On This Day

Saturday, July 2, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 21 .700 --
Tigers 39 28 .582 8.5
Athletics 42 31 .575 8.5
Senators 38 33 .535 11.5
Indians 37 33 .529 12.0
Browns 35 33 .515 13.0
White Sox 24 43 .358 23.5
Red Sox 14 56 .200 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 37 31 .544 --
Pirates 34 29 .540 0.5
Braves 37 33 .529 1.0
Cardinals 35 33 .515 2.0
Phillies 38 36 .514 2.0
Dodgers 35 37 .486 4.0
Giants 31 34 .477 4.5
Reds 32 46 .410 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Alexander 5
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Doc Cramer 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Sullivan 5
2 Liz Funk 4
2 Eric McNair 4
4 Joe Cronin 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Liz Funk 2
3 Ripper Collins 1
3 Earle Combs 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.54
2 Tommy Thomas 0.42
3 George Earnshaw 0.36
4 Bill Hallahan 0.33
5 Red Ruffing 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sad Sam Jones 7
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 Tommy Thomas 5
4 George Earnshaw 4
4 Bill Hallahan 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .385
2 Paul Waner .379
3 Don Hurst .369
4 Chuck Klein .362
5 Ernie Lombardi .352

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 87
2 Chuck Klein 81
3 Don Hurst 74
3 Babe Ruth 74
5 Lou Gehrig 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 19
2 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Roy Johnson 11
2 Paul Waner 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.88
2 Lefty Grove 1.89
3 Huck Betts 2.21
4 Lon Warneke 2.42
5 Red Lucas 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 14
1 Lefty Gomez 14
3 George Earnshaw 13
4 Lefty Grove 12
5 Lloyd Brown 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 111
2 Red Ruffing 90
3 George Earnshaw 84
3 Lefty Grove 84
5 Bill Hallahan 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
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 Jake Flowers .486
2 Chuck Klein .467
3 Doc Cramer .455
4 Jimmie Foxx .426
5 Lefty O'Doul .418

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 24
2 Goose Goslin 19
3 Lou Gehrig 18
4 Jimmie Foxx 17
4 Smead Jolley 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Roy Johnson 4
3 Liz Funk 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Gaston 0.53
2 Sloppy Thurston 0.67
3 Izzy Goldstein 1.26
4 Tex Carleton 1.42
5 Lon Warneke 1.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 21
2 Red Ruffing 19
3 Dizzy Dean 17
3 Wes Ferrell 17
5 George Earnshaw 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Sam Gray 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
4 Bob Cooney 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .402
2 Pie Traynor .393
3 Arky Vaughan .389
4 Don Hurst .389
5 Babe Herman .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Chuck Klein 11
4 Hack Wilson 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Chuck Klein 34
3 Jimmie Foxx 33
4 Babe Ruth 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
3 Liz Funk 5
3 Roy Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.24
2 Izzy Goldstein 2.05
3 Huck Betts 2.30
4 Milt Gaston 2.33
5 Lon Warneke 2.48

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 George Earnshaw 37
2 Red Ruffing 37
4 Wes Ferrell 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Hogsett 4
1 Firpo Marberry 4
3 Red Faber 3
3 Jack Quinn 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .370
2 Paul Waner .365
3 Lefty O'Doul .360
4 Al Simmons .359
5 Don Hurst .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Chuck Klein 34
4 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 180
2 Babe Ruth 165
3 Jimmie Foxx 146
4 Earl Averill 142
5 Al Simmons 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 51
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Roy Johnson 23
4 Jack Burns 19
4 Tony Piet 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.98
2 Lon Warneke 2.45
3 Carl Hubbell 2.54
4 Heinie Meine 2.72
5 Lefty Gomez 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 29
2 Lefty Grove 28
3 Wes Ferrell 25
4 General Crowder 21
4 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 213
2 Lefty Grove 174
2 Red Ruffing 174
4 Bill Hallahan 173
5 Carl Hubbell 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Jack Quinn 10
3 Chief Hogsett 9
4 Chad Kimsey 8
5 3 tied 5