On This Day

Monday, July 4, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 23 .685 --
Tigers 41 29 .586 7.5
Athletics 43 31 .581 7.5
Senators 40 34 .541 10.5
Indians 39 34 .534 11.0
Browns 35 36 .493 14.0
White Sox 26 44 .371 22.5
Red Sox 14 57 .197 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 37 29 .561 --
Braves 39 34 .534 1.5
Cubs 37 34 .521 2.5
Phillies 39 38 .506 3.5
Cardinals 35 35 .500 4.0
Giants 32 34 .485 5.0
Dodgers 35 38 .479 5.5
Reds 34 46 .425 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 7
2 Chuck Klein 6
2 Wes Schulmerich 6
2 Arky Vaughan 6
2 Red Worthington 6

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince Barton 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Estel Crabtree 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Worthington 6
2 Dave Barbee 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Gus Mancuso 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Rogell 2
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Joe Judge 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 1.00
2 Socks Seibold 0.67
3 Jack Ogden 0.57
4 Dizzy Dean 0.50
5 Vic Sorrell 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Leon Chagnon 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Sorrell 7
2 Dizzy Dean 5
3 Jumbo Brown 4
3 Jack Ogden 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .385
2 Jimmie Foxx .380
3 Don Hurst .369
4 Chuck Klein .368
5 Ernie Lombardi .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 29
2 Chuck Klein 25
3 Babe Ruth 23
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Al Simmons 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 89
2 Chuck Klein 85
3 Babe Ruth 77
4 Lou Gehrig 74
4 Don Hurst 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 19
2 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Roy Johnson 11
2 Paul Waner 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.89
2 Huck Betts 2.21
3 Lon Warneke 2.42
4 Red Lucas 2.47
5 Steve Swetonic 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 15
2 Lefty Gomez 14
3 George Earnshaw 13
4 Lloyd Brown 12
4 Lefty Grove 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 114
2 Red Ruffing 90
3 George Earnshaw 84
3 Lefty Grove 84
5 Bill Hallahan 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 10
2 Chief Hogsett 7
3 Ray Benge 4
3 Red Faber 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .484
2 Doc Cramer .484
3 Pie Traynor .483
4 Arky Vaughan .448
5 Gordon Slade .429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 25
2 Goose Goslin 21
3 Lou Gehrig 20
4 Pinky Whitney 18
5 Heinie Manush 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 8
2 Roy Johnson 4
3 Liz Funk 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 0.00
2 Milt Gaston 1.08
3 Izzy Goldstein 1.26
4 Ed Holley 2.13
5 Ted Lyons 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 4
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Bill Hallahan 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Dizzy Dean 22
2 Dazzy Vance 22
4 Wes Ferrell 20
5 Red Ruffing 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Phil Collins 2
2 Sam Gray 2
4 Ben Cantwell 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .424
2 Pie Traynor .412
3 Chuck Klein .397
4 Don Hurst .388
5 Ernie Orsatti .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Mel Ott 8
3 Babe Ruth 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 38
2 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Lou Gehrig 34
2 Babe Ruth 34
5 Goose Goslin 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Liz Funk 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 5
2 Billy Rogell 5
2 Arky Vaughan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.24
2 Tex Carleton 2.17
3 Huck Betts 2.30
4 Milt Gaston 2.31
5 Lon Warneke 2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 43
2 Red Ruffing 37
3 Dazzy Vance 30
4 George Earnshaw 29
5 Wes Ferrell 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 4
1 Chief Hogsett 4
1 Firpo Marberry 4
4 Ray Benge 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .378
2 Paul Waner .370
3 Al Simmons .362
4 Lefty O'Doul .361
5 Don Hurst .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 44
4 Chuck Klein 35
5 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 181
2 Babe Ruth 166
3 Jimmie Foxx 147
4 Earl Averill 146
5 Chuck Klein 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 51
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Roy Johnson 22
4 Jack Burns 19
4 Tony Piet 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.93
2 Lon Warneke 2.45
3 Carl Hubbell 2.47
4 Heinie Meine 2.82
5 Larry French 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 28
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 Wes Ferrell 26
4 General Crowder 21
4 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 211
2 Red Ruffing 174
3 Bill Hallahan 171
4 Lefty Grove 164
5 Carl Hubbell 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 14
2 Jack Quinn 10
3 Chief Hogsett 8
4 Chad Kimsey 7
5 3 tied 5