On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 7 .720 --
Yankees 17 10 .630 2.0
Senators 17 12 .586 3.0
Tigers 16 16 .500 5.5
White Sox 12 15 .444 7.0
Indians 12 17 .414 8.0
Red Sox 11 16 .407 8.0
Browns 7 17 .292 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 6 .727 --
Giants 17 8 .680 0.5
Braves 16 10 .615 2.0
Cubs 12 12 .500 5.0
Pirates 13 15 .464 6.0
Phillies 12 15 .444 6.5
Robins 11 17 .393 8.0
Reds 6 20 .231 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 3
1 Wally Berger 3
1 Bill Dickey 3
1 Johnny Frederick 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Shanty Hogan 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Shanty Hogan 3
1 Mel Ott 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 2.50
2 Bill Hallahan 0.50
3 Jumbo Elliott 0.30
4 Larry French 0.25
5 Ray Phelps 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheriff Blake 6
2 George Earnshaw 5
3 Jumbo Elliott 3
3 Larry French 3
3 Bill Hallahan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Cunningham 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Hal Elliott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .446
2 Wally Roettger .396
3 Babe Ruth .388
4 Lew Fonseca .370
5 Mickey Cochrane .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Buzz Arlett 7
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Al Simmons 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Al Simmons 33
3 Joe Cronin 32
4 Earl Averill 29
5 Buzz Arlett 26

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 George Earnshaw 34
4 Ed Brandt 33
5 Ray Benge 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
4 Paul Derringer 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .551
2 Lou Gehrig .455
3 Earl Averill .431
4 Bill Dickey .425
5 Luke Sewell .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 4
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Lou Gehrig 16
2 Al Simmons 16
4 Lyn Lary 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Jack Burns 2
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 Bill Cissell 2
2 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.56
2 Milt Gaston 0.75
3 Eddie Rommel 1.00
4 Wilcy Moore 1.04
5 Vic Sorrell 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 22
2 Lloyd Brown 16
2 Lefty Grove 16
4 Fay Thomas 15
5 Ray Benge 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .396
2 Lou Gehrig .382
3 Bill Terry .381
4 Babe Herman .378
5 Chuck Klein .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
1 Hack Wilson 47
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Al Simmons 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 186
2 Al Simmons 169
2 Hack Wilson 169
4 Chuck Klein 162
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 2.50
2 Dazzy Vance 2.51
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.21
4 George Uhle 3.46
5 Clarence Mitchell 3.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 22
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 200
2 Lefty Grove 198
3 Dazzy Vance 176
4 Bump Hadley 159
5 Bill Hallahan 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Jim Lindsey 9
3 Hi Bell 7
3 Jack Quinn 7
5 2 tied 6