On This Day

Monday, August 1, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 33 .676 --
Athletics 62 42 .596 8.0
Indians 58 43 .574 10.5
Senators 56 45 .554 12.5
Tigers 51 47 .520 16.0
Browns 46 54 .460 22.0
White Sox 33 64 .340 33.5
Red Sox 26 73 .263 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 41 .590 --
Cubs 53 45 .541 5.0
Phillies 54 50 .519 7.0
Braves 51 50 .505 8.5
Dodgers 50 52 .490 10.0
Cardinals 48 52 .480 11.0
Giants 45 53 .459 13.0
Reds 44 61 .419 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kiddo Davis 4
1 Spud Davis 4
1 Pinky Whitney 4
4 Tony Lazzeri 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Spud Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Spud Davis 6
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Pinky Whitney 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Porter 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.80
2 Wes Ferrell 0.33
3 Tex Carleton 0.25
4 Heinie Meine 0.22
5 Earl Whitehill 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Flint Rhem 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 4
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Earl Whitehill 3
4 Bob Brown 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .359
2 Lefty O'Doul .357
3 Don Hurst .357
4 Chuck Klein .351
5 Heinie Manush .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Chuck Klein 30
2 Babe Ruth 30
4 Earl Averill 25
4 Al Simmons 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 123
2 Babe Ruth 106
3 Don Hurst 103
4 Lou Gehrig 102
4 Al Simmons 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 28
2 Roy Johnson 16
2 Gee Walker 16
4 Lu Blue 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.22
2 Huck Betts 2.56
3 Carl Hubbell 2.60
4 Red Lucas 2.64
5 Steve Swetonic 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 17
1 Lefty Gomez 17
1 Monte Weaver 17
4 Lefty Grove 16
4 Lon Warneke 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 137
2 Red Ruffing 136
3 Lefty Grove 125
4 Dizzy Dean 105
5 Bill Hallahan 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 12
2 Jack Quinn 8
3 Chief Hogsett 7
4 Ray Benge 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .537
2 Mickey Cochrane .489
3 Bing Miller .455
4 Heinie Manush .452
5 Frank Grube .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 7
2 Spud Davis 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 23
2 Freddie Lindstrom 21
2 Hack Wilson 21
4 Spud Davis 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gibson 0.59
2 Dolf Luque 1.02
3 Red Ruffing 1.50
4 Si Johnson 1.59
5 Tom Zachary 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Harris 4
1 Rube Walberg 4
1 Monte Weaver 4
4 Phil Collins 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 24
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Red Ruffing 20
4 Bump Hadley 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 2
1 Larry French 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .409
2 Heinie Manush .407
3 Lloyd Waner .390
4 Doc Cramer .380
5 Joe Cronin .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Earl Averill 11
3 Don Hurst 9
3 Al Simmons 9
5 Babe Ruth 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 40
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Al Simmons 37
4 Joe Cronin 34
4 Hack Wilson 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 11
2 Bill Cissell 8
3 Lu Blue 6
3 Roy Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 1.69
2 Lon Warneke 1.78
3 Si Johnson 2.02
4 Waite Hoyt 2.05
5 Red Ruffing 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 8
2 Bill Harris 6
2 Tommy Thomas 6
2 Rube Walberg 6
2 Lon Warneke 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 53
2 Red Ruffing 51
3 Lefty Grove 41
4 Dazzy Vance 36
5 Roy Mahaffey 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .356
2 Lefty O'Doul .349
3 Paul Waner .345
4 Babe Ruth .342
5 Chuck Klein .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 38
5 Earl Averill 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 171
2 Jimmie Foxx 161
3 Babe Ruth 159
4 Don Hurst 150
5 Earl Averill 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 47
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Gee Walker 24
4 Billy Rogell 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.28
2 Lefty Grove 2.55
3 Carl Hubbell 2.63
4 Red Lucas 2.86
5 Red Ruffing 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Wes Ferrell 25
4 General Crowder 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 201
2 Red Ruffing 198
3 Lefty Grove 186
4 Bill Hallahan 166
5 Dazzy Vance 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 12
3 Chief Hogsett 8
4 Ray Benge 6
5 6 tied 5