On This Day

Monday, June 29, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	47	19	.712	--
Senators	46	23	.667	2.5
Yankees	35	29	.547	11.0
Indians	34	33	.507	13.5
Browns	28	37	.431	18.5
Red Sox	25	38	.397	20.5
Tigers	25	43	.368	23.0
White Sox	23	41	.359	23.0

Games

White Sox 9, Senators 7

Indians 15, Yankees 6

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Tigers 6, Athletics 5

Red Sox 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	41	24	.631	--
Giants	38	26	.594	2.5
Cubs	35	29	.547	5.5
Robins	36	31	.537	6.0
Braves	34	33	.507	8.0
Phillies	29	35	.453	11.5
Pirates	25	39	.391	15.5
Reds	24	45	.348	19.0

Games

Robins 6, Reds 4

Cardinals 5, Giants 3

Phillies 11, Cubs 10

Pirates 4, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lu Blue	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Johnny Hodapp	4
1	Willie Kamm	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Kamm	6
2	Johnny Hodapp	5
2	Chuck Klein	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Charlie Jamieson	1
1	Irv Jeffries	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	0.54
2	Dazzy Vance	0.44
3	Earl Whitehill	0.36
4	Phil Collins	0.29
5	Mel Harder	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stew Bolen	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	7
2	Earl Whitehill	5
3	Phil Collins	4
3	Dazzy Vance	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.404
2	Ed Morgan	.394
3	Spud Davis	.375
4	Earl Webb	.370
5	Chuck Klein	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	20
2	Lou Gehrig	18
2	Babe Ruth	18
4	Jimmie Foxx	14
5	Rogers Hornsby	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	73
2	Joe Cronin	67
2	Babe Ruth	67
4	Chuck Klein	65
5	Ossie Bluege	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	28
2	Roy Johnson	20
3	Bill Cissell	14
4	Adam Comorosky	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.99
2	Tom Zachary	2.68
3	Lloyd Brown	2.75
4	Bill Hallahan	2.82
5	Bill Walker	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	14
2	George Earnshaw	12
2	Rube Walberg	12
4	Wes Ferrell	11
5	Ed Brandt	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	89
2	Lefty Grove	82
3	Carl Hubbell	63
3	Dazzy Vance	63
5	2 tied	59

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.518
2	Earl Webb	.442
3	Babe Ruth	.441
4	Rollie Hemsley	.432
5	Lou Gehrig	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Lou Gehrig	22
3	Rick Ferrell	21
4	Chuck Klein	18
5	Ben Chapman	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	8
2	Hub Walker	5
3	Ossie Bluege	4
3	Jack Burns	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clint Brown	0.47
2	Bump Hadley	0.48
3	Bill Walker	1.23
4	Carl Hubbell	1.33
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	Wally Hebert	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Carl Hubbell	21
3	Bill Hallahan	19
4	George Blaeholder	16
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Fischer	2
2	Ed Brandt	1
2	Bobby Burke	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.441
2	Spud Davis	.429
3	Ed Morgan	.427
4	Earl Webb	.408
5	Babe Ruth	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
1	Chuck Klein	11
3	Babe Ruth	10
4	Wally Berger	7
4	Hack Wilson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Chuck Klein	34
4	Ben Chapman	31
5	Ossie Bluege	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	18
2	Roy Johnson	9
3	Hub Walker	7
4	Sparky Adams	6
4	Ossie Bluege	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.21
2	Lefty Grove	1.98
3	Frank Watt	2.00
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.27
5	Bill Sherdel	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	George Earnshaw	6
3	Bobby Burke	5
3	Carl Fischer	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	43
2	Lefty Grove	37
3	Bill Hallahan	35
3	Carl Hubbell	35
5	Dazzy Vance	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	4
1	Jack Quinn	4
3	Carl Fischer	3
3	George Pipgras	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Morgan	.385
2	Bill Terry	.381
3	Chuck Klein	.372
4	Al Simmons	.371
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	43
2	Chuck Klein	41
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Babe Ruth	38
5	Goose Goslin	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	165
2	Chuck Klein	156
3	Al Simmons	150
4	Babe Ruth	144
4	Hack Wilson	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	29
4	Bill Cissell	22
5	Adam Comorosky	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.15
2	Dazzy Vance	2.99
3	Lloyd Brown	3.24
4	George Uhle	3.27
5	Carl Hubbell	3.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	George Earnshaw	25
2	Wes Ferrell	25
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	195
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Dazzy Vance	173
4	Bill Hallahan	163
5	Bump Hadley	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Jack Quinn	9
3	Bump Hadley	8
3	Jim Lindsey	8
5	3 tied	7