On This Day

Monday, August 22, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	37	.692	--
Athletics	74	48	.607	10.0
Indians	70	51	.579	13.5
Senators	67	53	.558	16.0
Tigers	61	58	.513	21.5
Browns	54	64	.458	28.0
White Sox	37	79	.319	44.0
Red Sox	32	88	.267	51.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Browns 5, Yankees 1

Athletics 8, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	66	51	.564	--
Dodgers	66	57	.537	3.0
Pirates	63	57	.525	4.5
Phillies	61	62	.496	8.0
Braves	61	63	.492	8.5
Cardinals	59	61	.492	8.5
Giants	58	62	.483	9.5
Reds	52	73	.416	18.0

Games

Cubs 8, Phillies 4

Pirates 6, Giants 1

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Braves 7, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 3, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Jordan	5
2	Adam Comorosky	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Freddie Lindstrom	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Alexander	1
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Adam Comorosky	4
2	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Charlie Gelbert	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.60
2	Bump Hadley	0.58
3	Firpo Marberry	0.50
4	Tex Carleton	0.40
5	Leon Chagnon	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	7
2	Lefty Grove	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
4	Tex Carleton	4
4	Leon Chagnon	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.372
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Chuck Klein	.358
4	Don Hurst	.354
5	Heinie Manush	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
2	Chuck Klein	35
2	Babe Ruth	35
4	Earl Averill	27
4	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	135
2	Chuck Klein	122
3	Don Hurst	120
3	Babe Ruth	120
5	Lou Gehrig	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	31
2	Roy Johnson	19
2	Gee Walker	19
4	Chuck Klein	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.26
2	Carl Hubbell	2.49
3	Huck Betts	2.62
4	Lefty Grove	2.62
5	Red Lucas	2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	164
2	Lefty Gomez	155
3	Lefty Grove	153
4	Dizzy Dean	141
5	Bump Hadley	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
2	Jack Quinn	8
3	Chief Hogsett	7
4	Wilcy Moore	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.463
2	Lefty O'Doul	.453
3	Johnny Moore	.419
4	Heinie Manush	.417
5	2 tied	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Bill Terry	5
3	Babe Ruth	4
3	Danny Taylor	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	18
2	Ripper Collins	15
3	Harry Davis	13
3	Chuck Klein	13
3	Hack Wilson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hurst	6
2	Lefty O'Doul	5
2	George Watkins	5
4	Chuck Klein	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
2	Van Mungo	0.64
3	Red Ruffing	0.95
4	Lefty Grove	0.96
5	Firpo Marberry	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	5
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	31
2	Tex Carleton	22
2	Lefty Grove	22
4	Syl Johnson	21
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Van Mungo	2
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	General Crowder	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.432
2	Babe Ruth	.419
3	Lou Gehrig	.402
4	Dick Bartell	.398
5	Johnny Moore	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lefty O'Doul	9
1	Mel Ott	9
1	Babe Ruth	9
1	Bill Terry	9
5	Don Hurst	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	37
2	Bill Terry	36
3	Hack Wilson	33
4	Lou Gehrig	32
5	Pinky Whitney	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	9
2	Don Hurst	7
2	Chuck Klein	7
2	Gee Walker	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
2	Tony Freitas	1.50
3	Ray Benge	1.67
4	Bud Tinning	1.72
5	Red Ruffing	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	7
2	General Crowder	6
3	Fred Heimach	5
3	Rube Walberg	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	60
2	Red Ruffing	48
3	Lefty Grove	43
4	Bump Hadley	42
5	Tex Carleton	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	2
1	Larry French	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.375
2	Jimmie Foxx	.347
3	Chuck Klein	.346
4	Don Hurst	.346
5	Babe Ruth	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Babe Ruth	46
3	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Chuck Klein	35
5	Mel Ott	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	168
2	Jimmie Foxx	163
3	Babe Ruth	153
4	Don Hurst	144
5	Chuck Klein	137

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	46
2	Frankie Frisch	26
3	Gee Walker	25
4	Lu Blue	23
5	Roy Johnson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.37
2	Lefty Grove	2.50
3	Carl Hubbell	2.51
4	Red Lucas	2.62
5	Huck Betts	2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	197
2	Lefty Gomez	196
3	Lefty Grove	194
4	Bump Hadley	156
5	Bill Hallahan	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	17
2	Jack Quinn	10
3	Chief Hogsett	7
4	Ray Benge	6
4	Wilcy Moore	6