On This Day

Saturday, June 13, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	38	12	.760	--
Senators	35	17	.673	4.0
Yankees	27	20	.574	9.5
Indians	25	26	.490	13.5
Red Sox	19	29	.396	18.0
White Sox	18	30	.375	19.0
Browns	17	29	.370	19.0
Tigers	19	35	.352	21.0

Games

Yankees 11, White Sox 6

Athletics 10, Browns 3

Athletics 14, Browns 1

Senators 5, Indians 0

Red Sox 7, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	31	16	.660	--
Giants	29	19	.604	2.5
Cubs	29	19	.604	2.5
Braves	25	24	.510	7.0
Robins	23	28	.451	10.0
Pirates	21	28	.429	11.0
Phillies	20	28	.417	11.5
Reds	18	34	.346	15.5

Games

Cubs 7, Phillies 6

Reds 6, Robins 1

Giants 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 4, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	5
1	Al Simmons	5
3	George Earnshaw	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Mule Haas	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Arlett	1
1	Charlie Berry	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Johnnie Heving	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
1	Johnnie Heving	5
3	Lyn Lary	4
4	George Earnshaw	3
4	Pinky Whitney	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	3
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Fred Brickell	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Earnshaw	1.33
2	Ray Phelps	0.57
3	Ed Morris	0.50
4	Lefty Grove	0.44
5	Bill Hallahan	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	8
2	Ed Morris	5
3	Clise Dudley	4
3	Lefty Grove	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	1
1	George Pipgras	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.400
2	Harvey Hendrick	.399
3	Mickey Cochrane	.385
4	Goose Goslin	.380
5	Al Simmons	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	13
3	Buzz Arlett	11
3	Babe Ruth	11
5	Lou Gehrig	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	55
2	Jimmie Foxx	53
3	Lou Gehrig	51
4	Ossie Bluege	45
4	Al Simmons	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	20
2	Roy Johnson	16
3	Bill Cissell	12
4	Adam Comorosky	8
4	Willie Kamm	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.74
2	Ed Morris	1.94
3	Tom Zachary	2.21
4	George Uhle	2.41
5	Jack Berly	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	11
2	George Earnshaw	10
3	Ed Brandt	9
3	Wes Ferrell	9
3	Rube Walberg	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	75
2	Lefty Grove	68
3	Ed Brandt	48
4	Wes Ferrell	47
5	Ray Benge	46

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	Harvey Hendrick	.492
2	Bill Terry	.468
3	Fred Bennett	.455
4	Ed Morgan	.449
5	Goose Goslin	.447

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	21
2	Harvey Hendrick	18
3	Tony Cuccinello	17
4	Ripper Collins	16
4	Sam West	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Roy Johnson	5
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	George Watkins	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wally Hebert	0.71
2	Bob Smith	1.00
3	Ed Morris	1.14
4	General Crowder	1.29
5	Lefty Grove	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Bill Hallahan	4
4	General Crowder	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	29
2	Lefty Grove	23
3	Bill Hallahan	16
4	Lefty Stewart	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	George Pipgras	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
4	Guy Bush	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.451
2	Ed Morgan	.427
3	Charlie Grimm	.426
4	Goose Goslin	.413
5	Earl Webb	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
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	41
2	Ben Chapman	28
2	Joe Cronin	28
2	Tony Cuccinello	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	15
2	Roy Johnson	10
3	Willie Kamm	8
4	Bill Cissell	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.53
2	George Uhle	1.64
3	Tom Zachary	1.80
4	Ed Morris	1.88
5	Lefty Gomez	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	George Earnshaw	7
3	Jack Berly	5
3	General Crowder	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	47
2	Lefty Grove	39
3	Dazzy Vance	28
4	Tommy Bridges	25
5	Carl Hubbell	23

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.393
2	Al Simmons	.377
3	Ed Morgan	.372
4	Babe Ruth	.365
5	Mickey Cochrane	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	42
2	Babe Ruth	40
3	Chuck Klein	39
4	Jimmie Foxx	37
4	Lou Gehrig	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Jimmie Foxx	156
2	Al Simmons	156
4	Chuck Klein	153
5	Hack Wilson	149

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	31
2	Roy Johnson	30
3	Kiki Cuyler	28
4	Bill Cissell	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.03
2	Dazzy Vance	2.73
3	George Uhle	3.21
4	Lloyd Brown	3.40
5	Clarence Mitchell	3.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	George Earnshaw	25
2	Wes Ferrell	25
4	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	205
2	Lefty Grove	198
3	Dazzy Vance	164
4	Bill Hallahan	155
5	Bump Hadley	154

Saves

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