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Accomplishments
Wally Berger (CHN) hits 3 HRs on July 30^th
Bill Dickey (PHA), Ernie Orsatti (PIT), and Urbane Pickering (CLE) each hit for the cycle
Chuck Klein (CHN) wins the Triple Crown and has a 29 game hitting streak
Rogers Hornsby (SLA) gets 3500^th hit
Frankie Frisch (DET) gets 2500^th hit
Lefty Williams (CHN) 250^th win



Hall of Fame
Young Joins Greats in NABL Hall of FameMonday, February 1st, 1932
What a way to cap a glorious career -- get elected to the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame. That's exactly what happened to pitching star, Cy Young. The Baseball Writers Association rewarded him for his sensational seasons on the mound and today he took his place among the baseball immortals.

Young told the audience at the ceremonies, "Baseball has been my life... and what a wonderful life it has been. The truth is I would have played it for almost nothing... but I wouldn't have told any of the owners that."

Young had a career won-loss record of 395 victories and 295 losses with 2473 strikeouts in 6105.1 innings and a 2.95 ERA. He was 45, when he retired from baseball and appeared in 792 games.


Lajoie Joins HOF ImmortalsMonday, February 1st, 1932
Enshrinement beckoned for Nap Lajoie, as he was inducted into the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame today. Lajoie, who played many of his 2535 games at second baseman, was an outstanding hitter and batted .343 over his career and swatted 130 home runs. Baseball's newest legend collected 2123 RBIs and scored 2003 runs during his illustrious career.

But while he was class act on the field, it was off the field where Nap Lajoie shined the most. He quietly integrated himself in his team's community, selflessly donating his time and money to various causes. The press was largely unaware of his charity and Lajoie never made a fuss about it.

"I played a child's game for many years and this game brought me fame and fortune," Lajoie explained during his ceremony. "For some people, it's enough, but my mother raised me to realize that money doesn't make a person great. Being good at a game doesn't make a person great. Helping those in need and giving of yourself selflessly is what makes a person great. And that's what I have tried to be my entire life: great, both on the field and off of the field."


1932 Season




Top 100 Prospects List PublishedMonday, April 11th, 1932
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 25-year-old starting pitcher Tex Carleton of the Detroit Tigers is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) SP Tex Carleton, 25, Detroit Tigers
2) SS Arky Vaughan, 20, St. Louis Cardinals
3) SP Bud Tinning, 26, Cincinnati Reds
4) SP Tony Freitas, 23, Washington Senators
5) SP Monte Pearson, 23, New York Yankees
6) C Bill DeLancey, 20, Cincinnati Reds
7) 3B Stan Hack, 22, Boston Red Sox
8) LF Joe Medwick, 20, New York Yankees
9) LF Mike Kreevich, 23, Chicago White Sox
10) SP Bill Swift, 23, Brooklyn Dodgers

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Boston Red Sox 87 67 .565 - 744 .270 113 57 656 3.36 474 365 Philadelphia Athletics 84 70 .545 3 680 .283 58 32 611 3.38 639 490 St. Louis Browns 83 71 .539 4 865 .297 131 20 784 4.25 410 491 Cleveland Indians 80 74 .519 7 722 .280 97 25 725 3.76 565 408 Chicago White Sox 78 76 .506 9 660 .269 61 71 678 3.60 552 481 Detroit Tigers 74 80 .481 13 768 .287 74 84 791 4.16 547 563 New York Yankees 67 87 .435 20 626 .258 68 20 720 3.77 488 490 Washington Senators 66 88 .429 21 681 .267 79 51 780 4.09 426 642

