On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	28	.678	--
Indians	51	37	.580	8.5
Athletics	51	38	.573	9.0
Senators	49	38	.563	10.0
Tigers	45	38	.542	12.0
Browns	39	45	.464	18.5
White Sox	30	55	.353	28.0
Red Sox	20	65	.235	38.0

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Indians 8, Red Sox 6

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Senators 9, Browns 2

Yankees 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	48	33	.593	--
Cubs	47	37	.560	2.5
Braves	46	42	.523	5.5
Phillies	43	45	.489	8.5
Cardinals	41	43	.488	8.5
Dodgers	41	45	.477	9.5
Giants	37	44	.457	11.0
Reds	40	54	.426	14.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Cubs 8, Giants 2

Braves 5, Reds 3

Braves 3, Reds 1

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Taylor	6
2	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Hod Ford	5
2	Joe Sewell	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Dave Harris	1
2	Eddie Phillips	1
2	John Stone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Ford	5
2	Dale Alexander	4
2	Ripper Collins	4
4	Dave Harris	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	2
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Babe Herman	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Malone	1.17
2	Dizzy Dean	0.91
3	Red Ruffing	0.89
4	Whit Wyatt	0.56
5	Roy Mahaffey	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Bob Brown	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	10
2	Red Ruffing	8
3	Pat Malone	7
4	Whit Wyatt	5
4	Tom Zachary	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.372
2	Paul Waner	.362
3	Don Hurst	.358
4	Lefty O'Doul	.350
5	Chuck Klein	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Chuck Klein	25
4	Al Simmons	24
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	112
2	Al Simmons	91
3	Babe Ruth	90
4	Chuck Klein	86
5	Lou Gehrig	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	21
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	Steve Swetonic	2.50
4	Red Lucas	2.60
5	Sloppy Thurston	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	16
2	Lefty Gomez	15
3	George Earnshaw	14
4	Lefty Grove	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	123
2	Red Ruffing	116
3	Lefty Grove	103
4	Bill Hallahan	94
5	George Earnshaw	87

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	11
2	Chief Hogsett	7
3	Jack Quinn	6
4	Ray Benge	5
5	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Burns	.435
2	Danny Taylor	.429
3	Ben Chapman	.411
4	Sam West	.407
5	Al Simmons	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Al Simmons	8
3	Earl Averill	7
4	Dave Harris	5
4	John Stone	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	26
2	Jimmie Foxx	25
3	Joe Cronin	21
3	Pinky Whitney	21
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	6
2	Billy Rogell	5
3	Buddy Myer	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	1.26
2	Lon Warneke	1.33
3	Waite Hoyt	1.38
4	Fred Frankhouse	1.46
5	Huck Betts	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Thomas	4
1	Monte Weaver	4
3	Leon Chagnon	3
3	Tony Freitas	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	29
2	Red Ruffing	26
3	Pat Malone	21
4	Dazzy Vance	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	3
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
4	Ray Benge	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.427
2	Jack Burns	.397
3	Lefty O'Doul	.384
4	Chuck Klein	.375
5	Al Simmons	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	13
2	Al Simmons	10
3	Earl Averill	9
4	Charlie Gehringer	8
4	Chuck Klein	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	42
2	Pinky Whitney	34
3	Joe Cronin	33
3	Heinie Manush	33
3	Al Simmons	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	11
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	Tommy Thomas	2.03
3	Chad Kimsey	2.13
4	Huck Betts	2.23
5	Larry Benton	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Swift	6
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Bill Hallahan	5
2	Mel Harder	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	46
2	Red Ruffing	45
3	Lefty Gomez	33
4	Wes Ferrell	32
4	Dazzy Vance	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.369
2	Paul Waner	.360
3	Lefty O'Doul	.355
4	Don Hurst	.348
5	Babe Ruth	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Babe Ruth	49
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	166
3	Jimmie Foxx	158
4	Earl Averill	145
5	Al Simmons	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	48
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	2.36
3	Carl Hubbell	2.48
4	Heinie Meine	2.82
5	Flint Rhem	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	28
2	Wes Ferrell	25
2	Lefty Grove	25
4	General Crowder	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	210
2	Red Ruffing	187
3	Lefty Grove	168
4	Bill Hallahan	165
5	Carl Hubbell	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Jack Quinn	10
3	Chief Hogsett	8
4	Ray Benge	6
4	Chad Kimsey	6