18 .333 10.5
Red Sox 4 22 .154 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 9 .690 --
Braves 16 10 .615 2.5
Reds 18 15 .545 4.0
Cardinals 15 15 .500 5.5
Phillies 13 16 .448 7.0
Dodgers 11 16 .407 8.0
Giants 9 14 .391 8.0
Pirates 9 16 .360 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Grantham 4
1 Lance Richbourg 4
3 Fred Brickell 3
3 Bruce Campbell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 3
1 Red Worthington 3
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 Lu Blue 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Liz Funk 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 1.00
1 Bill Hallahan 1.00
3 Ray Phelps 0.57
4 Mel Harder 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 10
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Ed Holley 5
4 Ray Phelps 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .469
2 Bill Dickey .436
3 Chick Hafey .415
4 Bill Terry .378
5 Pinky Whitney .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Ripper Collins 8
2 Bill Terry 8
4 Earl Averill 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 32
2 Charlie Gehringer 29
3 Jimmie Foxx 27
4 Ripper Collins 26
4 Bill Terry 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Lu Blue 6
3 Jack Burns 5
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Swetonic 1.00
2 Lefty Grove 1.65
3 George Pipgras 1.83
4 Huck Betts 1.93
5 Vic Sorrell 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
1 Red Lucas 6
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 43
2 Lefty Grove 39
2 Red Ruffing 39
4 Lefty Gomez 35
5 2 tied 34

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 .553
2 Ernie Lombardi .500
3 Chick Hafey .418
4 Don Hurst .412
5 Billy Herman .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Hal Lee 4
1 Johnny Moore 4
4 Mickey Cochrane 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Mickey Heath 12
2 Don Hurst 12
2 Al Simmons 12
2 Red Worthington 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Jack Burns 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Joe Stripp 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 0.00
2 Red Ruffing 0.50
3 Johnny Allen 0.76
4 General Crowder 0.86
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Dizzy Dean 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 26
2 Red Ruffing 21
3 Lefty Grove 20
4 Dizzy Dean 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .362
2 Al Simmons .362
3 Chick Hafey .361
4 Bill Dickey .359
5 Babe Ruth .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 172
2 Babe Ruth 167
3 Earl Averill 148
4 Jimmie Foxx 131
5 Bill Terry 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 59
2 Frankie Frisch 35
3 Roy Johnson 30
4 Jack Burns 21
4 Babe Herman 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.91
2 Carl Hubbell 2.44
3 Bill Walker 2.67
4 Lefty Gomez 2.77
5 Larry French 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 Lefty Gomez 25
3 General Crowder 24
4 George Earnshaw 22
4 Wes Ferrell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 184
2 Lefty Grove 178
3 Lefty Gomez 164
4 George Earnshaw 157
5 Red Ruffing 151

Saves

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