On This Day

Saturday, June 18, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 17 .702 --
Athletics 34 25 .576 7.0
Senators 33 26 .559 8.0
Indians 32 27 .542 9.0
Tigers 30 26 .536 9.5
Browns 29 28 .509 11.0
White Sox 20 36 .357 19.5
Red Sox 11 44 .200 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 24 .579 --
Braves 31 26 .544 2.0
Pirates 26 25 .510 4.0
Dodgers 29 30 .492 5.0
Giants 26 27 .491 5.0
Phillies 30 32 .484 5.5
Cardinals 26 29 .473 6.0
Reds 28 36 .438 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kiddo Davis 6
2 Spud Davis 4
2 George Grantham 4
2 Babe Herman 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Reynolds 2
2 Dave Barbee 1
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 Joe Vosmik 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.71
2 Mel Harder 0.67
3 Flint Rhem 0.58
4 Ownie Carroll 0.56
5 George Pipgras 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Flint Rhem 7
2 Ownie Carroll 5
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
2 Bill Hallahan 5
2 George Pipgras 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 George Uhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .380
2 Jimmie Foxx .369
3 Don Hurst .361
4 Bill Dickey .349
5 Earle Combs .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 25
2 Babe Ruth 21
3 Chuck Klein 18
4 Al Simmons 15
5 Lou Gehrig 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 70
2 Babe Ruth 63
3 Don Hurst 61
4 Chuck Klein 60
5 Al Simmons 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
1 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Chuck Klein 9
3 Gee Walker 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 1.87
2 Lefty Grove 1.89
3 Steve Swetonic 1.95
4 Red Lucas 2.13
5 Lon Warneke 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 12
1 Lefty Gomez 12
1 Lefty Grove 12
4 George Earnshaw 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 90
2 Lefty Grove 84
3 Red Ruffing 71
4 Bill Hallahan 69
5 2 tied 68

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Schulte .481
2 Gee Walker .475
3 Arky Vaughan .432
4 Rick Ferrell .432
5 Ernie Orsatti .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Mel Ott 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
1 Al Simmons 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Carl Reynolds 18
3 Don Hurst 16
4 Bill Dickey 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Arky Vaughan 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Tony Lazzeri 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Stewart 0.45
2 Jesse Haines 0.50
3 Red Lucas 1.08
4 Red Ruffing 1.13
5 Huck Betts 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Lefty Gomez 19
3 Red Ruffing 18
4 Bill Hallahan 16
5 George Pipgras 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
1 Chief Hogsett 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Dolf Luque 2
3 Jack Quinn 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .409
2 Paul Waner .405
3 Don Hurst .397
4 Heinie Manush .383
5 Spud Davis .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Chuck Klein 11
3 Mel Ott 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Don Hurst 37
4 Lou Gehrig 35
4 Hack Wilson 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 8
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Billy Rogell 5
2 Arky Vaughan 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 1.83
2 Lefty Stewart 1.85
3 Benny Frey 1.89
4 Red Lucas 2.12
5 Bill Hallahan 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 7
1 Lefty Gomez 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Rube Walberg 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 55
2 Van Mungo 42
3 Lefty Grove 39
4 Carl Hubbell 36
5 George Earnshaw 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 4
2 Ray Benge 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .365
2 Al Simmons .363
3 Lefty O'Doul .361
4 Paul Waner .354
5 Don Hurst .348

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 186
2 Babe Ruth 185
3 Earl Averill 155
4 Al Simmons 142
5 Jimmie Foxx 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 51
2 Frankie Frisch 34
3 Roy Johnson 24
4 Jack Burns 21
5 Tony Lazzeri 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.10
2 Carl Hubbell 2.48
3 Bill Walker 2.56
4 Lon Warneke 2.58
5 Heinie Meine 2.79

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 188
4 Red Ruffing 165
5 Carl Hubbell 160

Saves

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