On This Day

Friday, July 22, 1932

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 29 .681 --
Athletics 56 39 .589 8.0
Indians 53 38 .582 9.0
Senators 51 42 .548 12.0
Tigers 48 40 .545 12.5
Browns 40 49 .449 21.0
White Sox 30 58 .341 30.5
Red Sox 22 67 .247 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 36 .586 --
Cubs 48 40 .545 3.5
Braves 47 42 .528 5.0
Phillies 47 47 .500 7.5
Cardinals 43 44 .494 8.0
Dodgers 42 48 .467 10.5
Giants 39 45 .464 10.5
Reds 40 55 .421 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 4
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Spud Davis 4
4 Kiddo Davis 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Spud Davis 2
2 Mickey Cochrane 1
2 Kiddo Davis 1
2 Johnny Frederick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
2 Spud Davis 3
3 Johnny Frederick 2
3 Chuck Klein 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Benge 0.30
2 Rube Walberg 0.25
3 General Crowder 0.18
4 Pat Malone 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Steve Swetonic 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 4
2 Ray Benge 3
3 General Crowder 2
4 Lloyd Brown 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .368
2 Paul Waner .365
3 Don Hurst .355
4 Chuck Klein .349
5 Lefty O'Doul .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Chuck Klein 28
3 Babe Ruth 26
4 Al Simmons 24
5 Lou Gehrig 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 119
2 Al Simmons 100
3 Chuck Klein 92
4 Babe Ruth 90
5 Lou Gehrig 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 25
2 Lu Blue 14
3 Frankie Frisch 13
3 Roy Johnson 13
3 3 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 2.08
2 Lon Warneke 2.32
3 Steve Swetonic 2.40
4 Red Lucas 2.52
5 Carl Hubbell 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 17
2 Lefty Gomez 16
3 Lefty Grove 15
4 George Earnshaw 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 126
2 Red Ruffing 116
3 Lefty Grove 110
4 Bill Hallahan 100
5 George Earnshaw 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
2 Chief Hogsett 7
3 Jack Quinn 6
4 Ray Benge 5
5 5 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .439
2 Joe Cronin .426
3 Jack Burns .418
4 Willie Kamm .404
5 Heinie Manush .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Al Simmons 8
3 Earl Averill 6
4 Joe Sewell 5
4 John Stone 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 32
2 Jimmie Foxx 28
3 Mickey Cochrane 22
3 Joe Cronin 22
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Bill Cissell 4
2 Buddy Myer 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 0.94
2 Huck Betts 1.04
3 Phil Collins 1.08
4 Tony Freitas 1.17
5 Paul Derringer 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Thomas 4
1 Monte Weaver 4
3 Phil Collins 3
3 Tony Freitas 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 26
1 Red Ruffing 26
3 Dizzy Dean 24
4 Roy Mahaffey 23
5 Johnny Allen 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Jack Berly 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .457
2 Jack Burns .409
3 Heinie Manush .391
4 Doc Cramer .387
5 Danny Taylor .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Earl Averill 9
2 Chuck Klein 9
2 Al Simmons 9
5 Joe Sewell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Al Simmons 38
3 Joe Cronin 33
3 Pinky Whitney 33
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Lu Blue 6
2 Roy Johnson 6
2 Billy Rogell 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Swift 1.87
2 Tony Freitas 2.00
3 Tommy Thomas 2.03
4 Lon Warneke 2.29
5 Larry Benton 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Swift 7
2 Bill Hallahan 6
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 Tony Freitas 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 38
2 Red Ruffing 37
3 Dazzy Vance 34
4 Wes Ferrell 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Sam Gray 2
3 Lefty Grove 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .360
2 Al Simmons .358
3 Don Hurst .351
4 Lefty O'Doul .347
5 Bill Terry .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Chuck Klein 36
5 Earl Averill 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Babe Ruth 160
3 Jimmie Foxx 159
4 Earl Averill 141
5 Al Simmons 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 49
2 Frankie Frisch 32
3 Lu Blue 21
3 Tony Piet 21
3 Billy Rogell 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 2.29
2 Lefty Grove 2.43
3 Carl Hubbell 2.44
4 Red Lucas 2.82
5 Flint Rhem 2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 205
2 Red Ruffing 181
3 Lefty Grove 175
4 Bill Hallahan 170
5 Carl Hubbell 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Jack Quinn 10
3 Chief Hogsett 8
4 Ray Benge 6
4 Chad Kimsey 6