On This Day

Wednesday, June 10, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 11 .761 --
Senators 32 17 .653 4.5
Yankees 25 20 .556 9.5
Indians 25 23 .521 11.0
White Sox 18 28 .391 17.0
Browns 16 26 .381 17.0
Red Sox 17 29 .370 18.0
Tigers 19 33 .365 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 30 14 .682 --
Giants 26 19 .578 4.5
Cubs 26 19 .578 4.5
Braves 23 23 .500 8.0
Robins 22 26 .458 10.0
Pirates 21 25 .457 10.0
Phillies 20 25 .444 10.5
Reds 16 33 .327 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rabbit Maranville 4
2 Fred Bennett 3
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Tony Cuccinello 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Paul Waner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Berger 4
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
1 Red Worthington 4
4 Adam Comorosky 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Stripp 2
2 Rollie Hemsley 1
2 Joe Kuhel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.83
2 Larry French 0.50
3 Willis Hudlin 0.33
4 Tom Zachary 0.25
5 Phil Collins 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 5
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Tom Zachary 3
4 Phil Collins 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .398
2 Mickey Cochrane .385
3 Harvey Hendrick .378
4 Al Simmons .378
5 Ski Melillo .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 13
3 Babe Ruth 11
4 Buzz Arlett 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 53
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Lou Gehrig 47
4 Earl Averill 43
4 Chuck Klein 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 16
2 Roy Johnson 14
3 Bill Cissell 12
4 Adam Comorosky 8
4 Willie Kamm 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.72
2 Tom Zachary 2.22
3 George Uhle 2.28
4 Lloyd Brown 2.29
5 Jack Berly 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 George Earnshaw 9
2 Wes Ferrell 9
2 Rube Walberg 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 67
2 Lefty Grove 64
3 Ray Benge 45
4 Wes Ferrell 43
4 Carl Fischer 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 6
2 Jim Lindsey 5
2 Jack Quinn 5
4 Firpo Marberry 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Webb .468
2 Bill Terry .468
3 Jimmie Wilson .459
4 Harvey Hendrick .455
5 Kiki Cuyler .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
4 Chick Hafey 4
4 Babe Ruth 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 19
1 Harvey Hendrick 19
3 Joe Cronin 16
3 Jimmie Foxx 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
1 Willie Kamm 6
3 Sparky Adams 4
3 Travis Jackson 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.50
2 George Uhle 0.90
3 Lefty Grove 1.18
4 Wes Ferrell 1.20
5 Hal McKain 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
3 Guy Bush 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 27
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 Charlie Root 15
3 Red Ruffing 15
5 Carl Fischer 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Willis Hudlin 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
4 Bobby Burke 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .446
2 Bill Terry .436
3 Ed Morgan .412
4 Earl Webb .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Wally Berger 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Joe Cronin 30
3 Mickey Cochrane 28
3 Tony Cuccinello 28
5 Chuck Klein 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 11
2 Roy Johnson 8
2 Willie Kamm 8
4 Bill Cissell 7
5 Carl Reynolds 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Uhle 1.34
2 Lefty Grove 1.41
3 Lefty Gomez 1.77
4 Tom Zachary 1.82
5 Larry French 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 George Earnshaw 7
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 Rube Walberg 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 45
2 Lefty Grove 39
3 Dazzy Vance 29
4 Tommy Bridges 26
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .389
2 Al Simmons .381
3 Ed Morgan .368
4 Mickey Cochrane .367
5 Babe Ruth .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 42
2 Babe Ruth 41
3 Chuck Klein 39
4 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 173
2 Chuck Klein 157
3 Al Simmons 156
4 Hack Wilson 152
5 Jimmie Foxx 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
1 Roy Johnson 28
3 Ben Chapman 27
4 Bill Cissell 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.06
2 Dazzy Vance 2.71
3 George Uhle 3.21
4 Lloyd Brown 3.29
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 22
5 Lefty Stewart 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 202
2 Lefty Grove 201
3 Dazzy Vance 165
4 Bump Hadley 152
5 Bill Hallahan 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Jim Lindsey 8
3 Joe Heving 7
3 Jack Quinn 7
5 3 tied 6