On This Day

Tuesday, June 30, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	48	19	.716	--
Senators	46	24	.657	3.5
Yankees	35	30	.538	12.0
Indians	34	34	.500	14.5
Browns	29	37	.439	18.5
Red Sox	26	38	.406	20.5
Tigers	26	43	.377	23.0
White Sox	23	42	.354	24.0

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 1

Athletics 11, Indians 7

Tigers 8, Yankees 7

Browns 7, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	42	24	.636	--
Giants	38	27	.585	3.5
Cubs	36	29	.554	5.5
Robins	36	32	.529	7.0
Braves	35	33	.515	8.0
Phillies	29	36	.446	12.5
Pirates	25	40	.385	16.5
Reds	25	45	.357	19.0

Games

Reds 4, Robins 3

Braves 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 11, Giants 10

Cubs 14, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Berry	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	John Stone	4
4	Sparky Adams	3
4	16 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Earl Averill	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Ethan Allen	4
2	Charlie Berry	4
2	Jimmy Dykes	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Levey	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Blaeholder	1.00
2	Fred Frankhouse	0.67
3	Clint Brown	0.33
4	Pat Malone	0.29
5	Danny MacFayden	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Garland Braxton	5
2	Clint Brown	4
2	Fred Frankhouse	4
2	Pat Malone	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Syl Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.399
2	Ed Morgan	.394
3	Al Simmons	.370
4	Spud Davis	.369
5	Goose Goslin	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	20
2	Lou Gehrig	19
3	Babe Ruth	18
4	Jimmie Foxx	14
4	Rogers Hornsby	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	75
2	Babe Ruth	68
3	Joe Cronin	67
4	Chuck Klein	65
5	3 tied	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	29
2	Roy Johnson	21
3	Bill Cissell	14
4	Adam Comorosky	10
5	6 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	13
3	Rube Walberg	12
4	Wes Ferrell	11
5	Ed Brandt	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	91
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	.500
2	Spud Davis	.489
3	Rollie Hemsley	.444
4	Ed Morgan	.434
5	Babe Ruth	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Goose Goslin	5
4	Johnny Vergez	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Lou Gehrig	22
3	Rogers Hornsby	21
4	Rick Ferrell	20
5	Chuck Klein	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Roy Johnson	5
2	Hub Walker	5
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.48
2	Willis Hudlin	0.98
3	Bill Walker	1.23
4	Carl Hubbell	1.33
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	Fred Frankhouse	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Carl Hubbell	21
3	Bill Hallahan	19
4	George Blaeholder	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Fischer	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.434
2	Ed Morgan	.426
3	Earl Webb	.408
4	Babe Ruth	.396
5	Charlie Berry	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Chuck Klein	9
4	Goose Goslin	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Lou Gehrig	33
3	Ben Chapman	30
3	Chuck Klein	30
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	18
2	Roy Johnson	10
3	Hub Walker	7
4	Sparky Adams	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.62
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.47
3	Frank Watt	2.00
4	Bill Hallahan	2.17
5	Bill Sherdel	2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	45
2	Dazzy Vance	34
3	Lefty Grove	33
4	Bill Hallahan	31
4	Carl Hubbell	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	4
1	Jack Quinn	4
3	George Pipgras	3
4	Guy Bush	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Morgan	.384
2	Bill Terry	.383
3	Al Simmons	.373
4	Chuck Klein	.372
5	Babe Ruth	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	166
2	Chuck Klein	156
3	Al Simmons	152
4	Babe Ruth	145
5	Hack Wilson	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Kiki Cuyler	29
4	Bill Cissell	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.15
2	Dazzy Vance	2.99
3	George Uhle	3.16
4	Carl Hubbell	3.28
5	Lloyd Brown	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	George Earnshaw	26
3	Wes Ferrell	25
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	197
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Dazzy Vance	173
4	Bill Hallahan	157
5	Bump Hadley	153

Saves

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