On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 11 .718 --
Tigers 24 16 .600 4.5
Senators 25 17 .595 4.5
Athletics 23 18 .561 6.0
Indians 24 20 .545 6.5
Browns 19 24 .442 11.0
White Sox 15 27 .357 14.5
Red Sox 7 32 .179 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 16 .628 --
Braves 24 18 .571 2.5
Pirates 20 20 .500 5.5
Reds 24 24 .500 5.5
Dodgers 21 22 .488 6.0
Cardinals 19 24 .442 8.0
Giants 17 22 .436 8.0
Phillies 19 25 .432 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Ed Coleman 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Red Lucas 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Fritz Knothe 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fritz Knothe 4
2 Earl Averill 2
2 Wally Berger 2
2 Johnny Hodapp 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Tony Piet 1
1 Paul Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 0.71
2 Jesse Haines 0.62
3 Ed Brandt 0.20
3 Frank Ragland 0.20
5 Larry French 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Lon Warneke 1
1 Monte Weaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Haines 5
1 Lon Warneke 5
3 Carl Fischer 4
4 Larry French 2
4 Frank Ragland 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .417
2 Paul Waner .393
3 Bill Dickey .383
4 Tony Lazzeri .368
5 Chick Hafey .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Ripper Collins 12
3 Chuck Klein 12
5 Bill Terry 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Al Simmons 47
3 Chuck Klein 46
4 Earl Averill 44
5 Don Hurst 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 8
1 Frankie Frisch 8
1 Chuck Klein 8
4 Ben Chapman 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.73
2 Steve Swetonic 1.83
3 Vic Sorrell 2.07
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.14
5 Huck Betts 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 8
1 Lefty Gomez 8
1 Lefty Grove 8
4 George Earnshaw 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 60
2 Lefty Grove 56
3 Bill Hallahan 53
4 Van Mungo 51
5 George Earnshaw 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Bill Swift 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .456
2 Paul Waner .449
3 Don Hurst .413
4 Mel Ott .400
5 Gee Walker .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Babe Ruth 8
3 Chuck Klein 6
4 Heinie Manush 5
4 Al Simmons 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Chuck Klein 22
2 Al Simmons 22
4 Don Hurst 20
5 Babe Ruth 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 6
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 Roy Johnson 3
2 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Glenn Spencer 0.72
2 Rube Walberg 0.76
3 Milt Gaston 1.13
4 Watty Clark 1.38
5 Bill Hallahan 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 4
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Van Mungo 4
4 Jumbo Elliott 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 25
1 Van Mungo 25
3 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Hank Johnson 22
5 Bill Hallahan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Bill Swift 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Ray Benge 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .429
2 Paul Waner .417
3 Don Hurst .417
4 Tony Lazzeri .397
5 Ernie Lombardi .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Chuck Klein 10
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 Ripper Collins 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Al Simmons 34
3 Don Hurst 32
3 Chuck Klein 32
5 Ripper Collins 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Klein 7
2 Joe Stripp 6
2 Gee Walker 6
4 Lu Blue 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.41
2 Johnny Allen 1.60
3 Steve Swetonic 1.66
4 Glenn Spencer 1.71
5 Carl Hubbell 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
3 Watty Clark 5
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 41
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Lefty Gomez 38
3 Lefty Grove 38
5 Carl Hubbell 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Ray Benge 2
2 Art Herring 2
2 Chief Hogsett 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .367
2 Chick Hafey .356
3 Bill Dickey .352
4 Lefty O'Doul .351
5 Babe Ruth .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 39
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 176
2 Babe Ruth 173
3 Earl Averill 149
4 Jimmie Foxx 138
5 Al Simmons 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 57
2 Frankie Frisch 32
3 Roy Johnson 28
4 Jack Burns 22
5 Babe Herman 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.06
2 Carl Hubbell 2.52
3 Lon Warneke 2.63
4 Bill Walker 2.65
5 Larry French 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Wes Ferrell 23
4 General Crowder 22
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 184
2 Lefty Gomez 182
2 Lefty Grove 182
4 Carl Hubbell 163
5 Dazzy Vance 152

Saves

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