On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 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	57	45	.559	12.0
Tigers	51	47	.520	16.0
Browns	47	54	.465	21.5
White Sox	33	65	.337	34.0
Red Sox	26	74	.260	42.0

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 1

Browns 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	42	.584	--
Cubs	53	46	.535	5.0
Phillies	55	50	.524	6.0
Braves	52	50	.510	7.5
Dodgers	51	52	.495	9.0
Cardinals	48	53	.475	11.0
Giants	46	53	.465	12.0
Reds	44	62	.415	17.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 2

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 3, Reds 2

Phillies 11, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bud Clancy	3
1	Adam Comorosky	3
1	Roy Johnson	3
1	Chuck Klein	3
1	Gus Suhr	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Adam Comorosky	2
2	Cliff Heathcote	1
2	Chuck Klein	1
2	Hal Lee	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	4
2	Adam Comorosky	2
2	Johnny Frederick	2
2	Cliff Heathcote	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Campbell	2
1	Kiddo Davis	2
3	Dick Bartell	1
3	Goose Goslin	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Blaeholder	0.33
1	Larry French	0.33
3	Bob Weiland	0.29
4	General Crowder	0.25
5	Jim Lindsey	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry French	4
2	George Blaeholder	3
3	General Crowder	2
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	Snipe Hansen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.359
2	Don Hurst	.357
3	Chuck Klein	.355
4	Lefty O'Doul	.354
5	Heinie Manush	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Chuck Klein	31
3	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	Chuck Klein	105
4	Don Hurst	103
5	2 tied	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	2.32
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	.500
2	Lloyd Waner	.471
3	Heinie Manush	.464
4	Bing Miller	.455
5	Mickey Cochrane	.452

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	23
2	Freddie Lindstrom	19
2	Tony Piet	19
2	Hack Wilson	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	5
1	Bill Cissell	5
3	Gee Walker	4
4	Bruce Campbell	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gibson	0.55
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	Jumbo Elliott	3
4	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	24
2	Lefty Grove	21
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	.438
2	Lloyd Waner	.407
3	Heinie Manush	.400
4	Joe Cronin	.388
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Whitney	39
2	Al Simmons	37
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
4	Hack Wilson	34
5	3 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Bill Cissell	8
3	Lu Blue	6
3	Billy Rogell	6
3	Gee Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Freitas	1.69
2	Red Ruffing	1.70
3	Si Johnson	2.02
4	Lon Warneke	2.12
5	Waite Hoyt	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Monte Weaver	8
2	Bill Harris	6
2	Tommy Thomas	6
2	Lon Warneke	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	53
2	Red Ruffing	46
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	.355
2	Chuck Klein	.346
3	Lefty O'Doul	.346
4	Babe Ruth	.344
5	Jimmie Foxx	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Babe Ruth	48
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Chuck Klein	39
5	Earl Averill	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	170
2	Jimmie Foxx	159
3	Babe Ruth	157
4	Don Hurst	149
5	Chuck Klein	141

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.38
2	Lefty Grove	2.55
3	Carl Hubbell	2.63
4	Red Lucas	2.85
5	Red Ruffing	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	27
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Wes Ferrell	24
4	General Crowder	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	201
2	Red Ruffing	188
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