On This Day

Saturday, May 9, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 8 .600 --
Athletics 10 7 .588 0.5
Indians 12 9 .571 0.5
Tigers 12 10 .545 1.0
Senators 10 11 .476 2.5
White Sox 9 11 .450 3.0
Red Sox 8 11 .421 3.5
Browns 6 12 .333 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 3 .824 --
Giants 13 6 .684 2.0
Cubs 11 7 .611 3.5
Braves 12 8 .600 3.5
Pirates 9 12 .429 7.0
Phillies 8 12 .400 7.5
Robins 8 13 .381 8.0
Reds 2 16 .111 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Wright 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 Wally Gilbert 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Wright 2
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Woody English 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lyn Lary 6
1 Glenn Wright 6
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Carl Reynolds 3
3 Earl Webb 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Don Hurst 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Benge 0.56
2 Jumbo Elliott 0.36
3 Roy Sherid 0.36
4 Sam Gray 0.33
4 Charlie Root 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Benge 5
1 Roy Sherid 5
3 Jumbo Elliott 4
3 Lefty Grove 4
3 Charlie Root 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Alexander .427
2 Babe Ruth .426
3 Lew Fonseca .425
4 Al Simmons .422
5 Wally Roettger .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Buzz Arlett 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 John Stone 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 23
1 Lou Gehrig 23
3 Al Simmons 22
4 Earl Averill 21
5 Rogers Hornsby 19

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 Burleigh Grimes 1.62
3 Socks Seibold 1.64
4 Jesse Haines 1.88
5 Lloyd Brown 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Ed Brandt 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Sherid 32
2 Wes Ferrell 28
2 Hank Johnson 28
4 Lefty Grove 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 4
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
2 Bill Walker 2
5 15 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lew Fonseca .467
1 Bob Fothergill .467
3 Sam West .442
4 Dale Alexander .426
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 3
1 Johnny Vergez 3
1 Earl Webb 3
4 Ossie Bluege 2
4 15 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 15
2 Lyn Lary 14
3 Al Simmons 13
4 Ben Chapman 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 5
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Bill Cissell 3
4 Adam Comorosky 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.35
2 George Earnshaw 0.50
3 Ray Phelps 0.56
4 Wilcy Moore 0.61
5 Clarence Mitchell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Fischer 18
2 Ray Benge 15
2 George Earnshaw 15
2 Wes Ferrell 15
2 Lefty Gomez 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
4 Wes Ferrell 1
4 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .385
2 Bill Terry .384
3 Babe Herman .379
4 Lou Gehrig .374
5 Freddie Lindstrom .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 52
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 188
2 Hack Wilson 180
3 Chuck Klein 166
4 Al Simmons 160
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 2.43
2 Dazzy Vance 2.48
3 Wes Ferrell 3.26
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.57
5 Clarence Mitchell 3.61

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 198
3 Dazzy Vance 175
4 Bump Hadley 163
5 Bill Hallahan 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 10
2 Lefty Grove 9
3 Jack Quinn 8
4 Hi Bell 7
4 Watty Clark 7