On This Day

Thursday, May 19, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 8 .704 --
Senators 21 9 .700 -0.5
Indians 18 14 .563 3.5
Tigers 15 12 .556 4.0
Athletics 14 14 .500 5.5
Browns 15 17 .469 6.5
White Sox 9 19 .321 10.5
Red Sox 5 23 .179 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 9 .710 --
Braves 17 10 .630 3.0
Reds 18 17 .514 6.0
Cardinals 15 16 .484 7.0
Phillies 13 17 .433 8.5
Giants 10 14 .417 8.5
Dodgers 12 17 .414 9.0
Pirates 10 17 .370 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 5
1 Heinie Manush 5
3 Earle Combs 4
3 Joe Judge 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Sam West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam West 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Babe Ruth 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Johnny Moore 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Mahaffey 0.36
2 Red Ruffing 0.25
3 Ownie Carroll 0.17
3 General Crowder 0.17
5 Glenn Spencer 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Leon Chagnon 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Mahaffey 4
2 Ownie Carroll 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Hod Lisenbee 3
2 Red Ruffing 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .456
2 Chick Hafey .429
3 Bill Dickey .413
4 Bill Terry .369
5 Red Worthington .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Bill Terry 9
3 Ripper Collins 8
3 Babe Ruth 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 33
2 Earl Averill 32
3 Charlie Gehringer 29
3 Bill Terry 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Lu Blue 7
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 1.70
3 Huck Betts 1.93
4 Vic Sorrell 1.93
5 Ray Kolp 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Red Lucas 6
4 Guy Bush 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 45
2 Bill Hallahan 43
3 Red Ruffing 42
4 General Crowder 37
4 Lefty Gomez 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Chief Hogsett 2
2 Clarence Mitchell 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 21 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .524
2 Ernie Lombardi .500
3 Chick Hafey .491
4 Bill Dickey .447
5 Tony Lazzeri .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Johnny Moore 4
4 Mickey Cochrane 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
2 Jimmy Dykes 13
2 Ernie Lombardi 13
4 Mickey Heath 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Joe Stripp 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Jack Burns 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.00
2 Red Lucas 1.00
2 Johnny Allen 1.00
2 Carl Hubbell 1.00
5 Lefty Grove 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Red Lucas 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 26
1 Bill Hallahan 26
3 Red Ruffing 24
4 Van Mungo 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Mitchell 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .370
2 Bill Terry .359
3 Al Simmons .357
4 Bill Dickey .354
5 Babe Ruth .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 171
2 Babe Ruth 169
3 Earl Averill 148
4 Jimmie Foxx 131
5 Bill Terry 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 59
2 Frankie Frisch 35
3 Roy Johnson 29
4 Jack Burns 21
5 Babe Herman 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.92
2 Carl Hubbell 2.44
3 Bill Walker 2.77
4 Lefty Gomez 2.79
5 Larry French 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 Lefty Gomez 25
3 General Crowder 24
4 Wes Ferrell 22
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 183
2 Bill Hallahan 181
3 Lefty Gomez 166
4 Red Ruffing 154
5 George Earnshaw 152

Saves

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