Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 18, 1932

On This Day

Sunday, September 18, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	105	45	.700	--
Athletics	91	57	.615	13.0
Senators	87	60	.592	16.5
Indians	83	63	.568	20.0
Tigers	72	72	.500	30.0
Browns	61	85	.418	42.0
White Sox	46	99	.317	56.5
Red Sox	41	105	.281	62.0

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 7, White Sox 4

Indians 7, Senators 3

Senators 9, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5

Yankees 7, Browns 2

Browns 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	88	60	.595	--
Pirates	81	65	.555	6.0
Dodgers	78	71	.523	10.5
Phillies	76	72	.514	12.0
Braves	75	74	.503	13.5
Giants	67	79	.459	20.0
Cardinals	67	80	.456	20.5
Reds	59	90	.396	29.5

Games

Phillies 5, Dodgers 1

Cubs 4, Reds 3

Pirates 7, Giants 4

Pirates 6, Giants 3

Braves 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 5, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Simmons	7
2	Lloyd Waner	6
3	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	Buck Jordan	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Charlie Berry	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Willie Kamm	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Don Hurst	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gus Suhr	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Adam Comorosky	1
2	Harry Davis	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Dean	1.00
2	Bob Brown	0.83
2	Sam Gray	0.83
4	Ben Cantwell	0.57
5	Leon Chagnon	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Leon Chagnon	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Gray	10
2	Dizzy Dean	9
3	Bob Brown	5
3	Roy Parmelee	5
3	Earl Whitehill	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.372
2	Jimmie Foxx	.359
3	Chuck Klein	.352
4	Bill Terry	.348
5	Lou Gehrig	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	53
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	154
2	Al Simmons	147
3	Lou Gehrig	146
4	Don Hurst	140
5	Babe Ruth	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	37
2	Gee Walker	29
3	Roy Johnson	20
4	Bill Cissell	19
4	Chuck Klein	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.27
2	Lefty Grove	2.57
3	Carl Hubbell	2.62
4	Huck Betts	2.71
5	Steve Swetonic	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	24
1	Lefty Gomez	24
1	Lefty Grove	24
4	Wes Ferrell	22
4	Lon Warneke	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	187
2	Red Ruffing	186
3	Dizzy Dean	184
4	Lefty Gomez	173
5	Bump Hadley	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
2	Wilcy Moore	8
2	Jack Quinn	8
4	Chief Hogsett	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Berger	.441
2	Bill Terry	.439
3	Gee Walker	.409
4	Al Simmons	.407
5	Lefty O'Doul	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Gabby Hartnett	5
3	Earl Averill	4
3	Wally Berger	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	20
2	Wally Berger	18
3	Mel Ott	16
4	Samuel Byrd	15
4	4 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	7
2	Ben Chapman	4
3	Tony Cuccinello	3
3	Kiddo Davis	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Snipe Hansen	0.74
2	Ray Starr	0.75
3	Ben Cantwell	0.96
4	Sarge Connally	1.08
5	Bill Walker	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	5
2	Ben Cantwell	4
2	Watty Clark	4
4	Larry French	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	23
2	Watty Clark	22
3	Bob Brown	18
3	Bump Hadley	18
5	Pat Malone	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	Red Faber	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Alexander	.404
2	Buddy Myer	.400
3	Babe Ruth	.397
4	Bill Terry	.387
5	Lefty O'Doul	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
1	Mel Ott	10
3	Wally Berger	8
3	Eric McNair	8
5	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	36
2	Al Simmons	35
3	Lou Gehrig	30
4	Mickey Cochrane	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	10
2	Ben Chapman	7
3	Lefty O'Doul	6
4	Tony Piet	5
4	Danny Taylor	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Snipe Hansen	1.55
2	Hi Bell	1.65
3	Sarge Connally	1.69
4	Ben Cantwell	1.77
5	Tom Zachary	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	8
2	Larry French	7
3	Johnny Allen	6
3	Watty Clark	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Dean	53
2	Lefty Grove	40
3	Pat Malone	39
4	Tex Carleton	37
5	Bob Brown	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Joe Shaute	3
2	George Uhle	3
4	Lefty Grove	2
4	Wilcy Moore	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.373
2	Jimmie Foxx	.356
3	Bill Terry	.352
4	Babe Ruth	.347
5	Chuck Klein	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	56
2	Babe Ruth	43
3	Chuck Klein	37
4	Mel Ott	36
5	Al Simmons	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	164
2	Al Simmons	155
3	Lou Gehrig	154
4	Babe Ruth	145
5	Don Hurst	142

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	39
2	Gee Walker	30
3	Lu Blue	21
4	Roy Johnson	20
5	5 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	2.30
2	Lefty Grove	2.64
3	Huck Betts	2.71
4	Carl Hubbell	2.78
5	Steve Swetonic	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	195
2	Lefty Grove	193
3	Dizzy Dean	184
4	Lefty Gomez	183
5	Bump Hadley	153

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