On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	27	.679	--
Indians	48	37	.565	9.5
Athletics	49	38	.563	9.5
Tigers	45	36	.556	10.5
Senators	47	38	.553	10.5
Browns	39	43	.476	17.0
White Sox	30	52	.366	26.0
Red Sox	19	63	.232	37.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Yankees 8, Indians 5

Tigers 11, Athletics 10

Senators 8, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	46	33	.582	--
Cubs	45	36	.556	2.0
Braves	44	40	.524	4.5
Phillies	43	44	.494	7.0
Cardinals	40	41	.494	7.0
Dodgers	39	44	.470	9.0
Giants	36	42	.462	9.5
Reds	39	52	.429	13.0

Games

Cubs 8, Dodgers 3

Phillies 4, Reds 3

Pirates 1, Braves 0

Giants 12, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Simmons	4
1	Sam West	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Bill Cissell	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Simmons	3
2	Jim Bottomley	2
2	John Stone	2
4	Earl Averill	1
4	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	6
2	Charlie Grimm	4
2	Freddie Lindstrom	4
2	John Stone	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Buddy Myer	1
1	Sam Rice	1
1	Billy Rogell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Moore	0.60
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.38
2	Red Lucas	0.38
2	George Uhle	0.38
5	Lefty Gomez	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Elliott	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Boerner	4
1	Lefty Gomez	4
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
3	Red Lucas	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Berly	1
1	Ted Lyons	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.372
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Don Hurst	.359
4	Chuck Klein	.353
5	Ernie Lombardi	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Chuck Klein	25
4	Al Simmons	24
5	Earl Averill	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	106
2	Al Simmons	90
3	Babe Ruth	89
4	Chuck Klein	86
5	Lou Gehrig	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	19
2	Lu Blue	14
3	Roy Johnson	13
3	Billy Rogell	13
3	Joe Stripp	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Huck Betts	2.08
2	Lon Warneke	2.23
3	Sloppy Thurston	2.39
4	Steve Swetonic	2.50
5	Red Lucas	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	16
2	Lefty Gomez	15
3	George Earnshaw	14
4	Lon Warneke	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	123
2	Red Ruffing	108
3	Lefty Grove	101
4	Bill Hallahan	94
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	.475
2	Jack Burns	.441
3	Dale Alexander	.429
4	Al Simmons	.427
5	Bob Fothergill	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Simmons	8
2	Earl Averill	7
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
4	Ben Chapman	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	26
2	Joe Cronin	23
3	Jimmie Foxx	21
3	Pinky Whitney	21
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	6
2	Billy Rogell	5
3	Roy Johnson	4
3	Joe Stripp	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.25
2	Bill Swift	1.75
3	Tommy Thomas	1.80
4	Tony Freitas	2.00
5	Huck Betts	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lon Warneke	4
2	Ownie Carroll	3
2	Tony Freitas	3
2	Bill Hallahan	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Ray Benge	1
3	Jack Berly	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.413
2	Al Simmons	.400
3	Dale Alexander	.396
4	Gordon Slade	.395
5	Earl Averill	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	10
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
1	Al Simmons	10
4	Chuck Klein	9
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Pinky Whitney	37
3	Joe Cronin	35
4	Al Simmons	34
5	3 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Billy Rogell	7
3	Lu Blue	6
3	Roy Johnson	6
3	Joe Stripp	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.59
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	Wes Ferrell	37
3	Dizzy Dean	36
4	Lefty Gomez	33
4	Bump Hadley	33

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	.371
2	Paul Waner	.365
3	Lefty O'Doul	.358
4	Don Hurst	.347
5	Babe Ruth	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Jimmie Foxx	47
3	Lou Gehrig	41
4	Earl Averill	35
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	174
2	Babe Ruth	168
3	Jimmie Foxx	152
4	Earl Averill	146
5	Al Simmons	139

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.19
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	28
2	Wes Ferrell	26
3	Lefty Grove	25
4	General Crowder	22
5	Bill Hallahan	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	210
2	Red Ruffing	180
3	Bill Hallahan	173
4	Lefty Grove	171
5	Dazzy Vance	144

Saves

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