On This Day

Wednesday, September 7, 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 77 58 .570 18.5
Tigers 66 66 .500 28.0
Browns 57 77 .425 38.0
White Sox 42 90 .318 52.0
Red Sox 37 98 .274 58.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 55 .590 --
Pirates 75 61 .551 5.0
Dodgers 72 66 .522 9.0
Phillies 69 67 .507 11.0
Braves 68 69 .496 12.5
Cardinals 64 71 .474 15.5
Giants 61 73 .455 18.0
Reds 56 82 .406 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jo-Jo Moore 5
1 Tony Piet 5
1 Pie Traynor 5
1 Lloyd Waner 5
5 Dutch Holland 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Buck Jordan 1
1 Gus Mancuso 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Piet 5
2 Buck Jordan 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Dutch Holland 3
3 Jo-Jo Moore 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Hafey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 0.57
1 Bill Swift 0.57
3 Waite Hoyt 0.50
4 Bill Harris 0.45
5 Jumbo Elliott 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Elliott 6
2 Bill Harris 5
3 Waite Hoyt 4
3 Pat Malone 4
3 Bill Swift 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .363
3 Chuck Klein .349
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 Mel Ott 32
4 Al Simmons 32

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 Carl Hubbell 2.69
4 Lefty Grove 2.70
5 Red Lucas 2.76

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 164
5 Bump Hadley 129

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 .431
1 Jimmie Foxx .431
3 Spud Davis .424
4 Al Simmons .400
4 George Watkins .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
1 Eric McNair 7
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Mel Ott 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 25
2 Al Simmons 23
3 Eric McNair 20
4 Bill Cissell 16
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Liz Funk 3
1 Gee Walker 3
4 Bill Cissell 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sarge Connally 1.42
2 Larry French 1.52
3 Leon Chagnon 1.69
3 Joe Shaute 1.69
5 Snipe Hansen 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Leon Chagnon 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 23
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Tex Carleton 16
3 Red Ruffing 16
5 Johnny Allen 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Shaute 3
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 George Uhle 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .402
2 Billy Sullivan .396
3 Lefty O'Doul .395
4 Bob Seeds .395
5 Babe Ruth .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Babe Ruth 9
4 Eric McNair 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 38
2 Kiki Cuyler 30
3 Tony Lazzeri 28
4 Babe Ruth 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 7
2 Liz Funk 6
2 Lefty O'Doul 6
2 George Watkins 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.03
2 Firpo Marberry 1.66
3 Larry French 1.67
4 Bud Tinning 1.77
5 Leon Chagnon 1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 54
2 Lefty Grove 43
3 Tex Carleton 38
4 Johnny Allen 33
5 Red Ruffing 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 .371
2 Jimmie Foxx .362
3 Babe Ruth .343
4 Chuck Klein .341
5 Bill Terry .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 56
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Chuck Klein 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 161
2 Al Simmons 158
3 Lou Gehrig 150
4 Babe Ruth 149
5 Don Hurst 136

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 Lefty Grove 2.62
4 Red Lucas 2.76
5 Red Ruffing 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 26
1 Lefty Grove 26
3 General Crowder 24
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 164
5 Bump Hadley 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 9
3 Ray Benge 7
3 Chief Hogsett 7
3 George Uhle 7