On This Day

Thursday, June 2, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 13 .690 --
Senators 28 17 .622 2.5
Tigers 24 16 .600 4.0
Athletics 25 19 .568 5.0
Indians 24 20 .545 6.0
Browns 20 24 .455 10.0
White Sox 15 28 .349 14.5
Red Sox 7 35 .167 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 17 .622 --
Braves 25 19 .568 2.5
Reds 24 24 .500 5.5
Dodgers 22 23 .489 6.0
Pirates 20 21 .488 6.0
Cardinals 20 24 .455 7.5
Phillies 20 25 .444 8.0
Giants 17 23 .425 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 Woody English 4
1 Joe Judge 4
1 Lefty O'Doul 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 2
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Smead Jolley 1
2 Paul Waner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 3
1 Billy Jurges 3
1 Lefty O'Doul 3
1 Riggs Stephenson 3
1 Hack Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Woody English 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 0.75
2 Lefty Gomez 0.67
3 Bob Brown 0.50
3 Bobby Burke 0.50
5 Dazzy Vance 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Brown 1
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 10
2 Van Mungo 6
3 Bobby Burke 4
3 Dazzy Vance 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .410
2 Paul Waner .401
3 Bill Dickey .366
4 Chick Hafey .359
5 Don Hurst .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Chuck Klein 13
4 Ripper Collins 12
5 Bill Terry 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Chuck Klein 47
2 Al Simmons 47
4 Don Hurst 45
5 Earl Averill 44

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 1.68
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 Lefty Gomez 9
1 Lefty Grove 9
3 Wes Ferrell 8
3 Monte Weaver 8
5 3 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 70
2 Lefty Grove 61
3 Van Mungo 57
4 Bill Hallahan 53
4 Red Ruffing 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Bill Swift 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .477
2 Heinie Manush .435
3 Don Hurst .424
4 Mel Ott .410
5 Earl Averill .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Babe Ruth 7
3 Chuck Klein 6
3 Hack Wilson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 25
2 Don Hurst 21
3 Chuck Klein 20
3 Al Simmons 20
5 Hack Wilson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 6
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 Roy Johnson 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Gaston 0.00
2 Bill Hallahan 1.00
3 Watty Clark 1.50
4 Lefty Grove 1.65
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 4
1 Van Mungo 4
1 Monte Weaver 4
4 Bob Brown 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 35
2 Van Mungo 31
3 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Dazzy Vance 20
5 Roy Mahaffey 17

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 Don Hurst .421
2 Paul Waner .414
3 Jimmie Foxx .408
4 Ernie Lombardi .388
5 Mel Ott .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Don Hurst 34
2 Al Simmons 34
4 Chuck Klein 32
5 2 tied 24

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 1.42
2 Johnny Allen 1.60
3 Carl Hubbell 1.80
4 Pat Malone 1.85
5 Red Lucas 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
2 Lefty Gomez 6
4 Watty Clark 5
4 Van Mungo 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 45
1 Van Mungo 45
3 Lefty Grove 42
4 Bill Hallahan 36
5 Red Ruffing 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 2
1 Art Herring 2
1 Chief Hogsett 2
1 Chad Kimsey 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .368
2 Chick Hafey .361
3 Lefty O'Doul .355
4 Paul Waner .349
5 Babe Ruth .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Babe Ruth 174
3 Earl Averill 149
4 Jimmie Foxx 141
5 Al Simmons 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 57
2 Frankie Frisch 32
3 Roy Johnson 27
4 Jack Burns 21
5 Babe Herman 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.03
2 Carl Hubbell 2.52
3 Lon Warneke 2.63
4 Bill Walker 2.71
5 Larry French 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Wes Ferrell 23
4 General Crowder 22
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 190
2 Lefty Grove 187
3 Bill Hallahan 183
4 Carl Hubbell 163
5 Red Ruffing 158

Saves

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