On This Day

Friday, July 8, 1932

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	24	.680	--
Athletics	46	32	.590	6.5
Tigers	42	30	.583	7.5
Indians	42	34	.553	9.5
Senators	40	37	.519	12.0
Browns	37	37	.500	13.5
White Sox	27	47	.365	23.5
Red Sox	15	59	.203	35.5

Games

Browns 8, Red Sox 4

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

Athletics 6, White Sox 4

Athletics 11, White Sox 2

Indians 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	41	30	.577	--
Cubs	40	34	.541	2.5
Braves	41	35	.539	2.5
Phillies	39	41	.488	6.5
Dodgers	37	39	.487	6.5
Cardinals	36	38	.486	6.5
Giants	33	38	.465	8.0
Reds	36	48	.429	11.5

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 4

Dodgers 15, Reds 5

Pirates 8, Giants 7

Braves 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mule Haas	4
1	Eric McNair	4
3	Dave Barbee	3
3	Ossie Bluege	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Earl Grace	1
1	Red Kress	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	4
2	Earle Combs	3
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Shanty Hogan	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Ernie Orsatti	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	1.11
2	Dizzy Dean	0.86
3	Roy Mahaffey	0.50
4	Bob Brown	0.44
5	Bob Smith	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Brown	1
1	Leon Chagnon	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	10
2	Dizzy Dean	6
2	Roy Mahaffey	6
2	Bob Smith	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.377
2	Paul Waner	.377
3	Don Hurst	.369
4	Ernie Lombardi	.359
5	Chuck Klein	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Chuck Klein	25
3	Babe Ruth	23
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	Al Simmons	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	93
2	Chuck Klein	85
3	Babe Ruth	80
4	Lou Gehrig	74
4	Don Hurst	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	19
2	Lu Blue	13
3	Paul Waner	12
4	Frankie Frisch	11
4	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.87
2	Sloppy Thurston	2.22
3	Huck Betts	2.26
4	Lon Warneke	2.32
5	Steve Swetonic	2.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	16
2	George Earnshaw	14
2	Lefty Gomez	14
4	Lloyd Brown	12
4	Lefty Grove	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	116
2	Red Ruffing	100
3	George Earnshaw	87
4	Lefty Grove	86
4	Bill Hallahan	86

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	10
2	Chief Hogsett	7
3	Ray Benge	4
3	Red Faber	4
3	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.500
2	Mule Haas	.462
3	Arky Vaughan	.441
4	Heinie Manush	.426
5	2 tied	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Roy Johnson	4
1	Chuck Klein	4
4	Earl Averill	3
4	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smead Jolley	16
1	Chuck Klein	16
3	Pinky Whitney	15
4	Joe Cronin	14
4	5 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Lu Blue	5
3	Liz Funk	3
3	Tony Piet	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Izzy Goldstein	1.26
2	Sloppy Thurston	1.50
3	Jack Russell	1.69
4	Larry French	2.05
5	Ed Holley	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
1	Bill Hallahan	4
1	Bill Swift	4
4	Bob Brown	3
4	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	21
2	Dizzy Dean	20
2	Wes Ferrell	20
4	Dazzy Vance	19
5	Lefty Gomez	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Cantwell	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Phil Collins	1
3	Bob Cooney	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.419
2	Don Hurst	.394
3	Arky Vaughan	.384
4	Babe Herman	.380
5	Lefty O'Doul	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	11
2	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Lou Gehrig	8
4	Babe Ruth	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
1	Chuck Klein	35
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Goose Goslin	31
4	Babe Ruth	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Billy Rogell	6
2	Arky Vaughan	6
4	Lu Blue	5
4	Paul Waner	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sloppy Thurston	1.50
1	Lon Warneke	1.50
3	Fred Heimach	2.41
4	Flint Rhem	2.54
5	Ted Lyons	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	6
1	George Earnshaw	6
1	Wes Ferrell	6
4	Lefty Gomez	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	45
2	Red Ruffing	40
3	Wes Ferrell	31
4	Dizzy Dean	28
4	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	4
1	Firpo Marberry	4
3	Chief Hogsett	3
4	Ben Cantwell	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.379
2	Lefty O'Doul	.369
3	Paul Waner	.366
4	Al Simmons	.359
5	Don Hurst	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Jimmie Foxx	44
4	Chuck Klein	35
5	Earl Averill	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	178
2	Babe Ruth	164
3	Jimmie Foxx	148
4	Earl Averill	141
5	Al Simmons	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	49
2	Frankie Frisch	31
3	Lu Blue	21
3	Roy Johnson	21
5	Tony Piet	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.92
2	Lon Warneke	2.20
3	Carl Hubbell	2.60
4	Heinie Meine	2.77
5	Larry French	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	28
2	Wes Ferrell	27
3	Lefty Grove	26
4	General Crowder	21
4	George Earnshaw	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	213
2	Red Ruffing	180
3	Bill Hallahan	172
4	Lefty Grove	161
5	Carl Hubbell	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Jack Quinn	9
3	Chief Hogsett	8
4	Chad Kimsey	7
5	3 tied	5