On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 7 .708 --
Yankees 16 10 .615 2.0
Senators 17 12 .586 2.5
Tigers 16 15 .516 4.5
White Sox 12 15 .444 6.5
Indians 12 16 .429 7.0
Red Sox 11 16 .407 7.5
Browns 7 17 .292 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 6 .714 --
Giants 16 8 .667 0.5
Braves 15 10 .600 2.0
Cubs 12 11 .522 4.0
Pirates 13 14 .481 5.0
Phillies 11 15 .423 6.5
Robins 11 16 .407 7.0
Reds 6 19 .240 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Urbane Pickering 4
4 Mickey Cochrane 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 1
1 Frank Doljack 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Herman 5
2 Lu Blue 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Earle Combs 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Wally Gilbert 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Walker 0.75
2 Ed Baecht 0.45
3 Ed Brandt 0.38
4 Erv Brame 0.30
5 Ed Wells 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Hal McKain 1
1 Sloppy Thurston 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 6
2 Ed Baecht 5
3 Erv Brame 3
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .433
2 Wally Roettger .398
3 Babe Ruth .387
4 Mickey Cochrane .385
5 Lew Fonseca .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Buzz Arlett 7
2 Al Simmons 7
4 Ossie Bluege 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 33
2 Joe Cronin 32
2 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Earl Averill 29
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.50
2 Eddie Rommel 1.61
3 Bill Walker 1.67
4 Lloyd Brown 1.88
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 6
1 Rube Walberg 6
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 Roy Sherid 36
3 Ed Brandt 33
4 Ray Benge 32
5 Wes Ferrell 30

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .520
2 Lou Gehrig .471
3 Mickey Cochrane .449
4 Earl Averill .440
5 Kiki Cuyler .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 4
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Earl Webb 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
1 Al Simmons 18
3 Lou Gehrig 15
3 Lyn Lary 15
5 Earl Webb 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Jack Burns 2
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.56
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 Ed Brandt 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Tommy Bridges 2
3 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 17
2 Ed Brandt 16
2 Lloyd Brown 16
2 Lefty Grove 16
5 Fay Thomas 14

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .391
2 Lou Gehrig .379
3 Bill Terry .378
4 Babe Herman .376
5 Chuck Klein .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 41
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 169
4 Chuck Klein 163
5 Babe Ruth 153

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Roy Johnson 22
3 Ben Chapman 21
4 Charlie Gehringer 20
4 Carl Reynolds 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.43
2 Dazzy Vance 2.51
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.21
4 George Uhle 3.46
5 Lloyd Brown 3.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 206
2 George Earnshaw 195
3 Dazzy Vance 176
4 Bump Hadley 159
5 Bill Hallahan 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Jim Lindsey 9
3 Hi Bell 7
3 Watty Clark 7
3 Jack Quinn 7