On This Day

Wednesday, June 1, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 13 .683 --
Senators 26 17 .605 3.0
Tigers 24 16 .600 3.5
Athletics 25 18 .581 4.0
Indians 24 20 .545 5.5
Browns 19 24 .442 10.0
White Sox 15 27 .357 13.5
Red Sox 7 33 .175 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 17 .614 --
Braves 24 18 .571 2.0
Pirates 20 20 .500 5.0
Reds 24 24 .500 5.0
Dodgers 21 22 .488 5.5
Cardinals 20 24 .455 7.0
Phillies 20 25 .444 7.5
Giants 17 23 .425 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 5
2 Max Bishop 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Ed Coleman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Ed Coleman 3
4 Max Bishop 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 1.25
2 Red Ruffing 0.57
3 Roy Mahaffey 0.46
4 Dizzy Dean 0.43
5 George Pipgras 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Ed Holley 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 8
2 Roy Mahaffey 6
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 Pat Malone 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .415
2 Paul Waner .393
3 Bill Dickey .372
4 Chick Hafey .359
5 Don Hurst .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Chuck Klein 13
4 Ripper Collins 12
5 Bill Terry 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 54
2 Chuck Klein 47
2 Al Simmons 47
4 Don Hurst 45
5 Earl Averill 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 8
1 Frankie Frisch 8
1 Chuck Klein 8
4 Ben Chapman 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.68
2 Steve Swetonic 1.83
3 Vic Sorrell 2.07
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.14
5 Huck Betts 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Wes Ferrell 8
2 Lefty Gomez 8
4 George Earnshaw 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 61
2 Lefty Gomez 60
3 Bill Hallahan 53
3 Red Ruffing 53
5 Van Mungo 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Chief Hogsett 3
2 Bill Swift 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .463
2 Paul Waner .446
3 Don Hurst .429
4 Mel Ott .415
5 Bob Fothergill .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Babe Ruth 8
3 Chuck Klein 7
4 Heinie Manush 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 27
2 Chuck Klein 23
3 Don Hurst 22
3 Al Simmons 22
5 Babe Ruth 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 6
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 Roy Johnson 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Gaston 0.00
2 Glenn Spencer 0.72
3 Bill Hallahan 1.00
4 Watty Clark 1.38
5 Lefty Grove 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Van Mungo 4
4 Lloyd Brown 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 25
1 Van Mungo 25
3 Carl Hubbell 24
4 Lefty Grove 22
4 Hank Johnson 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Bill Swift 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Ray Benge 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .425
2 Don Hurst .415
3 Paul Waner .404
4 Ernie Lombardi .388
5 Mel Ott .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Chuck Klein 11
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 Ripper Collins 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Don Hurst 34
2 Al Simmons 34
4 Chuck Klein 33
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Klein 7
2 Joe Stripp 6
2 Gee Walker 6
4 Lu Blue 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.38
2 Glenn Spencer 1.50
3 Johnny Allen 1.60
4 Steve Swetonic 1.66
5 Carl Hubbell 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 George Earnshaw 6
3 Watty Clark 5
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 43
2 Van Mungo 39
3 Lefty Gomez 38
4 Bill Hallahan 36
5 Red Ruffing 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 2
1 Art Herring 2
1 Chief Hogsett 2
1 Chad Kimsey 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .366
2 Chick Hafey .360
3 Lefty O'Doul .351
4 Bill Dickey .349
5 Chuck Klein .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Chuck Klein 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 177
2 Babe Ruth 174
3 Earl Averill 149
4 Jimmie Foxx 142
5 Al Simmons 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 57
2 Frankie Frisch 32
3 Roy Johnson 28
4 Jack Burns 22
5 Babe Herman 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.03
2 Carl Hubbell 2.52
3 Lon Warneke 2.63
4 Bill Walker 2.71
5 Larry French 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 Lefty Gomez 26
3 Wes Ferrell 23
4 General Crowder 22
5 George Earnshaw 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 187
2 Bill Hallahan 183
3 Lefty Gomez 182
4 Carl Hubbell 163
5 Red Ruffing 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 11
2 Firpo Marberry 10
3 Chad Kimsey 8
4 Bump Hadley 6
5 5 tied 5