On This Day

Monday, April 20, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 4 2 .667 --
Yankees 4 2 .667 0.0
Indians 4 2 .667 0.0
Browns 3 2 .600 0.5
White Sox 2 3 .400 1.5
Tigers 2 4 .333 2.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 2.0
Red Sox 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 5 1 .833 --
Giants 5 2 .714 0.5
Braves 5 2 .714 0.5
Cubs 4 3 .571 1.5
Pirates 3 4 .429 2.5
Phillies 2 4 .333 3.0
Reds 1 5 .167 4.0
Robins 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Berry 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Travis Jackson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Nick Cullop 1
2 Freddie Lindstrom 1
2 John Stone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Charlie Berry 3
2 Nick Cullop 3
2 Luke Sewell 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Buddy Myer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.56
2 Carl Hubbell 0.50
3 Bob Smith 0.44
4 Hank Johnson 0.38
5 Joe Shaute 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Berly 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 5
1 Lefty Gomez 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Joe Shaute 5
5 Bob Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Vosmik .636
2 Jim Levey .450
3 Ski Melillo .444
4 Freddy Leach .440
5 Wally Berger .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 John Stone 3
4 Charlie Berry 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 8
1 Jim Levey 8
1 Luke Sewell 8
1 Earl Sheely 8
1 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 3
2 Bill Cissell 2
2 Adam Comorosky 2
2 Woody English 2
2 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 0.00
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.00
3 Bill Walker 0.75
4 Mel Harder 0.77
5 Carl Hubbell 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Hal McKain 2
1 Charlie Root 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 15
1 Hank Johnson 15
3 Roy Sherid 14
4 Red Ruffing 12
5 Charlie Root 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Paul Derringer 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .395
2 Babe Herman .392
3 Chuck Klein .384
4 Freddie Lindstrom .382
5 Lefty O'Doul .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 56
2 Babe Ruth 52
3 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Chuck Klein 42
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 191
2 Lou Gehrig 175
3 Chuck Klein 173
4 Al Simmons 161
5 Babe Ruth 159

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 38
2 Marty McManus 22
3 Charlie Gehringer 19
4 Bill Cissell 18
4 3 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.44
2 Lefty Grove 2.49
3 Wes Ferrell 3.45
4 Lefty Stewart 3.52
5 George Uhle 3.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 22
3 Ted Lyons 22
5 Lefty Stewart 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 215
2 George Earnshaw 202
3 Dazzy Vance 178
4 Bill Hallahan 172
5 Bump Hadley 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Hi Bell 8
2 Jim Lindsey 8
4 Garland Braxton 7
4 2 others tied 7