On This Day

Monday, June 15, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 39 13 .750 --
Senators 37 17 .685 3.0
Yankees 27 22 .551 10.5
Indians 26 27 .491 13.5
Red Sox 20 30 .400 18.0
White Sox 19 31 .380 19.0
Tigers 21 35 .375 20.0
Browns 17 31 .354 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 33 16 .673 --
Giants 30 19 .612 3.0
Cubs 29 21 .580 4.5
Braves 27 24 .529 7.0
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 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Dale Alexander 2
3 Wally Berger 2
3 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Johnson 5
2 Johnny Neun 3
3 Wally Berger 2
3 Lloyd Brown 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Kerr 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Bill Sweeney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Frazier 0.56
1 Bob Kline 0.56
3 Red Ruffing 0.33
3 Earl Whitehill 0.33
5 Bill Sherdel 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Kline 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 Rube Walberg 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Frazier 5
1 Bob Kline 5
3 Earl Whitehill 4
4 Sam Gray 3
4 Bill Sherdel 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Uhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .408
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Mickey Cochrane .385
4 Al Simmons .374
5 Goose Goslin .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 16
2 Jimmie Foxx 13
3 Buzz Arlett 11
3 Lou Gehrig 11
3 Babe Ruth 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 54
3 Lou Gehrig 53
4 Ossie Bluege 47
4 Chuck Klein 47

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 2.37
5 Jack Berly 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 George Earnshaw 10
2 Rube Walberg 10
4 Ed Brandt 9
4 Wes Ferrell 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 Ripper Collins .481
1 Harvey Hendrick .481
3 Mel Ott .479
4 Jimmy Dykes .458
5 Kiki Cuyler .456

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Wally Berger 15
2 Ripper Collins 15
2 Frankie Frisch 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Roy Johnson 5
3 George Watkins 4
4 Joe Cronin 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wally Hebert 0.71
2 Ed Morris 1.00
3 Charlie Root 1.08
4 George Earnshaw 1.24
5 General Crowder 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Burke 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Carl Fischer 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 22
2 Charlie Root 20
3 Lefty Grove 19
4 Paul Derringer 17
5 Lefty Stewart 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .446
2 Harvey Hendrick .417
3 Mickey Cochrane .414
4 Ed Morgan .413
5 Goose Goslin .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Chuck Klein 8
3 Wally Berger 7
3 Babe Ruth 7
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Bing Miller 29
3 Ben Chapman 28
4 Joe Cronin 27
5 5 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Roy Johnson 10
3 Willie Kamm 7
4 Bill Cissell 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.53
2 Tom Zachary 1.80
3 Ed Morris 1.88
4 George Uhle 1.91
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 4 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 Jack Quinn 4
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
4 Hal Elliott 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .394
2 Al Simmons .376
3 Ed Morgan .368
4 Freddie Lindstrom .364
5 Mickey Cochrane .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 43
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Chuck Klein 38
4 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 169
2 Jimmie Foxx 156
2 Al Simmons 156
4 Chuck Klein 148
4 Hack Wilson 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 30
1 Roy Johnson 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 28
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.03
2 Dazzy Vance 2.73
3 George Uhle 3.25
4 Lloyd Brown 3.39
5 Bill Hallahan 3.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
5 3 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 150

Saves

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