On This Day

Saturday, May 28, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	11	.694	--
Senators	24	14	.632	2.0
Tigers	21	16	.568	4.5
Athletics	20	16	.556	5.0
Indians	21	18	.538	5.5
Browns	18	21	.462	8.5
White Sox	14	24	.368	12.0
Red Sox	6	29	.171	18.5

Games

Athletics 8, Red Sox 2

Tigers 4, White Sox 1

Indians 3, Browns 1

Senators 5, Yankees 1

Senators 13, Yankees 5

White Sox 7, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	24	14	.632	--
Braves	22	15	.595	1.5
Reds	22	21	.512	4.5
Pirates	17	18	.486	5.5
Dodgers	18	21	.462	6.5
Phillies	18	22	.450	7.0
Cardinals	17	21	.447	7.0
Giants	14	20	.412	8.0

Games

Reds 9, Cubs 3

Dodgers 6, Giants 4

Phillies 4, Braves 1

Pirates 8, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Manush	5
2	Dave Barbee	4
2	Moe Berg	4
2	Ossie Bluege	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Chuck Klein	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Manush	5
2	Joe Cronin	4
3	Dave Barbee	3
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Stripp	2
2	Babe Herman	1
2	Roy Johnson	1
2	Chuck Klein	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Benge	1.40
2	Roy Mahaffey	0.70
3	Bump Hadley	0.57
4	Monte Weaver	0.56
5	Danny MacFayden	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Benny Frey	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monte Weaver	9
2	Ray Benge	7
2	Roy Mahaffey	7
4	Izzy Goldstein	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.436
2	Paul Waner	.406
3	Chick Hafey	.395
4	Tony Lazzeri	.375
5	Don Hurst	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	15
2	Babe Ruth	13
3	Ripper Collins	12
4	Chuck Klein	11
5	Bill Terry	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	45
2	Don Hurst	42
3	Chuck Klein	41
4	Al Simmons	40
5	2 tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
1	Chuck Klein	8
3	Lu Blue	7
3	Ben Chapman	7
3	Joe Stripp	7

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	7
1	Lefty Gomez	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
1	Red Lucas	7
5	5 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	.491
2	Don Hurst	.468
3	Wally Berger	.400
3	Jimmie Foxx	.400
3	Heinie Manush	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	25
2	Jimmie Foxx	22
2	Chuck Klein	22
4	Wes Schulmerich	17
4	Bill Terry	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Stripp	4
1	Gee Walker	4
3	Bob Fothergill	3
3	Charlie Gehringer	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.93
2	Glenn Spencer	1.00
3	Milt Gaston	1.13
4	Clint Brown	1.25
5	Lefty Grove	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Van Mungo	4
2	Watty Clark	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	3 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	Paul Waner	.446
2	Jimmie Foxx	.440
3	Ernie Lombardi	.438
4	Don Hurst	.425
5	Tony Lazzeri	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Chuck Klein	10
3	Ripper Collins	8
3	Babe Ruth	8
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	35
2	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Don Hurst	32
4	Al Simmons	30
5	Ripper Collins	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Klein	7
2	Joe Stripp	6
3	Lu Blue	5
3	Jack Burns	5
3	Frankie Frisch	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.44
2	Johnny Allen	1.60
3	Steve Swetonic	1.66
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.80
4	Pat Malone	1.80

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	Chief Hogsett	2
2	Chad Kimsey	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.366
2	Al Simmons	.359
3	Lefty O'Doul	.351
4	Paul Waner	.350
5	Bill Terry	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Chuck Klein	33
5	Earl Averill	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	176
2	Babe Ruth	175
3	Earl Averill	143
4	Jimmie Foxx	134
4	2 others tied	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	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.98
2	Carl Hubbell	2.54
3	Lefty Gomez	2.78
4	Larry French	2.87
5	Bill Walker	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	31
2	Lefty Gomez	25
3	General Crowder	22
3	Wes Ferrell	22
5	George Earnshaw	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	186
2	Lefty Gomez	182
3	Lefty Grove	180
4	Carl Hubbell	162
5	Red Ruffing	150

Saves

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