On This Day

Thursday, June 18, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 40 13 .755 --
Senators 39 17 .696 2.5
Yankees 27 22 .551 11.0
Indians 26 28 .481 14.5
Red Sox 20 30 .400 18.5
White Sox 19 31 .380 19.5
Tigers 21 35 .375 20.5
Browns 17 33 .340 21.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 35 16 .686 --
Giants 32 19 .627 3.0
Cubs 31 22 .585 5.0
Braves 27 26 .509 9.0
Robins 26 29 .473 11.0
Phillies 21 31 .404 14.5
Pirates 21 31 .404 14.5
Reds 18 37 .327 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Riggs Stephenson 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Babe Herman 4
4 Spud Davis 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 5
2 Del Bissonette 3
2 Rollie Hemsley 3
2 Hack Wilson 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 1.00
2 Dazzy Vance 0.85
3 Carl Hubbell 0.62
4 Les Sweetland 0.30
5 Dolf Luque 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 11
2 Pat Malone 6
3 Carl Hubbell 5
4 Dolf Luque 3
4 Les Sweetland 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allyn Stout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .389
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Mickey Cochrane .385
4 Goose Goslin .374
5 Al Simmons .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 17
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 57
2 Jimmie Foxx 54
3 Lou Gehrig 53
4 Ossie Bluege 49
5 Chuck Klein 48

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.74
2 Ed Morris 1.94
3 George Uhle 2.37
4 Tom Zachary 2.44
5 Jack Berly 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 81
2 Lefty Grove 68
3 Dazzy Vance 52
4 Ed Brandt 51
5 Wes Ferrell 50

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 Jimmy Dykes .464
2 Bill Terry .453
3 Ed Morgan .452
4 Ripper Collins .448
5 Goose Goslin .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Hack Wilson 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Chick Hafey 4
3 Chuck Klein 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 19
2 Wally Berger 17
2 Dave Harris 17
4 Frankie Frisch 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Roy Johnson 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Mark Koenig 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.56
2 Charlie Root 1.00
2 Ed Morris 1.00
4 Allyn Stout 1.32
5 George Uhle 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Bobby Burke 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Bill Hallahan 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 28
2 Charlie Root 22
3 Dazzy Vance 21
4 Paul Derringer 17
5 Lefty Grove 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Allyn Stout 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Morgan .436
2 Bill Terry .431
3 Earl Webb .413
4 Harvey Hendrick .412
5 Goose Goslin .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
1 Chuck Klein 9
3 Wally Berger 7
3 Babe Ruth 7
5 Chick Hafey 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 34
2 Ed Morgan 27
3 Chuck Klein 26
3 Bing Miller 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Roy Johnson 9
3 Willie Kamm 7
4 Bill Cissell 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.25
2 Charlie Root 1.80
3 George Earnshaw 1.82
4 Ed Morris 1.88
5 George Uhle 1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 52
2 Dazzy Vance 32
3 Lefty Grove 31
4 Charlie Root 28
5 Carl Hubbell 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Hal Elliott 2
3 Wes Ferrell 2
3 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .392
2 Al Simmons .374
3 Ed Morgan .373
4 Freddie Lindstrom .366
5 Carl Reynolds .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 45
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Chuck Klein 38
4 Jimmie Foxx 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 158
2 Al Simmons 156
3 Jimmie Foxx 152
4 Hack Wilson 151
5 Chuck Klein 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 30
1 Roy Johnson 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 29
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 6 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.06
2 Dazzy Vance 2.83
3 George Uhle 3.25
4 Lloyd Brown 3.31
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 George Earnshaw 26
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
4 Burleigh Grimes 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 208
2 Lefty Grove 191
3 Dazzy Vance 170
4 Bump Hadley 157
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