On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 34 .670 --
Athletics 62 42 .596 7.5
Indians 58 43 .574 10.0
Senators 57 46 .553 12.0
Tigers 52 47 .525 15.0
Browns 47 54 .465 21.0
White Sox 34 65 .343 33.0
Red Sox 26 74 .260 41.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lu Blue 2
1 Arndt Jorgens 2
1 Joe Kuhel 2
1 Billy Rhiel 2
1 Sam West 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Billy Rhiel 2
3 Ossie Bluege 1
3 Bob Fothergill 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Thomas 0.57
2 Red Ruffing 0.50
3 Vic Sorrell 0.43
4 Ted Lyons 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 5
2 Tommy Thomas 4
3 Vic Sorrell 3
4 Ted Lyons 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 .344

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 Gee Walker 17
3 Roy Johnson 16
4 Lu Blue 15
5 2 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 Red Ruffing 141
2 Lefty Gomez 137
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 Lloyd Waner .471
2 Frank Grube .429
2 Heinie Manush .429
4 Mickey Cochrane .421
4 Hal Lee .421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 21
2 Freddie Lindstrom 19
2 Tony Piet 19
4 Hack Wilson 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gibson 0.00
2 Dolf Luque 1.02
3 Rube Walberg 1.33
4 Si Johnson 1.59
5 Red Ruffing 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Harris 4
1 Monte Weaver 4
3 Jumbo Elliott 3
3 Rube Walberg 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 25
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Lefty Grove 21
4 Roy Mahaffey 16
5 2 tied 15

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 .429
2 Lloyd Waner .416
3 Heinie Manush .400
4 Joe Cronin .379
5 Adam Comorosky .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Earl Averill 10
3 Al Simmons 9
4 Don Hurst 8
4 Babe Ruth 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 35
1 Pinky Whitney 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 Hack Wilson 34
5 3 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Bill Cissell 8
3 Lu Blue 7
3 Gee Walker 7
5 Billy Rogell 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ruffing 1.87
2 Si Johnson 2.03
3 Bob Brown 2.09
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 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 53
2 Red Ruffing 51
3 Lefty Grove 41
4 Roy Mahaffey 35
5 Pat Malone 30

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 .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
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 169
2 Jimmie Foxx 157
3 Babe Ruth 156
4 Don Hurst 149
5 Chuck Klein 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 46
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Gee Walker 25
4 Billy Rogell 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.38
2 Lefty Grove 2.57
3 Carl Hubbell 2.63
4 Red Lucas 2.85
5 Red Ruffing 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 General Crowder 21
5 Bill Hallahan 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 200
2 Red Ruffing 193
3 Lefty Grove 184
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