On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 9 .735 --
Senators 22 14 .611 4.0
Tigers 19 15 .559 6.0
Athletics 19 16 .543 6.5
Indians 19 18 .514 7.5
Browns 18 19 .486 8.5
White Sox 13 22 .371 12.5
Red Sox 6 28 .176 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 13 .639 --
Braves 22 13 .629 0.5
Reds 21 20 .512 4.5
Cardinals 17 19 .472 6.0
Pirates 15 18 .455 6.5
Giants 14 18 .438 7.0
Dodgers 16 21 .432 7.5
Phillies 16 22 .421 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Urbanski 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Shanty Hogan 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Johnny Hodapp 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Urbanski 5
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
4 Don Hurst 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 3
2 Roy Johnson 1
2 Nolen Richardson 1
2 Billy Rogell 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 1.36
2 George Earnshaw 1.00
3 Red Ruffing 0.43
4 Red Lucas 0.29
5 Watty Clark 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 15
2 George Earnshaw 5
3 Watty Clark 4
4 Red Ruffing 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Bill Swift 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .446
2 Tony Lazzeri .409
3 Paul Waner .396
4 Chick Hafey .386
5 Don Hurst .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 15
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 45
2 Don Hurst 39
3 Al Simmons 38
3 Bill Terry 38
5 Babe Ruth 37

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 Lefty Grove 1.70
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.80
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 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 58
2 Bill Hallahan 51
3 Lefty Grove 50
4 Red Ruffing 45
5 George Earnshaw 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Bill Swift 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Bump Hadley 2
3 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .484
2 Paul Waner .479
3 Tony Lazzeri .475
4 Jimmie Foxx .462
5 Ernie Lombardi .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Chuck Klein 6
3 Smead Jolley 5
3 Babe Ruth 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 24
2 Jimmie Foxx 22
3 Chuck Klein 18
3 Wes Schulmerich 18
5 Al Simmons 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Klein 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Watty Clark 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Van Mungo 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 26
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Carl Hubbell 19
3 Hank Johnson 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Swift 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Lombardi .472
2 Jimmie Foxx .435
3 Tony Lazzeri .433
4 Paul Waner .425
5 Don Hurst .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Ripper Collins 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
4 Smead Jolley 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Chuck Klein 30
3 Don Hurst 29
3 Al Simmons 29
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.55
2 Lefty Grove 1.28
3 Steve Swetonic 1.36
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.80
5 Carl Hubbell 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Red Lucas 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 42
2 Bill Hallahan 39
3 Lefty Grove 38
4 Red Ruffing 30
5 Carl Hubbell 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Ray Benge 2
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Chad Kimsey 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .365
2 Al Simmons .357
3 Bill Terry .356
4 Babe Ruth .352
5 Lefty O'Doul .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Earl Averill 33
5 Chuck Klein 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
1 Babe Ruth 175
3 Earl Averill 142
4 Jimmie Foxx 135
5 Bill Terry 134

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 2.54
3 Lefty Gomez 2.78
4 Larry French 2.83
5 Bill Walker 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 186
2 Lefty Gomez 182
3 Lefty Grove 181
4 Carl Hubbell 162
5 Red Ruffing 156

Saves

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