On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	24	.688	--
Athletics	47	33	.588	7.5
Tigers	42	32	.568	9.5
Indians	43	35	.551	10.5
Senators	41	38	.519	13.0
Browns	37	38	.493	15.0
White Sox	28	48	.368	24.5
Red Sox	16	59	.213	36.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 2

Yankees 7, Tigers 6

Yankees 14, Tigers 9

White Sox 7, Athletics 0

Athletics 11, White Sox 2

Indians 4, Senators 1

Senators 14, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	41	31	.569	--
Cubs	41	34	.547	1.5
Braves	41	36	.532	2.5
Phillies	40	41	.494	5.5
Dodgers	38	39	.494	5.5
Cardinals	36	39	.480	6.5
Giants	33	39	.458	8.0
Reds	37	48	.435	10.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 2

Reds 3, Giants 1

Dodgers 9, Pirates 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Ossie Bluege	4
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Bob Fothergill	4
2	11 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Chapman	3
2	Dale Alexander	1
2	Woody English	1
2	Bob Fothergill	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Monte Weaver	5
3	Babe Ruth	4
4	Bob Fothergill	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Jake Flowers	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.75
2	Bill Walker	0.62
3	Guy Bush	0.56
3	Lefty Grove	0.56
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Tony Freitas	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	6
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Bill Walker	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Wells	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.375
2	Jimmie Foxx	.375
3	Don Hurst	.372
4	Chuck Klein	.359
5	Ernie Lombardi	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Chuck Klein	25
3	Babe Ruth	24
4	Lou Gehrig	20
5	Al Simmons	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	93
2	Chuck Klein	85
3	Babe Ruth	84
4	Lou Gehrig	76
4	Don Hurst	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	19
2	Lu Blue	13
3	Joe Stripp	12
3	Paul Waner	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sloppy Thurston	2.22
2	Huck Betts	2.26
3	Lefty Grove	2.27
4	Lon Warneke	2.32
5	Steve Swetonic	2.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	16
2	George Earnshaw	14
2	Lefty Gomez	14
4	Lloyd Brown	12
4	Lefty Grove	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	116
2	Red Ruffing	100
3	Lefty Grove	91
4	George Earnshaw	87
5	Bill Hallahan	86

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	Pie Traynor	.517
2	Mule Haas	.458
3	Heinie Manush	.421
4	Hack Wilson	.417
5	Arky Vaughan	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Ben Chapman	4
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Earl Grace	4
1	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	17
2	Smead Jolley	16
2	John Stone	16
2	Pinky Whitney	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Lu Blue	5
3	Joe Stripp	4
4	Liz Funk	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Oral Hildebrand	1.04
2	Izzy Goldstein	1.26
3	Eppa Rixey	1.42
4	Jack Russell	1.69
5	Ted Lyons	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
1	Bill Hallahan	4
1	Bill Swift	4
4	Bob Brown	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Red Ruffing	21
3	Dizzy Dean	20
3	Wes Ferrell	20
5	Lefty Gomez	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Phil Collins	1
3	Bob Cooney	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.422
2	Don Hurst	.398
3	Lefty O'Doul	.398
4	Arky Vaughan	.387
5	Dale Alexander	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	11
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Lou Gehrig	8
4	Babe Herman	7
4	Babe Ruth	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	34
1	Chuck Klein	34
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Lou Gehrig	31
5	Pinky Whitney	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Billy Rogell	6
2	Arky Vaughan	6
4	Lu Blue	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sloppy Thurston	1.50
1	Lon Warneke	1.50
3	Ted Lyons	2.17
4	Fred Heimach	2.41
5	Flint Rhem	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	6
1	George Earnshaw	6
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Flint Rhem	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	40
2	Lefty Gomez	32
3	Wes Ferrell	31
4	Dazzy Vance	30
5	3 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	4
1	Firpo Marberry	4
3	Chief Hogsett	3
4	Ben Cantwell	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.383
2	Paul Waner	.365
3	Lefty O'Doul	.363
4	Al Simmons	.359
5	Don Hurst	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	44
4	Chuck Klein	35
5	Earl Averill	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	175
2	Babe Ruth	166
3	Jimmie Foxx	146
4	Earl Averill	141
5	Al Simmons	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	49
2	Frankie Frisch	31
3	Lu Blue	21
3	Roy Johnson	21
5	Tony Piet	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.12
2	Lon Warneke	2.20
3	Carl Hubbell	2.58
4	Heinie Meine	2.77
5	Larry French	2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	207
2	Red Ruffing	180
3	Bill Hallahan	172
4	Lefty Grove	166
5	Dazzy Vance	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Jack Quinn	9
3	Chief Hogsett	8
4	Chad Kimsey	7
5	3 tied	5