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG B. Ruth, RF SLA 147 533 35 122 2 .352 .479 .611 E. Averill, CF SLA 146 613 28 125 2 .330 .386 .554 M. Ott, LF BOS 148 593 32 110 2 .297 .379 .527 H. Greenberg, 1B SLA 150 627 22 131 2 .291 .345 .487 B. Terry, 1B PHA 152 649 15 103 5 .329 .366 .483 G. Suhr, 1B DET 148 585 15 108 4 .307 .377 .499 R. Collins, 1B CLE 151 603 21 98 1 .318 .358 .501 R. Stephenson, LF SLA 147 646 3 65 4 .344 .402 .429 D. Harris, RF WS1 148 591 13 67 10 .297 .379 .456 C. Hafey, CF CLE 148 578 15 70 2 .317 .377 .477 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 C. Hubbell BOS 38 25 11 0 2.89 325.1 322 49 158 4.37 C. Root PHA 38 21 14 0 2.52 327.1 284 77 140 3.85 L. Grove CLE 38 22 13 0 2.99 327.2 341 78 191 5.24 B. Hallahan SLA 38 23 14 0 3.60 315.2 351 120 169 4.83 M. Harder BOS 38 18 13 0 2.90 317.1 320 82 82 2.34 D. Dean NYA 38 18 15 0 3.12 317.0 306 88 193 5.49 B. Walker PHA 38 19 15 0 3.55 312.0 323 97 124 3.59 D. Vance CHA 38 17 15 0 3.51 310.0 314 98 160 4.66 P. Derringer CLE 38 18 15 0 3.86 327.1 383 99 125 3.45 L. Gomez PHA 38 16 17 0 3.75 313.1 305 118 171 4.93

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Pittsburgh Pirates 91 63 .591 - 794 .281 64 67 692 3.74 382 459 Brooklyn Dodgers 84 70 .545 7 798 .286 109 38 737 3.81 392 435 Boston Braves 81 73 .526 10 803 .279 107 99 697 3.66 407 483 New York Giants 77 77 .500 14 780 .282 84 156 772 4.13 498 680 Chicago Cubs 77 77 .500 14 710 .275 93 55 722 3.88 383 417 Cincinnati Reds 75 79 .487 16 747 .274 88 57 805 4.25 399 483 Philadelphia Phillies 70 84 .455 21 755 .291 80 33 808 4.25 573 533 St. Louis Cardinals 63 91 .409 28 683 .270 56 69 836 4.54 419 553

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG J. Foxx, 1B BRO 151 593 43 145 3 .325 .412 .618 L. Gehrig, 1B BSN 151 598 37 129 15 .320 .411 .588 B. Dickey, C PHI 136 584 20 83 3 .361 .404 .541 C. Klein, LF CHN 146 588 26 109 15 .310 .365 .536 D. Hurst, 1B CIN 152 561 22 107 4 .308 .389 .511 A. Niehaus, 1B PHI 154 651 8 79 4 .319 .392 .446 D. Williams, 2B PHI 149 600 19 106 0 .309 .378 .465 C. Gehringer, 2B BRO 148 600 9 86 3 .320 .390 .459 B. Herman, RF NY1 138 464 14 90 10 .337 .408 .534 A. Vaughan, SS SLN 144 571 9 88 5 .319 .384 .509 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 L. Warneke PHI 38 20 12 0 3.13 327.2 340 87 148 4.07 E. Brandt BRO 38 22 14 0 3.41 323.1 339 98 116 3.23 B. Cantwell PIT 78 18 7 18 2.54 186.0 186 47 49 2.37 B. Swift BRO 38 20 13 0 3.40 320.1 359 45 74 2.08 S. Johnson BSN 38 18 6 0 3.16 243.2 254 47 92 3.40 L. French PIT 38 18 14 0 3.11 315.1 309 81 88 2.51 T. Lyons BSN 38 20 14 0 3.75 324.1 368 108 72 2.00 S. Blake PIT 38 20 12 0 3.85 279.0 280 103 66 2.14 F. Rhem CHN 38 19 15 0 4.15 309.1 357 106 74 2.17 E. Durham CIN 38 17 15 0 3.80 298.2 330 95 102 3.09

NABL News: Opening DayMonday, April 11th, 1932
Infields and outfields are manicured to perfection. The old ball yard has been refurbished, spruced up and freshly painted. Baseball is back in town and it's about darn time! It is Opening Day for the North American BaseBall League. The fans, players and teams are all poised for another great season of baseball. It all gets under way today with this slate of games:

Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators