On This Day

Sunday, May 29, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	26	11	.703	--
Senators	24	15	.615	3.0
Tigers	22	16	.579	4.5
Athletics	21	17	.553	5.5
Indians	22	19	.537	6.0
Browns	19	22	.463	9.0
White Sox	14	25	.359	13.0
Red Sox	7	30	.189	19.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

Athletics 3, Red Sox 0

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Browns 12, Indians 3

Indians 2, Browns 1

Yankees 11, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	25	15	.625	--
Braves	23	16	.590	1.5
Reds	23	22	.511	4.5
Pirates	18	19	.486	5.5
Dodgers	19	22	.463	6.5
Phillies	19	23	.452	7.0
Cardinals	18	22	.450	7.0
Giants	15	21	.417	8.0

Games

Braves 10, Dodgers 6

Cubs 7, Pirates 3

Pirates 2, Cubs 0

Cardinals 5, Reds 0

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 10, Phillies 8

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Phillies 4, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Cissell	6
2	Pepper Martin	5
2	Johnny Moore	5
4	Bruce Campbell	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	4
1	Travis Jackson	4
1	Jim Levey	4
4	Rick Ferrell	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Wilson	2
2	Jimmy Dykes	1
2	Charlie Gelbert	1
2	Billy Herman	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.12
2	Rube Walberg	1.00
3	Mel Harder	0.50
3	Bob Weiland	0.50
5	Jim Mooney	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Brown	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	Bob Brown	5
3	Mel Harder	4
3	Si Johnson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Clise Dudley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.432
2	Paul Waner	.391
3	Chick Hafey	.382
4	Bill Dickey	.371
5	Don Hurst	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Babe Ruth	14
3	Ripper Collins	12
4	Chuck Klein	11
5	Bill Terry	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	47
2	Don Hurst	43
3	Chuck Klein	41
3	Al Simmons	41
5	2 tied	40

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	Huck Betts	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	8
2	Wes Ferrell	7
2	Lefty Grove	7
2	Red Lucas	7
5	5 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	60
2	Bill Hallahan	53
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	Don Hurst	.455
2	Paul Waner	.446
3	Heinie Manush	.435
4	Tony Lazzeri	.400
5	Jimmie Foxx	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	23
2	Jimmie Foxx	22
3	Chuck Klein	21
4	Bill Terry	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	5
2	Joe Stripp	4
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	Bob Fothergill	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Glenn Spencer	0.67
2	Milt Gaston	1.13
3	Watty Clark	1.20
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.29
5	Rube Walberg	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	4
1	Van Mungo	4
3	Bob Brown	3
3	Watty Clark	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	28
2	Bill Hallahan	20
3	Bob Brown	19
3	Carl Hubbell	19
3	Hank Johnson	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	2
1	Bill Swift	2
3	Ray Benge	1
3	Jack Berly	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.430
2	Don Hurst	.424
3	Paul Waner	.417
4	Ernie Lombardi	.412
5	Tony Lazzeri	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Chuck Klein	10
3	Babe Ruth	9
4	Ripper Collins	8
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Chuck Klein	34
3	Don Hurst	32
4	Al Simmons	29
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	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.44
2	Johnny Allen	1.60
3	Glenn Spencer	1.65
4	Steve Swetonic	1.66
5	Burleigh Grimes	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	Bill Hallahan	41
2	Lefty Gomez	38
3	Lefty Grove	36
4	Van Mungo	28
4	Red Ruffing	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
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	.362
2	Al Simmons	.355
3	Lefty O'Doul	.351
4	Babe Ruth	.350
5	Bill Terry	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Chuck Klein	33
5	Earl Averill	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	177
2	Babe Ruth	176
3	Earl Averill	143
4	Jimmie Foxx	136
5	Bill Terry	135

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	Larry French	2.87
4	Lefty Gomez	2.88
5	Bill Walker	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	31
2	Lefty Gomez	26
3	General Crowder	22
3	Wes Ferrell	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	188
2	Lefty Gomez	184
3	Lefty Grove	180
4	Carl Hubbell	162
5	Dazzy Vance	152

Saves

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