On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 38 .708 --
Athletics 80 51 .611 12.5
Senators 74 54 .578 17.0
Indians 72 58 .554 20.0
Tigers 65 63 .508 26.0
Browns 55 71 .437 35.0
White Sox 39 87 .310 51.0
Red Sox 37 92 .287 54.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 51 .595 --
Pirates 69 60 .535 7.5
Dodgers 70 62 .530 8.0
Phillies 65 66 .496 12.5
Cardinals 63 65 .492 13.0
Braves 63 68 .481 14.5
Giants 59 70 .457 17.5
Reds 55 77 .417 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lefty O'Doul 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Bill Terry 5
4 Hughie Critz 4
4 Jo-Jo Morrissey 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Hogsett 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 Mark Koenig 1
2 Pie Traynor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 George Grantham 3
2 Babe Herman 3
2 Chief Hogsett 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jo-Jo Morrissey 1
1 Clyde Sukeforth 1
1 Danny Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Clark 0.60
2 Chief Hogsett 0.20
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.19
4 Benny Frey 0.17
4 Sloppy Thurston 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Leon Chagnon 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Leroy Herrmann 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ownie Carroll 4
2 Watty Clark 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Chief Hogsett 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 George Uhle 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1
1 Monte Weaver 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .371
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Babe Ruth .351
4 Chuck Klein .348
5 Paul Waner .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Chuck Klein 35
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Mel Ott 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 142
2 Babe Ruth 132
3 Al Simmons 130
4 Lou Gehrig 129
5 2 tied 125

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.41
2 Huck Betts 2.60
3 Red Lucas 2.60
4 Carl Hubbell 2.63
5 Lefty Grove 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 22
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Wes Ferrell 20
4 Lon Warneke 19
4 Monte Weaver 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 174
2 Lefty Grove 169
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 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .480
2 Dale Alexander .448
3 Adam Comorosky .438
4 Bing Miller .433
4 Billy Rogell .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 24
2 Al Simmons 21
3 Babe Ruth 18
4 Mickey Cochrane 17
5 Lou Gehrig 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.76
2 Eppa Rixey 1.00
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.35
4 Hi Bell 1.47
5 Firpo Marberry 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 4
1 Guy Bush 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Bill McAfee 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 28
1 Lefty Grove 28
3 Tex Carleton 20
4 Pat Malone 17
5 Johnny Allen 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Shaute 3
1 George Uhle 3
3 Lloyd Brown 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .419
2 Lefty O'Doul .413
3 Spud Davis .413
4 Billy Herman .408
5 Babe Ruth .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 9
1 Babe Ruth 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 7
3 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Danny Taylor 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Lou Gehrig 30
3 Al Simmons 28
4 Tony Lazzeri 27
4 Bill Terry 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 7
1 Chuck Klein 7
3 Bill Cissell 6
3 Liz Funk 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.60
2 Bob Smith 1.05
3 Bud Tinning 1.83
4 George Earnshaw 2.06
5 Johnny Allen 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Lefty Grove 44
3 Red Ruffing 38
4 Tex Carleton 37
5 Bump Hadley 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Uhle 4
2 Joe Shaute 3
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 Wilcy Moore 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .355
3 Babe Ruth .352
4 Chuck Klein .343
5 Bill Terry .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 162
2 Lou Gehrig 159
3 Babe Ruth 154
4 Al Simmons 145
5 Don Hurst 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 41
2 Gee Walker 25
3 Lu Blue 24
4 Frankie Frisch 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.56
3 Huck Betts 2.60
4 Carl Hubbell 2.63
5 Red Lucas 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 General Crowder 24
3 Wes Ferrell 24
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 200
1 Red Ruffing 200
3 Lefty Grove 196
4 Bump Hadley 156
5 Dizzy Dean 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 10
3 Ray Benge 7
3 Chief Hogsett 7
3 George Uhle 7