On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 19 .694 --
Tigers 35 26 .574 7.5
Athletics 37 28 .569 7.5
Senators 36 28 .563 8.0
Indians 35 30 .538 9.5
Browns 32 31 .508 11.5
White Sox 22 39 .361 20.5
Red Sox 11 50 .180 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 27 .557 --
Braves 33 29 .532 1.5
Pirates 28 27 .509 3.0
Phillies 33 33 .500 3.5
Giants 28 29 .491 4.0
Dodgers 31 33 .484 4.5
Cardinals 28 31 .475 5.0
Reds 31 37 .456 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Hurst 4
2 Phil Collins 3
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 3
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Stan Hack 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 7
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Heinie Manush 4
4 Phil Collins 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Heinie Schuble 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.50
1 Bob Weiland 0.50
3 George Earnshaw 0.40
4 Paul Derringer 0.22
5 Dazzy Vance 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 4
1 Bob Weiland 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Jim Lindsey 3
3 Dazzy Vance 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .382
2 Paul Waner .376
3 Don Hurst .375
4 Ernie Lombardi .368
5 Chuck Klein .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 28
2 Babe Ruth 22
3 Chuck Klein 21
4 Lou Gehrig 18
5 Al Simmons 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 79
2 Chuck Klein 69
2 Babe Ruth 69
4 Don Hurst 67
5 Lou Gehrig 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 Gee Walker 10
4 Roy Johnson 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 1.84
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 11
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 98
2 Lefty Grove 84
3 Red Ruffing 79
4 George Earnshaw 77
5 Bill Hallahan 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Chief Hogsett 7
3 Ray Benge 4
3 Jack Quinn 4
3 Bill Swift 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .475
2 Gee Walker .451
3 Rick Ferrell .424
4 Don Hurst .424
5 Earl Averill .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
1 Chuck Klein 7
3 Lou Gehrig 6
4 Goose Goslin 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
1 Lou Gehrig 20
3 Goose Goslin 19
4 Chuck Klein 18
4 Babe Ruth 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Arky Vaughan 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
1 Lon Warneke 0.50
3 Red Lucas 0.99
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.13
5 Si Johnson 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Flint Rhem 4
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 19
2 Tommy Bridges 18
2 George Earnshaw 18
4 Carl Hubbell 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .441
2 Gee Walker .400
3 Chuck Klein .391
4 Lefty O'Doul .387
5 Earl Averill .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
1 Chuck Klein 14
3 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Babe Ruth 12
5 Mel Ott 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 41
2 Chuck Klein 40
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
3 Don Hurst 36
5 Hack Wilson 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 9
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 Billy Rogell 6
4 Roy Johnson 5
4 Arky Vaughan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Lucas 1.72
2 Tommy Bridges 1.95
3 Flint Rhem 1.99
4 Lon Warneke 2.05
5 Lloyd Brown 2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 53
2 Van Mungo 42
3 George Earnshaw 41
4 Carl Hubbell 38
5 Red Ruffing 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 5
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 .370
2 Lefty O'Doul .367
3 Paul Waner .356
4 Al Simmons .353
5 Don Hurst .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 Lou Gehrig 48
3 Jimmie Foxx 45
4 Earl Averill 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 185
2 Babe Ruth 178
3 Earl Averill 153
4 Jimmie Foxx 146
5 Al Simmons 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 47
2 Frankie Frisch 32
3 Roy Johnson 25
4 Jack Burns 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.11
2 Lon Warneke 2.37
3 Carl Hubbell 2.42
4 Bill Walker 2.74
5 Lefty Gomez 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Lefty Gomez 29
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 General Crowder 22
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 204
2 Bill Hallahan 184
3 Lefty Grove 180
4 Red Ruffing 168
5 Carl Hubbell 166

Saves

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