On This Day

Thursday, July 21, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 29 .681 --
Athletics 55 39 .585 8.5
Indians 53 38 .582 9.0
Senators 51 41 .554 11.5
Tigers 48 40 .545 12.5
Browns 40 49 .449 21.0
White Sox 30 58 .341 30.5
Red Sox 22 67 .247 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 36 .581 --
Cubs 48 39 .552 2.5
Braves 47 42 .528 4.5
Phillies 46 47 .495 7.5
Cardinals 43 44 .494 7.5
Dodgers 42 47 .472 9.5
Giants 39 45 .464 10.0
Reds 40 55 .421 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Harry Davis 3
4 Dale Alexander 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 3
2 Moe Berg 1
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 20 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiddo Davis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Stewart 0.71
2 Monte Weaver 0.60
3 Danny MacFayden 0.40
4 Larry Boerner 0.36
5 Roy Mahaffey 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Lefty Stewart 1
1 Monte Weaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Weaver 6
2 Lefty Stewart 5
3 Larry Boerner 4
3 Danny MacFayden 4
3 Roy Mahaffey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .372
2 Paul Waner .364
3 Don Hurst .357
4 Lefty O'Doul .350
5 Chuck Klein .346

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 99
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 2 others tied 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 .414
2 Smead Jolley .400
3 Ben Chapman .393
4 Danny Taylor .391
5 Bob Fothergill .388

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 Al Simmons 32
2 Jimmie Foxx 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 Buddy Myer 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Collins 1.08
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 Monte Weaver 4
4 Phil Collins 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 26
1 Red Ruffing 26
3 Dizzy Dean 24
4 Roy Mahaffey 23
5 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 .457
2 Jack Burns .403
3 Doc Cramer .396
4 Lefty O'Doul .391
5 Al Simmons .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
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 41
2 Al Simmons 37
3 Goose Goslin 35
4 Pinky Whitney 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Lu Blue 6
2 Roy Johnson 6
2 Billy Rogell 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 2.00
2 Tommy Thomas 2.03
3 Lon Warneke 2.29
4 Larry Benton 2.31
5 Bill Swift 2.38

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 Dazzy Vance 34
4 Wes Ferrell 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Ben Cantwell 3
3 Sam Gray 2
3 Lefty Grove 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .362
2 Paul Waner .361
3 Don Hurst .353
4 Lefty O'Doul .346
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 159
4 Earl Averill 142
5 Al Simmons 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 50
2 Frankie Frisch 32
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 170
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