On This Day

Thursday, June 30, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 19 .716 --
Tigers 38 28 .576 9.5
Athletics 40 30 .571 9.5
Senators 37 31 .544 11.5
Indians 37 32 .536 12.0
Browns 35 32 .522 13.0
White Sox 23 43 .348 24.5
Red Sox 12 55 .179 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 34 27 .557 --
Cubs 36 30 .545 0.5
Braves 36 32 .529 1.5
Phillies 37 36 .507 3.0
Cardinals 33 33 .500 3.5
Dodgers 35 36 .493 4.0
Giants 30 33 .476 5.0
Reds 31 45 .408 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Levey 4
1 Pie Traynor 4
3 Jack Burns 3
3 Bruce Campbell 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 2
1 Hal Lee 2
3 Wally Berger 1
3 Ripper Collins 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Arndt Jorgens 4
1 Hal Lee 4
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 Chuck Klein 3
3 Bill Terry 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 2
1 Paul Waner 2
3 Johnny Burnett 1
3 Ben Chapman 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wes Ferrell 0.38
2 Ray Benge 0.27
3 Van Mungo 0.25
4 Danny MacFayden 0.23
5 Vic Sorrell 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Ray Benge 3
2 Danny MacFayden 3
2 Van Mungo 3
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .386
2 Paul Waner .383
3 Don Hurst .371
4 Chuck Klein .357
5 Ernie Lombardi .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 29
2 Chuck Klein 24
3 Babe Ruth 22
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Al Simmons 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 85
2 Chuck Klein 79
3 Don Hurst 72
3 Babe Ruth 72
5 Lou Gehrig 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 16
2 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Paul Waner 11
4 Gee Walker 10
5 5 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 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 14
1 Lefty Gomez 14
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 Van Mungo 77

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 .481
2 Jimmie Foxx .426
3 Lefty O'Doul .418
4 Chuck Klein .417
5 Arky Vaughan .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 7
2 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 22
2 Goose Goslin 19
3 Lou Gehrig 16
4 Jimmie Foxx 15
5 Heinie Manush 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Kiddo Davis 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Kimsey 0.64
2 Sloppy Thurston 0.67
3 Tex Carleton 1.42
4 Sam Gray 1.76
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 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 24
2 Lefty Gomez 21
3 George Earnshaw 18
4 Wes Ferrell 17
5 Dizzy Dean 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Sam Gray 2
3 Bob Cooney 1
3 Bill Hallahan 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .404
2 Arky Vaughan .400
3 Don Hurst .393
4 Babe Herman .386
5 Pie Traynor .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
1 Lou Gehrig 12
1 Chuck Klein 12
4 Hack Wilson 10
5 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Chuck Klein 33
4 Goose Goslin 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
3 Billy Rogell 5
3 Arky Vaughan 5
3 Paul Waner 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.24
2 Dizzy Dean 1.91
3 Huck Betts 1.93
4 Lefty Grove 2.27
5 Milt Gaston 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 6
1 Lefty Gomez 6
3 Lloyd Brown 5
3 George Earnshaw 5
3 Sloppy Thurston 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 51
2 Red Ruffing 40
3 George Earnshaw 33
4 Lefty Grove 28
5 Wes Ferrell 27

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 .366
3 Lefty O'Doul .361
4 Al Simmons .358
5 Don Hurst .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Jimmie Foxx 45
4 Chuck Klein 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 179
2 Babe Ruth 166
3 Earl Averill 148
4 Jimmie Foxx 145
5 Chuck Klein 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 48
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Roy Johnson 21
4 Jack Burns 19
4 Tony Piet 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.02
2 Lon Warneke 2.52
3 Carl Hubbell 2.54
4 Heinie Meine 2.60
5 Lefty Gomez 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 29
1 Lefty Grove 29
3 Wes Ferrell 25
4 General Crowder 22
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 213
2 Lefty Grove 177
3 Bill Hallahan 175
4 Red Ruffing 169
5 Carl Hubbell 152

Saves

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