On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	22	8	.733	--
Senators	21	12	.636	2.5
Tigers	17	12	.586	4.5
Indians	19	15	.559	5.0
Athletics	17	14	.548	5.5
Browns	16	18	.471	8.0
White Sox	9	21	.300	13.0
Red Sox	5	26	.161	17.5

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 1

Browns 8, Indians 7

Yankees 14, Senators 2

Yankees 8, Senators 0

Athletics 18, Red Sox 6

Athletics 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	22	11	.667	--
Braves	19	10	.655	1.0
Reds	20	17	.541	4.0
Cardinals	15	17	.469	6.5
Giants	12	15	.444	7.0
Phillies	13	19	.406	8.5
Dodgers	13	19	.406	8.5
Pirates	11	17	.393	8.5

Games

Giants 12, Dodgers 5

Dodgers 7, Giants 2

Braves 6, Phillies 5

Reds 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Lazzeri	6
2	Al Simmons	5
2	Hack Wilson	5
4	Mickey Cochrane	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
1	Smead Jolley	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
1	Earl Webb	2
1	Dib Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	7
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Babe Ruth	6
4	Smead Jolley	5
4	Hack Wilson	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Harry Davis	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sugar Cain	0.71
2	Herb Pennock	0.43
3	Pat Caraway	0.33
4	Danny MacFayden	0.30
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sugar Cain	5
2	Bob Brown	3
2	Pat Caraway	3
2	Dolf Luque	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.452
2	Tony Lazzeri	.422
3	Bill Dickey	.404
4	Chick Hafey	.400
5	Paul Waner	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Bill Terry	9
4	Ripper Collins	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Babe Ruth	35
2	Al Simmons	35
4	Bill Terry	34
5	Earl Averill	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Lu Blue	7
3	Jack Burns	6
3	Ben Chapman	6
3	Chuck Klein	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	1.00
2	Huck Betts	1.55
3	Lefty Grove	1.66
4	Vic Sorrell	1.81
5	Johnny Allen	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Lucas	7
2	General Crowder	6
2	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Lefty Grove	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	Lefty Gomez	45
3	Bill Hallahan	43
4	Red Ruffing	42
5	General Crowder	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Chief Hogsett	2
2	Clarence Mitchell	2
5	24 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Lazzeri	.512
2	Jimmie Foxx	.500
3	Ernie Lombardi	.467
4	Chick Hafey	.433
5	Bill Dickey	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Smead Jolley	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	Hal Lee	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	22
2	Al Simmons	17
3	Babe Ruth	15
4	Don Hurst	13
4	2 others tied	13

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	Bill Walker	0.61
2	Lefty Grove	0.64
3	Johnny Allen	0.67
4	Larry French	1.29
5	Ray Kolp	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	24
2	Lefty Grove	22
2	Bill Hallahan	22
4	Lefty Gomez	20
5	Tommy Bridges	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.443
2	Tony Lazzeri	.431
3	Paul Waner	.430
4	Bill Dickey	.420
5	Chick Hafey	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Earl Averill	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
4	Ripper Collins	6
4	Babe Ruth	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	32
1	Jimmie Foxx	32
3	Al Simmons	28
4	Chuck Klein	25
5	4 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Lu Blue	6
2	Jack Burns	6
4	Chuck Klein	5
4	George Watkins	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.55
2	Lefty Grove	1.16
3	Carl Hubbell	1.67
4	Huck Betts	1.69
5	George Pipgras	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	5
1	Red Lucas	5
1	Vic Sorrell	5
4	Huck Betts	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	36
2	Lefty Grove	34
3	Red Ruffing	33
4	George Pipgras	31
5	Lefty Gomez	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Chief Hogsett	2
2	Clarence Mitchell	2
5	21 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.366
2	Al Simmons	.361
3	Bill Terry	.357
4	Bill Dickey	.351
5	Babe Ruth	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Earl Averill	34
5	Chuck Klein	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	175
2	Lou Gehrig	173
3	Earl Averill	149
4	Jimmie Foxx	138
5	Bill Terry	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	58
2	Frankie Frisch	35
3	Roy Johnson	29
4	Jack Burns	22
5	Babe Herman	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.97
2	Carl Hubbell	2.49
3	Bill Walker	2.77
4	Larry French	2.79
5	Lefty Gomez	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Lefty Gomez	25
3	General Crowder	24
4	Wes Ferrell	23
5	George Earnshaw	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	181
1	Bill Hallahan	181
3	Lefty Gomez	171
4	George Earnshaw	154
4	2 others tied	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	12
2	Firpo Marberry	10
3	Chad Kimsey	8
4	Bump Hadley	7
5	Wilcy Moore	6