On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	34	.673	--
Athletics	63	42	.600	7.5
Indians	60	43	.583	9.5
Senators	58	46	.558	12.0
Tigers	52	48	.520	16.0
Browns	47	55	.461	22.0
White Sox	34	66	.340	34.0
Red Sox	26	76	.255	43.0

Games

Yankees 15, White Sox 3

Indians 8, Red Sox 2

Indians 8, Red Sox 7

Athletics 6, Browns 2

Senators 14, Tigers 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	44	.573	--
Cubs	54	46	.540	3.5
Phillies	55	51	.519	5.5
Braves	53	50	.515	6.0
Dodgers	53	52	.505	7.0
Cardinals	48	54	.471	10.5
Giants	47	53	.470	10.5
Reds	44	63	.411	17.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Pirates 4

Dodgers 6, Pirates 5

Braves 3, Reds 2

Giants 4, Cardinals 1

Cubs 12, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Johnson	5
1	Paul Waner	5
3	Bill Dickey	4
3	Smead Jolley	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lefty O'Doul	3
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lefty O'Doul	6
2	Bill Dickey	5
2	Lou Gehrig	5
4	Ossie Bluege	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	2
2	Dale Alexander	1
2	Billy Herman	1
2	Roy Johnson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	0.67
2	Si Johnson	0.60
3	Oral Hildebrand	0.40
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.40
5	Joe Shaute	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	6
2	Oral Hildebrand	4
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Joe Shaute	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.358
2	Lefty O'Doul	.357
3	Don Hurst	.355
4	Chuck Klein	.354
5	Paul Waner	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Chuck Klein	31
3	Babe Ruth	30
4	Earl Averill	25
4	2 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	123
2	Lou Gehrig	107
3	Babe Ruth	106
4	Chuck Klein	105
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	28
2	Gee Walker	18
3	Roy Johnson	17
4	Lu Blue	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.32
2	Carl Hubbell	2.52
3	Huck Betts	2.53
4	Red Lucas	2.64
5	Red Ruffing	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	18
2	Wes Ferrell	17
2	Monte Weaver	17
4	George Earnshaw	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	141
2	Lefty Gomez	140
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	Babe Ruth	.579
2	Bing Miller	.472
3	Hal Lee	.446
4	Heinie Manush	.439
5	Lloyd Waner	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Hurst	7
2	Lefty O'Doul	6
3	Spud Davis	5
3	Freddie Lindstrom	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
2	Don Hurst	20
2	Tony Piet	20
4	Hack Wilson	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	6
1	Gee Walker	6
3	Roy Johnson	4
4	Dale Alexander	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gibson	0.00
2	Oral Hildebrand	0.95
3	Dolf Luque	1.02
4	Sam Gray	1.29
5	Rube Walberg	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Harris	4
1	Monte Weaver	4
3	Jumbo Elliott	3
3	Rube Walberg	3
5	28 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	25
2	Dizzy Dean	24
3	Watty Clark	17
4	Roy Mahaffey	16
5	4 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	Lloyd Waner	.421
2	Babe Ruth	.417
3	Heinie Manush	.404
4	Hal Lee	.390
5	Lefty O'Doul	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Earl Averill	10
3	Al Simmons	9
4	Don Hurst	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	36
2	Hack Wilson	35
3	Jimmie Foxx	34
3	Pinky Whitney	34
5	Lou Gehrig	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	10
2	Ben Chapman	9
3	Gee Walker	8
4	Lu Blue	6
4	Roy Johnson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	1.87
2	Phil Collins	1.95
3	Bob Brown	2.09
4	Lon Warneke	2.12
5	Waite Hoyt	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Monte Weaver	7
2	Tommy Thomas	6
2	Lon Warneke	6
4	Mel Harder	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	51
2	Dizzy Dean	48
3	Lefty Grove	41
4	Roy Mahaffey	35
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	4
2	Johnny Allen	2
2	Ben Cantwell	2
2	Larry French	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Hurst	.354
2	Lefty O'Doul	.351
3	Paul Waner	.347
4	Chuck Klein	.346
5	Babe Ruth	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Babe Ruth	48
3	Lou Gehrig	41
4	Chuck Klein	38
5	Earl Averill	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	174
2	Jimmie Foxx	157
3	Babe Ruth	156
4	Don Hurst	147
5	2 tied	140

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	46
2	Frankie Frisch	31
3	Gee Walker	26
4	Tony Piet	22
4	Billy Rogell	22

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	28
2	Lefty Grove	25
3	Wes Ferrell	24
4	General Crowder	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	203
2	Red Ruffing	193
3	Lefty Grove	184
4	Bill Hallahan	166
5	Carl Hubbell	145

Saves

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