On This Day

Tuesday, April 26, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 3 .750 --
Yankees 7 3 .700 1.0
Senators 8 4 .667 1.0
Indians 7 6 .538 2.5
Browns 5 8 .385 4.5
Athletics 4 7 .364 4.5
White Sox 4 8 .333 5.0
Red Sox 3 8 .273 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 8 3 .727 --
Braves 8 3 .727 0.0
Phillies 6 6 .500 2.5
Pirates 6 6 .500 2.5
Giants 5 6 .455 3.0
Cardinals 5 7 .417 3.5
Reds 5 8 .385 4.0
Dodgers 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Earl Webb 3
3 Samuel Byrd 2
3 Joe Cronin 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Earl Webb 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Berry 4
2 Earl Webb 3
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 Bill Dickey 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Durham 0.40
2 Lefty Grove 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Durham 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Durham 4
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Frank Ragland 2
2 Red Ruffing 2
5 Bobby Burke 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .439
2 Jimmie Foxx .429
3 Roy Johnson .426
4 Hughie Critz .418
5 Babe Ruth .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Terry 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Samuel Byrd 4
3 Mickey Cochrane 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Charlie Gehringer 16
2 Bill Terry 16
4 Earl Averill 13
4 Lou Gehrig 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Paul Waner 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Hal Rhyne 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.00
1 Steve Swetonic 0.00
1 Ray Phelps 0.00
4 Ivy Andrews 0.60
5 Si Johnson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Monte Weaver 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 19
2 George Earnshaw 17
2 Red Ruffing 17
4 Phil Collins 16
4 Lefty Gomez 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .386
2 Babe Ruth .372
3 Bill Terry .360
4 Chick Hafey .352
5 Mickey Cochrane .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
4 Earl Averill 32
5 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 185
2 Babe Ruth 169
3 Earl Averill 146
4 Jimmie Foxx 131
5 Al Simmons 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 65
2 Roy Johnson 32
3 Frankie Frisch 30
4 Jack Burns 19
4 Pepper Martin 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.01
2 Bill Walker 2.50
3 Carl Hubbell 2.89
4 Lefty Gomez 2.89
5 Ed Brandt 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Lefty Gomez 23
3 George Earnshaw 22
3 Wes Ferrell 22
5 General Crowder 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 168
2 George Earnshaw 162
3 Bill Hallahan 160
4 Carl Hubbell 156
5 Lefty Gomez 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 13
2 Wilcy Moore 9
3 Firpo Marberry 8
4 Chad Kimsey 7
5 Bump Hadley 6