On This Day

Friday, September 16, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 44 .701 --
Athletics 89 56 .614 13.0
Senators 86 58 .597 15.5
Indians 81 62 .566 20.0
Tigers 70 72 .493 30.5
Browns 60 83 .420 41.0
White Sox 45 97 .317 55.5
Red Sox 41 103 .285 60.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 86 59 .593 --
Pirates 79 64 .552 6.0
Dodgers 77 69 .527 9.5
Phillies 74 71 .510 12.0
Braves 73 73 .500 13.5
Giants 66 77 .462 19.0
Cardinals 66 78 .458 19.5
Reds 58 88 .397 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Samuel Byrd 2
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Joe Cronin 2
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
1 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Willie Kamm 2
2 Heinie Manush 2
2 Ski Melillo 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Pinky Whitney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.89
2 Bump Hadley 0.45
3 Wilcy Moore 0.40
4 General Crowder 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ivy Andrews 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Bud Tinning 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Bump Hadley 5
3 Sad Sam Jones 4
4 Ed Holley 3
4 Bud Tinning 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny MacFayden 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .372
2 Jimmie Foxx .356
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 Al Simmons 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 150
2 Al Simmons 146
3 Lou Gehrig 145
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 2.58
3 Carl Hubbell 2.63
4 Huck Betts 2.71
5 Steve Swetonic 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 187
2 Red Ruffing 186
3 Dizzy Dean 175
4 Lefty Gomez 173
5 Bump Hadley 136

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 .407
4 Buddy Myer .405
5 Pie Traynor .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
4 Jim Bottomley 4
4 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 3 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 Snipe Hansen 0.74
3 Ray Starr 0.75
4 Sarge Connally 1.08
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 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 21
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 Carl Hubbell 17
4 Bump Hadley 16
4 Buck Marrow 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 Red Faber 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .418
2 Dale Alexander .400
2 Bill Terry .400
4 Lefty O'Doul .393
5 Mule Haas .381

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 Al Simmons 37
2 Kiki Cuyler 36
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Mickey Cochrane 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 8
2 Ben Chapman 7
2 Lefty O'Doul 7
4 Don Hurst 5
4 Danny Taylor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 1.65
2 Ben Cantwell 1.69
3 Lefty Grove 1.88
4 Snipe Hansen 1.95
5 Bud Tinning 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
3 Guy Bush 6
3 Larry French 6
3 Firpo Marberry 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 49
2 Lefty Grove 46
3 Tex Carleton 35
4 Pat Malone 32
5 Bump Hadley 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 4
2 Joe Shaute 3
2 George Uhle 3
4 Wilcy Moore 2
5 21 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .376
2 Jimmie Foxx .353
3 Bill Terry .350
4 Babe Ruth .348
5 Chuck Klein .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 55
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Chuck Klein 37
3 Mel Ott 37
5 Al Simmons 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 160
2 Al Simmons 156
3 Lou Gehrig 155
4 Babe Ruth 149
5 Don Hurst 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 40
2 Gee Walker 28
3 Lu Blue 21
3 Roy Johnson 21
5 4 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.32
2 Lefty Grove 2.61
3 Huck Betts 2.71
4 Carl Hubbell 2.80
5 Steve Swetonic 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 201
2 Lefty Grove 199
3 Lefty Gomez 190
4 Dizzy Dean 175
5 Bump Hadley 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Jack Quinn 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Ray Benge 7
4 2 others tied 7