On This Day

Thursday, June 9, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 15 .694 --
Senators 30 21 .588 5.0
Tigers 27 21 .563 6.5
Indians 29 23 .558 6.5
Athletics 28 23 .549 7.0
Browns 24 25 .490 10.0
White Sox 17 31 .354 16.5
Red Sox 9 39 .188 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 21 .580 --
Braves 29 22 .569 0.5
Pirates 24 22 .522 3.0
Cardinals 25 24 .510 3.5
Dodgers 25 28 .472 5.5
Giants 22 25 .468 5.5
Reds 24 30 .444 7.0
Phillies 23 29 .442 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Burnett 4
1 Billy Sullivan 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Don Hurst 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Spud Davis 1
2 George Grantham 1
2 Gabby Hartnett 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Myatt 5
1 Hack Wilson 5
3 Lou Gehrig 3
4 Max Bishop 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Arky Vaughan 2
2 Jack Burns 1
2 Fred Schulte 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Van Mungo 1.00
2 Pat Malone 0.86
3 George Blaeholder 0.50
3 Bob Weiland 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Jim Mooney 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 6
1 Van Mungo 6
3 Bob Weiland 5
4 Ed Holley 3
4 Monte Weaver 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry French 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .400
2 Jimmie Foxx .389
3 Don Hurst .368
4 Chick Hafey .359
5 Earle Combs .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Babe Ruth 17
3 Chuck Klein 14
4 Al Simmons 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 60
2 Don Hurst 55
3 Al Simmons 54
4 Chuck Klein 51
4 Babe Ruth 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Lu Blue 8
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
2 Paul Waner 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 1.98
2 Lefty Grove 2.05
3 Steve Swetonic 2.25
4 Vic Sorrell 2.39
5 Red Lucas 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Wes Ferrell 10
2 Lefty Gomez 10
4 Monte Weaver 9
5 George Earnshaw 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 84
2 Lefty Grove 76
3 Van Mungo 66
4 Bill Hallahan 62
5 2 tied 60

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pepper Martin .429
2 Don Hurst .426
3 Chuck Klein .422
4 Pie Traynor .406
5 Charlie Grimm .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Al Simmons 7
2 Hack Wilson 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Hack Wilson 20
3 Don Hurst 19
4 Chuck Klein 18
4 Mel Ott 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 6
2 Roy Johnson 3
2 Billy Rogell 3
2 Carey Selph 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.45
2 Bill Hallahan 1.50
3 Tommy Bridges 1.52
4 Lefty Stewart 1.59
5 Lloyd Brown 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Monte Weaver 4
4 George Earnshaw 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Van Mungo 34
2 Lefty Gomez 26
2 Lefty Grove 26
4 George Earnshaw 24
5 Carl Hubbell 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 3
1 Chief Hogsett 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
4 Firpo Marberry 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .442
2 Don Hurst .421
3 Mel Ott .375
4 Jimmie Foxx .371
5 Earle Combs .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Chuck Klein 11
2 Babe Ruth 11
4 Mel Ott 10
4 Hack Wilson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 41
2 Jimmie Foxx 38
3 Chuck Klein 34
4 Al Simmons 33
5 Babe Ruth 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Klein 6
1 Gee Walker 6
3 Joe Stripp 5
4 Jack Burns 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.87
2 Red Ruffing 1.93
3 Huck Betts 2.20
4 Red Lucas 2.25
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Lefty Gomez 7
3 George Earnshaw 6
3 Van Mungo 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 59
2 Lefty Grove 52
3 Van Mungo 48
4 Bill Hallahan 41
5 George Earnshaw 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 4
2 Ray Benge 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
5 2 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .359
2 Chick Hafey .358
3 Lefty O'Doul .354
4 Paul Waner .352
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Lou Gehrig 49
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Earl Averill 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 186
2 Babe Ruth 174
3 Earl Averill 151
4 Al Simmons 140
5 Jimmie Foxx 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 54
2 Frankie Frisch 32
3 Roy Johnson 26
4 Jack Burns 22
5 Babe Herman 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.16
2 Carl Hubbell 2.47
3 Bill Walker 2.59
4 Lon Warneke 2.80
5 Larry French 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Wes Ferrell 23
4 General Crowder 21
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 200
2 Lefty Grove 187
3 Bill Hallahan 185
4 Carl Hubbell 162
5 Red Ruffing 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 12
1 Jack Quinn 12
3 Chad Kimsey 8
4 Chief Hogsett 7
5 Bump Hadley 6