On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 6 .760 --
Senators 19 9 .679 1.5
Indians 18 14 .563 4.5
Tigers 15 12 .556 5.0
Athletics 13 14 .481 7.0
Browns 15 17 .469 7.5
White Sox 9 19 .321 11.5
Red Sox 5 22 .185 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 9 .700 --
Braves 17 10 .630 2.5
Reds 18 16 .529 5.0
Cardinals 15 16 .484 6.5
Phillies 13 17 .433 8.0
Dodgers 12 16 .429 8.0
Giants 10 14 .417 8.0
Pirates 9 17 .346 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smead Jolley 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Roy Spencer 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 Ed Grimes 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Gilbert 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Tony Cuccinello 1
2 George Grantham 1
2 Chick Hafey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Johnson 1.09
2 Lefty Grove 0.60
3 Guy Bush 0.45
4 Lefty Stewart 0.44
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 12
2 Lefty Grove 6
3 Guy Bush 5
4 Hal Elliott 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Kline 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .460
2 Bill Dickey .427
3 Chick Hafey .419
4 Bill Terry .369
5 Red Worthington .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Bill Terry 9
3 Ripper Collins 8
4 Earl Averill 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 32
2 Jimmie Foxx 29
2 Charlie Gehringer 29
2 Bill Terry 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Lu Blue 7
3 Jack Burns 5
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Swetonic 1.00
2 Lefty Grove 1.70
3 George Pipgras 1.83
4 Huck Betts 1.93
5 Vic Sorrell 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Red Lucas 6
4 Guy Bush 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 45
2 Bill Hallahan 43
3 Red Ruffing 39
4 Lefty Gomez 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Chief Hogsett 2
2 Clarence Mitchell 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 21 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .538
2 Ernie Lombardi .488
3 Chick Hafey .446
4 Smead Jolley .400
5 Marty McManus .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Johnny Moore 4
4 Mickey Cochrane 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
1 Red Worthington 14
3 Jimmy Dykes 13
4 Mickey Heath 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Joe Stripp 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 0.00
2 Red Ruffing 0.50
3 General Crowder 0.95
4 Red Lucas 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Red Lucas 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 26
1 Bill Hallahan 26
3 Red Ruffing 21
4 Van Mungo 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Mitchell 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .365
2 Bill Terry .362
3 Al Simmons .360
4 Bill Dickey .358
5 Babe Ruth .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 172
2 Babe Ruth 167
3 Earl Averill 148
4 Jimmie Foxx 130
5 Bill Terry 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 59
2 Frankie Frisch 35
3 Roy Johnson 29
4 Jack Burns 21
5 Babe Herman 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.92
2 Carl Hubbell 2.44
3 Lefty Gomez 2.77
4 Bill Walker 2.77
5 Larry French 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 Lefty Gomez 25
3 General Crowder 24
4 George Earnshaw 22
4 Wes Ferrell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 184
2 Lefty Grove 183
3 Lefty Gomez 164
4 George Earnshaw 157
5 Red Ruffing 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 12
2 Firpo Marberry 11
3 Chad Kimsey 8
4 Bump Hadley 6
4 Wilcy Moore 6