On This Day

Thursday, June 25, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	44	18	.710	--
Senators	44	20	.688	1.0
Yankees	34	25	.576	8.5
Indians	30	32	.484	14.0
Red Sox	24	34	.414	18.0
Browns	24	36	.400	19.0
Tigers	24	40	.375	21.0
White Sox	20	39	.339	22.5

Games

Yankees 10, White Sox 9

Yankees 9, White Sox 2

Red Sox 8, Indians 3

Senators 4, Tigers 3

Browns 6, Athletics 5

Browns 8, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	40	20	.667	--
Giants	35	24	.593	4.5
Cubs	34	26	.567	6.0
Braves	32	31	.508	9.5
Robins	31	31	.500	10.0
Phillies	26	34	.433	14.0
Pirates	23	37	.383	17.0
Reds	23	41	.359	19.0

Games

Cardinals 1, Robins 0

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Reds 6, Giants 0

Phillies 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Bishop	5
2	Spud Davis	4
2	Ski Melillo	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Fred Schulte	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Chapman	2
2	Larry Bettencourt	1
2	Max Bishop	1
2	Nick Cullop	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Max Bishop	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Babe Ruth	4
3	Roy Spencer	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	John Kerr	1
1	Bing Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	2.33
2	Fred Frankhouse	0.62
3	Vic Sorrell	0.45
4	Ed Baecht	0.40
4	George Pipgras	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Clise Dudley	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Fred Frankhouse	5
2	Vic Sorrell	5
4	Ed Baecht	4
4	George Pipgras	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Burke	1
1	Hank Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.399
2	Al Simmons	.371
3	Spud Davis	.367
4	Harvey Hendrick	.366
5	Earl Webb	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	19
2	Lou Gehrig	17
3	Babe Ruth	16
4	Jimmie Foxx	13
5	Rogers Hornsby	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	69
2	Joe Cronin	64
3	Ben Chapman	60
4	Chuck Klein	58
4	Babe Ruth	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	26
2	Roy Johnson	17
3	Bill Cissell	14
4	Adam Comorosky	9
4	Kiki Cuyler	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.77
2	Tom Zachary	2.55
3	George Uhle	2.68
4	Bill Hallahan	2.69
5	Ed Morris	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	13
2	George Earnshaw	12
3	Rube Walberg	11
4	Wes Ferrell	10
5	5 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	89
2	Lefty Grove	79
3	Dazzy Vance	59
4	Ray Benge	56
4	2 others tied	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	7
2	Jack Quinn	6
3	Bump Hadley	5
3	Jim Lindsey	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.483
2	Rollie Hemsley	.475
3	Chuck Klein	.458
4	Joe Stripp	.451
5	Hub Walker	.440

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Goose Goslin	5
2	Chuck Klein	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
2	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	22
1	Lou Gehrig	22
3	Babe Ruth	19
4	Rick Ferrell	16
4	Phil Todt	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Hub Walker	4
3	Ossie Bluege	3
3	Jack Burns	3
3	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Clark	0.64
2	Bump Hadley	0.84
3	Firpo Marberry	1.35
4	Bill Hallahan	1.44
5	2 tied	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Burke	3
1	Watty Clark	3
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Carl Fischer	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	22
2	Dazzy Vance	21
3	Fred Frankhouse	20
3	Carl Hubbell	20
5	Charlie Root	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	2
1	Bump Hadley	2
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	Bobby Burke	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Webb	.433
2	Ed Morgan	.427
3	Babe Ruth	.420
4	Bill Terry	.406
5	Joe Stripp	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
1	Chuck Klein	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
4	Wally Berger	8
5	Hack Wilson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Lou Gehrig	31
3	Ben Chapman	30
4	Harvey Hendrick	29
4	Chuck Klein	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	16
2	Roy Johnson	8
3	Willie Kamm	7
4	Hub Walker	6
5	9 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.44
2	Lefty Grove	1.51
3	Carl Hubbell	2.15
4	Watty Clark	2.21
5	Fred Frankhouse	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
3	Carl Fischer	6
4	Bobby Burke	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	49
2	Lefty Grove	35
2	Carl Hubbell	35
2	Charlie Root	35
5	Dazzy Vance	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	4
2	Bump Hadley	3
2	Jack Quinn	3
4	Bobby Burke	2
4	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.385
2	Ed Morgan	.381
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.370
4	Carl Reynolds	.369
4	Al Simmons	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	43
2	Babe Ruth	41
3	Chuck Klein	40
4	Lou Gehrig	39
5	Goose Goslin	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	169
2	Chuck Klein	153
3	Al Simmons	150
4	Babe Ruth	146
5	Jimmie Foxx	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Roy Johnson	31
3	Kiki Cuyler	29
4	Bill Cissell	23
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.09
2	Dazzy Vance	2.87
3	George Uhle	3.20
4	Burleigh Grimes	3.24
5	Carl Hubbell	3.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	208
2	Lefty Grove	186
3	Dazzy Vance	175
4	Bump Hadley	154
4	Bill Hallahan	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Bump Hadley	8
2	Jim Lindsey	8
2	Jack Quinn	8
5	2 tied	7