On This Day

Sunday, May 10, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 8 .600 --
Athletics 10 7 .588 0.5
Indians 12 10 .545 1.0
Tigers 12 11 .522 1.5
Senators 11 11 .500 2.0
White Sox 9 11 .450 3.0
Red Sox 9 11 .450 3.0
Browns 6 12 .333 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 3 .824 --
Giants 14 6 .700 1.5
Braves 12 8 .600 3.5
Cubs 11 8 .579 4.0
Pirates 10 12 .455 6.5
Phillies 8 12 .400 7.5
Robins 8 14 .364 8.5
Reds 2 16 .111 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Hodapp 4
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Freddie Lindstrom 3
2 Jack Rothrock 3
2 Earl Webb 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Earl Webb 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Earl Webb 3
4 Heinie Manush 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.00
2 Larry French 0.50
3 Ray Phelps 0.44
4 Ed Durham 0.43
5 Pat Malone 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Durham 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fay Thomas 8
2 Ed Durham 6
3 Larry French 5
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
4 Ray Phelps 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .422
2 Dale Alexander .414
3 Lew Fonseca .402
4 Wally Roettger .397
5 2 tied .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Buzz Arlett 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 John Stone 5
5 7 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 Earl Webb 20

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 1.26
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
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
3 Ed Brandt 4
3 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 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 3 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 Bob Fothergill .467
2 Sam West .438
3 Rick Ferrell .432
4 Lew Fonseca .420
5 John Stone .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Webb 4
2 Buzz Arlett 2
2 Ossie Bluege 2
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 14 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 George Earnshaw 0.50
3 Wilcy Moore 0.61
4 Ed Baecht 0.75
5 Clarence Mitchell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Ray Benge 2
2 Pat Caraway 2
2 George Earnshaw 2
2 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Fischer 18
2 Ray Benge 15
2 George Earnshaw 15
2 Wes Ferrell 15
5 Roy Sherid 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
4 Wes Ferrell 1
4 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .386
2 Bill Terry .382
3 Babe Herman .378
4 Lou Gehrig .376
5 Freddie Lindstrom .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 52
2 Babe Ruth 49
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Gabby Hartnett 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 188
2 Hack Wilson 178
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 2.44
2 Dazzy Vance 2.48
3 Wes Ferrell 3.26
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.44
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 200
2 Lefty Grove 194
3 Dazzy Vance 175
4 Bump Hadley 164
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