On This Day

Thursday, May 5, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 14 4 .778 --
Tigers 12 6 .667 2.0
Indians 14 8 .636 2.0
Yankees 10 6 .625 3.0
Browns 9 12 .429 6.5
Athletics 7 10 .412 6.5
White Sox 5 14 .263 9.5
Red Sox 3 14 .176 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 12 5 .706 --
Cubs 13 6 .684 0.0
Phillies 9 9 .500 3.5
Reds 10 11 .476 4.0
Cardinals 9 11 .450 4.5
Dodgers 7 9 .438 4.5
Giants 6 10 .375 5.5
Pirates 7 12 .368 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Eric McNair 4
1 Lin Storti 4
4 Ripper Collins 3
4 Jimmie Foxx 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Smead Jolley 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric McNair 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 4
4 Ethan Allen 3
4 Ray Blades 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Johnny Watwood 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.86
2 Lefty Grove 0.45
3 Bill Hallahan 0.44
4 Bill Walker 0.33
5 Hod Lisenbee 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Ray Kolp 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 6
2 Lefty Grove 5
3 Bill Hallahan 4
3 Bill Walker 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Si Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .438
2 Hughie Critz .427
3 Pinky Whitney .397
4 Carl Reynolds .397
5 Bill Dickey .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Terry 7
2 Ripper Collins 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Charlie Gehringer 6
2 Babe Ruth 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 25
2 Earl Averill 24
3 Babe Ruth 20
3 Bill Terry 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 Paul Waner 5
4 Lu Blue 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Coffman 1.13
2 Huck Betts 1.38
3 Steve Swetonic 1.44
4 Dazzy Vance 1.57
5 Lon Warneke 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 5
2 General Crowder 4
2 Lon Warneke 4
2 Monte Weaver 4
2 Whit Wyatt 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 26
2 General Crowder 25
2 Lefty Gomez 25
4 George Earnshaw 24
4 Lefty Grove 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 Carl Fischer 1
2 Sam Gray 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .379
2 Babe Ruth .364
3 Bill Terry .361
4 Lou Gehrig .355
5 Bill Dickey .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 182
2 Babe Ruth 168
3 Earl Averill 151
4 Jimmie Foxx 138
5 Al Simmons 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 61
2 Frankie Frisch 32
3 Roy Johnson 30
4 Babe Herman 21
5 Jack Burns 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.03
2 Carl Hubbell 2.74
3 Bump Hadley 2.75
4 Bill Walker 2.76
5 Lefty Gomez 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 Lefty Gomez 24
3 General Crowder 22
3 Wes Ferrell 22
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 178
2 Bill Hallahan 164
3 Lefty Gomez 156
4 George Earnshaw 154
5 Carl Hubbell 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 14
2 Firpo Marberry 11
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Chad Kimsey 7
5 Bump Hadley 6