On This Day

Tuesday, May 24, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	9	.727	--
Senators	22	13	.629	3.0
Tigers	18	15	.545	6.0
Athletics	18	16	.529	6.5
Indians	19	18	.514	7.0
Browns	18	19	.486	8.0
White Sox	13	21	.382	11.5
Red Sox	6	27	.182	18.0

Games

White Sox 11, Indians 7

Tigers 6, Browns 5

Yankees 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	21	12	.636	--
Cubs	22	13	.629	0.0
Reds	21	18	.538	3.0
Cardinals	17	18	.486	5.0
Giants	13	17	.433	6.5
Dodgers	15	20	.429	7.0
Pirates	13	18	.419	7.0
Phillies	15	21	.417	7.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Braves 3

Pirates 5, Reds 3

Phillies 11, Giants 8

Cardinals 8, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gabby Hartnett	5
2	Don Hurst	4
2	Les Mallon	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ripper Collins	2
1	Mel Ott	2
3	Ethan Allen	1
3	Bill Cissell	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ripper Collins	4
1	Don Hurst	4
3	Bill Cissell	3
3	Hal Lee	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	Frank Grube	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	3.25
2	Van Mungo	0.50
3	Si Johnson	0.36
4	Vic Frazier	0.17
5	Rube Walberg	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Izzy Goldstein	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	13
2	Van Mungo	5
3	Si Johnson	4
4	Benny Frey	2
4	5 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Jim Lindsey	1
1	Whit Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.441
2	Tony Lazzeri	.409
3	Paul Waner	.392
4	Chick Hafey	.383
5	Hughie Critz	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Ripper Collins	11
2	Babe Ruth	11
4	Bill Terry	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	43
2	Babe Ruth	37
2	Al Simmons	37
4	Don Hurst	35
5	Bill Terry	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Lu Blue	7
2	Ben Chapman	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
5	Jack Burns	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 Gomez	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
1	Red Lucas	7
4	General Crowder	6
4	Wes Ferrell	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	58
2	Bill Hallahan	51
3	Lefty Grove	50
4	Red Ruffing	42
5	General Crowder	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Chief Hogsett	2
2	Chad Kimsey	2
2	2 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Lazzeri	.479
2	Jimmie Foxx	.472
3	Ernie Lombardi	.425
4	Wes Schulmerich	.423
5	Don Hurst	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Smead Jolley	5
2	Chuck Klein	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
5	Ripper Collins	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	21
1	Don Hurst	21
3	Babe Ruth	17
4	Al Simmons	16
5	Wes Schulmerich	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Klein	5
2	Jack Burns	3
2	Harry Davis	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	0.50
2	Johnny Allen	0.67
3	Lefty Grove	0.96
4	Clint Brown	1.00
4	Glenn Spencer	1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	33
2	Bill Hallahan	30
3	Lefty Grove	26
4	Hank Johnson	19
5	Red Ruffing	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Lazzeri	.443
2	Jimmie Foxx	.419
3	Paul Waner	.415
4	Chick Hafey	.383
5	Red Worthington	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Ripper Collins	8
3	Earl Averill	7
3	Chuck Klein	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	32
2	Earl Averill	30
3	Al Simmons	28
4	Don Hurst	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	6
1	Chuck Klein	6
3	Jack Burns	5
3	Frankie Frisch	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.55
2	Reggie Grabowski	1.05
3	Lefty Grove	1.28
4	Steve Swetonic	1.36
5	Carl Hubbell	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	Red Lucas	5
2	George Pipgras	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	44
2	Lefty Gomez	42
3	Lefty Grove	38
4	George Pipgras	34
5	Red Ruffing	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Chad Kimsey	2
2	Clarence Mitchell	2
5	21 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.364
2	Al Simmons	.356
3	Bill Terry	.354
4	Lefty O'Doul	.349
5	Babe Ruth	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Earl Averill	33
5	Chuck Klein	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	176
2	Lou Gehrig	173
3	Earl Averill	144
4	Jimmie Foxx	136
5	2 tied	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	58
2	Frankie Frisch	34
3	Roy Johnson	28
4	Jack Burns	22
5	Babe Herman	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.97
2	Carl Hubbell	2.47
3	Bill Walker	2.74
4	Lefty Gomez	2.75
5	Larry French	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	Lefty Gomez	26
3	General Crowder	23
4	Wes Ferrell	22
5	George Earnshaw	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	189
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Lefty Gomez	184
4	Carl Hubbell	154
5	Red Ruffing	153

Saves

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