Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 23, 1932

On This Day

Tuesday, August 23, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	37	.694	--
Athletics	75	48	.610	10.0
Indians	70	52	.574	14.5
Senators	68	53	.562	16.0
Tigers	62	58	.517	21.5
Browns	54	65	.454	29.0
White Sox	37	80	.316	45.0
Red Sox	32	89	.264	52.0

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 8, Browns 7

Athletics 15, White Sox 7

Senators 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	67	51	.568	--
Dodgers	66	57	.537	3.5
Pirates	64	57	.529	4.5
Braves	62	63	.496	8.5
Phillies	61	63	.492	9.0
Cardinals	59	62	.488	9.5
Giants	58	63	.479	10.5
Reds	52	73	.416	18.5

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 1

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Braves 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Cochrane	4
2	Wally Berger	3
2	Ossie Bluege	3
2	Bruce Campbell	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Hal Lee	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Cochrane	5
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	Bruce Campbell	3
3	Al Simmons	3
3	Gus Suhr	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ski Melillo	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Adam Comorosky	1
2	Tony Piet	1
2	Al Spohrer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Malone	0.89
2	Tommy Bridges	0.60
3	General Crowder	0.42
4	Johnny Welch	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Bob Brown	1
1	Larry French	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	8
2	Tommy Bridges	6
2	Johnny Welch	6
4	General Crowder	5
4	Roy Mahaffey	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	George Uhle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.372
2	Chuck Klein	.357
3	Jimmie Foxx	.356
4	Don Hurst	.352
5	Heinie Manush	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	44
2	Chuck Klein	35
2	Babe Ruth	35
4	Earl Averill	27
4	3 others tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	135
2	Chuck Klein	122
3	Babe Ruth	121
4	Lou Gehrig	120
4	2 others tied	120

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	Huck Betts	2.62
3	Lefty Grove	2.62
4	Carl Hubbell	2.63
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	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.453
2	Heinie Manush	.440
3	Bill Terry	.437
4	Liz Funk	.407
4	Bob Seeds	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Bill Terry	5
3	Babe Ruth	4
3	Danny Taylor	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	18
2	Mickey Cochrane	15
2	Harry Davis	15
2	Al Simmons	15
5	Tony Lazzeri	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hurst	5
1	Lefty O'Doul	5
1	George Watkins	5
4	Chuck Klein	4
4	Ski Melillo	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
2	Van Mungo	0.64
3	Bill McAfee	0.67
4	Red Ruffing	0.95
5	Lefty Grove	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	4
1	Tex Carleton	4
3	Tommy Bridges	3
3	Guy Bush	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	24
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Tex Carleton	21
4	Johnny Allen	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Van Mungo	2
1	George Uhle	2
4	Ben Cantwell	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.442
2	Lefty O'Doul	.423
3	Bing Miller	.390
4	Johnny Moore	.390
5	Dick Bartell	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
1	Babe Ruth	9
1	Bill Terry	9
4	Lefty O'Doul	8
5	Chuck Klein	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	33
1	Hack Wilson	33
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Babe Ruth	31
5	2 tied	29

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	Lon Warneke	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Carleton	7
2	General Crowder	6
3	Johnny Allen	5
3	Fred Heimach	5
3	Rube Walberg	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	60
2	Lefty Grove	43
3	Red Ruffing	38
4	Bump Hadley	36
5	Tex Carleton	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Van Mungo	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.377
2	Jimmie Foxx	.348
3	Chuck Klein	.346
4	Babe Ruth	.345
5	Don Hurst	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Babe Ruth	45
3	Lou Gehrig	39
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	151
4	Don Hurst	144
5	Chuck Klein	137

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	43
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Frankie Frisch	24
4	Lu Blue	23
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.37
2	Lefty Grove	2.54
3	Red Lucas	2.62
4	Huck Betts	2.62
5	Carl Hubbell	2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	196
2	Red Ruffing	193
3	Lefty Grove	188
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