On This Day

Friday, July 3, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 44 26 .629 --
Giants 40 27 .597 2.5
Cubs 37 30 .552 5.5
Robins 38 32 .543 6.0
Braves 35 35 .500 9.0
Phillies 30 39 .435 13.5
Pirates 27 40 .403 15.5
Reds 25 47 .347 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Chuck Klein 3
1 Les Mallon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Watkins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ripper Collins 3
2 Frankie Frisch 2
2 George Watkins 2
4 Sparky Adams 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 George Watkins 1
1 Jimmie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stew Bolen 0.36
2 Allyn Stout 0.33
3 Phil Collins 0.23
4 Flint Rhem 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Flint Rhem 1
1 Allyn Stout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stew Bolen 5
1 Allyn Stout 5
3 Phil Collins 3
4 Jim Lindsey 2
4 Flint Rhem 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .397
2 Ed Morgan .390
3 Goose Goslin .375
4 Chuck Klein .374
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 72
3 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 7 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 Jim Lindsey 6
4 Bump Hadley 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .514
2 Lefty O'Doul .459
3 Lou Gehrig .434
4 Babe Ruth .424
5 Earl Webb .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
1 Babe Ruth 8
3 Johnny Vergez 6
4 Earl Averill 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Chuck Klein 24
4 Earl Averill 22
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Roy Johnson 5
2 Hub Walker 5
4 Ossie Bluege 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.02
2 Chad Kimsey 1.42
3 Bill Walker 1.45
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.50
4 Frank Watt 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Fred Frankhouse 3
2 Wally Hebert 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 25
2 George Blaeholder 18
3 Lefty Grove 17
3 Bill Walker 17
5 2 tied 16

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 .446
2 Babe Ruth .410
3 Goose Goslin .403
4 Ed Morgan .400
5 Lou Gehrig .387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Chuck Klein 33
4 Ben Chapman 32
5 Ossie Bluege 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 18
2 Roy Johnson 9
3 Hub Walker 7
4 Ossie Bluege 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.80
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.47
3 Frank Watt 2.10
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 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
5 16 tied 4

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 Wilcy Moore 3
1 Jack Quinn 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 .385
2 Bill Terry .383
3 Chuck Klein .375
4 Al Simmons .371
5 Freddie Lindstrom .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 43
2 Chuck Klein 42
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Goose Goslin 38
5 Babe Ruth 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Chuck Klein 163
3 Al Simmons 148
4 Earl Averill 147
5 Hack Wilson 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Roy Johnson 33
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 Adam Comorosky 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.18
2 Dazzy Vance 2.99
3 Carl Hubbell 3.14
4 George Uhle 3.17
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 191
2 Lefty Grove 185
3 Dazzy Vance 173
4 Bill Hallahan 163
5 Bump Hadley 147

Saves

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