On This Day

Monday, August 8, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 35 .676 --
Athletics 65 44 .596 8.5
Indians 64 44 .593 9.0
Senators 60 49 .550 13.5
Tigers 54 49 .524 16.5
Browns 48 58 .453 24.0
White Sox 36 68 .346 35.0
Red Sox 26 79 .248 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 47 .557 --
Cubs 57 48 .543 1.5
Braves 56 52 .519 4.0
Dodgers 55 53 .509 5.0
Phillies 56 55 .505 5.5
Cardinals 51 56 .477 8.5
Giants 50 55 .476 8.5
Reds 47 65 .420 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ripper Collins 7
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Johnny Burnett 4
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 George Watkins 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ripper Collins 1
1 Kiddo Davis 1
1 Don Hurst 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 7
2 Kiddo Davis 3
2 Sam Rice 3
4 Johnny Burnett 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Sam Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Syl Johnson 0.62
2 Oral Hildebrand 0.50
3 Paul Derringer 0.43
4 Snipe Hansen 0.25
5 Monte Weaver 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Monte Weaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 7
2 Syl Johnson 5
3 Phil Collins 4
4 Paul Derringer 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .359
2 Don Hurst .357
3 Jimmie Foxx .357
4 Chuck Klein .356
5 Paul Waner .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Chuck Klein 32
3 Babe Ruth 31
4 Earl Averill 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 126
2 Lou Gehrig 110
2 Don Hurst 110
4 Chuck Klein 109
5 Babe Ruth 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 29
2 Gee Walker 19
3 Lu Blue 17
3 Roy Johnson 17
5 Frankie Frisch 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.30
2 Carl Hubbell 2.52
3 Huck Betts 2.53
4 Red Lucas 2.61
5 Lefty Grove 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 18
1 Lefty Gomez 18
1 Monte Weaver 18
4 Lon Warneke 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 149
2 Lefty Gomez 140
3 Lefty Grove 131
4 Dizzy Dean 117
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 .500
2 John Stone .452
3 Billy Herman .431
4 Adam Comorosky .422
5 2 tied .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 5
1 Don Hurst 5
1 Freddie Lindstrom 5
1 Lefty O'Doul 5
1 Babe Ruth 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 19
2 Don Hurst 18
2 Tony Piet 18
2 Babe Ruth 18
5 Hack Wilson 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 4
1 Roy Johnson 4
1 Gee Walker 4
4 Lu Blue 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.64
2 Rube Walberg 0.67
3 Tom Zachary 1.06
4 Lefty Grove 1.19
5 Oral Hildebrand 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Jumbo Elliott 3
1 Bill Harris 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 29
2 Red Ruffing 23
3 Bump Hadley 19
4 Watty Clark 17
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry French 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .407
2 Doc Cramer .402
3 John Stone .388
4 Spud Davis .388
5 Hal Lee .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 37
2 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Don Hurst 36
4 Hack Wilson 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
1 Bill Cissell 10
3 Gee Walker 9
4 Roy Johnson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 1.32
2 Carl Hubbell 1.68
3 Ray Kolp 1.80
4 Si Johnson 1.87
5 Tom Zachary 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 8
2 Tommy Thomas 6
2 Lon Warneke 6
4 General Crowder 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 54
2 Red Ruffing 49
3 Lefty Grove 45
4 Bump Hadley 31
4 2 others tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Johnny Allen 2
2 Larry French 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
5 24 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .357
2 Don Hurst .351
3 Chuck Klein .344
4 Jimmie Foxx .343
5 2 tied .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Earl Averill 37
4 Chuck Klein 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Jimmie Foxx 159
3 Babe Ruth 154
4 Don Hurst 148
5 Earl Averill 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 46
2 Frankie Frisch 29
3 Gee Walker 27
4 Lu Blue 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.41
2 Lefty Grove 2.55
3 Carl Hubbell 2.59
4 Red Lucas 2.64
5 Ted Lyons 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Wes Ferrell 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 General Crowder 23
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 198
2 Red Ruffing 193
3 Lefty Grove 190
4 Bill Hallahan 160
5 Bump Hadley 147

Saves

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