On This Day

Sunday, September 11, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 43 .697 --
Athletics 86 55 .610 12.5
Senators 84 55 .604 13.5
Indians 79 59 .572 18.0
Tigers 68 70 .493 29.0
Browns 58 81 .417 39.5
White Sox 43 94 .314 53.5
Red Sox 40 100 .286 58.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 83 56 .597 --
Pirates 77 62 .554 6.0
Dodgers 73 68 .518 11.0
Phillies 71 69 .507 12.5
Braves 71 72 .497 14.0
Cardinals 65 75 .464 18.5
Giants 64 75 .460 19.0
Reds 58 85 .406 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Berger 6
2 Buck Jordan 5
2 Randy Moore 5
2 Jo-Jo Morrissey 5
2 Buddy Myer 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 6
1 Dutch Holland 6
3 Dale Alexander 4
4 Harvey Hendrick 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Debs Garms 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.67
1 Carl Hubbell 0.67
1 Lefty Stewart 0.67
4 Buck Marrow 0.64
5 Ray Kolp 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Buck Marrow 7
2 Carl Hubbell 6
2 Ray Kolp 6
4 Wes Ferrell 5
4 Rube Walberg 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .373
2 Jimmie Foxx .362
3 Babe Ruth .347
4 Lou Gehrig .346
5 Heinie Manush .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 52
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Chuck Klein 35
4 Mel Ott 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 149
2 Al Simmons 143
3 Lou Gehrig 142
4 Babe Ruth 135
5 Don Hurst 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 35
2 Gee Walker 26
3 Roy Johnson 20
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 Chuck Klein 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.31
2 Lefty Grove 2.65
3 Carl Hubbell 2.67
4 Huck Betts 2.67
5 Red Lucas 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 General Crowder 21
3 Wes Ferrell 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 183
2 Lefty Grove 176
3 Lefty Gomez 172
4 Dizzy Dean 166
5 Bump Hadley 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Wilcy Moore 8
2 Jack Quinn 8
4 Chief Hogsett 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .449
2 Sam Rice .447
3 Bill Terry .444
4 Jimmie Foxx .426
5 Lefty O'Doul .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Eric McNair 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 19
1 Lou Gehrig 19
3 Bill Cissell 18
4 Eric McNair 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 5
2 Kiddo Davis 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Bill Cissell 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Cantwell 0.47
2 Snipe Hansen 0.84
3 Larry French 0.96
4 Bill Walker 1.20
5 Ray Benge 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 18
2 Tex Carleton 16
2 Pat Malone 16
2 Rube Walberg 16
5 Buck Marrow 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 Joe Shaute 2
2 George Uhle 2
5 10 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .423
2 Lefty O'Doul .410
3 Dale Alexander .393
4 Babe Ruth .392
5 Bob Seeds .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Eric McNair 8
3 Babe Ruth 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 37
2 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Tony Lazzeri 33
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Mel Ott 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Ben Chapman 6
2 Kiddo Davis 6
2 Don Hurst 6
2 George Watkins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.51
2 Ben Cantwell 1.55
3 Firpo Marberry 1.56
4 Eppa Rixey 1.82
5 Lefty Grove 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 7
2 Johnny Allen 6
2 Guy Bush 6
2 General Crowder 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 48
2 Lefty Grove 45
3 Tex Carleton 40
4 Red Ruffing 34
5 Pat Malone 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 4
1 Wilcy Moore 4
3 Joe Shaute 3
3 George Uhle 3
5 2 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .375
2 Jimmie Foxx .358
3 Bill Terry .349
4 Babe Ruth .343
5 Heinie Manush .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 55
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Lou Gehrig 36
4 Chuck Klein 35
4 Mel Ott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 159
2 Lou Gehrig 158
2 Al Simmons 158
4 Babe Ruth 149
5 Don Hurst 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 39
2 Gee Walker 28
3 Lu Blue 24
4 Roy Johnson 22
5 Frankie Frisch 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.33
2 Lefty Grove 2.63
3 Huck Betts 2.67
4 Steve Swetonic 2.79
5 Red Lucas 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 General Crowder 24
3 Wes Ferrell 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 201
2 Red Ruffing 199
3 Lefty Grove 189
4 Dizzy Dean 166
5 Bump Hadley 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jack Quinn 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Ray Benge 7
4 2 others tied 7