On This Day

Sunday, May 22, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	22	9	.710	--
Senators	22	12	.647	1.5
Athletics	18	14	.563	4.5
Tigers	17	14	.548	5.0
Indians	19	16	.543	5.0
Browns	17	18	.486	7.0
White Sox	11	21	.344	11.5
Red Sox	5	27	.156	17.5

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 8, Tigers 7

Browns 4, Indians 2

Athletics 4, Yankees 2

Senators 7, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	22	12	.647	--
Braves	20	11	.645	0.5
Reds	21	17	.553	3.0
Cardinals	16	18	.471	6.0
Giants	12	16	.429	7.0
Dodgers	14	19	.424	7.5
Phillies	14	20	.412	8.0
Pirates	12	18	.400	8.0

Games

Dodgers 2, Giants 1

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Phillies 5, Braves 3

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 5, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lloyd Waner	5
2	Tony Piet	4
2	John Stone	4
2	Paul Waner	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Johnny Hodapp	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Kress	5
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Don Hurst	3
4	Kiddo Davis	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	Al Lopez	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Johnson	1.17
2	Clint Brown	0.80
3	Bill Hallahan	0.67
3	Hal Schumacher	0.67
5	Socks Seibold	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	8
1	Hal Schumacher	8
3	Hank Johnson	7
4	Socks Seibold	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.445
2	Tony Lazzeri	.414
3	Chick Hafey	.398
4	Bill Dickey	.389
5	Paul Waner	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Ripper Collins	9
3	Bill Terry	9
5	Mickey Cochrane	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	42
2	Al Simmons	37
3	Babe Ruth	35
4	Bill Terry	34
5	Earl Averill	33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	1.00
2	Huck Betts	1.55
3	Lefty Grove	1.70
4	Vic Sorrell	1.81
5	Johnny Allen	1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	51
2	Lefty Grove	50
3	Lefty Gomez	45
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	.489
2	Jimmie Foxx	.458
3	Chick Hafey	.441
4	Ernie Lombardi	.429
5	Bill Dickey	.400

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	20
2	Al Simmons	18
3	Babe Ruth	15
4	Don Hurst	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Klein	5
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Jack Burns	3
2	Harry Davis	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	0.50
2	Bill Walker	0.61
3	Johnny Allen	0.67
4	Lefty Grove	0.96
5	Larry French	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	30
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Lefty Gomez	20
4	Hank Johnson	19
5	Red Ruffing	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Lazzeri	.438
2	Paul Waner	.427
3	Jimmie Foxx	.425
4	Chick Hafey	.398
5	Bill Dickey	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Earl Averill	7
2	Ripper Collins	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
5	Babe Ruth	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	33
2	Earl Averill	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
2	Chuck Klein	6
5	George Watkins	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.55
2	Lefty Grove	1.28
3	Steve Swetonic	1.36
4	Carl Hubbell	1.67
5	Huck Betts	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	George Blaeholder	5
2	Red Lucas	5
4	Huck Betts	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	44
2	Lefty Grove	38
3	George Pipgras	31
4	Lefty Gomez	29
5	Red Ruffing	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Clarence Mitchell	2
4	Ray Benge	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.366
2	Al Simmons	.360
3	Bill Terry	.355
4	Babe Ruth	.351
5	Lefty O'Doul	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	39
4	Earl Averill	34
5	Chuck Klein	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	175
2	Lou Gehrig	174
3	Earl Averill	149
4	Jimmie Foxx	139
5	2 tied	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	33
2	Lefty Gomez	25
3	General Crowder	24
4	Wes Ferrell	23
5	George Earnshaw	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	189
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Lefty Gomez	171
4	George Earnshaw	154
4	2 others tied	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	11
2	Firpo Marberry	10
3	Chad Kimsey	8
4	Bump Hadley	7
5	Wilcy Moore	6