On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	31	11	.738	--
Senators	27	17	.614	5.0
Yankees	24	18	.571	7.0
Indians	23	21	.523	9.0
White Sox	18	24	.429	13.0
Tigers	19	29	.396	15.0
Browns	15	24	.385	14.5
Red Sox	15	28	.349	16.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 8, Browns 7

White Sox 7, Athletics 5

Tigers 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	27	12	.692	--
Giants	24	16	.600	3.5
Cubs	23	17	.575	4.5
Braves	21	20	.512	7.0
Robins	21	22	.488	8.0
Phillies	19	23	.452	9.5
Pirates	19	24	.442	10.0
Reds	12	32	.273	17.5

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 1

Reds 9, Phillies 2

Cardinals 8, Giants 7

Braves 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ripper Collins	4
1	Wally Roettger	4
3	Charlie Berry	3
3	Estel Crabtree	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Lew Fonseca	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Mule Haas	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Ben Chapman	2
2	Ripper Collins	2
2	Bill Cronin	2
2	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Watkins	2
2	Charlie Berry	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Rollie Hemsley	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sad Sam Jones	0.75
2	Charlie Root	0.70
3	Herb Pennock	0.57
4	Roy Mahaffey	0.56
5	Ray Phelps	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Hal McKain	1
1	Ed Morris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	7
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	Roy Mahaffey	5
3	Ray Phelps	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	1
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.397
2	Babe Ruth	.397
3	Ski Melillo	.386
4	Buzz Arlett	.367
5	Earl Averill	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	13
2	Buzz Arlett	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Babe Ruth	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	49
2	Lou Gehrig	47
3	Earl Averill	41
4	Chuck Klein	40
5	Al Simmons	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	14
1	Roy Johnson	14
3	Bill Cissell	12
4	Adam Comorosky	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.69
2	Tom Zachary	2.08
3	Jack Berly	2.20
4	Pat Caraway	2.24
5	Ed Morris	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	9
2	Ed Brandt	8
2	George Earnshaw	8
2	Wes Ferrell	8
2	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	60
2	Lefty Grove	56
3	Ray Benge	45
4	Ed Brandt	41
4	Wes Ferrell	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Lindsey	5
1	Wilcy Moore	5
1	Jack Quinn	5
4	Wes Ferrell	3
4	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Webb	.478
2	Ski Melillo	.469
3	Charlie Grimm	.467
4	Ed Morgan	.441
5	Mickey Cochrane	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
1	Chuck Klein	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
4	Wally Berger	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Morgan	19
2	Joe Cronin	17
3	Tony Cuccinello	16
3	Chuck Klein	16
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Johnson	6
1	Willie Kamm	6
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	Bill Cissell	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.50
2	Lefty Grove	1.18
3	George Uhle	1.24
4	Eppa Rixey	1.32
5	Tom Zachary	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
3	General Crowder	3
3	Paul Derringer	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	26
2	Lefty Grove	16
2	Sad Sam Jones	16
4	Carl Hubbell	15
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Wes Ferrell	2
2	Joe Heving	2
2	Willis Hudlin	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Grimm	.471
2	Ski Melillo	.451
3	Mickey Cochrane	.420
4	Buzz Arlett	.414
5	Earl Webb	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Chuck Klein	9
3	Babe Ruth	7
4	Buzz Arlett	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Joe Cronin	28
3	Earl Webb	27
4	Mickey Cochrane	26
4	Lou Gehrig	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
1	Roy Johnson	9
3	Bill Cissell	7
3	Willie Kamm	7
3	Carl Reynolds	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.30
2	Tom Zachary	1.42
3	George Uhle	1.90
4	Lefty Gomez	2.03
5	Pat Caraway	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	George Earnshaw	6
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	Rube Walberg	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	38
2	Lefty Grove	35
3	Ray Benge	26
4	Tommy Bridges	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	5
2	Wilcy Moore	4
3	Lefty Grove	3
4	Hal Elliott	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.387
2	Lou Gehrig	.375
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.375
4	Al Simmons	.374
5	Mickey Cochrane	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	43
2	Babe Ruth	41
3	Chuck Klein	40
4	Lou Gehrig	39
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	178
2	Chuck Klein	164
3	Al Simmons	155
4	Hack Wilson	154
5	Jimmie Foxx	146

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	28
1	Roy Johnson	28
3	Ben Chapman	25
4	Bill Cissell	23
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.18
2	Dazzy Vance	2.78
3	George Uhle	3.08
4	Burleigh Grimes	3.16
5	Pat Caraway	3.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	Wes Ferrell	25
3	George Earnshaw	24
4	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	202
2	Lefty Grove	193
3	Dazzy Vance	168
4	Bump Hadley	152
5	Bill Hallahan	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	9
2	Joe Heving	8
2	Jim Lindsey	8
4	Jack Quinn	7
5	2 tied	6