On This Day

Monday, August 15, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 35 .688 --
Athletics 69 46 .600 9.5
Indians 67 46 .593 10.5
Senators 61 51 .545 16.0
Tigers 58 52 .527 18.0
Browns 52 60 .464 25.0
White Sox 36 73 .330 39.5
Red Sox 28 85 .248 49.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 50 .545 --
Pirates 60 52 .536 1.0
Dodgers 62 55 .530 1.5
Phillies 59 57 .509 4.0
Braves 58 58 .500 5.0
Cardinals 55 57 .491 6.0
Giants 51 60 .459 9.5
Reds 51 67 .432 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Taylor 4
2 Joe Stripp 3
2 Arky Vaughan 3
4 Leon Chagnon 2
4 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Suhr 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Barbee 2
1 Al Lopez 2
1 Lefty O'Doul 2
1 Joe Shaute 2
1 Gus Suhr 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Leon Chagnon 5
2 Bill Harris 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Chuck Klein .360
4 Don Hurst .353
5 Paul Waner .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Chuck Klein 35
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Earl Averill 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 130
2 Chuck Klein 119
3 Don Hurst 114
3 Babe Ruth 114
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 Frankie Frisch 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Carl Hubbell 2.42
3 Red Lucas 2.61
4 Huck Betts 2.68
5 Si Johnson 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 20
2 Wes Ferrell 19
3 Monte Weaver 18
4 Lefty Grove 17
4 Lon Warneke 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 161
2 Lefty Gomez 148
3 Lefty Grove 141
4 Dizzy Dean 126
5 Bump Hadley 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Jack Quinn 8
3 Chief Hogsett 7
4 Ray Benge 5
4 Wilcy Moore 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .471
2 Spud Davis .469
3 Lefty O'Doul .435
4 Dick Bartell .426
5 Rick Ferrell .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lefty O'Doul 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Chuck Klein 5
3 Danny Taylor 5
3 Bill Terry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 20
2 Spud Davis 17
3 Don Hurst 13
3 Lefty O'Doul 13
3 Bill Terry 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 4
1 Liz Funk 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.00
2 Wes Ferrell 0.33
3 Tommy Bridges 0.67
4 Van Mungo 1.00
5 Johnny Allen 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Carleton 4
1 General Crowder 4
1 Rube Walberg 4
4 Tommy Bridges 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 25
2 Dizzy Dean 21
3 Tex Carleton 17
3 Bump Hadley 17
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 Snipe Hansen 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .431
2 Lefty O'Doul .418
3 Hal Lee .400
4 Rick Ferrell .383
5 Chuck Klein .379

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 Hack Wilson 35
2 Don Hurst 34
3 Chuck Klein 33
4 Spud Davis 30
5 Mel Ott 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Bill Cissell 9
2 Gee Walker 9
4 Liz Funk 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Freitas 1.44
2 Si Johnson 1.51
3 Carl Hubbell 1.55
4 Tommy Bridges 1.75
5 Tom Zachary 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Walberg 7
2 Monte Weaver 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Tex Carleton 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 55
2 Red Ruffing 53
3 Lefty Grove 40
4 Carl Hubbell 38
5 Bump Hadley 33

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 .366
2 Jimmie Foxx .349
3 Chuck Klein .349
4 Paul Waner .347
5 Don Hurst .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Earl Averill 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Jimmie Foxx 162
3 Babe Ruth 157
4 Chuck Klein 145
5 Don Hurst 144

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 Carl Hubbell 2.38
2 Lon Warneke 2.41
3 Lefty Grove 2.59
4 Red Lucas 2.63
5 Huck Betts 2.68

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 Red Ruffing 200
2 Lefty Gomez 197
3 Lefty Grove 187
4 Bill Hallahan 152
5 Bump Hadley 149

Saves

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