On This Day

Friday, June 19, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 41 13 .759 --
Senators 39 18 .684 3.5
Yankees 28 22 .560 11.0
Indians 27 28 .491 14.5
Red Sox 20 31 .392 19.5
Tigers 22 35 .386 20.5
White Sox 19 32 .373 20.5
Browns 17 34 .333 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 36 16 .692 --
Giants 32 20 .615 4.0
Cubs 32 22 .593 5.0
Braves 27 27 .500 10.0
Robins 26 30 .464 12.0
Phillies 22 31 .415 14.5
Pirates 22 31 .415 14.5
Reds 18 38 .321 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mule Haas 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Dale Alexander 3
4 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Todt 2
2 Charlie Berry 1
2 Lew Fonseca 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Todt 5
2 Ripper Collins 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Lyn Lary 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hallahan 0.55
2 Ray Kremer 0.50
3 Hank Johnson 0.42
4 Lefty Grove 0.31
5 Joe Shaute 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 6
2 Hank Johnson 5
3 Lefty Grove 4
3 Ray Kremer 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .388
1 Babe Ruth .388
3 Mickey Cochrane .385
4 Al Simmons .376
5 Goose Goslin .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 17
2 Jimmie Foxx 13
3 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Babe Ruth 12
5 Buzz Arlett 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 57
2 Lou Gehrig 55
3 Jimmie Foxx 54
4 Ossie Bluege 51
5 Chuck Klein 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 22
2 Roy Johnson 17
3 Bill Cissell 12
4 Kiki Cuyler 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.92
2 Ed Morris 1.94
3 Tom Zachary 2.44
4 Jack Berly 2.57
5 Lloyd Brown 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 12
2 George Earnshaw 11
3 Rube Walberg 10
4 Ed Brandt 9
4 Wes Ferrell 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 81
2 Lefty Grove 72
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 Ripper Collins .467
2 Bill Terry .453
3 Jimmy Dykes .438
3 Chuck Klein .438
5 Mel Ott .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 5
1 Hack Wilson 5
3 Chick Hafey 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 18
2 Wally Berger 17
2 Ossie Bluege 17
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.51
2 Bill Hallahan 0.67
3 Charlie Root 1.00
3 Ed Morris 1.00
5 Allyn Stout 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Burke 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Bill Hallahan 3
1 Bob Smith 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 22
2 George Earnshaw 21
2 Dazzy Vance 21
4 Lefty Grove 20
5 Paul Derringer 17

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 .434
2 Harvey Hendrick .420
3 Goose Goslin .410
4 Earl Webb .405
5 Bill Terry .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
1 Chuck Klein 9
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 Wally Berger 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 31
2 Chuck Klein 27
2 Ed Morgan 27
4 Ossie Bluege 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.58
2 Charlie Root 1.80
3 Ed Morris 1.88
4 Mel Harder 2.03
5 George Earnshaw 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 George Earnshaw 7
3 Bob Smith 6
4 General Crowder 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 47
2 Lefty Grove 35
3 Dazzy Vance 32
4 Charlie Root 28
5 Carl Hubbell 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Wes Ferrell 2
3 Bump Hadley 2
3 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .388
2 Al Simmons .378
3 Ed Morgan .371
4 Carl Reynolds .365
5 Freddie Lindstrom .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 46
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Chuck Klein 38
4 Goose Goslin 36
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 160
2 Al Simmons 158
3 Hack Wilson 152
4 Jimmie Foxx 150
5 Chuck Klein 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 32
2 Roy Johnson 31
3 Kiki Cuyler 30
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 6 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.12
2 Dazzy Vance 2.83
3 Lloyd Brown 3.31
4 George Uhle 3.32
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
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 195
3 Dazzy Vance 170
4 Bump Hadley 157
5 Bill Hallahan 156

Saves

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