On This Day

Saturday, June 20, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	42	13	.764	--
Senators	41	18	.695	3.0
Yankees	29	22	.569	11.0
Indians	27	30	.474	16.0
Tigers	23	35	.397	20.5
Red Sox	20	32	.385	20.5
White Sox	19	33	.365	21.5
Browns	17	35	.327	23.5

Games

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

Senators 14, Indians 4

Senators 7, Indians 3

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 9, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	36	18	.667	--
Giants	34	20	.630	2.0
Cubs	32	23	.582	4.5
Braves	29	27	.518	8.0
Robins	27	30	.474	10.5
Phillies	23	32	.418	13.5
Pirates	22	33	.400	14.5
Reds	19	39	.328	19.0

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 5

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Braves 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Giants 10, Pirates 0

Phillies 11, Reds 6

Reds 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddie Lindstrom	6
2	Dick Bartell	5
2	Ossie Bluege	5
2	Don Hurst	5
2	Edd Roush	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	4
2	Dick Bartell	3
2	Ossie Bluege	3
2	Edd Roush	3
2	Al Simmons	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
2	Bill Walker	0.73
3	Red Ruffing	0.57
4	Hal McKain	0.56
5	George Blaeholder	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Bruce Cunningham	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Walker	8
2	George Blaeholder	5
2	Hal McKain	5
4	Ray Benge	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.387
2	Mickey Cochrane	.385
3	Harvey Hendrick	.381
4	Al Simmons	.377
5	Goose Goslin	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	59
2	Lou Gehrig	57
3	Ossie Bluege	54
3	Jimmie Foxx	54
5	Chuck Klein	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	23
2	Roy Johnson	17
3	Bill Cissell	12
4	Kiki Cuyler	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.92
2	Tom Zachary	2.18
3	Ed Morris	2.24
4	Jack Berly	2.57
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	81
2	Lefty Grove	72
3	Charlie Root	53
4	Ray Benge	52
4	Dazzy Vance	52

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	Ossie Bluege	.475
2	Bill Terry	.446
3	Chuck Klein	.431
4	Goose Goslin	.429
4	Al Simmons	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	5
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Chick Hafey	4
2	Chuck Klein	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ossie Bluege	20
2	Sam West	19
3	Dave Harris	18
4	Ripper Collins	17
4	Jimmie Foxx	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Ossie Bluege	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
2	Hub Walker	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.51
2	Bill Hallahan	0.67
3	Allyn Stout	1.15
4	Fred Frankhouse	1.42
5	George Earnshaw	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Burke	3
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Carl Fischer	3
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
1	Dazzy Vance	21
3	Charlie Root	19
4	Paul Derringer	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	2
1	Allyn Stout	2
3	Guy Bush	1
3	Ben Cantwell	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Morgan	.423
2	Bill Terry	.416
3	Harvey Hendrick	.410
4	Earl Webb	.405
5	Goose Goslin	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
2	Ossie Bluege	29
3	Chuck Klein	28
3	Sam West	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	16
2	Roy Johnson	10
3	Willie Kamm	7
4	Ossie Bluege	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.80
2	Tom Zachary	2.01
3	Mel Harder	2.03
4	George Earnshaw	2.08
5	Lefty Gomez	2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.390
2	Al Simmons	.378
3	Ed Morgan	.371
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.369
5	Babe Herman	.365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	162
2	Al Simmons	159
3	Jimmie Foxx	150
3	Chuck Klein	150
5	Hack Wilson	149

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	32
2	Roy Johnson	31
3	Kiki Cuyler	30
4	Bill Cissell	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.12
2	Dazzy Vance	2.83
3	George Uhle	3.32
4	Lloyd Brown	3.34
5	Burleigh Grimes	3.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	31
2	George Earnshaw	26
3	Wes Ferrell	24
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
5	Burleigh Grimes	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	208
2	Lefty Grove	190
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