On This Day

Tuesday, June 21, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 17 .717 --
Athletics 36 27 .571 8.5
Senators 35 27 .565 9.0
Tigers 33 26 .559 9.5
Indians 34 29 .540 10.5
Browns 30 31 .492 13.5
White Sox 21 38 .356 21.5
Red Sox 11 48 .186 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 25 .576 --
Braves 32 28 .533 2.5
Pirates 27 27 .500 4.5
Dodgers 31 31 .500 4.5
Cardinals 28 29 .491 5.0
Phillies 31 33 .484 5.5
Giants 26 29 .473 6.0
Reds 30 37 .448 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Riggs Stephenson 4
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 6
2 Babe Ruth 4
3 Taylor Douthit 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1
1 Paul Waner 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Dean 0.80
2 Red Ruffing 0.73
3 Rube Walberg 0.43
4 Milt Gaston 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 8
1 Red Ruffing 8
3 Ed Brandt 4
4 Leon Chagnon 3
4 6 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Ed Wells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .379
2 Jimmie Foxx .379
3 Ernie Lombardi .371
4 Don Hurst .364
5 Chuck Klein .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 27
2 Babe Ruth 21
3 Chuck Klein 19
4 Lou Gehrig 15
4 Al Simmons 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 77
2 Babe Ruth 68
3 Don Hurst 63
3 Chuck Klein 63
5 Al Simmons 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Chuck Klein 9
3 Gee Walker 9
3 Paul Waner 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 1.87
2 Lefty Grove 1.89
3 Steve Swetonic 1.95
4 Red Lucas 2.10
5 Lon Warneke 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 13
2 Wes Ferrell 12
2 Lefty Grove 12
4 George Earnshaw 10
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 98
2 Lefty Grove 84
3 Red Ruffing 79
4 George Earnshaw 75
5 2 tied 69

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .476
2 Rick Ferrell .439
3 Frankie Frisch .425
4 Gee Walker .417
5 Jim Levey .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Carl Reynolds 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 19
3 Goose Goslin 17
3 Carl Reynolds 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Arky Vaughan 4
3 Goose Goslin 3
4 Ossie Bluege 2
4 18 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.48
2 Jesse Haines 0.50
3 Johnny Allen 0.64
4 Red Lucas 0.99
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 4
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Red Ruffing 25
3 Tommy Bridges 16
3 George Earnshaw 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
2 Chief Hogsett 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .421
2 Gee Walker .396
3 Paul Waner .381
4 Heinie Manush .375
5 Chuck Klein .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Chuck Klein 12
3 Mel Ott 11
3 Babe Ruth 11
5 Al Simmons 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 36
3 Chuck Klein 35
4 Lou Gehrig 34
5 Babe Ruth 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.56
2 Red Lucas 1.72
3 Milt Gaston 1.85
4 Tommy Bridges 2.04
5 Lon Warneke 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 7
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Lefty Grove 6
4 Lloyd Brown 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 53
2 Van Mungo 42
3 George Earnshaw 39
4 Lefty Grove 38
5 Red Ruffing 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 4
2 Ray Benge 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .369
2 Lefty O'Doul .361
3 Paul Waner .358
4 Al Simmons .350
5 Don Hurst .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Earl Averill 35
5 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 183
2 Babe Ruth 181
3 Earl Averill 153
4 Jimmie Foxx 144
5 Al Simmons 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 50
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Roy Johnson 23
4 Jack Burns 20
4 Tony Lazzeri 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.05
2 Lon Warneke 2.37
3 Carl Hubbell 2.47
4 Bill Walker 2.74
5 Lefty Gomez 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Lefty Gomez 29
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 General Crowder 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 205
2 Lefty Grove 186
3 Bill Hallahan 182
4 Red Ruffing 169
5 Carl Hubbell 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 12
2 Jack Quinn 11
3 Chad Kimsey 9
4 Chief Hogsett 8
5 Phil Collins 6