On This Day

Friday, May 27, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	9	.735	--
Senators	22	14	.611	4.0
Tigers	20	15	.571	5.5
Athletics	19	16	.543	6.5
Indians	20	18	.526	7.0
Browns	18	20	.474	9.0
White Sox	13	23	.361	13.0
Red Sox	6	28	.176	19.0

Games

Tigers 7, White Sox 5

Indians 6, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	24	13	.649	--
Braves	22	14	.611	1.5
Reds	21	21	.500	5.5
Pirates	16	18	.471	6.5
Cardinals	17	20	.459	7.0
Dodgers	17	21	.447	7.5
Phillies	17	22	.436	8.0
Giants	14	19	.424	8.0

Games

Cubs 6, Reds 4

Dodgers 5, Giants 2

Phillies 8, Braves 5

Pirates 8, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Grantham	4
1	Riggs Stephenson	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Ripper Collins	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Barbee	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Earl Grace	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	3
1	Charlie Grimm	3
1	Chuck Klein	3
4	Ripper Collins	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Estel Crabtree	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	Ed Montague	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	0.50
2	Lon Warneke	0.38
3	George Blaeholder	0.36
4	Clint Brown	0.25
5	Hal Schumacher	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Ed Holley	1
1	Van Mungo	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	7
2	Lon Warneke	6
3	George Blaeholder	4
4	Larry French	3
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Berly	1
1	Chief Hogsett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.446
2	Tony Lazzeri	.409
3	Paul Waner	.406
4	Chick Hafey	.387
5	Don Hurst	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	15
2	Ripper Collins	11
2	Babe Ruth	11
4	Chuck Klein	10
4	Bill Terry	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Don Hurst	41
3	Chuck Klein	39
4	Al Simmons	38
4	Bill Terry	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Lu Blue	7
2	Ben Chapman	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	1.00
2	Lefty Grove	1.70
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.80
4	Johnny Allen	1.83
5	Vic Sorrell	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
1	Red Lucas	7
4	General Crowder	6
4	4 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	Chief Hogsett	3
2	Bill Swift	3
4	Ray Benge	2
4	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.500
2	Tony Lazzeri	.475
3	Jimmie Foxx	.462
4	Don Hurst	.460
5	Wally Berger	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Chuck Klein	7
3	Smead Jolley	5
3	Babe Ruth	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	26
2	Jimmie Foxx	22
3	Chuck Klein	21
4	Wes Schulmerich	18
5	Al Simmons	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Klein	4
2	Bob Fothergill	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Lyn Lary	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	0.50
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.93
3	Johnny Allen	1.00
3	Glenn Spencer	1.00
5	Bill Walker	1.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	2
1	Bill Swift	2
3	Ray Benge	1
3	Jack Berly	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.455
2	Tony Lazzeri	.444
3	Ernie Lombardi	.442
4	Paul Waner	.440
5	Don Hurst	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Chuck Klein	9
3	Ripper Collins	8
4	Smead Jolley	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	33
1	Chuck Klein	33
3	Don Hurst	31
4	Al Simmons	28
5	Ripper Collins	25

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	Steve Swetonic	1.36
3	Lefty Grove	1.44
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
2	Vic Sorrell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	42
2	Bill Hallahan	39
3	Lefty Grove	36
4	Van Mungo	28
4	Red Ruffing	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Ray Benge	2
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Chief Hogsett	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.363
2	Al Simmons	.358
3	Paul Waner	.353
4	Bill Terry	.352
5	Babe Ruth	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Earl Averill	33
5	Chuck Klein	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	175
1	Babe Ruth	175
3	Earl Averill	145
4	Jimmie Foxx	135
5	Bill Terry	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	58
2	Frankie Frisch	34
3	Roy Johnson	27
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	Bill Walker	2.85
5	Larry French	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Lefty Gomez	25
3	General Crowder	23
4	George Earnshaw	21
4	Wes Ferrell	21

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