On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	32	.673	--
Indians	57	40	.588	8.5
Athletics	59	42	.584	8.5
Senators	54	44	.551	12.0
Tigers	51	44	.537	13.5
Browns	44	52	.458	21.0
White Sox	31	63	.330	33.0
Red Sox	25	70	.263	39.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 10, Indians 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	58	38	.604	--
Cubs	52	43	.547	5.5
Braves	49	48	.505	9.5
Phillies	50	50	.500	10.0
Cardinals	46	49	.484	11.5
Dodgers	47	51	.480	12.0
Giants	43	51	.457	14.0
Reds	43	58	.426	17.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 6

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 6

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Pirates 10, Giants 7

Pirates 9, Giants 1

Reds 7, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Adam Comorosky	6
1	Tony Piet	6
3	George Watkins	5
4	Hughie Critz	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Piet	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
3	Earl Averill	1
3	Bruce Campbell	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Piet	9
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Lefty O'Doul	4
3	Jimmie Reese	4
3	George Watkins	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Charlie Gelbert	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Jim Levey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	1.25
2	Fred Heimach	0.38
3	Lefty Stewart	0.36
4	Tex Carleton	0.36
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Ed Durham	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	10
2	Tex Carleton	5
2	Watty Clark	5
4	Lefty Stewart	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	1
1	Joe Shaute	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.360
2	Lefty O'Doul	.357
3	Don Hurst	.354
4	Paul Waner	.351
5	Chuck Klein	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Chuck Klein	30
3	Babe Ruth	28
4	Al Simmons	25
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	122
2	Al Simmons	102
3	Babe Ruth	99
4	Lou Gehrig	97
4	Chuck Klein	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	26
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Roy Johnson	15
4	Lu Blue	14
4	2 others tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.19
2	Huck Betts	2.56
3	Carl Hubbell	2.56
4	Red Lucas	2.63
5	Steve Swetonic	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	17
1	Lefty Gomez	17
3	Lon Warneke	16
3	Monte Weaver	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	136
2	Lefty Gomez	132
3	Lefty Grove	119
4	Bill Hallahan	102
5	Dizzy Dean	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	12
2	Chief Hogsett	7
2	Jack Quinn	7
4	Ray Benge	5
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cramer	.517
2	Spud Davis	.434
3	Danny Taylor	.419
4	Heinie Manush	.418
5	Riggs Stephenson	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Don Hurst	5
3	Chuck Klein	5
3	Freddie Lindstrom	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	24
2	Mel Ott	21
3	Jimmie Foxx	19
3	Tony Piet	19
3	Al Simmons	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Gee Walker	6
3	Bill Cissell	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Freitas	0.64
2	Hub Pruett	0.69
3	Carl Hubbell	1.30
4	Si Johnson	1.45
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	4
1	Tommy Thomas	4
1	Lon Warneke	4
1	Monte Weaver	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	28
2	Dizzy Dean	27
3	Carl Hubbell	20
4	Lefty Grove	18
5	Dazzy Vance	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
4	Johnny Allen	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.408
2	Pie Traynor	.404
3	Smead Jolley	.392
4	Lefty O'Doul	.390
5	Dale Alexander	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Earl Averill	11
3	Joe Sewell	9
3	Al Simmons	9
5	Chuck Klein	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	38
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
3	Smead Jolley	35
4	Pinky Whitney	34
5	Joe Cronin	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	12
2	Bill Cissell	7
3	Lu Blue	6
3	Roy Johnson	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	1.57
2	Tony Freitas	1.69
3	Waite Hoyt	2.05
4	Larry Benton	2.29
5	Bob Brown	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lon Warneke	7
1	Monte Weaver	7
3	Bill Hallahan	5
3	Mel Harder	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	51
2	Dizzy Dean	45
3	Dazzy Vance	41
4	Lefty Grove	35
4	Roy Mahaffey	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Ben Cantwell	3
2	Jack Quinn	3
4	Larry French	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Hurst	.351
2	Paul Waner	.350
3	Lefty O'Doul	.347
4	Al Simmons	.342
5	Jimmie Foxx	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Babe Ruth	47
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Chuck Klein	38
5	Earl Averill	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	167
2	Jimmie Foxx	162
3	Babe Ruth	157
4	Don Hurst	145
5	Earl Averill	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	46
2	Frankie Frisch	31
3	Gee Walker	24
4	Billy Rogell	22
5	3 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.20
2	Carl Hubbell	2.52
3	Lefty Grove	2.64
4	Red Lucas	2.86
5	Heinie Meine	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	28
2	Wes Ferrell	26
3	Lefty Grove	25
4	General Crowder	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	205
2	Red Ruffing	198
3	Lefty Grove	180
4	Bill Hallahan	167
5	Dazzy Vance	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Jack Quinn	11
3	Chief Hogsett	8
4	Ray Benge	6
5	6 tied	5