On This Day

Tuesday, July 7, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 21 .712 --
Senators 48 28 .632 5.5
Yankees 39 31 .557 11.5
Indians 37 37 .500 15.5
Browns 33 41 .446 19.5
Red Sox 28 41 .406 22.0
Tigers 28 47 .373 25.0
White Sox 27 46 .370 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 46 30 .605 --
Giants 40 30 .571 3.0
Cubs 41 32 .562 3.5
Robins 42 33 .560 3.5
Braves 37 36 .507 7.5
Phillies 32 42 .432 13.0
Pirates 29 41 .414 14.0
Reds 26 49 .347 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Woody English 4
1 Charlie Grimm 4
1 Pepper Martin 4
1 Hack Wilson 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Schulte 2
2 Tom Jenkins 1
2 Chad Kimsey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Schulte 3
1 Danny Taylor 3
1 Hack Wilson 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody English 1
1 George Watkins 1
1 Jimmie Wilson 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.50
2 George Earnshaw 0.44
3 Bill Hallahan 0.43
4 Guy Bush 0.33
4 Flint Rhem 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Ray Phelps 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 6
1 Charlie Root 6
3 Flint Rhem 5
4 Stew Bolen 4
4 George Earnshaw 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Hal McKain 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Morgan .385
2 Babe Ruth .382
3 Earl Webb .375
4 Goose Goslin .372
5 Spud Davis .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
4 Joe Cronin 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 29
2 Roy Johnson 22
3 Bill Cissell 15
4 Adam Comorosky 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.13
2 Tom Zachary 2.68
3 Bill Walker 2.83
4 Watty Clark 2.83
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 16
2 George Earnshaw 14
3 Rube Walberg 12
4 Jumbo Elliott 11
4 Wes Ferrell 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 97
2 Lefty Grove 95
3 Bill Hallahan 73
3 Dazzy Vance 73
5 Charlie Root 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 8
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Jim Lindsey 6
4 Bump Hadley 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Webb .417
2 Chuck Klein .414
3 Rogers Hornsby .408
4 Goose Goslin .403
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Goose Goslin 5
2 Johnny Vergez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 22
1 Ben Chapman 22
1 Babe Ruth 22
4 Rogers Hornsby 19
5 Chuck Klein 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 1.11
2 Chad Kimsey 1.23
3 Bump Hadley 1.32
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.33
5 Danny MacFayden 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Fred Frankhouse 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 27
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Carl Hubbell 21
3 Dazzy Vance 21
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Carl Fischer 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Chad Kimsey 2
1 Jack Quinn 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .429
2 Earl Webb .411
3 Lou Gehrig .396
4 Spud Davis .396
5 Ed Morgan .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Chuck Klein 8
4 Earl Averill 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Ben Chapman 33
2 Chuck Klein 33
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Rogers Hornsby 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Roy Johnson 8
3 Ossie Bluege 7
4 Hub Walker 6
5 Kiki Cuyler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.00
2 Watty Clark 1.19
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.59
4 Danny MacFayden 2.04
5 Bill Sherdel 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
3 Fred Frankhouse 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 43
2 Dazzy Vance 42
3 Lefty Grove 39
4 George Earnshaw 36
5 Charlie Root 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 Phil Collins 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .381
2 Ed Morgan .381
3 Chuck Klein .370
4 Al Simmons .370
5 Freddie Lindstrom .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 42
2 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Chuck Klein 38
4 Babe Ruth 37
5 Goose Goslin 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 165
2 Chuck Klein 157
3 Earl Averill 147
3 Al Simmons 147
5 2 tied 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Roy Johnson 31
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 3.19
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
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 191
2 George Earnshaw 190
3 Dazzy Vance 180
4 Bill Hallahan 168
5 Wes Ferrell 144

Saves

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