On This Day

Thursday, July 14, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 27 .675 --
Indians 48 36 .571 8.5
Athletics 49 37 .570 8.5
Tigers 44 36 .550 10.5
Senators 46 38 .548 10.5
Browns 39 42 .481 16.0
White Sox 29 52 .358 26.0
Red Sox 19 62 .235 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 45 33 .577 --
Cubs 44 36 .550 2.0
Braves 44 39 .530 3.5
Cardinals 40 40 .500 6.0
Phillies 42 44 .488 7.0
Dodgers 39 43 .476 8.0
Giants 35 42 .455 9.5
Reds 39 51 .433 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Alexander 3
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Joe Cronin 3
1 Jackie Hayes 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Dave Harris 1
1 Smead Jolley 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Luke Sewell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 4
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Luke Sewell 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Sewell 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Swift 0.80
2 Jim Mooney 0.45
3 Dazzy Vance 0.40
4 Clint Brown 0.36
5 Tommy Bridges 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Tony Freitas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Jim Mooney 5
3 Pete Appleton 4
3 Clint Brown 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .378
2 Paul Waner .368
3 Don Hurst .364
4 Chuck Klein .355
5 Lefty O'Doul .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Chuck Klein 25
4 Al Simmons 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 106
2 Babe Ruth 89
3 Chuck Klein 86
4 Al Simmons 84
5 Lou Gehrig 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 19
2 Lu Blue 14
3 Roy Johnson 13
3 Joe Stripp 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 2.08
2 Lon Warneke 2.18
3 Sloppy Thurston 2.39
4 Steve Swetonic 2.50
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 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 119
2 Red Ruffing 108
3 Lefty Grove 101
4 Bill Hallahan 93
5 George Earnshaw 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 10
2 Chief Hogsett 7
3 Ray Benge 5
3 Jack Quinn 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .511
2 Jack Burns .450
3 Smead Jolley .446
4 Shanty Hogan .423
5 2 tied .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 6
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Al Simmons 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 22
2 Joe Cronin 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Smead Jolley 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 6
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
2 Billy Rogell 4
2 Joe Stripp 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.67
2 Guy Bush 1.67
3 Bill Swift 1.78
4 Tommy Thomas 1.91
5 Tony Freitas 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Swift 4
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Ownie Carroll 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Dizzy Dean 20
2 Roy Mahaffey 20
2 Dazzy Vance 20
5 Wes Ferrell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .413
2 Earl Averill .405
3 Lefty O'Doul .398
4 Smead Jolley .393
5 Heinie Manush .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Earl Averill 10
2 Chuck Klein 10
4 Lou Gehrig 7
4 Al Simmons 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Pinky Whitney 37
3 Chuck Klein 34
4 Joe Cronin 33
5 Smead Jolley 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Lu Blue 6
2 Roy Johnson 6
2 Billy Rogell 6
2 Joe Stripp 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 1.29
2 Chad Kimsey 1.98
3 Sloppy Thurston 2.08
4 Bill Swift 2.18
5 2 tied 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Swift 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
3 Lloyd Brown 5
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 47
2 Dizzy Dean 36
2 Wes Ferrell 36
4 Bump Hadley 32
4 Dazzy Vance 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 Phil Collins 2
2 Red Faber 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .370
2 Lefty O'Doul .365
3 Paul Waner .363
4 Don Hurst .348
5 Babe Ruth .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 171
2 Babe Ruth 169
3 Jimmie Foxx 154
4 Earl Averill 145
5 Al Simmons 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 46
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Roy Johnson 22
4 Lu Blue 21
4 Tony Piet 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.15
2 Lefty Grove 2.29
3 Carl Hubbell 2.56
4 Red Lucas 2.79
5 Flint Rhem 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 25
4 General Crowder 22
5 Bill Hallahan 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 206
2 Red Ruffing 180
3 Bill Hallahan 172
4 Lefty Grove 171
5 Carl Hubbell 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 14
2 Jack Quinn 10
3 Chief Hogsett 8
4 Ray Benge 6
4 Chad Kimsey 6