On This Day

Saturday, August 13, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 35 .685 --
Athletics 68 45 .602 9.0
Indians 67 45 .598 9.5
Senators 61 50 .550 15.0
Tigers 57 52 .523 18.0
Browns 50 60 .455 25.5
White Sox 36 71 .336 38.0
Red Sox 27 84 .243 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 48 .556 --
Pirates 60 51 .541 1.5
Dodgers 60 54 .526 3.0
Braves 58 56 .509 5.0
Phillies 59 57 .509 5.0
Cardinals 53 57 .482 8.0
Giants 50 59 .459 10.5
Reds 49 67 .422 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Cuccinello 6
1 Lefty O'Doul 6
1 Bill Terry 6
4 Mel Ott 5
5 8 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 3
1 Bill Terry 3
3 Tony Cuccinello 2
4 Kiddo Davis 1
4 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 6
2 Bill Terry 5
3 Tony Cuccinello 4
3 Mule Haas 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Liz Funk 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Harry Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 2.40
2 Lefty Grove 0.91
3 Syl Johnson 0.73
4 Bill Swift 0.67
5 Charlie Root 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Tony Freitas 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 12
2 Lefty Grove 10
3 Syl Johnson 8
4 Charlie Root 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Van Mungo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .371
2 Chuck Klein .360
3 Jimmie Foxx .357
4 Don Hurst .353
5 Paul Waner .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 119
3 Don Hurst 114
4 Babe Ruth 113
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 Red Ruffing 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 19
1 Lefty Gomez 19
3 Monte Weaver 18
4 Lefty Grove 17
4 Lon Warneke 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 161
2 Lefty Gomez 145
3 Lefty Grove 141
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 Lefty O'Doul .458
2 Rick Ferrell .457
3 Hal Lee .453
4 John Stone .440
5 Chuck Klein .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lefty O'Doul 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Danny Taylor 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 22
2 Spud Davis 20
3 Hack Wilson 18
4 Don Hurst 17
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Liz Funk 4
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Jack Burns 3
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.00
2 Wes Ferrell 0.33
3 Huck Betts 1.00
4 Johnny Allen 1.06
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Tex Carleton 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 25
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Dizzy Dean 18
3 Bump Hadley 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Hi Bell 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .439
2 Lefty O'Doul .417
3 Babe Ruth .412
4 John Stone .398
5 Hal Lee .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 11
2 Chuck Klein 10
2 Lefty O'Doul 10
4 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 36
2 Hack Wilson 35
3 Chuck Klein 34
4 Spud Davis 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 1.32
2 Carl Hubbell 1.51
3 Si Johnson 1.60
4 Tom Zachary 1.88
5 Red Ruffing 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Walberg 6
1 Monte Weaver 6
3 Phil Collins 5
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 53
2 Dizzy Dean 49
3 Lefty Grove 40
4 Carl Hubbell 34
5 Tommy Bridges 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Jack Quinn 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 .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .348
3 Chuck Klein .348
4 Don Hurst .345
5 Lou Gehrig .345

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 149
5 Don Hurst 148

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 2.61
5 Red Lucas 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 Lefty Grove 25
4 General Crowder 24
5 George Earnshaw 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 205
2 Lefty Gomez 198
3 Lefty Grove 191
4 Bill Hallahan 152
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