On This Day

Monday, June 1, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 10 .737 --
Senators 24 16 .600 5.0
Yankees 22 16 .579 6.0
Indians 20 20 .500 9.0
White Sox 17 21 .447 11.0
Tigers 18 26 .409 13.0
Browns 13 22 .371 13.5
Red Sox 14 25 .359 14.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 24 11 .686 --
Giants 23 13 .639 1.5
Cubs 21 15 .583 3.5
Braves 19 18 .514 6.0
Robins 19 20 .487 7.0
Phillies 18 20 .474 7.5
Pirates 17 22 .436 9.0
Reds 9 31 .225 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
2 Sparky Adams 3
2 Jimmie Wilson 3
4 Tony Cuccinello 2
4 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harvey Hendrick 3
2 Tony Cuccinello 2
3 Sparky Adams 1
3 Jim Bottomley 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Watkins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Si Johnson 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Flint Rhem 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Si Johnson 2
2 Bill Hallahan 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .400
1 Babe Ruth .400
3 Al Simmons .382
4 Buzz Arlett .375
4 Earl Averill .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 11
2 Buzz Arlett 10
3 Babe Ruth 9
3 Al Simmons 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 45
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Earl Averill 40
4 Buzz Arlett 38
4 Al Simmons 38

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.67
2 Pat Caraway 2.11
3 Jack Berly 2.20
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.28
5 Ed Brandt 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 8
1 Lefty Grove 8
3 George Earnshaw 7
3 Wes Ferrell 7
3 Rube Walberg 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 53
2 Lefty Grove 49
3 Ray Benge 44
4 Ed Brandt 40
5 Hank Johnson 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 5
2 Wilcy Moore 4
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 Lefty Grove 3
3 4 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .500
2 Buzz Arlett .472
3 Earl Webb .442
4 Mickey Cochrane .438
5 Harvey Hendrick .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Buzz Arlett 4
3 Johnny Frederick 4
3 Urbane Pickering 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 18
2 Del Bissonette 17
3 Jimmie Foxx 16
4 Ben Chapman 15
4 Ed Morgan 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.53
2 Carl Hubbell 0.95
3 Pat Caraway 1.00
4 Sheriff Blake 1.17
5 Ray Benge 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
3 Jack Berly 3
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 24
2 Ray Benge 14
3 Tommy Bridges 13
3 Lefty Grove 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Elliott 2
1 Wes Ferrell 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Glenn Spencer 2
5 22 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .435
2 Mickey Cochrane .429
3 Bill Terry .424
4 Earl Averill .415
5 Buzz Arlett .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Buzz Arlett 7
2 Chuck Klein 7
2 Earl Webb 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 31
2 Joe Cronin 30
3 Earl Webb 28
4 Mickey Cochrane 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
1 Carl Reynolds 7
3 Roy Johnson 6
3 Willie Kamm 6
5 Bill Cissell 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.16
2 Pat Caraway 1.53
3 Dazzy Vance 1.98
4 Ray Benge 2.01
5 Jack Berly 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
3 Ed Brandt 5
3 Rube Walberg 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 41
2 Ray Benge 30
3 Lefty Grove 28
4 Tommy Bridges 24
4 Dazzy Vance 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 4
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Jim Lindsey 3
2 Jack Quinn 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .390
2 Al Simmons .380
3 Freddie Lindstrom .376
4 Carl Reynolds .376
5 Lou Gehrig .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 44
2 Babe Ruth 43
3 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Chuck Klein 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 173
2 Chuck Klein 163
3 Hack Wilson 160
4 Al Simmons 154
5 Jimmie Foxx 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 29
2 Roy Johnson 25
3 Ben Chapman 22
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.16
2 Dazzy Vance 2.64
3 Pat Caraway 3.23
4 George Uhle 3.25
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 24
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
5 Burleigh Grimes 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 201
2 Lefty Grove 193
3 Dazzy Vance 166
4 Bump Hadley 152
5 Bill Hallahan 149

Saves

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