On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 34 .673 --
Athletics 63 43 .594 8.0
Indians 61 43 .587 9.0
Senators 58 47 .552 12.5
Tigers 53 48 .525 15.5
Browns 48 55 .466 21.5
White Sox 34 66 .340 34.0
Red Sox 26 77 .252 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 44 .573 --
Cubs 54 47 .535 4.0
Phillies 56 51 .523 5.0
Braves 53 51 .510 6.5
Dodgers 53 52 .505 7.0
Giants 48 53 .475 10.0
Cardinals 48 55 .466 11.0
Reds 45 63 .417 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Art Scharein 4
3 Dick Bartell 3
3 Don Hurst 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Chuck Klein 3
1 Art Scharein 3
1 Heinie Schuble 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Dick Porter 1
1 Heinie Schuble 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 7.00
2 Ray Benge 0.67
3 Bump Hadley 0.44
4 Lloyd Brown 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Ray Benge 6
3 Lefty Grove 5
4 Bump Hadley 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .360
2 Don Hurst .358
3 Lefty O'Doul .357
4 Chuck Klein .355
5 Paul Waner .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Chuck Klein 32
3 Babe Ruth 30
4 Earl Averill 25
4 2 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 126
2 Chuck Klein 108
3 Lou Gehrig 107
4 Babe Ruth 106
5 Don Hurst 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 28
2 Gee Walker 19
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 2.61
5 Lefty Grove 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 130
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 .459
3 Hal Lee .446
4 Lou Gehrig .431
5 Dick Bartell .429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 21
1 Don Hurst 21
3 Tony Piet 20
4 Hack Wilson 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Bill Cissell 6
3 Roy Johnson 4
4 Dale Alexander 3
4 3 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 1.23
5 Rube Walberg 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Harris 4
2 Jumbo Elliott 3
2 Rube Walberg 3
2 Monte Weaver 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 25
2 Dizzy Dean 24
3 Lefty Grove 20
4 Bump Hadley 19
5 Tommy Bridges 18

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 .437
2 Babe Ruth .417
3 Heinie Manush .396
4 Hal Lee .385
5 Lefty O'Doul .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Earl Averill 10
3 Al Simmons 9
4 Don Hurst 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Al Simmons 36
3 Pinky Whitney 35
3 Hack Wilson 35
5 Lou Gehrig 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 1.80
2 Red Ruffing 1.87
3 Phil Collins 1.95
4 Bob Brown 2.09
5 Lon Warneke 2.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 51
2 Dizzy Dean 48
3 Lefty Grove 46
4 Roy Mahaffey 37
5 Bump Hadley 33

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 .356
2 Lefty O'Doul .351
3 Chuck Klein .346
4 Paul Waner .345
5 Jimmie Foxx .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Earl Averill 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 172
2 Jimmie Foxx 160
3 Babe Ruth 154
4 Don Hurst 148
5 Chuck Klein 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 46
2 Frankie Frisch 29
3 Gee Walker 27
4 Tony Piet 22
4 Billy Rogell 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.39
2 Lefty Grove 2.53
3 Carl Hubbell 2.58
4 Red Lucas 2.83
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 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 203
2 Red Ruffing 193
3 Lefty Grove 189
4 Bill Hallahan 160
5 Dazzy Vance 143

Saves

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