On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	51	21	.708	--
Senators	48	27	.640	4.5
Yankees	39	31	.557	11.0
Indians	36	37	.493	15.5
Browns	33	39	.458	18.0
Red Sox	28	41	.406	21.5
Tigers	28	46	.378	24.0
White Sox	25	46	.352	25.5

Games

Tigers 5, Indians 4

Red Sox 6, Yankees 3

Browns 3, White Sox 1

White Sox 6, Browns 5

Senators 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	45	28	.616	--
Giants	40	30	.571	3.5
Robins	41	32	.562	4.0
Cubs	39	31	.557	4.5
Braves	37	36	.507	8.0
Phillies	31	41	.431	13.5
Pirates	29	41	.414	14.5
Reds	26	49	.347	20.0

Games

Robins 4, Giants 3

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 6, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ski Melillo	5
2	Babe Herman	4
2	Fred Schulte	4
4	Dale Alexander	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Chad Kimsey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Morgan	3
2	Ray Benge	2
2	Leo Durocher	2
2	Rick Ferrell	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dale Alexander	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Rick Ferrell	1
1	Randy Moore	1
1	Lloyd Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Gray	0.75
2	Pat Malone	0.62
2	Firpo Marberry	0.62
4	George Earnshaw	0.33
4	Fred Frankhouse	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	5
1	Firpo Marberry	5
3	Red Ruffing	4
4	Paul Derringer	3
4	Sam Gray	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tommy Thomas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.382
2	Ed Morgan	.381
3	Earl Webb	.375
4	Goose Goslin	.370
5	Chuck Klein	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	21
2	Lou Gehrig	20
2	Babe Ruth	20
4	Jimmie Foxx	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	78
2	Chuck Klein	73
2	Babe Ruth	73
4	Ben Chapman	70
5	Joe Cronin	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	29
2	Roy Johnson	22
3	Bill Cissell	15
4	Adam Comorosky	11
5	7 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.13
2	Tom Zachary	2.68
3	Bill Hallahan	2.76
4	Bill Walker	2.83
5	Watty Clark	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	16
2	George Earnshaw	13
3	Rube Walberg	12
4	Wes Ferrell	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	95
2	George Earnshaw	93
3	Dazzy Vance	73
4	Carl Hubbell	68
5	Bill Hallahan	67

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	.451
2	Earl Webb	.443
3	Lefty O'Doul	.419
4	Spud Davis	.404
5	Chick Fullis	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Earl Averill	5
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Ben Chapman	22
3	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Chuck Klein	21
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	6
2	Roy Johnson	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Tony Lazzeri	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chad Kimsey	0.61
2	Bob Smith	1.33
3	Danny MacFayden	1.54
4	Fred Frankhouse	1.64
5	Watty Clark	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Frankhouse	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
3	Clint Brown	3
3	Wally Hebert	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	Bill Hallahan	21
2	Carl Hubbell	21
2	Dazzy Vance	21
5	Fred Frankhouse	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Carl Fischer	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Chad Kimsey	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.437
2	Earl Webb	.398
3	Spud Davis	.391
4	Lou Gehrig	.387
5	Ed Morgan	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
1	Babe Ruth	11
3	Chuck Klein	8
4	Earl Averill	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Ben Chapman	35
3	Chuck Klein	33
4	Lou Gehrig	31
5	Ossie Bluege	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	16
2	Roy Johnson	9
3	Hub Walker	7
4	Ossie Bluege	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.22
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.58
3	Bill Hallahan	1.82
4	Danny MacFayden	2.04
5	Watty Clark	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
2	Fred Frankhouse	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	43
2	Dazzy Vance	42
3	Bill Hallahan	37
4	Charlie Root	36
5	George Earnshaw	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Ben Cantwell	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.381
2	Ed Morgan	.380
3	Al Simmons	.371
4	Chuck Klein	.370
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	43
2	Chuck Klein	41
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Babe Ruth	37
5	Goose Goslin	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	166
2	Chuck Klein	162
3	Al Simmons	151
4	Earl Averill	146
5	Hack Wilson	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Roy Johnson	32
3	Kiki Cuyler	27
4	Bill Cissell	22
5	Adam Comorosky	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.16
2	Dazzy Vance	2.82
3	Carl Hubbell	3.18
4	George Uhle	3.22
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	George Earnshaw	25
2	Wes Ferrell	25
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21
4	Burleigh Grimes	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	193
2	Lefty Grove	191
3	Dazzy Vance	180
4	Bill Hallahan	165
5	Bump Hadley	148

Saves

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