On This Day

Wednesday, July 20, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 28 .689 --
Athletics 55 38 .591 8.5
Indians 53 38 .582 9.5
Tigers 48 39 .552 12.5
Senators 50 41 .549 12.5
Browns 39 49 .443 22.0
White Sox 30 58 .341 31.0
Red Sox 21 67 .239 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 36 .576 --
Cubs 48 39 .552 2.0
Braves 47 42 .528 4.0
Phillies 46 46 .500 6.5
Cardinals 43 44 .494 7.0
Dodgers 42 47 .472 9.0
Giants 39 45 .464 9.5
Reds 40 55 .421 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Flowers 5
2 Ernie Orsatti 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Samuel Byrd 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 2
2 Mickey Cochrane 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 Woody English 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
3 Moe Berg 3
3 Jake Flowers 3
3 Charlie Gelbert 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Frankie Frisch 2
3 Bill Cissell 1
3 Pinky Whitney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Allen 1.17
2 Carl Hubbell 0.57
3 Lefty Grove 0.46
4 Mel Harder 0.40
5 Ed Holley 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
3 Mel Harder 4
3 Carl Hubbell 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .375
2 Paul Waner .365
3 Don Hurst .359
4 Lefty O'Doul .350
5 Chuck Klein .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Chuck Klein 28
3 Babe Ruth 26
4 Al Simmons 24
5 Lou Gehrig 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 118
2 Al Simmons 96
3 Chuck Klein 90
3 Babe Ruth 90
5 Lou Gehrig 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 25
2 Lu Blue 14
3 Frankie Frisch 13
3 Roy Johnson 13
3 3 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 2.08
2 Lon Warneke 2.32
3 Steve Swetonic 2.50
4 Red Lucas 2.52
5 Carl Hubbell 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 17
2 Lefty Gomez 16
3 Lefty Grove 15
4 George Earnshaw 14
4 Lon Warneke 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 126
2 Red Ruffing 116
3 Lefty Grove 110
4 Bill Hallahan 100
5 George Earnshaw 88

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Burns .429
2 Ben Chapman .421
3 Danny Taylor .404
4 Smead Jolley .394
5 Harvey Hendrick .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Al Simmons 8
3 Earl Averill 6
4 Joe Sewell 5
4 John Stone 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 29
1 Al Simmons 29
3 Joe Cronin 22
4 Mickey Cochrane 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Lu Blue 5
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Bill Cissell 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Collins 1.02
2 Tony Freitas 1.17
3 Paul Derringer 1.35
4 Waite Hoyt 1.38
5 Ed Brandt 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 4
1 Tommy Thomas 4
1 Lon Warneke 4
4 Phil Collins 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 26
1 Red Ruffing 26
3 Dizzy Dean 24
4 Bill Hallahan 21
4 Pat Malone 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .463
2 Doc Cramer .417
3 Jack Burns .395
4 Lefty O'Doul .389
5 Jimmie Foxx .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Chuck Klein 10
3 Earl Averill 9
3 Al Simmons 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 45
2 Al Simmons 37
3 Pinky Whitney 36
4 Goose Goslin 34
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 14
2 Lu Blue 6
2 Roy Johnson 6
2 Billy Rogell 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 2.03
2 Lon Warneke 2.29
3 Larry Benton 2.31
4 Bill Swift 2.38
5 Huck Betts 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 46
2 Red Ruffing 45
3 Wes Ferrell 36
3 Lefty Gomez 36
5 Dazzy Vance 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .362
2 Al Simmons .362
3 Don Hurst .353
4 Lefty O'Doul .349
5 Babe Ruth .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 49
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 36
5 Earl Averill 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 167
2 Babe Ruth 164
3 Jimmie Foxx 160
4 Earl Averill 143
5 Al Simmons 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 50
2 Frankie Frisch 33
3 Roy Johnson 22
4 Lu Blue 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.29
2 Lefty Grove 2.43
3 Carl Hubbell 2.44
4 Red Lucas 2.82
5 Flint Rhem 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 28
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 Wes Ferrell 26
4 General Crowder 21
4 Bill Hallahan 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 205
2 Red Ruffing 187
3 Lefty Grove 175
4 Bill Hallahan 171
5 Carl Hubbell 150

Saves

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