On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	102	44	.699	--
Athletics	88	56	.611	13.0
Senators	85	58	.594	15.5
Indians	81	61	.570	19.0
Tigers	70	71	.496	29.5
Browns	60	82	.423	40.0
White Sox	45	96	.319	54.5
Red Sox	40	103	.280	60.5

Games

White Sox 8, Yankees 5

Indians 7, Red Sox 2

Browns 3, Athletics 2

Tigers 8, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	85	59	.590	--
Pirates	79	64	.552	5.5
Dodgers	77	69	.527	9.0
Phillies	74	70	.514	11.0
Braves	73	73	.500	13.0
Giants	66	77	.462	18.5
Cardinals	66	78	.458	19.0
Reds	58	88	.397	28.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0

Pirates 3, Braves 2

Cubs 8, Giants 7

Phillies 7, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ben Chapman	4
1	Kiddo Davis	4
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	Wally Berger	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Ripper Collins	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Gil English	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Kamm	3
1	Heinie Manush	3
3	Dick Bartell	2
3	Samuel Byrd	2
3	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Flowers	2
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Woody English	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Earnshaw	0.44
2	Lefty Stewart	0.38
2	Dazzy Vance	0.38
4	Paul Gregory	0.33
5	Willis Hudlin	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Paul Gregory	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Ad Liska	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	4
1	Paul Gregory	4
3	Willis Hudlin	3
3	Heinie Meine	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.372
2	Jimmie Foxx	.358
3	Chuck Klein	.351
4	Babe Ruth	.347
5	Lou Gehrig	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	52
2	Babe Ruth	40
3	Chuck Klein	37
4	Mel Ott	36
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	150
2	Lou Gehrig	145
3	Al Simmons	144
4	Don Hurst	137
5	Babe Ruth	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	37
2	Gee Walker	27
3	Roy Johnson	20
4	Bill Cissell	19
4	Chuck Klein	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.30
2	Lefty Grove	2.60
3	Carl Hubbell	2.63
4	Huck Betts	2.71
5	Steve Swetonic	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	24
2	Lefty Grove	23
3	General Crowder	22
3	Lon Warneke	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	186
2	Lefty Grove	179
3	Dizzy Dean	175
4	Lefty Gomez	173
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	Wally Berger	.443
2	Bill Terry	.426
3	Johnny Burnett	.418
4	Buddy Myer	.415
5	Pie Traynor	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Wally Berger	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Berger	19
1	Bill Cissell	19
3	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Mel Ott	16
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	5
2	Ben Chapman	4
3	Kiddo Davis	3
3	Woody English	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Cantwell	0.47
2	Sarge Connally	0.71
3	Snipe Hansen	0.74
4	Ray Starr	0.75
5	Bill Walker	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Ray Benge	3
2	Ben Cantwell	3
2	Watty Clark	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	21
2	Carl Hubbell	17
3	Tex Carleton	15
3	Mel Harder	15
3	4 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	Red Faber	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Alexander	.412
2	Bill Terry	.403
3	Babe Ruth	.400
4	Lefty O'Doul	.388
5	Mule Haas	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Wally Berger	8
3	Eric McNair	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	36
2	Al Simmons	35
3	Lou Gehrig	34
4	Tony Lazzeri	33
5	Mickey Cochrane	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	8
1	Gee Walker	8
3	Lefty O'Doul	7
4	Kiddo Davis	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bell	1.65
2	Ben Cantwell	1.67
3	Larry French	1.83
4	Lefty Grove	1.86
5	Bud Tinning	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	7
1	Larry French	7
3	Johnny Allen	6
3	Guy Bush	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	49
2	Lefty Grove	38
3	Tex Carleton	35
4	Pat Malone	32
5	Johnny Allen	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.376
2	Jimmie Foxx	.354
3	Bill Terry	.351
4	Babe Ruth	.348
5	Lou Gehrig	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	55
2	Babe Ruth	46
3	Chuck Klein	37
3	Mel Ott	37
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	160
2	Lou Gehrig	155
3	Al Simmons	154
4	Babe Ruth	149
5	Don Hurst	142

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	40
2	Gee Walker	28
3	Lu Blue	21
3	Roy Johnson	21
5	5 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.33
2	Lefty Grove	2.63
3	Huck Betts	2.71
4	Steve Swetonic	2.81
5	Red Ruffing	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	26
2	Lefty Grove	25
3	General Crowder	24
4	Wes Ferrell	23
4	Lon Warneke	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	201
2	Lefty Grove	191
3	Lefty Gomez	190
4	Dizzy Dean	175
5	Bump Hadley	146

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