On This Day

Wednesday, May 25, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 22 12 .647 --
Cubs 23 13 .639 0.0
Reds 21 19 .525 4.0
Cardinals 17 19 .472 6.0
Giants 14 17 .452 6.5
Pirates 14 18 .438 7.0
Dodgers 15 21 .417 8.0
Phillies 15 22 .405 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 4
2 Shanty Hogan 3
2 Don Hurst 3
2 Freddie Lindstrom 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Len Koenecke 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Terry 4
2 Chuck Klein 3
3 Dave Barbee 2
3 Chick Hafey 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Knothe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Brown 0.83
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.38
3 Paul Derringer 0.25
3 Dazzy Vance 0.25
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Brown 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Ray Kremer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Brown 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Bill Swift 3
4 Paul Derringer 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .441
2 Tony Lazzeri .409
3 Paul Waner .408
4 Chick Hafey .387
5 Hughie Critz .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Ripper Collins 11
2 Babe Ruth 11
4 Bill Terry 10
5 Chuck Klein 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Bill Terry 38
3 Babe Ruth 37
3 Al Simmons 37
5 Don Hurst 36

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 Burleigh Grimes 1.80
5 Vic Sorrell 1.81

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 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .523
2 Jimmie Foxx .449
3 Don Hurst .444
4 Tony Lazzeri .442
5 Ernie Lombardi .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Chuck Klein 6
3 Smead Jolley 5
3 Babe Ruth 5
5 Ripper Collins 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 20
3 Al Simmons 16
3 Bill Terry 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Klein 4
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Swetonic 0.50
2 Johnny Allen 0.67
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.93
4 Clint Brown 1.00
4 Glenn Spencer 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 30
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Lefty Grove 21
4 Hank Johnson 19
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .446
2 Tony Lazzeri .433
3 Jimmie Foxx .427
4 Don Hurst .398
5 Billy Herman .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Ripper Collins 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
4 Smead Jolley 6
4 Babe Ruth 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 32
2 Al Simmons 28
3 Chuck Klein 27
4 Don Hurst 26
5 Ripper Collins 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.55
2 Lefty Grove 1.28
3 Steve Swetonic 1.36
4 Huck Betts 1.69
5 Carl Hubbell 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Red Lucas 5
4 Huck Betts 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 44
2 Lefty Gomez 42
3 Lefty Grove 38
4 Red Ruffing 27
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Chad Kimsey 2
2 Clarence Mitchell 2
5 22 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .365
2 Al Simmons .358
3 Bill Terry .355
4 Babe Ruth .353
5 Paul Waner .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Earl Averill 33
5 Chuck Klein 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 176
2 Lou Gehrig 171
3 Earl Averill 143
4 Bill Terry 134
5 Jimmie Foxx 133

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 32
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 Gomez 184
3 Lefty Grove 181
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