On This Day

Saturday, June 6, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 11 .744 --
Senators 28 17 .622 5.0
Yankees 24 19 .558 8.0
Indians 24 21 .533 9.0
White Sox 18 25 .419 14.0
Tigers 19 30 .388 16.0
Browns 15 25 .375 15.5
Red Sox 16 28 .364 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 28 12 .700 --
Giants 24 17 .585 4.5
Cubs 24 17 .585 4.5
Braves 21 21 .500 8.0
Robins 21 23 .477 9.0
Pirates 20 24 .455 10.0
Phillies 19 24 .442 10.5
Reds 13 32 .289 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sparky Adams 4
2 Estel Crabtree 3
2 Bill Cronin 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Johnny Hodapp 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Gus Mancuso 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 3
1 Willie Kamm 3
1 Red Kress 3
1 Al Lopez 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Fothergill 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Jonah Goldman 1
1 Ed Morgan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Berly 0.50
1 Bob Smith 0.50
3 Carl Fischer 0.40
4 Paul Derringer 0.33
5 Jumbo Elliott 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Weinert 6
2 Jack Berly 5
2 Bob Smith 5
4 Paul Derringer 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Allyn Stout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .408
2 Mickey Cochrane .391
3 Ski Melillo .386
4 Harvey Hendrick .373
5 Al Simmons .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 13
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Buzz Arlett 10
3 Jimmie Foxx 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
4 2 others tied 40

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 George Uhle 2.28
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.51
5 Lloyd Brown 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 9
1 Rube Walberg 9
3 Ed Brandt 8
3 George Earnshaw 8
3 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 61
2 Lefty Grove 56
3 Ray Benge 45
4 Carl Fischer 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 6
2 Jim Lindsey 5
2 Jack Quinn 5
4 Wes Ferrell 3
4 4 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ski Melillo .463
2 Charlie Grimm .458
3 Earl Webb .451
4 Ed Morgan .438
5 Buzz Arlett .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
4 Wally Berger 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Morgan 19
2 Joe Cronin 17
2 Tony Cuccinello 17
4 Chuck Klein 16
5 4 tied 15

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 0.67
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 Paul Derringer 4
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
4 General Crowder 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 27
2 Lefty Grove 16
2 Sad Sam Jones 16
4 Carl Fischer 15
4 Carl Hubbell 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 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 .466
2 Ski Melillo .448
3 Bill Dickey .410
4 Earl Webb .408
5 Mickey Cochrane .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
1 Chuck Klein 9
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Shanty Hogan 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 32
2 Earl Webb 28
3 Mickey Cochrane 26
3 Joe Cronin 26
3 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 Jack Berly 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
2 Rube Walberg 6
4 Jack Berly 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 39
2 Lefty Grove 35
3 Ray Benge 26
4 Si Johnson 22
4 Dazzy Vance 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .385
2 Al Simmons .377
3 Lou Gehrig .374
4 Freddie Lindstrom .371
5 Ed Morgan .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
1 Hack Wilson 42
3 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Chuck Klein 39
5 Al Simmons 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 178
2 Chuck Klein 160
3 Al Simmons 156
4 Hack Wilson 153
5 Jimmie Foxx 147

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 3.37

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 203
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 3 tied 6