On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	27	9	.750	--
Senators	24	15	.615	4.5
Yankees	21	16	.568	6.5
Indians	19	20	.487	9.5
White Sox	17	20	.459	10.5
Tigers	18	25	.419	12.5
Browns	12	22	.353	14.0
Red Sox	13	24	.351	14.5

Games

Athletics 5, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

Senators 3, Yankees 2

Yankees 9, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	22	10	.688	--
Giants	22	13	.629	1.5
Cubs	20	15	.571	3.5
Braves	19	17	.528	5.0
Phillies	18	19	.486	6.5
Robins	18	20	.474	7.0
Pirates	17	21	.447	8.0
Reds	8	29	.216	16.5

Games

Robins 5, Giants 2

Robins 18, Giants 8

Phillies 10, Braves 0

Phillies 12, Braves 2

Cubs 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 12, Reds 4

Cardinals 5, Reds 4

Cubs 9, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Bissonette	6
1	Wally Gilbert	6
3	Sparky Adams	5
3	Earle Combs	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	2
1	Chuck Klein	2
1	George Watkins	2
4	Wally Berger	1
4	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	7
2	Gordon Slade	5
2	Pinky Whitney	5
4	Lou Gehrig	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Jack Rothrock	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Benge	1.40
2	Clise Dudley	0.50
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.45
4	Bill Hallahan	0.44
5	Carl Hubbell	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Clise Dudley	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Benge	7
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
3	Lefty Grove	4
3	Bill Hallahan	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Jim Lindsey	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.403
2	Babe Ruth	.402
3	Al Simmons	.392
4	Earl Averill	.374
5	Buzz Arlett	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	11
2	Buzz Arlett	10
3	Al Simmons	9
4	Mickey Cochrane	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	45
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Earl Averill	39
4	Buzz Arlett	38
4	Al Simmons	38

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.67
2	Jack Berly	1.75
3	Pat Caraway	2.11
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.28
5	Ed Brandt	2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	49
2	George Earnshaw	46
3	Ray Benge	44
4	Ed Brandt	40
5	Hank Johnson	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Lindsey	5
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	Bill Dickey	.476
2	Charlie Grimm	.467
3	Bill Terry	.463
4	Mickey Cochrane	.463
5	Riggs Stephenson	.447

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Buzz Arlett	4
2	Mickey Cochrane	4
2	Johnny Frederick	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Cochrane	20
1	Jimmie Foxx	20
3	Buzz Arlett	16
3	Del Bissonette	16
3	Joe Cronin	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	6
2	Roy Johnson	5
2	Willie Kamm	5
4	Travis Jackson	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Caraway	0.75
2	Sheriff Blake	1.17
3	Lefty Grove	1.25
4	Ray Benge	1.37
5	Fred Heimach	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	5
2	Jack Berly	3
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Pat Caraway	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	20
2	Tommy Bridges	19
3	George Earnshaw	18
4	Dazzy Vance	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Elliott	2
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Glenn Spencer	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.429
2	Charlie Grimm	.426
3	Al Simmons	.425
4	Bill Terry	.411
5	Babe Ruth	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
1	Chuck Klein	8
3	Buzz Arlett	7
3	Mickey Cochrane	7
3	Earl Webb	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	31
1	Jimmie Foxx	31
3	Al Simmons	28
4	Mickey Cochrane	27
4	Lou Gehrig	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Roy Johnson	8
3	Carl Reynolds	7
4	Willie Kamm	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.16
2	Jack Berly	1.38
3	Pat Caraway	1.53
4	Dazzy Vance	1.98
5	Ray Benge	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
3	Ed Brandt	5
3	Heinie Meine	5
3	Rube Walberg	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	39
2	Ray Benge	30
3	Lefty Grove	28
4	Tommy Bridges	24
4	Dazzy Vance	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Jim Lindsey	3
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.392
2	Al Simmons	.384
3	Lou Gehrig	.376
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.373
5	Carl Reynolds	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	45
2	Babe Ruth	43
3	Chuck Klein	40
4	Lou Gehrig	39
5	Al Simmons	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	175
2	Chuck Klein	165
3	Hack Wilson	163
4	Al Simmons	161
5	Jimmie Foxx	149

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	31
2	Roy Johnson	25
3	Ben Chapman	22
4	Bill Cissell	20
4	Adam Comorosky	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.25
2	Dazzy Vance	2.63
3	Pat Caraway	3.23
4	George Uhle	3.30
5	Burleigh Grimes	3.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	Wes Ferrell	25
3	George Earnshaw	23
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21
5	Burleigh Grimes	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	199
2	George Earnshaw	196
3	Dazzy Vance	173
4	Bump Hadley	155
5	Bill Hallahan	152

Saves

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