On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 8 .600 --
Yankees 11 8 .579 0.5
Athletics 9 7 .563 1.0
Tigers 12 10 .545 1.0
Senators 10 11 .476 2.5
White Sox 9 10 .474 2.5
Red Sox 7 11 .389 4.0
Browns 6 11 .353 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 3 .813 --
Giants 12 6 .667 2.0
Cubs 11 6 .647 2.5
Braves 11 8 .579 3.5
Pirates 9 11 .450 6.0
Phillies 7 11 .389 7.0
Robins 7 12 .368 7.5
Reds 2 15 .118 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Sam West 3
3 Dale Alexander 2
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Frederick 3
2 Buzz Arlett 2
2 Tom Oliver 2
2 Joe Vosmik 2
2 Earl Webb 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lloyd Brown 0.58
2 Joe Shaute 0.56
3 Earl Whitehill 0.31
4 Stew Bolen 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lloyd Brown 7
2 Joe Shaute 5
3 Earl Whitehill 4
4 Stew Bolen 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lew Fonseca .434
2 Dale Alexander .427
3 Al Simmons .417
4 Wally Roettger .400
5 Mickey Cochrane .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 5
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
1 John Stone 5
4 Lou Gehrig 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 23
2 Earl Averill 21
2 Lou Gehrig 21
4 Al Simmons 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 6
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Bill Cissell 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.54
2 Socks Seibold 1.54
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.62
4 Rube Walberg 1.79
5 Jesse Haines 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Ed Brandt 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Clarence Mitchell 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 28
1 Hank Johnson 28
3 Roy Sherid 27
4 Ed Brandt 24
5 Bill Walker 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 4
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
2 Bill Walker 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .386
2 Al Simmons .385
3 Babe Herman .378
4 Freddie Lindstrom .378
5 Lou Gehrig .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 53
2 Babe Ruth 49
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 186
2 Hack Wilson 181
3 Chuck Klein 168
4 Al Simmons 158
5 Babe Ruth 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 32
2 Roy Johnson 21
3 Marty McManus 20
4 Ben Chapman 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.45
2 Dazzy Vance 2.48
3 Wes Ferrell 3.26
4 Clarence Mitchell 3.61
5 Lefty Stewart 3.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 George Earnshaw 22
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 200
2 Lefty Grove 194
3 Dazzy Vance 175
4 Bill Hallahan 168
5 Bump Hadley 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 10
2 Lefty Grove 8
2 Jack Quinn 8
4 Hi Bell 7
4 Watty Clark 7