On This Day

Wednesday, June 15, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 17 .691 --
Senators 32 25 .561 7.0
Athletics 32 25 .561 7.0
Tigers 29 25 .537 8.5
Indians 31 27 .534 8.5
Browns 29 26 .527 9.0
White Sox 20 34 .370 17.5
Red Sox 11 43 .204 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 23 .574 --
Braves 30 25 .545 1.5
Pirates 25 24 .510 3.5
Giants 25 25 .500 4.0
Dodgers 27 29 .482 5.0
Cardinals 25 27 .481 5.0
Phillies 28 31 .475 5.5
Reds 27 34 .443 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Joe Vosmik 4
3 Dick Bartell 3
3 Spud Davis 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Vosmik 6
2 Rick Ferrell 4
2 Pinky Whitney 4
4 Babe Herman 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Neal Finn 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.62
2 Pat Malone 0.50
3 Syl Johnson 0.46
4 Wes Ferrell 0.45
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Ed Holley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Syl Johnson 6
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
2 Pat Malone 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 1
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .390
2 Jimmie Foxx .378
3 Don Hurst .367
4 Chick Hafey .359
5 Bill Dickey .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 25
2 Babe Ruth 21
3 Chuck Klein 17
4 Lou Gehrig 14
4 Al Simmons 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 70
2 Babe Ruth 61
3 Don Hurst 60
4 Al Simmons 58
5 Chuck Klein 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Gee Walker 9
3 Lu Blue 8
3 Jack Burns 8
3 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.89
2 Huck Betts 1.98
3 Red Lucas 2.13
4 Steve Swetonic 2.25
5 Pat Malone 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 12
1 Lefty Gomez 12
1 Lefty Grove 12
4 Monte Weaver 9
5 6 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 90
2 Lefty Grove 84
3 Van Mungo 66
4 Bill Hallahan 64
5 George Earnshaw 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Chief Hogsett 6
3 Ray Benge 4
3 Jack Quinn 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Burns .413
2 Eric McNair .411
3 Fred Schulte .404
4 Babe Herman .400
4 Lloyd Waner .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Mel Ott 7
2 Babe Ruth 7
5 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
1 Lou Gehrig 20
1 Babe Ruth 20
4 Hack Wilson 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
1 Billy Rogell 3
1 Arky Vaughan 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Stewart 0.45
2 Red Lucas 1.08
3 Dizzy Dean 1.13
4 Huck Betts 1.50
4 Bob Brown 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
1 Lefty Gomez 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
4 George Blaeholder 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 30
2 Lefty Grove 28
3 Pat Malone 16
3 Red Ruffing 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
1 Chief Hogsett 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 Firpo Marberry 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .426
2 Don Hurst .405
3 Heinie Manush .389
4 Gee Walker .388
5 Charlie Grimm .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 Babe Ruth 15
3 Chuck Klein 12
4 Mel Ott 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 44
2 Don Hurst 38
2 Babe Ruth 38
4 Lou Gehrig 35
4 2 others tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 8
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Lyn Lary 5
4 Jimmy Dykes 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Gaston 1.55
2 Red Lucas 1.95
3 Huck Betts 2.04
4 Bill Hallahan 2.05
5 Lefty Grove 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 8
2 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Lefty Grove 7
4 Van Mungo 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 58
2 Lefty Grove 45
2 Van Mungo 45
4 George Earnshaw 33
5 Bill Hallahan 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 4
2 Ray Benge 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .366
2 Al Simmons .357
3 Lefty O'Doul .355
4 Paul Waner .355
5 Don Hurst .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 56
2 Lou Gehrig 49
3 Jimmie Foxx 42
4 Earl Averill 35
4 Mel Ott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 185
2 Babe Ruth 183
3 Earl Averill 154
4 Al Simmons 141
5 Jimmie Foxx 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 51
2 Frankie Frisch 32
3 Roy Johnson 24
4 Jack Burns 23
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.10
2 Carl Hubbell 2.40
3 Bill Walker 2.56
4 Lon Warneke 2.71
5 Heinie Meine 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 Lefty Gomez 28
3 Wes Ferrell 25
4 General Crowder 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 198
2 Lefty Grove 191
3 Bill Hallahan 183
4 Carl Hubbell 159
5 Red Ruffing 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
1 Jack Quinn 11
3 Chad Kimsey 9
4 Chief Hogsett 8
5 3 tied 5