On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 7 .696 --
Yankees 15 10 .600 2.0
Senators 17 12 .586 2.0
Tigers 16 14 .533 3.5
Indians 12 15 .444 6.0
White Sox 11 15 .423 6.5
Red Sox 11 15 .423 6.5
Browns 7 17 .292 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 5 .750 --
Giants 15 8 .652 1.5
Braves 14 10 .583 3.0
Cubs 12 10 .545 4.0
Pirates 13 13 .500 5.0
Phillies 10 15 .400 7.5
Robins 10 16 .385 8.0
Reds 6 18 .250 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 5
1 Mule Haas 5
1 Heinie Manush 5
4 John Stone 4
4 Sam West 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Watkins 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Jim Levey 2
3 Hughie Critz 1
3 George Grantham 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Thomas 1.20
2 George Blaeholder 0.40
3 Lloyd Brown 0.33
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.30
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Hank McDonald 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 6
2 George Blaeholder 4
2 Lloyd Brown 4
2 Roy Sherid 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Lefty Grove 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .424
2 Wally Roettger .393
3 Babe Ruth .390
4 John Stone .378
5 Earl Averill .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Al Simmons 7
3 Buzz Arlett 6
3 Ossie Bluege 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 32
2 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Al Simmons 31
4 Earl Averill 29
5 Ossie Bluege 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
1 Bill Cissell 7
3 Roy Johnson 6
4 Wally Berger 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.50
2 Eddie Rommel 1.61
3 Jesse Haines 1.88
4 Lloyd Brown 1.88
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 36
1 Roy Sherid 36
3 Ray Benge 30
3 Ed Brandt 30
3 Wes Ferrell 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 4
2 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Lefty Grove 2
3 Bump Hadley 2
3 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .510
2 Earl Averill .451
3 Ossie Bluege .432
4 Kiki Cuyler .429
4 Lou Gehrig .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Al Simmons 4
1 Earl Webb 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 18
2 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Lou Gehrig 15
4 Earl Averill 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Jim Levey 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jakie May 0.55
2 Eddie Rommel 0.84
3 Wilcy Moore 0.93
4 Vic Sorrell 1.13
5 Pea Ridge Day 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Sherid 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lloyd Brown 19
2 George Earnshaw 17
3 Ray Benge 16
4 Lefty Grove 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .394
2 Bill Terry .381
3 Lou Gehrig .379
4 Babe Herman .374
5 Chuck Klein .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 Al Simmons 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 185
2 Hack Wilson 171
3 Al Simmons 167
4 Chuck Klein 164
5 Babe Ruth 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Ben Chapman 21
2 Roy Johnson 21
4 Bill Cissell 20
4 3 others tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.44
2 Dazzy Vance 2.51
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.21
4 Lloyd Brown 3.51
5 Clarence Mitchell 3.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
4 George Earnshaw 21
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 205
2 George Earnshaw 195
3 Dazzy Vance 176
4 Bump Hadley 159
5 2 tied 152

Saves

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