On This Day

Friday, April 17, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 0 1.000 --
Senators 2 1 .667 1.0
Browns 2 1 .667 1.0
Indians 2 1 .667 1.0
White Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Tigers 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.0
Red Sox 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 3 0 1.000 --
Braves 3 0 1.000 0.0
Cubs 3 1 .750 0.5
Giants 2 1 .667 1.0
Phillies 1 2 .333 2.0
Pirates 1 3 .250 2.5
Reds 0 3 .000 3.0
Robins 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Les Bell 2
1 Adam Comorosky 2
1 George Grantham 2
1 Riggs Stephenson 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Adam Comorosky 2
3 Gabby Hartnett 1
3 Riggs Stephenson 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Lloyd Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Spades Wood 0.45
2 Guy Bush 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spades Wood 5
2 Andy Bednar 1
2 Guy Bush 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Cooke .625
2 Wally Roettger .615
3 Wally Berger .583
3 Jim Levey .583
3 Luke Sewell .583

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
3 Buzz Arlett 1
3 Earl Averill 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 6
1 Rogers Hornsby 6
1 Chuck Klein 6
1 Mel Ott 6
1 Earl Sheely 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Joe Boley 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 18 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clint Brown 0.00
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.00
1 Jack Russell 0.00
1 Bill Sherdel 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Clise Dudley 1
1 21 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 12
2 Ed Brandt 7
2 Hod Lisenbee 7
2 Red Ruffing 7
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Jim Lindsey 1
1 Bob Smith 1
1 Bill Walker 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .400
2 Babe Herman .393
3 Chuck Klein .388
4 Freddie Lindstrom .384
5 Al Simmons .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 56
2 Babe Ruth 50
3 Chuck Klein 43
4 Lou Gehrig 42
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 190
2 Lou Gehrig 176
3 Chuck Klein 174
4 Al Simmons 164
5 2 tied 156

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 38
2 Marty McManus 22
3 Charlie Gehringer 19
3 Paul Waner 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.50
2 Dazzy Vance 2.63
3 Wes Ferrell 3.33
4 Ad Liska 3.35
5 Lefty Stewart 3.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 George Earnshaw 22
3 Ted Lyons 22
5 Lefty Stewart 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 205
2 George Earnshaw 197
3 Dazzy Vance 178
4 Bill Hallahan 177
5 Bump Hadley 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Hi Bell 8
3 Watty Clark 7
3 Jim Lindsey 7
5 5 tied 6