On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	40	.706	--
Athletics	84	54	.609	13.0
Senators	79	55	.590	16.0
Indians	75	58	.564	19.5
Tigers	66	66	.500	28.0
Browns	57	75	.432	37.0
White Sox	42	90	.318	52.0
Red Sox	37	98	.274	58.5

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 3

White Sox 3, Tigers 1

Yankees 8, Athletics 6

Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Indians 12, Browns 9

Indians 6, Browns 4

Senators 6, Red Sox 2

Senators 9, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	79	53	.598	--
Pirates	74	60	.552	6.0
Dodgers	71	65	.522	10.0
Phillies	68	67	.504	12.5
Braves	66	69	.489	14.5
Cardinals	64	70	.478	16.0
Giants	60	73	.451	19.5
Reds	56	81	.409	25.5

Games

Braves 13, Dodgers 2

Cubs 9, Reds 2

Reds 6, Cubs 5

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Phillies 5, Giants 4

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Braves 5, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Cissell	6
2	Bob Seeds	5
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Joe Cronin	4
3	13 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	2
1	Wally Berger	2
1	Mel Ott	2
4	Jack Burns	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	5
1	Buck Jordan	5
1	Joe Vosmik	5
4	Earl Averill	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Kiddo Davis	1
1	Hal Lee	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	General Crowder	0.83
2	Bill Walker	0.50
3	Johnny Allen	0.45
4	Willis Hudlin	0.43
4	Tom Zachary	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Larry French	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	5
1	General Crowder	5
1	Rube Walberg	5
4	Lefty Gomez	4
4	Bill Walker	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ad Liska	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.367
2	Jimmie Foxx	.363
3	Chuck Klein	.348
4	Babe Ruth	.347
5	Heinie Manush	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Babe Ruth	40
3	Chuck Klein	35
4	Al Simmons	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	147
2	Al Simmons	143
3	Babe Ruth	135
4	Lou Gehrig	134
5	Don Hurst	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	34
2	Gee Walker	22
3	Roy Johnson	19
3	Chuck Klein	19
5	4 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.32
2	Huck Betts	2.57
3	Red Lucas	2.59
4	Carl Hubbell	2.69
5	Lefty Grove	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	23
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	General Crowder	20
3	Wes Ferrell	20
3	Lon Warneke	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	180
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Lefty Gomez	166
4	Dizzy Dean	161
5	Bump Hadley	122

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	Sam Rice	.500
2	Dale Alexander	.448
3	Fritz Knothe	.441
4	Jimmie Foxx	.424
5	Spud Davis	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eric McNair	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	Al Simmons	6
4	Wally Berger	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	27
2	Kiki Cuyler	26
3	Eric McNair	21
4	Tony Lazzeri	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	4
2	Liz Funk	3
2	Gee Walker	3
4	Earl Averill	2
4	15 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bell	1.35
2	Joe Shaute	1.42
3	Red Lucas	1.59
4	Firpo Marberry	1.60
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	4
1	Dizzy Dean	4
1	Larry French	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	27
2	Tex Carleton	20
2	Dizzy Dean	20
4	Pat Malone	17
4	Johnny Welch	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Shaute	3
1	George Uhle	3
3	Lloyd Brown	2
4	Ray Benge	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.420
2	Sam Rice	.413
3	Lefty O'Doul	.402
4	Billy Sullivan	.396
5	Babe Ruth	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	Eric McNair	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	40
2	Kiki Cuyler	35
3	Tony Lazzeri	32
4	Babe Ruth	29
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.97
2	Firpo Marberry	1.71
3	Bud Tinning	1.73
4	Larry French	1.78
5	Bob Smith	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	8
2	General Crowder	7
2	Dizzy Dean	7
4	Guy Bush	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	56
2	Lefty Grove	44
3	Tex Carleton	42
4	Red Ruffing	39
5	Johnny Allen	34

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	.370
2	Jimmie Foxx	.362
3	Babe Ruth	.344
4	Bill Terry	.340
5	Chuck Klein	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	56
2	Babe Ruth	48
3	Lou Gehrig	36
4	Chuck Klein	35
5	Al Simmons	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	163
2	Al Simmons	158
3	Lou Gehrig	153
4	Babe Ruth	152
5	Don Hurst	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	39
2	Lu Blue	24
2	Gee Walker	24
4	Frankie Frisch	22
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.34
2	Huck Betts	2.57
3	Red Lucas	2.61
4	Lefty Grove	2.62
5	Carl Hubbell	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	26
1	Lefty Grove	26
3	General Crowder	25
4	Wes Ferrell	23
5	Lon Warneke	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	196
2	Lefty Gomez	195
3	Lefty Grove	194
4	Dizzy Dean	161
5	Bump Hadley	150

Saves

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