On This Day

Monday, May 11, 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
Senators 12 11 .522 1.5
Tigers 12 12 .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 4 .778 --
Giants 14 6 .700 1.0
Braves 12 8 .600 3.0
Cubs 11 8 .579 3.5
Pirates 11 12 .478 5.5
Phillies 9 12 .429 6.5
Robins 8 15 .348 8.5
Reds 2 16 .111 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Bluege 4
2 Adam Comorosky 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
4 Dale Alexander 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Chuck Klein 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossie Bluege 3
1 Joe Cronin 3
1 Joe Kuhel 3
1 Roy Spencer 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Pepper Martin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.31
2 Carl Fischer 0.29
3 Phil Collins 0.25
3 Bill Hallahan 0.25
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Heinie Meine 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Fischer 5
2 Dazzy Vance 4
3 Art Herring 3
4 Phil Collins 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .422
2 Dale Alexander .413
3 Lew Fonseca .402
4 Wally Roettger .397
5 Rick Ferrell .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 6
1 Chuck Klein 6
3 Buzz Arlett 5
3 John Stone 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 26
2 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 Carl Fischer 27
5 Lefty Grove 25

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 .477
2 Rick Ferrell .432
3 Lew Fonseca .420
4 Sam West .389
5 Earle Combs .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Webb 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
4 Buzz Arlett 2
4 13 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 17
2 Lloyd Waner 13
3 Bob Fothergill 12
3 Joe Kuhel 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Don Hurst 3
2 Roy Johnson 3
2 Pepper Martin 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 Phil Collins 2
2 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Benge 15
1 George Earnshaw 15
1 Wes Ferrell 15
4 Lloyd Brown 13
4 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Wes Ferrell 1
3 Lefty Grove 1
3 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .389
2 Bill Terry .379
3 Freddie Lindstrom .378
4 Babe Herman .376
5 Lou Gehrig .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 51
2 Babe Ruth 49
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Gabby Hartnett 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 183
2 Hack Wilson 175
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 2.50
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 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
4 George Earnshaw 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 196
2 Lefty Grove 194
3 Dazzy Vance 179
4 Bump Hadley 164
5 Bill Hallahan 162

Saves

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