On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 40 .697 --
Athletics 83 51 .619 10.0
Senators 76 54 .585 15.0
Indians 72 58 .554 19.0
Tigers 65 64 .504 25.5
Browns 56 71 .441 33.5
White Sox 39 88 .307 50.5
Red Sox 37 94 .282 54.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 51 .598 --
Pirates 70 60 .538 7.5
Dodgers 70 62 .530 8.5
Phillies 65 66 .496 13.0
Cardinals 63 66 .488 14.0
Braves 63 68 .481 15.0
Giants 59 70 .457 18.0
Reds 55 78 .414 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Alexander 5
1 Eric McNair 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Mule Haas 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric McNair 3
2 Al Simmons 2
3 Dale Alexander 1
3 Ripper Collins 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 8
2 Eric McNair 7
3 Sam Rice 3
4 Ripper Collins 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1
1 John Kerr 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Rabbit Warstler 1
1 Sam West 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lyons 0.50
2 Roy Mahaffey 0.33
2 Firpo Marberry 0.33
4 Larry French 0.30
5 George Pipgras 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lyons 4
2 Larry French 3
2 Roy Mahaffey 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 George Pipgras 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .371
2 Jimmie Foxx .363
3 Chuck Klein .348
4 Babe Ruth .346
5 Heinie Manush .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 49
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Chuck Klein 35
4 Lou Gehrig 31
4 Al Simmons 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 145
2 Al Simmons 140
3 Babe Ruth 132
4 Lou Gehrig 130
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 Red Lucas 2.59
3 Huck Betts 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 General Crowder 19
4 2 others tied 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 Dale Alexander .491
2 Sam Rice .487
3 Billy Herman .441
4 Charlie Grimm .423
5 Adam Comorosky .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric McNair 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Lou Gehrig 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 28
2 Kiki Cuyler 26
3 Eric McNair 19
4 Babe Ruth 17
5 Mickey Cochrane 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Watkins 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Don Hurst 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.92
2 Eppa Rixey 1.00
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.02
4 Lew Krausse 1.29
5 Firpo Marberry 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 4
1 Larry French 4
1 Roy Mahaffey 4
1 Firpo Marberry 4
1 Bill McAfee 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Tex Carleton 20
4 Pat Malone 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Shaute 3
1 George Uhle 3
3 Lloyd Brown 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .427
2 Bill Terry .421
3 Billy Sullivan .405
4 Spud Davis .405
4 Billy Herman .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Mel Ott 8
4 Kiki Cuyler 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 38
2 Kiki Cuyler 34
3 Lou Gehrig 28
4 Bill Terry 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 7
2 Bill Cissell 6
2 Liz Funk 6
2 Chuck Klein 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.60
2 Bob Smith 1.05
3 Bud Tinning 1.83
4 Leon Chagnon 1.85
5 Larry French 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 7
1 General Crowder 7
3 Dizzy Dean 6
4 Tommy Bridges 5
4 6 others 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 .362
3 Chuck Klein .343
4 Babe Ruth .343
5 Bill Terry .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 55
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Chuck Klein 35
5 Al Simmons 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 165
2 Al Simmons 155
3 Lou Gehrig 153
4 Babe Ruth 152
5 Don Hurst 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 41
2 Lu Blue 24
2 Gee Walker 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 Red Lucas 2.63
5 Carl Hubbell 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 197
2 Lefty Grove 196
3 Red Ruffing 194
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