On This Day

Monday, June 22, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 14 .754 --
Senators 41 19 .683 3.5
Yankees 29 25 .537 12.5
Indians 28 30 .483 15.5
Red Sox 22 32 .407 19.5
Tigers 23 37 .383 21.5
White Sox 20 34 .370 21.5
Browns 20 35 .364 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 37 20 .649 --
Giants 34 22 .607 2.5
Cubs 33 24 .579 4.0
Braves 30 28 .517 7.5
Robins 29 30 .492 9.0
Phillies 25 32 .439 12.0
Pirates 23 34 .404 14.0
Reds 19 40 .322 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Ferrell 4
1 Earl Webb 4
3 Larry Bettencourt 3
3 Spud Davis 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Rollie Hemsley 1
2 Rogers Hornsby 1
2 Chuck Klein 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Ferrell 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Red Kress 4
4 Vic Frazier 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Otis Miller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Frazier 0.50
2 Jumbo Elliott 0.42
3 Spades Wood 0.36
4 Tommy Bridges 0.33
4 Guy Bush 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Vic Frazier 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Elliott 5
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Syl Johnson 4
2 Spades Wood 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .398
2 Mickey Cochrane .385
3 Al Simmons .377
4 Harvey Hendrick .374
5 Bill Terry .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 18
2 Lou Gehrig 16
3 Jimmie Foxx 13
3 Babe Ruth 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 63
2 Joe Cronin 59
3 Ossie Bluege 55
3 Chuck Klein 55
5 Jimmie Foxx 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 23
2 Roy Johnson 17
3 Bill Cissell 13
4 Adam Comorosky 9
4 Kiki Cuyler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.91
2 Tom Zachary 2.18
3 Ed Morris 2.24
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.62
5 George Uhle 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 12
1 Lefty Grove 12
3 Rube Walberg 11
4 Wes Ferrell 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 86
2 Lefty Grove 73
3 Ed Brandt 53
3 Wes Ferrell 53
3 Charlie Root 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 7
2 Jack Quinn 6
3 Jim Lindsey 5
4 Lefty Grove 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .500
2 Lew Fonseca .463
3 Shanty Hogan .448
4 Ossie Bluege .446
4 Chuck Klein .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Hack Wilson 5
4 Wally Berger 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossie Bluege 18
2 Dave Harris 17
2 Sam West 17
4 Lou Gehrig 16
5 Chuck Klein 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Buddy Myer 4
2 Hub Walker 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.51
2 Watty Clark 0.91
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.00
3 Bill Hallahan 1.00
5 Allyn Stout 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Bobby Burke 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Lefty Grove 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 25
2 Charlie Root 19
3 Lefty Grove 17
4 Paul Derringer 16
5 Fred Frankhouse 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 2
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Webb .430
2 Ed Morgan .423
3 Bill Terry .415
4 Harvey Hendrick .400
5 Chuck Klein .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 10
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Babe Ruth 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 31
2 Ossie Bluege 30
2 Jimmie Foxx 30
4 Babe Ruth 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 14
2 Roy Johnson 9
3 Willie Kamm 7
4 Bill Cissell 6
4 Frankie Frisch 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.78
2 Tom Zachary 2.01
3 Mel Harder 2.03
4 George Uhle 2.30
5 George Earnshaw 2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 52
2 Lefty Grove 33
3 Charlie Root 32
4 Carl Hubbell 26
4 Dazzy Vance 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .392
2 Al Simmons .376
3 Ed Morgan .375
4 Freddie Lindstrom .370
5 Babe Ruth .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 45
2 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Chuck Klein 39
2 Babe Ruth 39
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Al Simmons 155
3 Chuck Klein 151
4 Hack Wilson 148
5 Jimmie Foxx 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 32
2 Roy Johnson 31
3 Kiki Cuyler 29
4 Bill Cissell 22
5 Frankie Frisch 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.12
2 Dazzy Vance 2.94
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.16
4 Burleigh Grimes 3.23
5 Lloyd Brown 3.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 George Earnshaw 26
3 Wes Ferrell 25
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
4 Burleigh Grimes 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 205
2 Lefty Grove 191
3 Dazzy Vance 168
4 Bill Hallahan 156
5 Bump Hadley 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Jim Lindsey 8
2 Jack Quinn 8
4 Bump Hadley 7
4 2 others tied 7