On This Day

Tuesday, July 12, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 26 .679 --
Athletics 48 36 .571 8.5
Tigers 44 34 .564 9.5
Indians 46 36 .561 9.5
Senators 44 38 .537 11.5
Browns 39 40 .494 15.0
White Sox 28 51 .354 26.0
Red Sox 18 61 .228 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 31 .587 --
Cubs 43 35 .551 2.5
Braves 42 38 .525 4.5
Cardinals 39 39 .500 6.5
Phillies 40 44 .476 8.5
Dodgers 38 42 .475 8.5
Giants 34 41 .453 10.0
Reds 39 49 .443 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 4
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 Bob Seeds 3
2 Pinky Whitney 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 0.78
2 Carl Hubbell 0.50
3 Red Ruffing 0.36
4 Lefty Grove 0.35
5 Willis Hudlin 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Bill Harris 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 7
1 Pat Malone 7
3 Willis Hudlin 4
3 Red Ruffing 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .383
2 Paul Waner .375
3 Don Hurst .369
4 Chuck Klein .359
5 Lefty O'Doul .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Chuck Klein 25
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 Lou Gehrig 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 103
2 Chuck Klein 85
2 Babe Ruth 85
4 Lou Gehrig 80
5 Al Simmons 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 19
2 Lu Blue 13
2 Roy Johnson 13
4 Billy Rogell 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 2.08
2 Lon Warneke 2.18
3 Steve Swetonic 2.50
4 Lefty Grove 2.57
5 Red Lucas 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 119
2 Red Ruffing 108
3 Lefty Grove 98
4 Bill Hallahan 93
5 George Earnshaw 87

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 .535
2 Jack Burns .500
3 Hack Wilson .407
4 Ben Chapman .407
4 Smead Jolley .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 6
1 Joe Sewell 6
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 20
2 Joe Cronin 19
2 Joe Sewell 19
4 Jimmie Foxx 18
4 Smead Jolley 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 5
1 Ben Chapman 5
3 Roy Johnson 4
3 Billy Rogell 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.67
2 Oral Hildebrand 1.04
3 Eppa Rixey 1.42
4 Ted Lyons 1.80
5 Guy Bush 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hallahan 4
2 Ownie Carroll 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Bill Swift 3
2 Lon Warneke 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Red Ruffing 23
3 Bill Hallahan 22
4 Wes Ferrell 19
5 Dizzy Dean 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 Dizzy Dean 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .422
2 Jack Burns .417
3 Earl Averill .408
4 Lefty O'Doul .402
5 Jimmie Foxx .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Earl Averill 10
2 Chuck Klein 10
4 Lou Gehrig 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Chuck Klein 33
3 Babe Ruth 32
4 Joe Cronin 31
4 Pinky Whitney 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Billy Rogell 7
3 Roy Johnson 6
4 Lu Blue 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.29
2 Sloppy Thurston 1.64
3 Ted Lyons 2.17
4 Huck Betts 2.25
5 Dizzy Dean 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Flint Rhem 6
1 Bill Swift 6
4 Lloyd Brown 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 48
2 Wes Ferrell 36
3 Lefty Gomez 35
4 Dizzy Dean 34
5 Bump Hadley 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 4
2 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Ben Cantwell 2
3 Phil Collins 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .368
2 Paul Waner .367
3 Al Simmons .365
4 Don Hurst .349
5 Babe Ruth .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Lou Gehrig 43
4 Earl Averill 35
5 Chuck Klein 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 174
2 Babe Ruth 165
3 Jimmie Foxx 152
4 Earl Averill 148
5 Al Simmons 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 49
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Roy Johnson 23
4 Lu Blue 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.11
2 Lefty Grove 2.29
3 Carl Hubbell 2.56
4 Red Lucas 2.79
5 Bill Walker 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Wes Ferrell 26
2 Lefty Grove 26
4 General Crowder 23
5 Bill Hallahan 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 210
2 Red Ruffing 180
3 Lefty Grove 173
4 Bill Hallahan 172
5 Carl Hubbell 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