On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 35 .682 --
Athletics 66 45 .595 9.5
Indians 66 45 .595 9.5
Senators 61 49 .555 14.0
Tigers 57 51 .528 17.0
Browns 49 60 .450 25.5
White Sox 36 70 .340 37.0
Red Sox 27 82 .248 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 59 48 .551 --
Pirates 60 50 .545 0.5
Dodgers 58 54 .518 3.5
Braves 58 55 .513 4.0
Phillies 58 57 .504 5.0
Cardinals 53 56 .486 7.0
Giants 50 57 .467 9.0
Reds 48 67 .417 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 4
2 Hal Lee 3
2 Marv Olson 3
2 Joe Stripp 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 2
2 Spud Davis 1
2 Smead Jolley 1
2 Hal Lee 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 5
2 Hal Lee 2
3 Clint Brown 1
3 Johnny Burnett 1
3 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kamm 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ivy Andrews 0.89
2 Watty Clark 0.75
3 Phil Collins 0.29
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.17
5 Socks Seibold 0.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Phil Collins 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ivy Andrews 8
2 Watty Clark 3
2 Socks Seibold 3
4 Phil Collins 2
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .364
2 Chuck Klein .358
3 Jimmie Foxx .355
4 Don Hurst .353
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Chuck Klein 35
3 Babe Ruth 32
4 Earl Averill 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 126
2 Chuck Klein 118
3 Babe Ruth 113
4 Don Hurst 112
5 Lou Gehrig 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 2.31
2 Huck Betts 2.38
3 Carl Hubbell 2.45
4 Red Lucas 2.68
5 Steve Swetonic 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 19
1 Lefty Gomez 19
3 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 .478
2 Rick Ferrell .471
3 Hal Lee .462
4 Spud Davis .439
5 Babe Ruth .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 Lefty O'Doul 5
3 Bruce Campbell 4
3 Hal Lee 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 21
2 Spud Davis 20
3 Hack Wilson 18
4 Don Hurst 16
5 Hal Lee 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Jack Burns 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wes Ferrell 0.33
2 Huck Betts 1.00
3 Johnny Allen 1.06
4 Allyn Stout 1.23
5 Lefty Grove 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Tex Carleton 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 Rube Walberg 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 22
2 Bump Hadley 18
3 Tommy Bridges 16
4 Carl Hubbell 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Hi Bell 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .448
2 Spud Davis .432
3 John Stone .412
4 Hal Lee .400
5 Lefty O'Doul .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 10
2 Lefty O'Doul 9
3 Earl Averill 8
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 34
2 Chuck Klein 33
3 Hack Wilson 32
4 Spud Davis 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
1 Bill Cissell 10
3 Gee Walker 9
4 Chuck Klein 6
5 Sam Rice 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 1.08
2 Carl Hubbell 1.51
3 Si Johnson 1.60
4 Waite Hoyt 2.08
5 Tom Zachary 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Weaver 7
2 Rube Walberg 6
3 Ed Brandt 5
3 Phil Collins 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Red Ruffing 41
3 Carl Hubbell 34
4 Lefty Grove 33
5 Tommy Bridges 31

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 .363
2 Lou Gehrig .347
3 Chuck Klein .347
4 Jimmie Foxx .344
5 Don Hurst .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 51
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 Earl Averill 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 171
2 Jimmie Foxx 159
3 Babe Ruth 158
4 Chuck Klein 148
5 Don Hurst 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 46
2 Frankie Frisch 28
3 Gee Walker 27
4 Lu Blue 23
4 Tony Piet 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 2.38
2 Carl Hubbell 2.41
3 Lon Warneke 2.41
4 Lefty Grove 2.63
5 Red Lucas 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 General Crowder 24
3 Lefty Grove 24
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 198
2 Red Ruffing 193
3 Lefty Grove 181
4 Bill Hallahan 160
5 Bump Hadley 147

Saves

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