On This Day

Sunday, June 14, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 13 .745 --
Senators 36 17 .679 3.0
Yankees 27 21 .563 9.5
Indians 26 26 .500 12.5
White Sox 19 30 .388 18.0
Red Sox 19 30 .388 18.0
Tigers 20 35 .364 20.0
Browns 17 30 .362 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 33 16 .673 --
Giants 30 19 .612 3.0
Cubs 29 20 .592 4.0
Braves 26 24 .520 7.5
Robins 24 28 .462 10.5
Pirates 21 29 .420 12.5
Phillies 20 30 .400 13.5
Reds 18 35 .340 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Taylor Douthit 7
2 Pinky Whitney 5
3 Ripper Collins 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Freddie Lindstrom 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Berry 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Pinky Whitney 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taylor Douthit 6
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 Flint Rhem 3
4 Charlie Berry 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Gus Mancuso 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 1.33
2 Paul Derringer 1.00
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.00
4 Lefty Gomez 0.80
5 Flint Rhem 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 11
2 Fred Frankhouse 8
2 Lefty Gomez 8
2 Charlie Root 8
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Hal Haid 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .408
2 Babe Ruth .389
3 Mickey Cochrane .385
4 Goose Goslin .380
5 Al Simmons .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 16
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 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 53
3 Lou Gehrig 51
4 Chuck Klein 47
5 Ossie Bluege 46

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
4 Charlie Root 47

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .492
2 Mel Ott .453
3 Ed Morgan .442
4 Goose Goslin .440
5 Ripper Collins .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
3 Wally Berger 4
4 Charlie Berry 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Harvey Hendrick 18
3 Frankie Frisch 16
3 Sam West 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
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 Charlie Root 1.08
4 Ed Morris 1.14
5 General Crowder 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Bobby Burke 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 29
2 Paul Derringer 21
3 Charlie Root 20
4 Lefty Grove 19
5 Lefty Stewart 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 George Pipgras 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .444
2 Goose Goslin .427
3 Ed Morgan .425
4 Harvey Hendrick .415
5 Charlie Grimm .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Chuck Klein 10
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Buzz Arlett 6
4 Wally Berger 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Chuck Klein 30
3 Joe Cronin 28
3 Tony Cuccinello 28
3 Bing Miller 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Roy Johnson 10
3 Willie Kamm 8
4 Bill Cissell 6
5 4 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 2.11

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 Charlie Root 27
5 Tommy Bridges 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
3 Firpo Marberry 3
4 Hal Elliott 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .393
2 Al Simmons .378
3 Ed Morgan .371
4 Mickey Cochrane .365
5 Carl Reynolds .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 43
2 Chuck Klein 40
2 Babe Ruth 40
4 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 172
2 Al Simmons 156
3 Jimmie Foxx 155
3 Chuck Klein 155
5 Hack Wilson 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 30
1 Roy Johnson 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 28
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 Marty McManus 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
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 205
2 Lefty Grove 198
3 Dazzy Vance 164
4 Bump Hadley 158
5 Bill Hallahan 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Jim Lindsey 8
2 Jack Quinn 8
4 Bump Hadley 7
4 Joe Heving 7