On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 38 .705 --
Athletics 79 50 .612 12.0
Senators 72 54 .571 17.5
Indians 72 57 .558 19.0
Tigers 64 62 .508 25.5
Browns 55 69 .444 33.5
White Sox 39 86 .312 50.0
Red Sox 36 92 .281 54.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 73 51 .589 --
Pirates 66 60 .524 8.0
Dodgers 67 62 .519 8.5
Phillies 65 66 .496 11.5
Cardinals 63 64 .496 11.5
Braves 63 65 .492 12.0
Giants 59 68 .465 15.5
Reds 55 75 .423 21.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Bob Seeds 5
2 Al Simmons 5
4 Billy Rhiel 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Kress 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric McNair 4
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 Willie Kamm 3
2 Lyn Lary 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.57
2 Red Ruffing 0.36
3 Earl Whitehill 0.33
4 Bill Chamberlain 0.29
5 Sad Sam Jones 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1
1 Bill McAfee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 6
2 Red Ruffing 5
3 George Earnshaw 4
4 Sad Sam Jones 3
4 Firpo Marberry 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .365
2 Jimmie Foxx .356
3 Babe Ruth .350
4 Chuck Klein .348
5 Paul Waner .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Chuck Klein 35
4 Lou Gehrig 29
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 139
2 Babe Ruth 132
3 Al Simmons 130
4 Don Hurst 125
4 Chuck Klein 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 33
2 Gee Walker 22
3 Roy Johnson 19
3 Chuck Klein 19
5 Lu Blue 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.29
2 Carl Hubbell 2.59
3 Red Lucas 2.60
4 Huck Betts 2.62
5 Lefty Grove 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 22
2 Wes Ferrell 20
2 Lefty Grove 20
4 Lon Warneke 19
4 Monte Weaver 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 174
2 Lefty Grove 163
3 Lefty Gomez 162
4 Dizzy Dean 154
5 Bump Hadley 120

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Rogell .459
2 Adam Comorosky .447
3 Babe Ruth .442
4 Mule Haas .436
5 Bob Seeds .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Eric McNair 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 21
2 Tony Lazzeri 19
3 Kiki Cuyler 18
3 Babe Ruth 18
5 Mickey Cochrane 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 5
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Lefty O'Doul 4
2 George Watkins 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill McAfee 0.63
2 Bob Smith 0.96
3 Eppa Rixey 1.00
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.35
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 4
1 Larry French 4
3 Guy Bush 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 28
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Johnny Allen 19
3 Tex Carleton 19
5 Pat Malone 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Uhle 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Lloyd Brown 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .423
2 Billy Rogell .400
3 Spud Davis .396
4 Bill Terry .392
5 Lefty O'Doul .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Mel Ott 8
3 Wally Berger 6
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Don Hurst 28
2 Chuck Klein 28
2 Al Simmons 28
2 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
1 Don Hurst 7
1 Chuck Klein 7
1 Lefty O'Doul 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.58
2 Johnny Allen 1.40
3 Lefty Grove 1.53
4 Bud Tinning 1.78
5 George Earnshaw 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
2 Tex Carleton 6
2 Dizzy Dean 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 54
2 Lefty Grove 44
3 Red Ruffing 38
4 Bump Hadley 37
5 Tex Carleton 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Uhle 3
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 Van Mungo 2
2 Bob Smith 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .351
3 Babe Ruth .349
4 Chuck Klein .342
5 Paul Waner .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Chuck Klein 35
5 Earl Averill 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 162
2 Jimmie Foxx 160
3 Babe Ruth 156
4 Al Simmons 145
5 Don Hurst 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 43
2 Gee Walker 27
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Lu Blue 24
5 Tony Piet 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.38
2 Lefty Grove 2.51
3 Carl Hubbell 2.58
4 Huck Betts 2.62
5 Red Lucas 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 General Crowder 25
2 Wes Ferrell 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 200
1 Red Ruffing 200
3 Lefty Grove 190
4 Bump Hadley 157
5 Dizzy Dean 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Jack Quinn 10
3 Ray Benge 7
3 Chief Hogsett 7
5 2 tied 6