On This Day

Thursday, July 2, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	49	20	.710	--
Senators	47	25	.653	3.5
Yankees	37	30	.552	11.0
Indians	35	35	.500	14.5
Browns	30	38	.441	18.5
Red Sox	27	39	.409	20.5
Tigers	26	45	.366	24.0
White Sox	24	43	.358	24.0

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 0

Indians 12, Athletics 4

Yankees 13, Tigers 1

Senators 13, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	42	26	.618	--
Giants	40	27	.597	1.5
Cubs	37	30	.552	4.5
Robins	38	32	.543	5.0
Braves	35	35	.500	8.0
Phillies	30	37	.448	11.5
Pirates	27	40	.403	14.5
Reds	25	47	.347	19.0

Games

Robins 4, Reds 3

Pirates 1, Braves 0

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lyn Lary	4
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Charlie Gelbert	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	2
2	Max Bishop	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	5
2	Max Bishop	3
2	Rube Bressler	3
2	Jackie Hayes	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	John Kerr	1
1	Lloyd Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	1.67
2	Si Johnson	0.83
3	Ray Phelps	0.62
4	Bill Hallahan	0.55
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Heinie Meine	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	6
2	Si Johnson	5
2	Ray Phelps	5
2	Tommy Thomas	5
5	Ray Benge	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Heimach	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.397
2	Ed Morgan	.390
3	Goose Goslin	.375
4	Chuck Klein	.373
5	Al Simmons	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	21
2	Lou Gehrig	19
2	Babe Ruth	19
4	Jimmie Foxx	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	77
2	Chuck Klein	71
2	Babe Ruth	71
4	Joe Cronin	68
5	Earl Averill	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	29
2	Roy Johnson	21
3	Bill Cissell	14
4	Adam Comorosky	11
5	6 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.05
2	Tom Zachary	2.68
3	Lloyd Brown	2.75
4	Bill Walker	2.76
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	15
2	George Earnshaw	13
3	Rube Walberg	12
4	Wes Ferrell	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	91
2	Lefty Grove	85
3	Bill Hallahan	65
4	Carl Hubbell	63
4	Dazzy Vance	63

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	.515
2	Spud Davis	.468
3	Lou Gehrig	.434
4	Don Hurst	.429
5	Babe Ruth	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
1	Babe Ruth	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Johnny Vergez	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	31
2	Lou Gehrig	24
3	Chuck Klein	23
4	Earl Averill	22
5	Rogers Hornsby	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.02
2	Carl Hubbell	1.33
3	Chad Kimsey	1.42
4	Bill Walker	1.45
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	Fred Frankhouse	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	25
2	Dazzy Vance	22
3	Carl Hubbell	21
4	George Blaeholder	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Carl Fischer	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
4	Larry Benton	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.458
2	Ed Morgan	.409
3	Babe Ruth	.394
4	Goose Goslin	.394
5	Lou Gehrig	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Chuck Klein	10
2	Babe Ruth	10
4	Hack Wilson	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Chuck Klein	35
4	Ben Chapman	33
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	18
2	Roy Johnson	10
3	Hub Walker	7
4	Ossie Bluege	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.80
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.47
3	Frank Watt	2.08
4	Glenn Spencer	2.25
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	38
2	Lefty Grove	36
2	Bill Hallahan	36
4	Dazzy Vance	34
5	Carl Hubbell	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	4
2	Wilcy Moore	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Ben Cantwell	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Morgan	.382
2	Bill Terry	.382
3	Al Simmons	.374
4	Chuck Klein	.374
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	43
2	Chuck Klein	42
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Goose Goslin	38
4	Babe Ruth	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	167
2	Chuck Klein	162
3	Al Simmons	153
4	Earl Averill	147
5	Hack Wilson	146

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Kiki Cuyler	28
4	Bill Cissell	21
5	Adam Comorosky	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.18
2	Dazzy Vance	2.99
3	George Uhle	3.17
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.20
5	Carl Hubbell	3.28

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	163
5	Bump Hadley	156

Saves

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