On This Day

Saturday, September 24, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 108 46 .701 --
Athletics 94 59 .614 13.5
Senators 92 61 .601 15.5
Indians 86 65 .570 20.5
Tigers 75 76 .497 31.5
Browns 63 90 .412 44.5
White Sox 49 101 .327 57.0
Red Sox 42 111 .275 65.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 63 .588 --
Pirates 85 67 .559 4.5
Dodgers 81 72 .529 9.0
Phillies 77 75 .507 12.5
Braves 76 77 .497 14.0
Giants 71 81 .467 18.5
Cardinals 71 81 .467 18.5
Reds 59 94 .386 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Reynolds 4
2 Dale Alexander 3
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Bill Brubaker 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Gee Walker 1
1 Pinky Whitney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Johnny Vergez 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3
3 Carl Reynolds 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.88
2 Carl Fischer 0.71
3 Watty Clark 0.60
4 Hal Schumacher 0.44
5 2 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Carl Fischer 5
2 Buck Marrow 5
2 Bill McAfee 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wally Hebert 1
1 Chad Kimsey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .369
2 Jimmie Foxx .361
3 Chuck Klein .351
4 Lou Gehrig .348
5 Bill Terry .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 57
2 Babe Ruth 41
3 Chuck Klein 38
3 Mel Ott 38
5 Al Simmons 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 167
2 Lou Gehrig 151
2 Al Simmons 151
4 Don Hurst 142
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 37
2 Gee Walker 30
3 Roy Johnson 20
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.37
2 Carl Hubbell 2.55
3 Lefty Grove 2.65
4 Huck Betts 2.81
5 Steve Swetonic 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 25
1 Lefty Grove 25
3 Lefty Gomez 24
4 Wes Ferrell 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 190
2 Dizzy Dean 189
2 Lefty Grove 189
4 Lefty Gomez 175
5 Bump Hadley 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Jack Quinn 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Lefty Grove 7
4 Chief Hogsett 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .418
2 Arky Vaughan .412
3 Lou Gehrig .409
4 Shanty Hogan .405
5 Chuck Klein .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Mickey Cochrane 4
2 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 Mel Ott 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Willie Kamm 17
3 Mel Ott 15
4 Ben Chapman 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Davis 5
1 Gee Walker 5
3 Ossie Bluege 4
3 Danny Taylor 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ad Liska 0.00
2 Hal Smith 0.75
2 Ray Starr 0.75
4 Jumbo Brown 0.96
5 Phil Collins 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 4
1 General Crowder 4
3 Jumbo Brown 3
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 25
2 Tommy Bridges 18
2 Watty Clark 18
2 Carl Hubbell 18
5 Sam Gray 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Chad Kimsey 2
4 Clint Brown 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .417
2 Dale Alexander .407
3 Al Simmons .389
4 Sam Rice .387
5 Jimmie Foxx .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Mel Ott 11
3 Eric McNair 8
3 Al Simmons 8
5 Lou Gehrig 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Jimmie Foxx 31
2 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Al Simmons 31
5 Mel Ott 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 10
2 Danny Taylor 6
3 Ossie Bluege 5
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Harry Davis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jumbo Brown 0.96
2 Ben Cantwell 1.21
3 Dick Coffman 1.42
4 Tom Zachary 1.66
5 Danny MacFayden 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 8
2 Watty Clark 7
3 Larry French 6
3 Lefty Grove 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 46
2 Lefty Grove 36
3 Tex Carleton 33
4 Watty Clark 32
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Brown 6
2 Joe Shaute 3
3 Lefty Grove 2
3 Chad Kimsey 2
3 2 others tied 2