On This Day

Wednesday, June 29, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 19 .712 --
Tigers 38 27 .585 8.5
Athletics 40 30 .571 9.0
Senators 37 31 .544 11.0
Indians 36 32 .529 12.0
Browns 34 32 .515 13.0
White Sox 23 42 .354 23.5
Red Sox 12 54 .182 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 33 27 .550 --
Cubs 35 30 .538 0.5
Braves 36 31 .537 0.5
Cardinals 33 32 .508 2.5
Dodgers 35 35 .500 3.0
Phillies 36 36 .500 3.0
Giants 29 33 .468 5.0
Reds 31 44 .413 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ripper Collins 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Gus Mancuso 3
2 Lefty O'Doul 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Sewell 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 Lin Storti 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Mancuso 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 Hack Wilson 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Sam West 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 0.67
2 Lefty Gomez 0.50
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.43
4 Ted Lyons 0.23
5 General Crowder 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 George Pipgras 1
1 Allyn Stout 1
1 Sloppy Thurston 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Bump Hadley 4
3 Ted Lyons 3
3 Sloppy Thurston 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .386
2 Paul Waner .381
3 Don Hurst .369
4 Ernie Lombardi .357
5 Chuck Klein .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 29
2 Chuck Klein 22
2 Babe Ruth 22
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Al Simmons 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 85
2 Chuck Klein 76
3 Don Hurst 72
4 Babe Ruth 71
5 Lou Gehrig 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 Gee Walker 10
4 Roy Johnson 9
4 5 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.88
2 Lefty Grove 1.89
3 Huck Betts 2.05
4 Steve Swetonic 2.20
5 Red Lucas 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 14
2 Wes Ferrell 13
3 George Earnshaw 12
3 Lefty Grove 12
5 Lloyd Brown 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 111
2 Red Ruffing 85
3 Lefty Grove 84
4 George Earnshaw 80
5 Bill Hallahan 75

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 Doc Cramer .466
2 Earl Averill .432
3 Dick Porter .431
4 Lefty O'Doul .429
5 Chuck Klein .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
1 Chuck Klein 6
3 Roy Johnson 5
4 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Goose Goslin 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Kiddo Davis 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Arky Vaughan 3
2 Rabbit Warstler 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 0.67
2 Heinie Meine 1.19
3 Tex Carleton 1.59
4 Sam Gray 1.65
5 Mel Harder 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Huck Betts 3
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Bump Hadley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 24
2 Lefty Gomez 21
3 George Earnshaw 18
3 Bump Hadley 18
5 Wes Ferrell 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Sam Gray 2
1 Chief Hogsett 2
4 Bob Cooney 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gee Walker .396
2 Babe Herman .395
3 Lefty O'Doul .395
4 Chuck Klein .388
5 Don Hurst .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Chuck Klein 11
3 Hack Wilson 11
5 Mel Ott 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Jimmie Foxx 38
3 Chuck Klein 35
4 Hack Wilson 33
5 Babe Ruth 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.24
2 Dizzy Dean 1.91
3 Tommy Bridges 1.94
4 Huck Betts 1.99
5 Heinie Meine 2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 51
2 Red Ruffing 40
3 George Earnshaw 39
4 Van Mungo 35
5 Lefty Grove 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .369
2 Paul Waner .365
3 Lefty O'Doul .361
4 Al Simmons .360
5 Don Hurst .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 45
4 Earl Averill 35
5 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 181
2 Babe Ruth 166
3 Earl Averill 150
4 Jimmie Foxx 146
5 Al Simmons 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 48
2 Frankie Frisch 32
3 Roy Johnson 22
4 Jack Burns 19
4 Tony Piet 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.02
2 Heinie Meine 2.48
3 Lon Warneke 2.52
4 Carl Hubbell 2.54
5 Sloppy Thurston 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 29
1 Lefty Grove 29
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 General Crowder 22
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 213
2 Lefty Grove 177
3 Bill Hallahan 175
4 Red Ruffing 170
5 Carl Hubbell 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 12
2 Jack Quinn 10
3 Chief Hogsett 9
4 Chad Kimsey 8
5 Phil Collins 6