On This Day

Friday, April 24, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 2 .778 --
Indians 7 3 .700 0.5
Senators 5 4 .556 2.0
Tigers 4 5 .444 3.0
Athletics 4 5 .444 3.0
Browns 3 4 .429 3.0
White Sox 3 5 .375 3.5
Red Sox 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 6 1 .857 --
Braves 7 3 .700 0.5
Giants 6 3 .667 1.0
Cubs 5 3 .625 1.5
Phillies 3 5 .375 3.5
Pirates 3 5 .375 3.5
Robins 2 7 .222 5.0
Reds 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Bissonette 4
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 Dale Alexander 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Glenn Wright 2
3 Earl Averill 1
3 Del Bissonette 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Al Simmons 5
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Johnny Burnett 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Clark 0.67
2 Bill Walker 0.58
3 Red Ruffing 0.50
4 Sam Gray 0.45
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 7
2 Sam Gray 5
3 Watty Clark 4
3 Sad Sam Jones 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Earnshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Berger .459
2 Joe Vosmik .436
3 Dale Alexander .429
3 Charlie Berry .429
3 2 others tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 John Stone 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Babe Herman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 14
2 Earl Averill 12
3 Ossie Bluege 11
3 Lou Gehrig 11
3 Earl Sheely 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Berger 3
1 Johnny Burnett 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 0.00
2 Carl Hubbell 0.77
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
3 Herb Pennock 1.00
3 Socks Seibold 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Ed Brandt 2
2 Jumbo Elliott 2
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2
2 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 21
2 Roy Sherid 18
3 Hank Johnson 16
3 Red Ruffing 16
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Paul Derringer 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .389
2 Babe Herman .387
3 Freddie Lindstrom .381
4 Chuck Klein .378
5 Lou Gehrig .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 54
2 Babe Ruth 52
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 5 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 185
2 Lou Gehrig 179
3 Chuck Klein 171
4 Al Simmons 164
5 Babe Ruth 162

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 2.40
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 202
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