On This Day

Thursday, April 23, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 6 2 .750 --
Indians 6 3 .667 0.5
Senators 5 3 .625 1.0
Browns 3 3 .500 2.0
White Sox 3 4 .429 2.5
Tigers 3 5 .375 3.0
Athletics 3 5 .375 3.0
Red Sox 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 6 1 .857 --
Braves 7 2 .778 0.0
Giants 6 3 .667 1.0
Cubs 4 3 .571 2.0
Pirates 3 4 .429 3.0
Phillies 3 5 .375 3.5
Reds 1 6 .143 5.0
Robins 1 7 .125 5.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lew Fonseca 3
1 Johnny Hodapp 3
1 Red Kress 3
4 Johnny Burnett 2
4 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 2
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Johnny Burnett 1
2 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Burnett 2
2 Frank Doljack 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wes Ferrell 1.00
2 Tommy Bridges 0.57
3 Lefty Stewart 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 8
2 Tommy Bridges 4
3 Lefty Stewart 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Vosmik .486
2 Charlie Berry .480
3 Wally Berger .455
4 George Watkins .429
5 Roy Spencer .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Stone 4
2 Babe Herman 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 10
1 Earl Sheely 10
3 Earl Averill 9
3 Ossie Bluege 9
3 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Burnett 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
3 Wally Berger 2
3 Bill Cissell 2
3 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 0.00
2 Firpo Marberry 0.69
3 Bill Walker 0.75
4 Carl Hubbell 0.84
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Ed Brandt 2
2 Jumbo Elliott 2
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2
2 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 21
2 Roy Sherid 18
3 Hank Johnson 16
4 Wes Ferrell 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Paul Derringer 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .393
2 Babe Herman .389
3 Freddie Lindstrom .381
4 Chuck Klein .380
5 Lou Gehrig .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 54
2 Babe Ruth 52
3 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Chuck Klein 41
5 5 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 185
2 Lou Gehrig 177
3 Chuck Klein 172
4 Babe Ruth 162
5 Al Simmons 159

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Marty McManus 22
3 Charlie Gehringer 19
4 Babe Herman 18
4 3 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.29
2 Dazzy Vance 2.44
3 Wes Ferrell 3.39
4 Lefty Stewart 3.51
5 Pat Caraway 3.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 29
2 Wes Ferrell 27
3 George Earnshaw 22
4 Ted Lyons 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 217
2 George Earnshaw 201
3 Dazzy Vance 178
4 Bill Hallahan 163
5 Bump Hadley 161

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