On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 26 8 .765 --
Senators 23 14 .622 4.5
Yankees 20 15 .571 6.5
Indians 18 20 .474 10.0
White Sox 17 20 .459 10.5
Tigers 18 24 .429 12.0
Browns 12 22 .353 14.0
Red Sox 12 23 .343 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 10 .688 --
Cardinals 19 10 .655 1.5
Braves 18 15 .545 4.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 5.0
Pirates 17 18 .486 6.5
Phillies 16 18 .471 7.0
Robins 15 20 .429 8.5
Reds 8 26 .235 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Akers 3
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Jack Burns 3
1 Mickey Cochrane 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Phillips 7
2 Charlie Gelbert 4
3 Freddie Lindstrom 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Si Johnson 0.67
2 Red Ruffing 0.43
3 Sheriff Blake 0.40
4 Ed Brandt 0.27
5 Danny MacFayden 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 6
2 Sheriff Blake 4
2 Ed Brandt 4
2 Si Johnson 4
5 Danny MacFayden 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .414
2 Al Simmons .410
3 Babe Ruth .400
4 Bob Fothergill .387
5 Buzz Arlett .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 10
2 Chuck Klein 9
2 Al Simmons 9
4 Mickey Cochrane 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 43
2 Earl Averill 38
2 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Al Simmons 38
5 Buzz Arlett 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 11
2 Ben Chapman 10
3 Bill Cissell 9
4 Adam Comorosky 8
5 Carl Reynolds 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 1.38
2 Jack Berly 1.75
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.77
4 Lefty Grove 1.99
5 Pat Caraway 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 8
2 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Lefty Grove 7
2 Rube Walberg 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 46
2 Lefty Grove 45
3 Ed Brandt 40
4 Ray Benge 37
5 Roy Sherid 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Bump Hadley 3
2 Joe Heving 3
2 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Sewell .484
2 Charlie Grimm .475
3 Mickey Cochrane .463
4 Buzz Arlett .462
5 Bill Terry .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Buzz Arlett 5
3 Mickey Cochrane 4
3 Babe Ruth 4
3 Al Simmons 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 20
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
3 Buzz Arlett 19
4 Joe Cronin 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Roy Johnson 5
1 Carl Reynolds 5
4 Bill Cissell 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.00
2 Pat Caraway 0.75
3 Sheriff Blake 1.17
4 Lefty Gomez 1.35
5 Dazzy Vance 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Jack Berly 3
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Pat Caraway 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 19
2 George Earnshaw 18
3 Lefty Grove 16
4 Ray Benge 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Elliott 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .452
2 Mickey Cochrane .447
3 Babe Ruth .400
4 Bob Fothergill .398
5 Buzz Arlett .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Buzz Arlett 7
2 Mickey Cochrane 7
2 Earl Webb 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 32
2 Jimmie Foxx 30
3 Al Simmons 28
4 Buzz Arlett 27
4 Mickey Cochrane 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 8
1 Roy Johnson 8
3 Carl Reynolds 7
4 Bill Cissell 5
4 Adam Comorosky 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.26
2 Jack Berly 1.38
3 Lefty Grove 1.49
4 Pat Caraway 1.85
5 Red Lucas 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
2 Ed Brandt 5
2 Pat Caraway 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 39
2 Tommy Bridges 24
2 Lefty Grove 24
4 Ray Benge 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .391
2 Al Simmons .388
3 Lou Gehrig .375
4 Babe Herman .374
5 Mickey Cochrane .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 45
2 Babe Ruth 43
3 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Chuck Klein 38
3 Al Simmons 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 171
2 Hack Wilson 165
3 Al Simmons 161
4 Chuck Klein 159
5 Jimmie Foxx 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 32
2 Roy Johnson 25
3 Ben Chapman 21
4 Bill Cissell 20
4 Adam Comorosky 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.34
2 Dazzy Vance 2.66
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.14
4 Pat Caraway 3.23
5 George Uhle 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 29
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 23
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 196
2 Lefty Grove 195
3 Dazzy Vance 170
4 Bump Hadley 155
5 Bill Hallahan 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Joe Heving 8
3 Jim Lindsey 7
3 Jack Quinn 7
5 2 tied 6