On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	97	40	.708	--
Athletics	84	55	.604	14.0
Senators	80	55	.593	16.0
Indians	78	58	.574	18.5
Tigers	66	67	.496	29.0
Browns	57	78	.422	39.0
White Sox	43	90	.323	52.0
Red Sox	37	99	.272	59.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Yankees 6, Tigers 4

Yankees 7, Tigers 7

Senators 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	80	56	.588	--
Pirates	75	62	.547	5.5
Dodgers	73	66	.525	8.5
Phillies	70	67	.511	10.5
Braves	69	70	.496	12.5
Cardinals	64	72	.471	16.0
Giants	61	73	.455	18.0
Reds	56	82	.406	25.0

Games

Dodgers 12, Pirates 2

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Braves 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Samuel Byrd	6
2	Harry Davis	5
2	Lou Gehrig	5
4	Ben Chapman	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Samuel Byrd	2
1	Lefty O'Doul	2
3	Wally Berger	1
3	Earl Grace	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Samuel Byrd	4
1	Lefty O'Doul	4
3	Don Hurst	3
3	Tony Lazzeri	3
3	Earl Webb	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	2
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	Woody English	1
2	Heinie Manush	1
2	Glenn Wright	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Benge	2.00
2	Monte Weaver	0.86
3	Charlie Root	0.71
4	Bob Brown	0.70
5	Watty Clark	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Bob Brown	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Benge	8
1	George Pipgras	8
3	Bob Brown	7
4	Watty Clark	6
4	Monte Weaver	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.372
2	Jimmie Foxx	.364
3	Chuck Klein	.348
4	Babe Ruth	.347
5	Lou Gehrig	.344

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	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	34
2	Gee Walker	24
3	Bill Cissell	19
3	Roy Johnson	19
3	Chuck Klein	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.32
2	Huck Betts	2.57
3	Lefty Grove	2.65
4	Carl Hubbell	2.69
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	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	180
2	Lefty Grove	176
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
3	Wilcy Moore	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.440
2	Dale Alexander	.431
3	Willie Kamm	.422
4	Babe Ruth	.415
5	Bob Seeds	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
1	Eric McNair	6
3	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	Mel Ott	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Al Simmons	23
3	Eric McNair	19
4	Bill Cissell	16
5	Tony Lazzeri	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	4
2	Bill Cissell	3
2	Liz Funk	3
4	Ben Chapman	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sarge Connally	1.42
2	Larry French	1.52
3	Bill Swift	1.67
4	Joe Shaute	1.69
5	Charlie Root	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Leon Chagnon	3
1	Watty Clark	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	Dizzy Dean	21
3	Tex Carleton	20
4	Johnny Allen	15
5	Watty Clark	14

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	Lefty O'Doul	.414
2	Bill Terry	.402
3	Bob Seeds	.398
4	Jimmie Foxx	.393
5	Babe Ruth	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Babe Ruth	9
4	Wally Berger	8
4	Eric McNair	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	38
2	Kiki Cuyler	32
3	Tony Lazzeri	31
4	Babe Ruth	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	6
1	Liz Funk	6
1	Don Hurst	6
1	Lefty O'Doul	6
1	George Watkins	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.03
2	Firpo Marberry	1.66
3	Larry French	1.67
4	Lefty Grove	2.00
5	Bud Tinning	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	7
2	Guy Bush	6
2	General Crowder	6
2	Larry French	6
2	Lefty Grove	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	47
2	Lefty Grove	45
3	Tex Carleton	41
4	Johnny Allen	33
5	Red Ruffing	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.375
2	Jimmie Foxx	.359
3	Babe Ruth	.343
4	Bill Terry	.342
5	Chuck Klein	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	55
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	158
1	Al Simmons	158
3	Lou Gehrig	150
4	Babe Ruth	149
5	Don Hurst	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	39
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Lu Blue	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	2.63
4	Red Lucas	2.76
5	Red Ruffing	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	26
2	Lefty Grove	25
3	General Crowder	24
4	Wes Ferrell	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	196
2	Lefty Gomez	195
3	Lefty Grove	189
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	2 others tied	7