On This Day

Wednesday, August 10, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	35	.682	--
Athletics	66	44	.600	9.0
Indians	64	45	.587	10.5
Senators	61	49	.555	14.0
Tigers	57	49	.538	16.0
Browns	48	60	.444	26.0
White Sox	36	69	.343	36.5
Red Sox	26	82	.241	48.0

Games

Athletics 6, White Sox 3

Tigers 6, Red Sox 2

Yankees 7, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	49	.550	--
Cubs	58	48	.547	0.5
Braves	58	53	.523	3.0
Dodgers	57	54	.514	4.0
Phillies	56	57	.496	6.0
Cardinals	53	56	.486	7.0
Giants	50	56	.472	8.5
Reds	48	67	.417	15.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Reds 1

Dodgers 10, Reds 9

Pirates 5, Braves 2

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 11, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bud Clancy	5
1	Lefty O'Doul	5
3	Pie Traynor	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lefty O'Doul	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Johnny Frederick	1
2	Chuck Klein	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Watkins	5
2	Billy Rhiel	4
2	Hack Wilson	4
4	Ray Blades	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lefty O'Doul	2
2	Jack Burns	1
2	Ripper Collins	1
2	Debs Garms	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	0.62
2	Tommy Bridges	0.42
2	Ray Kolp	0.42
4	Watty Clark	0.25
5	3 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Heinie Meine	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	5
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Si Johnson	5
1	Ray Kolp	5
1	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.362
2	Chuck Klein	.360
3	Jimmie Foxx	.359
4	Don Hurst	.355
5	Paul Waner	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	42
2	Chuck Klein	33
3	Babe Ruth	32
4	Earl Averill	26
4	2 others tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	126
2	Chuck Klein	113
2	Babe Ruth	113
4	Lou Gehrig	111
4	Don Hurst	111

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.30
2	Huck Betts	2.38
3	Carl Hubbell	2.45
4	Red Lucas	2.68
5	Lefty Grove	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	19
2	Wes Ferrell	18
2	Monte Weaver	18
4	Lon Warneke	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	149
2	Lefty Gomez	145
3	Lefty Grove	131
4	Dizzy Dean	118
5	Bill Hallahan	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
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	John Stone	.480
2	Babe Ruth	.465
3	Rick Ferrell	.444
4	Chuck Klein	.431
5	Lou Gehrig	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lefty O'Doul	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
3	Bruce Campbell	5
4	Don Hurst	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	21
1	Hack Wilson	21
3	Lou Gehrig	18
3	Chuck Klein	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	4
1	Roy Johnson	4
1	Chuck Klein	4
1	Gee Walker	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.19
2	Oral Hildebrand	1.21
3	Rube Walberg	1.25
4	Ted Lyons	1.29
5	Vic Sorrell	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	4
1	General Crowder	4
1	Rube Walberg	4
4	Ed Brandt	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	23
2	Dizzy Dean	22
3	Bump Hadley	21
4	Tommy Bridges	17
4	Tex Carleton	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
4	Johnny Allen	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cramer	.444
2	Babe Ruth	.437
3	Spud Davis	.425
4	John Stone	.414
5	Lefty O'Doul	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Lefty O'Doul	9
4	Don Hurst	8
4	5 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	34
2	Don Hurst	33
2	Pinky Whitney	33
4	Lou Gehrig	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Freitas	1.08
2	Carl Hubbell	1.58
3	Si Johnson	1.84
4	Waite Hoyt	2.08
5	Red Faber	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Monte Weaver	7
2	Tommy Thomas	6
2	Rube Walberg	6
4	Ed Brandt	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	49
2	Red Ruffing	45
3	Lefty Grove	40
4	Carl Hubbell	37
5	Bump Hadley	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	4
2	Firpo Marberry	3
3	Johnny Allen	2
3	Larry French	2
3	George Uhle	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.360
2	Chuck Klein	.348
3	Don Hurst	.348
4	Lou Gehrig	.347
5	Jimmie Foxx	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
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	176
2	Jimmie Foxx	159
3	Babe Ruth	158
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	Lu Blue	23
4	Tony Piet	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Huck Betts	2.38
2	Lon Warneke	2.41
3	Carl Hubbell	2.54
4	Lefty Grove	2.57
5	Red Lucas	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	28
2	Wes Ferrell	25
2	Lefty Grove	25
4	General Crowder	24
5	George Earnshaw	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	203
2	Red Ruffing	193
3	Lefty Grove	187
4	Bill Hallahan	160
5	2 tied	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	17
2	Jack Quinn	12
3	Chief Hogsett	8
4	Ray Benge	6
5	4 tied	5